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    Identification and an Overall Focus Statement Fabletics is a subsidiary of JustFab. It is an online subscription retailer that sells women sportswear and accessories. Fabletics offers customers a personalized outfit every month based on the lifestyle they have and what they like to wear; their fashion preference. It is based on membership, $49.95 per month, and offers the customer the option to skip any month without any obligations of purchasing any of their monthly choices. However, if a customer

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    to the American Anorexia/Bulimia Association, an estimated six- percent of American women has eating disorders. Low self-esteem and an unrealistic body image can trigger these eating disorders. A society that allows for such blatant expressions of contempt for women can only expect that women will be victimized. The media must begin to take some responsibility for the images, and the on-going implications of the image, that it presents. When turning the pages of a glossy fashion magazine, women are

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    overall theme of “The Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald is the rise and death of the “American Dream”. The theme is shown to us through the life of Nick Carraway and the high-class society of which he lives amongst. The characters continually hint at the falsified “American Dream” in their actions and viewpoints throughout the novel. This dream is built through false hopes and crushed by failed goals. The American Dream is the pursuit of prosperity and hope, and with hard work, every person is given

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    GLAM Lelaki is the only Malay language magazine that focuses on fashion, grooming and pop culture, the lifestyle of famous celebrities, current issues and creative ideas. With many informative articles presented to the audiences, GLAM Lelaki wanted to ask the reader to think and ponder together from a stylishly male perspective. According to the editor, this magazine is one of many magazines produced by Blu Inc Media Sdn. Bhd. Blu Inc controls the publishing industry in Malaysia since almost four

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    The first appearances of radio broadcasts at Presidential elections and in magazines led to an influx of media that strongly encouraged consumerism. In the beginning, people started columns in The New Yorker and newspapers began dictating social standards for women: “she will never make you a hatband or knit a necktie, but she’ll drive you from the station [on] hot summer nights in her own little sport car” (Howes 2006, xvi, Gourley 2008, 12). This is a prime example of how the newspapers laid out

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    Significance Of Uncle Sam

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    with a man named Uncle Sam in front of it, is the most iconic image in the American history. The patron of the military propaganda, he is worldwide known for saying that he wants YOU to join his army. In a way Uncle Sam became the symbol of the American government. But how did the image become so representative for the American people? And who is the person behind this iconic image that still is an iconic symbol to the American government? James Montgomery was born on June the 18TH 1977, in New York

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    overall failure due to its misrepresentation of African American culture, promotion of ignorance about the Black Experience, and neglect to push Nissan’s product. My initial observation was focused upon the clothing, hairstyles, and accessories in the advertisement. They all represented an exaggerated version of African American culture. Then I realize that the people in the ad were Asian. A Nissan ad was placed in an African American magazine does not surprise one; however, the picture was taken

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    Women In The 1940s

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    declared war on Japan and were officially fighting. To help support the troops who were fighting Americans limited what they used, so there was more for military equipment. They were in short supply of “raw materials such as steel, rubber, nylon, silk, oil, and other fabrics”. To help solve this, automobile factories converted to making airplanes, tanks, and other military vehicles (“The 1940s Lifestyles and Social Trends: Overview”). They also converted clothing factories to be used for military uniforms

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    Unrealistic Body Image

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    role that fashion magazines and media have in the development of body dissatisfaction in women. Women are hypnotized to the manipulation of the fashion industry and can turn their outlooks on their body images to negative. I examined the way in which the fashion industry advertising has portrayed women, and analyzed the way in which this depiction of the ideal women has hurt society’s perspective about beauty and decrease women’s liking in their body

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    Relationship Development Strategy Audience Description Genx7 productions target markets are technology, fashion, nonprofit, and healthcare. Genx7 productions are an urban lifestyle-marketing agency. The businesses that use Genx7 production seeks are those wanting to have a voice and reach the Latino and African American communities. Genx7 is expanding to cities across the country such as Denver, Ft.Lauderdale, Austin, Charlotte, and Detroit. The business size can range from small businesses

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