Pamela Anderson

Marilyn Monroe, Pamela Anderson, Ryan Reynolds, Hulk Hogan are just a few examples of what Americas stem as body image ideals. These ideals change from generation to generation, culture to culture, however, their effects seem to expand the turning of time. Body images issues for both men & women have created several effects including but not limited to bullying, self-murder, and self-hatred. “Bullying does not always happen in person. Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that happens online or through

of the 1950s and exploring her individuality and sexuality with a sense of egotism and inexperience that eventually gets her into harm’s way. Looking back, the Civil Rights movement may have been the most emotionally charged movement of the 1960s (Anderson). No other movement in United States history defines a change in culture better than the movement of the 1960s. Issues such as women’s rights, war, civil rights and the sexual revolution greatly influenced the American youth. Conservative family

Eating Disorders and the Media American writer Allen Ginsberg once said: "Whoever controls the media-the images-controls the culture." Nothing could be truer, the media has always influenced fashion and body shape. But what's remarkable now is how much the media affects body image, and how willing and eager people are to mess with Mother Nature. (Underwood, par.2) Although there are other factors that contribute to eating disorders the media can partially be blamed for the millions of people

MISSING: CORE VALUES – REWARD OFFERED It was the rock n’ rollin’ decade of post-war prosperity. Anything spring to mind? You guessed it…the 50s. However, regardless of the joy of a newly reclaimed pre-war lifestyle, the folk of this era maintained integrity, resilience, respect and commitment. Fast forward 60 years to the Peter Pan generation of today, where these values appear to have alarmingly diminished. Georgia Milfull explores the apathetic, egocentric society of today. After starting my

Beauty can be defined as a combination of qualities of a person or object that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction and that are aesthetically pleasing to the senses. While we are told as young children that beauty lies within, in today’s world for many people, that is regretfully untrue. We live in a very superficial society where most everyone is judged by their physical appearance. We are forced to change our values and purely focus on our appearance in order

According to PETA, an organization to help put an end to to animal testing, more than 100 million animals are used each year for animal experimentation. In 2010, PETA investigated a laboratory in North Carolina called Professional Laboratory and Research Services. PETA said that: “For nine months, a PETA investigator worked undercover inside the filthy, deafeningly loud kennels of PLRS. Laboratory workers appeared to despise their animals in their care- they yelled profanity at cowering dogs and

Mass Media’s Influence on Body Image Over the years a debate over who is to blame over the decline in how girls perceive themselves has arisen. With Photoshop being the societal norm concerning the media, it has become difficult for many to understand where the line between real and near impossible standards lies. Youths see an image edited to “perfection” and strive to reach the standards that they imagine due to the images displayed on magazines, television and social media. From Disney to magazines

Survivor Spotlight: Sue Cirencione The Coalition sat down with young survivor Sue Cirencione to talk about life a year and a half after receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer. Over coffee on a chilly autumn day in Geneva, NY, she shared her story. Sue Cirencione is an active woman with a penchant for getting involved in her community. Balancing a happy marriage and raising three beautiful daughters while working full-time, Sue is one busy lady. You could say that her breast cancer journey began

Fallacies are committed in every state, in every city and in every neighborhood. No race or gender is impervious to committing a fallacy. So, what is a fallacy? Patrick J. Hurley defines a fallacy as, “A defect in an argument that consists in something other than false premises alone.” These defects result in misconception in an argument. Many times they are accidental, other times they are committed on purpose. However, either way, fallacies can be very persuasive to the casual reader or listener

Commercial Breaks Commercials have become an integral part of television programs these days. We don’t find any channel or show without being interrupted by commercials. This is most likely because commercials are the very means of financing a show or program. Programs are even designed keeping in mind the time being allotted to commercials. People at various ages seem to have various reactions to commercials. At times kids enjoy commercial showing cartoons or any other baby products, but showing