Body Image: Unrealistic Goals Causing Illness

Body Image: Unrealistic Goals Causing IllnessBy Jordan MinxEnglish 250Section HU

Introduction to Unrealistic ImageStarted around 1960sBecame prominent in the 80s with the heroine modelsThe size for a model today is a size zeroWhen put in perspective seems impossible

The Origin of Unrealistic Body ImageStudies have shown that the size of models have decreased favoring a smaller frame (50s-present)Ultimately the blame gets put on the industry as a wholeThe industry is powered by societyOverall society is to blame for the continuation of this images acceptance

The Devastation of the Unrealistic ImageTwo models have died: Ana Carolina Reston and Luisel RamosEstimated 40% of models have eating disordersModeling has had many deaths related to it, which is outrageous

Possible Solutions for the ProblemOnly a few solutions were foundThe one solution was not allowing models into shows underweight or under a certain BMIIt was only implemented in a few districtsMy proposal was for each country to pass laws/restrictions on BMI and the weight of models

ConclusionsThe Unrealistic Body Image was created by the industry, but hasnt been stopped so it is societys fault as a wholeIt has destroyed lives, and still isLaws/Restrictions should be implemented on a Country wide planeSetting BMI and weight limits, and checking health too

Works CitedHatch, Ainslie et al. In first presentation adolescent anorexia nervosa, do cognitive markers of underweight status change with weight gain following a refeeding intervention?. International Journal of Eating Disorders 43.4 (2010): 295-30. Print.Leong, Sandra. How to Identify Bulimia Symptoms. Grupocompostela Heatlth University : n. pag. Print.Luscombe, Belinda. The Real Skinny. Time Magazine 25 Sept. 2006: n. pag. Print.Morris, Abigail, Troy Cooper, and Peter Cooper. The changing shape of female fashion models. International Journal of Eating Disorders VIII.V (2006): 593-596. Print.Wilson, Eric. When Is Thin Too Thin?. The New York Times 21 Sept. 2006: n. pag. Print.

Rubric for E-Poster Categories: Exemplary, Mature, Competent, Developing, UndevelopedGrading scale: A=90 B=80 C=70 D=60

__M__ Explain the problem AND make an argument your position on how to solve itso that a reader who was not familiar with your seminar groups discussions could understand the problem and your position on how to solve it?__M__ Visuals and slide design chosen to support your explanation of the problem and your argument for your solution to an audience of educated and interested non-experts __M__ Visuals, audio, and text clearly planned and coordinateda smooth presentation beginning to end __M__ Voiceover delivery clearly audible with good pronunciation and conversational style

Jordan,Overall, you did a good job of summarizing your report. Some of your images were very striking and effective, especially the model photos. One thing to be aware of when youre putting together a presentation is the readability of any charts and graphs you use. Even with the presentation on my computer, the BMI graph is not readable, which is a shame, because it is otherwise a very effective visual.Grade: 88