Thesis: In our culture today teenagers are inundated by the mass media with pictures, videos, and advertisements of perfect body images and what our society deems attractive. This influx of information can cause the youth of our society to strive for unrealistic body expectations, which can be dangerous when great lengths are taken to achieve them such as, but not limited to, anorexia, bulimia, plastic surgery, and other harmful methods.
I. Introduction
a. Hook: I have yet to find the perfect image or show that I want to use as an example but I thought that in my hook i would either start off with a statistic or an explaination of the image or show in a creative way.
b. thesis
c. briefly explain my main points- anorexia and bulimia
II. Different types of media
a. briefly talk about all the types of media and how they affect teenagers
1. TV
2. Magazines
III. What society defines as the "perfect body"
a. Portrayal in magazines and shows.
b. statistics on weight and images and etc.
IV. The extent that Teenagers take to become the "perfect" imgae
a. briefly describe anorexia
b. briefly describe bulemia
c. reasons that teenagers develop these problems
V. Conclusion
a. revisit the main points
b. conclusion
Conclusion: Over the past couple of years media has really begun put a stressor on the importance of looking good to succeed in life. Magazine covers, images on TV, and even articles you read are all about how to lose weight, how to make your face more beautiful, or how to change your body so that you can become this perfect person. The media does not show the true person and the extent that teenagers now are taking to become this perfect person is a big problem. Media has caused teenagers to strive for unrealistic expectation and can lead to serious issues such a bulimia, anorexia, and even the want of plastic surgery.
