For many years, the media has become an influential factor to teenagers and can control the way they think or act. "Monkey see, Monkey do", is a popular cliche that most people have grown to understand and recognize. Studies have shown, that children can mimic an advertising jingle, tv commercfial, movie quote, or any other example of what they have learned from the media, within seconds. (AAP Media Impact). The media offers entertainment, culture, news, sports, and education the influences society's day to day life. However, not alwatys are these messages being taught, a positive one. Recently, teenage eating disorders have become a majaor issue with this (DSY 1011). these are often the results affected by the messages sent out by the media. Television sitcomes and magazine articles frequently try to control the minds of teenagers to portray the kind of lifestyle that is the right way. The media has become the "God", to each individual. For example, if a popular show on tv has a character who is extremely overweight, and has the tendency to eat more and more, not only are they stereotyping, but they are also proving to teenagers that eating less, or completely stopping eating at all is a requirement to be thin. In relation, models are viewed as a way of influencing teens to be skinnier. A model's life can be very efficacious to a youth. A certain height, weight, and over all look have to be approved for being on camera. Considering this, the impact it might have on teenagers is very sever. It shows that teens need to look a specific way, or have a specific weight to be beautiful and generally happy with themselves. Can it also be argued how a simple commercial can make you crave fatty foods? If you take the example of Mcdonalds, they do everything to make you buy a simple cheeseburger. Special offers, contests, toys, child characters, zooming in on the meat, have all been used to stimulate the mind into buying their food. With trying ...