gns of age due to it being considered unattractive and unappealing. She writes, "Negative views of the aging process are portrayed in the media and expressed through the use of pejorative words to describe the elderly" (Pipher). The media shadows individuals that exhibit signs of fault in their appearance, but human beings fail to remember that the looks they see on TV and in the magazines are unobtainable and should not be sought after. Americans go to extremes to try and acquire the appearance of still being in their youth. For example, Pipher says, "Thirty thousand Americans take shots of estrogen, testosterone, or the human growth hormone, which strengthens the immune system and increases bone mass and muscle" (Pipher). Individuals take harmful drugs that enhance the appearance and vigor of themselves for a short time, but these people fail to acknowledge the downside and dangerous after effects of these drugs all because modern day society is unable to conform to the features that natural evolution brings to all human beings. Lastly, age acts as a huge factor in the work force when the talents of a youth and elderly are equivalent. For example, Pipher writes, "For the aging Americans who do want to continue to work or return to the workplace, age discrimination often raises a barrier" (Pipher). The European Senior Citizen
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