Listen to yourself. Listen to somebody else. How many
             times have you heard someone complaining or mourning about
             Goodmorning ladies and gentleman, I am going to be talking
             to you on the controversy of body image.
             It is now said that roughly 70% of adolescent girls
             are eating in unhealthy ways, to achieve a thinner
             appearance. It has now reached to the minds of younger and
             younger children; as juvenile as 3rd-6th grade.
             Approximately 40% of 5th graders claimed they were obese.
             In a recent survey, 59% of girls reported they desired to
             have a change in their body shape, and 66% to lose weight.
             They described that it was use of extremely thin models,
             and impossibly muscular men in advertisements and magazines
             that largely contributed to the problem. Later, they found
             that the average model, contained 23% less body weight than
             the average women, and that most of today's models,
             actresses, and beauty contestants have met criteria for
             Throughout the years, the image of how a women should
             be has changed dramatically. Tight, tubular undergarments
             and ruffles were used to draw attention from the chest.
             Lilian Russell, a women famed for her beauty in the 19th
             century, would be considered overweight by today's
             standards, and painful corsets, and full skirts were used
             to exaggerate the womanly figure. During World War II,
             there were 2 idealised figures: Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey
             Hepburn. By the 1920's, the term for fat became a problem.
             Advertisers urged women to worry about it, and buy products
             to rid of it. Before the 20th century, flowing hair was
             thought to be masculine, and to let one's hair down was
             said to be improper. And in 1959, barbie came out:a target
             However, even I must admit. You can not target the
             mind of a teenager, when you yourself are influenced by the
             same things. Wherever you go you will be j
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