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Posted By:  wilobu
Posted On:  May 12, 2011

  Body Image and Mental Health

By Wilson O. A cross-sectional study of 5147 children conducted by Professor Lauren Whetstone, Research Associate Susan Morrissey and Professor Doyle Cummings, all of the School of Medicine at East Carolina University, confirmed that, even in the middle school age group, overweight...... [view]

Posted By:  wilobu
Posted On:  May 12, 2011

  The illusion of the "perfect body"

By Wilson O. Photograph as accessed through Professor Hany Farid's page on " Photo Tampering Throughout History ." In my opinion the mass media is responsible for the prevalence of distorted views of body image in society today. This is because we...... [view]

Posted By:  katherinen106
Posted On:  Nov 8, 2008

  Self Image and Respect

Last Monday, I attended a Respect Rally which was organized by Courtney Macavinta, co-author of the best-selling book for teen girls RESPECT. She put up a video that said 75% of teenage girls who read a fashion magazine become depressed. In our American society, women are supposed to be blonde,...... [view]

Posted By:  juliabnewmoon
Posted On:  Oct 7, 2008

  Lost In Sunshine

Here's something we haven't had in a while.. (can you tell I love variety?) a short story! Here's part one of two of a story I wrote a year and a half ago. (I'm not quite sure how the formatting's going to work but I'll do my best) Each and every year at Madame Perdue’s School of Dance, in...... [view]

Posted By:  juliabnewmoon
Posted On:  Jul 2, 2008

  You're Amazing! A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self

Just got word from our friends at 5 Resolutions that Claire Mysko's book for girls is out this week! Claire writes " You're Amazing! A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self is based on the Girls Inc. "Supergirl Dilemma" study, which shows that girls are feeling increasing...... [view]

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