by Vânia Susaki
When girls and boys start to have their bodies modified because of puberty they pay more attention to the opposite gender. So, we have the beginning of attractiveness problems.
Looking attractive to other people makes you feel more trusty about yourself, having a good appearance makes people want to be close to you. Specially when we start to search for a boyfriend or a girlfriend.
Girls spend hours at beuty parlours doing nails, hair, make up... and boys usually look for a style that they can fit in, like: fashion, sport, rap, etc... All the efforts are made to mantain a good appearance, but what makes people attractive? Is it the clothes? Is it the hair? Is it the style? Thinking about what can make you good-looking can cause a loss of personality, as a consequence of trying to be attractive to other people you forget what you really want to be, you worry so much about being what they want you to be that, in the end, you don’t know what you really want.
Another problem is about surgeries, people think: “Oh Angelina Jolie is gorgeous! I want to be like her”, and they search for a doctor that can make this dream come true. Result: they spend a lot of money trying to be someone that’s hot but you, also, will never be 100% like Angelina, and even if you get it, you’re not going to be yourself anymore. Is it worthy?
But we can think, on other hand, of some positive points, sometimes trying to improve your appearance can result in happiness. For example, you hate your nose because it’s too big or too small, and when you go and repair it you’re doing a benefit to yourself, and being happy inside can atract more happiness outside.
So, what makes people look atractive is being happy like they are and don’t mind about what media or other people want.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Beauty and appearance
By Setsuko Mabuchi
I’ve always heard “it’s what on the person’s inner part that counts”. I agree but there us also a person’s other side to consider. In reality, the first impression on someone is due to general appearance. Besides, there are many jobs or activities that demand good appearance, or rather, a sleek or well-cared-for appearance. Actors, public people, hosts, salespeople, public relations are some of the people who need taking care of their looks to invest with confidence in their activities. For this, there are devices like plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures.
Many positive and negative consequences can be mentioned as a result of this demand. At first, only people who depend on their public image used the most variable devices to improve appearance, but nowadays more and more people are doing anything to maintain their youthful image.
Positive effects are: feeling of well-being, needs satisfied and more confident and happier people.
Negative aspects are: people worried only about appearance, excess of vanity, forgetting other values and risks, complications after plastic surgery, unreal expectations, consumption of unhealthy drugs to lose weight or to obtain muscles (for men)…
In my opinion, to correct any physical imperfection that bothers us, in this case plastic surgery, another procedure should be done. I’m in favor of reasonable use of cosmetic procedures because considering the negative effects of a surgery, I certainly wouldn’t do it. We have to be attentive to things related to appearance that bring us health and happiness.
I’ve always heard “it’s what on the person’s inner part that counts”. I agree but there us also a person’s other side to consider. In reality, the first impression on someone is due to general appearance. Besides, there are many jobs or activities that demand good appearance, or rather, a sleek or well-cared-for appearance. Actors, public people, hosts, salespeople, public relations are some of the people who need taking care of their looks to invest with confidence in their activities. For this, there are devices like plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures.
Many positive and negative consequences can be mentioned as a result of this demand. At first, only people who depend on their public image used the most variable devices to improve appearance, but nowadays more and more people are doing anything to maintain their youthful image.
Positive effects are: feeling of well-being, needs satisfied and more confident and happier people.
Negative aspects are: people worried only about appearance, excess of vanity, forgetting other values and risks, complications after plastic surgery, unreal expectations, consumption of unhealthy drugs to lose weight or to obtain muscles (for men)…
In my opinion, to correct any physical imperfection that bothers us, in this case plastic surgery, another procedure should be done. I’m in favor of reasonable use of cosmetic procedures because considering the negative effects of a surgery, I certainly wouldn’t do it. We have to be attentive to things related to appearance that bring us health and happiness.
Alimentary problems
By Men Aparecida Silva
The alimentary upsets are real and they are increasing in a frightening way all over the world. The women are the main victims of these upsets because they correspond to ninety percent of the patients, but according to the scientists, men are also affected by alimentary upsets.
Nowadays, about one percent of the world’s female population, from eighteen to forty years old, has a difficult relationship with food. Most of the patients have the first symptoms at the end of adolescence or after the forties in case of the women near menopause. A research shows that out of 279 adolescents interviewed at a private school in São Paulo, twenty-nine percent have some alimentary upsets: some ate too much (compulsion), others didn’t eat anything (anorexia) and other youngsters ate too much during meals and afterwards they threw up (bulimia).
All people would like to have a perfect silhouette because this will allow them to get social success. Besides, the media increases this aspect showing that the people who work out have more possibilities to have a better appearance. You can improve it not only by working out but by eating right.
On the other hand, people who go on a diet should not forget that extreme dieting can result in many serious health problems which usually need long medical treatment because the alimentary upsets (compulsion, anorexia and bulimia) are caused by biological and social factors as a whole. The adolescents, who look up to the models that appear to be extremely thin but happy and powerful on television, want to look like them.
In conclusion, I think that the people should take care to have a healthy life, working out and eating enough to keep their body and mind on balance.
The alimentary upsets are real and they are increasing in a frightening way all over the world. The women are the main victims of these upsets because they correspond to ninety percent of the patients, but according to the scientists, men are also affected by alimentary upsets.
Nowadays, about one percent of the world’s female population, from eighteen to forty years old, has a difficult relationship with food. Most of the patients have the first symptoms at the end of adolescence or after the forties in case of the women near menopause. A research shows that out of 279 adolescents interviewed at a private school in São Paulo, twenty-nine percent have some alimentary upsets: some ate too much (compulsion), others didn’t eat anything (anorexia) and other youngsters ate too much during meals and afterwards they threw up (bulimia).
All people would like to have a perfect silhouette because this will allow them to get social success. Besides, the media increases this aspect showing that the people who work out have more possibilities to have a better appearance. You can improve it not only by working out but by eating right.
On the other hand, people who go on a diet should not forget that extreme dieting can result in many serious health problems which usually need long medical treatment because the alimentary upsets (compulsion, anorexia and bulimia) are caused by biological and social factors as a whole. The adolescents, who look up to the models that appear to be extremely thin but happy and powerful on television, want to look like them.
In conclusion, I think that the people should take care to have a healthy life, working out and eating enough to keep their body and mind on balance.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
The beauty in the world
By Silvia
Nowadays people are very concerned with their image. People worry about their physical appearance. I think that it is body worship. This worship is caused by the world media (mainly TV, specially magazines and newspaper) that stimulate this way of life. As a consequence a lot of beauty and aesthetic clinics, gyms inundate the cities.
I think it is very important to take care of our body so that we have a good health. It is important to have appropriate nourishment and to practice some physical exercises regularly and it is also important to take care of appearance but not too much.
Some negatives effects result of this culture. A lot of girls under its influence are on diet for eternity and one of the results of this is that they become sick people with serious diseases, like anorexia and bulimia.
In my opinion, the effects are more negative than positive. It is important to take care of the appearance but not in excess. People think only about that and forget important values of life. We see mothers inducing their young daughters only kids, to participate in beauty contests, to be models and appear in the media .As a consequence, people become very materialistic and individualistic. Very empty-headed people.
Nowadays people are very concerned with their image. People worry about their physical appearance. I think that it is body worship. This worship is caused by the world media (mainly TV, specially magazines and newspaper) that stimulate this way of life. As a consequence a lot of beauty and aesthetic clinics, gyms inundate the cities.
I think it is very important to take care of our body so that we have a good health. It is important to have appropriate nourishment and to practice some physical exercises regularly and it is also important to take care of appearance but not too much.
Some negatives effects result of this culture. A lot of girls under its influence are on diet for eternity and one of the results of this is that they become sick people with serious diseases, like anorexia and bulimia.
In my opinion, the effects are more negative than positive. It is important to take care of the appearance but not in excess. People think only about that and forget important values of life. We see mothers inducing their young daughters only kids, to participate in beauty contests, to be models and appear in the media .As a consequence, people become very materialistic and individualistic. Very empty-headed people.
BODY IMAGE AND ITS EFFECTS
By Maria Tereza
I had thought that people were concerned about their body image as a consequence of the media influence. It’s true… Media can cause a strong impact on people’s mind in many ways.
One of the results of media’s effects is the encouragement for people to lose weight. This fact is due to the use of slim and beautiful people to the advertisements by the media. To present slim people and products at the same time can result in suggestions to buy these products to use them to try to improve their bodies.
On the other hand, maladies such as anorexia or bulimia are caused by excess of self-demand of the female teens about being very slim to become famous models.
I agree we must take care of our bodies to be healthy people. We need to eat healthy food such as organic fruit, vegetables, olive oil and walk regularly. If you practice some physical exercise, you’ll improve your body too. The regular movement body makes us happier and in shape! And as a result of all attention to our body such as healthy food, skin cleaning, comfortable clothes, psychological and medical preventive treatments, people can live better and for long time!
I had thought that people were concerned about their body image as a consequence of the media influence. It’s true… Media can cause a strong impact on people’s mind in many ways.
One of the results of media’s effects is the encouragement for people to lose weight. This fact is due to the use of slim and beautiful people to the advertisements by the media. To present slim people and products at the same time can result in suggestions to buy these products to use them to try to improve their bodies.
On the other hand, maladies such as anorexia or bulimia are caused by excess of self-demand of the female teens about being very slim to become famous models.
I agree we must take care of our bodies to be healthy people. We need to eat healthy food such as organic fruit, vegetables, olive oil and walk regularly. If you practice some physical exercise, you’ll improve your body too. The regular movement body makes us happier and in shape! And as a result of all attention to our body such as healthy food, skin cleaning, comfortable clothes, psychological and medical preventive treatments, people can live better and for long time!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
A piece of art by Juliana C. Souza
A poem
Inners
To teacher Elton
Routine I hate
Time I create
During my week
My inners are not fake
My feeling today
Is like everyday
Happy but tired
Near and far away
I want to feel
Not angry or ill
But I’m sure one day
Satisfied I’ll (fly away)
Inners
To teacher Elton
Routine I hate
Time I create
During my week
My inners are not fake
My feeling today
Is like everyday
Happy but tired
Near and far away
I want to feel
Not angry or ill
But I’m sure one day
Satisfied I’ll (fly away)
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