Beauty Standards & Media Influence - Advertising significantly impacts beauty standards in the 21st century, shaping perceptions of ideal appearances [1] - The prevalence of editing, Photoshop, and filters raises questions about who controls beauty definitions and their motivations [2] - Social media exposure at a young age can lead to unrealistic beauty expectations, fueled by heavily edited images [2][3] - Historical perspectives reveal that beauty ideals have evolved over time, influenced by cultural and societal factors [4][5][6] - Readily available editing software exacerbates the issue, blurring the line between reality and illusion in beauty representations [7] Negative Impacts - A study by the American Academy of Pediatrics indicated that 62% of girls feel insecure due to social media [8] - JAMA Pediatrics reported a 37% increase in hospitalization for eating disorders from 2016 to 2019, with media influence cited as a key factor [8] - Media often promotes toxic messages that pressure women to conform to unrealistic weight and appearance standards [9] Positive Trends & Solutions - Some brands are challenging these norms by showcasing real women and unedited photos, leading to increased sales (e.g., Aerie's 26% sales increase) [10][11] - Awareness and media literacy are crucial tools for combating the manipulation of beauty standards in advertising [12] - Advertisers and creatives have a responsibility to consider the impact of their work on young audiences [13]

According to Statistica, there were 641 million students in secondary education globally in 2023. That's almost double the whole of America's population, 9,000 times the seating capacity of the Sadu Olympico in Rome, and 11 times the Italian population. See, some of you may have grasped the enormity of the number 641 million instantly, suggesting you may have a more numerical mind.Others may have benefited from the contextualized examples while some may require more visual image like this one to truly begin ...

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Que noite especial para vocês que abriram o espaço nas suas agendas e também para mim uma ex-aluna de gradu doação da Odesc. Subir nesse palco eh me faz lembrar o que é enfrentar um desafio. Eu gosto de desafios grandes, de metas que parecem impossíveis e exigem corpo, mente e alma.Por isso eu escolhi o Iron Man, que é mais do que uma prova. Ele é um símbolo mundial de resistência e superação humana. O Iron Man, ele nasceu em 1978 no Havaí, quando alguns atletas de lá se perguntavam quem entre eles seria o ...

Can I kindly ask all the men in the room to close their eyes for the next 10 seconds? And as you do so, kindly look back to the last time you felt the most like a man. Think even deeper. When was the last time you felt the most masculine? Now open. For most of us, the last time we felt the most like a man was perhaps when we sorted the house rent without any contribution from the female gender. Aha, I see someone there. For some others, it's the last time you gave mommy money and tried to prove that you are ...

The Trump administration this morning is continuing to tighten their immigration policies, naming five more countries whose citizens are blocked from visiting the United States. Residents of Bkina Faso, Mali, Nijair, South Sudan, and Syria will be turned away at our borders and ports of entry effective January 1st, adding a list of a dozen countries announced by President Trump this summer. The administration also fully restricted travel for people with Palestinian Authority issued travel documents. ...

So, I'm going to tell you just three stories today. Three very important stories from my own lived experiences and some of my reflections over the past couple of years. There's a boy I think about very often. Something happened last year and I haven't stopped thinking about this boy since then. So, it was a week before I traveled to the US. I was prepared to go to America for the first time in my life. I went to the mall to do some shopping and I parked my car just outside the mall. I went in, got a few thi ...

How many of us have had a grinding stone before. How many of us have seen one. You've seen a grinding stone. How many of us have used a grinding stone.Okay. So, this is not so much of a Gen Z audience and I'm excited. So you see, I was raised by my mom and he raised us, the three of us, my brothers and I, alone.My father died when I was eight and even then I didn't really have a relationship with him. So I was raised by my mom. My mom was one of those super moms who believed that if you could eat, then you ...