Extreme Makeover

Plastic surgery can be subdivided or called a variety of different names. Most common plastic surgeries are the ones that benefit birth defects. However, voluntary cosmetic surgeries are becoming more and more common. There are many factors that lead to the increase in the number of cosmetic surgeries. The media has a large influence over the way people see themselves, mainstream media pushes an unrealistic expectation on women’s appearance that can lead to damaging outcomes and many plastic…

Grief gets a fantastical makeover in Johanneke Dihkstra and Menno Boersma's otherworldly Ritus. Remember my last review? The one covering Le Temps des Adieux. It was a French coming of age film about grief. No? Oh ... okay then. Well, for the many of you who did not read it, I had mentioned that while death has varying interpretations (I'm quoting myself here), grief is a universal emotion that we all experience with death, but, even with it being universal, people grieve in their own way.…

The exploitation of women in mass media is the use or portrayal of women in the mass media (such as television, film and advertising) to increase the appeal of media or a product to the detriment of, or without regard to, the interests of the women portrayed, or women in general. Feminists and other advocates of women's rights have criticized such exploitation. The most often criticized aspect of the use of women in mass media is sexual objectification. According to News 24, dismemberment can be…

outdated, overly harsh, unreasonable, unfairly arranged and should consist of different people than those of who Dante chose. After all, if you are going to Hell it should be for those who absolutely deserve it, Right? Dante’s Inferno could use an extreme makeover. According to Dante, the circles of hell start with Limbo, Lust and Gluttony, continue on to Greed, Anger, Heresy and Violence, Then end with Fraud and Treachery. Are you lustful, eat more than the recommended portions of…

myself anymore. I’m cynical now, totally paranoid now. I used to have a normal life. Now, I don’t know what normal is.” (Sherrer). Krone settled for 4.4 million dollars after the case. He also was given a free makeover that helped fix his teeth. This was done through the t.v. show “Extreme…

The Overall Impact of WorldCom’s Violations WorldCom’s violations had an impact on so many things. First of all, in the summer of 2002, they were a leading carrier of internet traffic, and then they filed bankruptcy on July 21, 2002. This was the largest bankruptcy in the United States history at that time. WorldCom filed bankruptcy as a result of, accounting errors that totaled over $7 billion, which led to its demise. The demise of WorldCom had profound effects on an entire industry.…

The music industry is one of the largest money making industries in the world. Music is a universal human practice, like talking or tool making. (Frith, Straw & Street, 2001) In an age where music has become one of the most dominant and influential form of entertainment in our society there are many ways in which listeners and music creators become emotionally, physically, and mentally attached. Music is a compelling element in a young person's life, mainly during the adolescent years. Many will…

in the hope of being like the models; who are digitally altered to appear that thin. Weight loss products have been marketed to both genders though in my experience for every one aimed at men there are three for women. The imagery is always more extreme for women 's weight loss. While men might want to remove their pot-belly, women are told to “strive to become nothing,” to be anorexically thin and fit into size 0 or 00 designer clothing. Women are shamed when they eat, often having it portrayed…

Dr. Angelo Cuzalina: Life-Changing Cosmetic Surgical Art Jennifer Niskanen "I do a lot of surgeries where I move the entire facial skeleton around. I can treat the soft tissue with face-lifts and eyelid surgery, but having the background of both degrees, the medical degree and the dental degree, it gives me a little better perspective on complete treatment of the face," says Dr. Angelo Cuzalina. Nose jobs and rhinoplasty are one of Cuzalina 's favorite procedures. He finds it an interesting…

The actresses grace the covers of magazines with headlines that call upon their extreme weight loss and praise them for looking incredible at a scary one hundred pounds. These celebrities on the silver screen “reinforce extreme dieting in women who have [eating disorders]” (Witlin). Girls see women with bones poking through their skin, and feel reassured that that is normal, even idealistic. They then…