*Ash*

“Every issue of playboy, every lewd poster, and even the Victoria’s Secret catalog transform real women into ornaments, valued exclusively for their outward appearance.”

I chose to talk about this quote because I believe that many women, such as myself see these models as being so real to the point where they naturally look like that in real life. I have seen many different kinds of shows such as America’s Next Top Model, several runway shows, and am a fan of Victoria’s secret. Behind closed doors to what they rarely show on national t.v are women just like many of us, but to their advantage have many perfessionals working on their hair, makeup, fake tans, etc. The problem we have today is that many young girls stuggle with wanting the “perfect body” to what they see as perfection, sometimes they become so desperate to the point where they have an eating disorder. When Amy L. Beck talks about the media drilling in our heads that as women, we have to look a certain way and if we looked like the models we would be loved and respected. It was hard to read this essay because I know many people that struggling with insecurities of their body image, and always wanting to look like someone else. I’m not saying I have never wanted to look like a certain model or a certain celebrity, but what I have realized is that they are just like us, the only difference is they have many people working on their image everyday.

Me=Superman!

The superhero I believe most describes me would have to be superman. He is always there for people right when they need him, and I am actually a lot like that. I am always helping out my family and friends out with there problems when they need me. Like superman I am very aware of my surroundings, whether if i’m walking down the street by myself or walking to my car at night I always make sure i’m cautious. I also can fly, believe it or not…..fly a plane that is……I have flown my uncles air plane!!:)

“The Dare” page(714)

“Even my old cronies, Dwane and O.T, made it clear i’d never be one of the guys in junior high if I didn’t dirty up my act”

I chose to do that quote from the reading “The Dare” because, I believe that many kids in their Junior high days or even older get pressured into doing things just to fit in even by there very best friends. My personal veiws on what I think is important about the essay are, that Roger shouldn’t have listened to his friends or the “guys in Junior High.” In the end this not only showed how stupid of a dare it was and that it actually put his life in danger, but it also shows that they were obviously not true friends if they were to put there friends life in danger. I think life is way to short and more important than caring what people think about you. I believe the writers main point of the essay was that in the end all that really matters is that you learned what’s most important in life, “fitting in with the “in croud” or just being yourself.