Annotated Bibliography
Source: "Body Image and Nutrition." Teen Health and the Media. Apr. 2008.
Summary: The Teen Health and the Media web site is a meeting place for teens, parents, educators, health professionals, and others who are in strong concern of good health. On the website, there are many personal stories told by people of all ages and how the media has played a huge part in their lives. It also gives various ways to encourage young people to make healthy choices and to interact with the media both as critical viewers and creators.
Useful: I believe that this website was very useful. The personal stories and personal interviews are going to be very helpful when writing my paper. There is nothing like sharing a story to draw in someone’s attention.
Source: Goodman, Charisse W. "The Invisible Woman: Confronting Weight Prejudice in
America." "One Picture Is Worth a Thousand Diets". 3rd ed. Eds. Andrea A. Lunsford, John Ruszkieweiez and Keith Walters. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin's: Everything's an Argument, 2004. 466-473.
Summary: This particular section of the book used a picture to describe many aspects of being overweight. It listed various problems that are linked with being overweight, but it also states that being overweight isn’t always a bad things and gives reasons why.
Useful: I think this source is going to be useful for my counter-argument. Because it gives reasons how being over-weight isn’t always a negative thing, which most would probably say, it is going to be very useful.
Source: Goodman, Ellen. "Boston Globe." The Culture of Thin Bites Fiji. 3rd ed. Eds.
Andrea A. Lunsford, John Ruszkiewiez and Keith Walters. Boston: Bedford's/ St. Martin, 2004. 477-479.
Summary: This particular source is from an article. It talked about the African culture and how over the years, it has changed so much. It gives the readers a sense of how the media has not only affected America, but other countries as well. There are a few quotes from some young ladies who struggled with the media and the images it portrays.
Useful: I think this source is going to be very useful in my paper. I can use it to say that the media, or rather, television affects people all over the world. Its going to be useful in my argument as to how the media can affect a person just by what they see.
Source: Hellmich, Nanci. "Overweight Teens Bear an Extra Burden." Academic Search
Premier EBSCO. 31 Mar. 2008.
Summary: This source talks about a few kids who have now lost weight and they share their trials and triumphs. Each one of them tells their own personal story of how they used to get picked on and how their lives are different now that they have lost weight. It also talks about how these kids shared their stories with other kids suffering from the same problem.
Useful: Because some people think the media has nothing to do with a person’s body image, this article is going to be very useful. It is also going to help me bring forth an emotional appeal to my paper.
Source: Kluger, Jeffrey. Academic Search Premier EBSCO. Apr. 2008.
Summary: This source raises the question of whether or not overweight people can still be healthy. It gives percentages of American adults who are considered obese. It talks about health risks overweight people face and how exercise can lower cholesterol levels.
Useful: This source is also going to be useful to me. Like the other source, I am going to be able to use the information in this article as my counter-argument. In any persuasive paper, I think it is very important to use a counter argument.
Source: Lunsford, Andrea A. "Academic Search Premier." Can You Be Fat & Healthy?
Academic Search Premier EBSCO. Apr. 2008.
Summary: This article gives the reader a perspective from adults and how the media affects them; then and now. It gives a lot more statistics and quotes from the actual people who have been affected.
Useful: This is going to be useful because it helps me prove my point that the media affects everyone, not just teens. The information provided will allow me to make a better argument for the adults affected by the media.
Source: Onishi, Norimitsu. "Globilization of Beauty Makes Slimness Trendy." New York
Times Oct. 2002: 474-476.
Summary: This article discusses the changing weight of many celebrities and how even some of them are affected by the media. It brings in facial lifts, breast enhancements, etc... And shows how even some of them aren’t happy with the way they look. Because they are always on camera, they say they have to face critics all of the time.
Useful: This is just another source that is going to help me prove my point about everyone. We tend to look up to the beauties we see on television failing to realize, it affects them too. I think this is going to help me give the readers a huge awakening.
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