However, the author of "Media's Influence on Eating Disorders" states every day there are 400-600 advertisements that picture the idea of the perfect man or women. ... With the number of eating disorders rising every year and the number of advertisements rising every day, it seems to further show that there is a clear connection between the two besides eating disorders being genetic. ... We decide how to experience the media and some people will see that the images are not portrayals of what healthy people look like, but the researchers that say the media does have an influence...

• Word Count: 2262
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Greenspan begins by talking about the ever so popular Jerry Springer Show. ... Spolansky had attended the first "tame" taping of The Jerry Springer Show. ... They threatened to stop watching the show completely and that they did. ... The teen pregnancy rate in America has risen every year since 1976 and has just now started to decline within the last couple years. ... She said immediately after the show was finished she had a conversation with him about carton violence and real violence and that he "got the picture." ...

• Word Count: 1258
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School