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The Symbol of Life and Humanity

 

            "More than machinery, we need humanity." This statement from a part of Charlie Chaplin's speech in his movie "The Great Dictator" reminded me that for a long time, there was me, and my heart. Me was only composed of thoughts, of ideas, of memories, of scars from experiences in the past. Me was always listening, following rules set by others, never truly decided for myself. Me only existed in trying, trying to be who I was expected to be, trying to be someone else. Me was also trying not to be an outcome of an evolution, but the separation that had already occurred between me and my heart is a pretty significant outcome. All because my heart was never involved in me.
             People in this generation are all similar, we think more than we feel. Due to evolution of media, mass communication, humans have went from reading the first newspapers in the mid 16th century to going on the internet for a lot of things if not everything. The evolution of media may have provided us with conveniences, but it also changed our ways of thinking, especially our views on body image. We are currently being exposed to around 5,000 advertisements per day on magazines, websites, televisions, showing pictures of toned, muscular men and slim, tall women, both with very low percentage of body fat. This is affecting everyone, and unfortunately, victims of this issue are mainly females. According to the website, titled "Canadian Women's Health Network", between 80 and 90 percent of females are unhappy with their bodies. This can lead to serious health problems as a result of unhealthy dieting, taking drugs to lose weight, and even unnecessary surgeries because of their imperfection. Over 80% of people in America have an eating disorder, while it only include 10% of men, 90% of women have an eating disorder. The reason why women and teenage girls are affected by the media the most is because they expose themselves to the advertisements more than men and boys do, teenage girls in North America spend nearly 31 hours per week watching television, 10 hours online, and 4 hours looking at magazines.


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