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... Specific Purpose: To inform audience about the effects of advertising on body image. ... Title: Advertising and Body Image
VI. ... Hi, I am going to speak to you all today about advertising and the effect it has on society and our body image. ... Well many people are and this is all because of the effects of advertising. Advertising today persuades billions of people to buy certain products by using different techniques, the most important one being the sex sells technique. The models that are used to illustrate this concept have gotten drastically thinner over the years and have impacted young people’s body image greatly. ... Or you may think you don’t have a problem with body image so why should you care. ... Secondly, if advertising is not your major like some of us in this class you will likely be working for some sort of business that relies on advertising. ... Also, even if you do not have a problem with body image, it is very likely that friends of your do and one day your kids might. ... I am majoring in Advertising so I have learned a lot about the topic through classes and studies, and clubs that I am involved in. ... I also have a Psychology minor so I am knowledgeable on eating disorders and body image and the numerous studies that have been done relating these to advertising. ... As college students who are the target audience of many advertising campaigns, and who are very vulnerable to self esteem problems and trying to fit in, I believe it is important for us to learn about how we are persuaded and how these images can make some people feel.
Approximate Word count = 1271
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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