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1. The image of Deidre Jefferies was taken from beautifulblackwomen.com 2. Slenderness is generally associated with happiness, success, youthfulness, and social acceptability was taken from body image by Sarah Grogan from page 9 3. For many people in the USA and other western countries, being perceived as over weight is the ultimate failure and represents a public demonstration of weakness of will was taken from body image by Sarah Grogan from page 11 4. We need to be who we are first, then well know what we need. But because the marketing onslaught is powerful and plays on our insecurities, many of us live our lives backward was taken from The body myth by Margo Mane and Joe Kelly from page 235 5. When our questions move away from the mirror, our whole perspective changes for the better. Our mission in life shifts from pleasing others through our appearance. Instead, we focus on contributing to the world and pleasing ourselves was taken from The body myth by Margo Mane and Joe Kelly from page 235 6. The youth of today is exposed to different media that illustrates a different standard of beauty by associating the term with underweight movie stars, models and musicians was taken from influence.bafree.net 7. Todays media is obsessed with physical appearances or a persons external beauty was taken from influence.bafree.net 8. The effect of media does not stop when the movie or program ends. And this lingering effect might just be the cause of behavioral changes in people. Was taken from influence.bafree.net 9. More than 90 percent of girls 15 to 17 years want to change at least one aspect of their physical appearance, with body weight ranking the highest was taken from heartofleadership.org 10. 7 in 10 girls believe they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way including their looks, performance in school and relationships was taken from heartofleadership.org Notes page (journal) 1. Unless you feel beautiful inside, you will not see your outer beauty, let alone believe it or enjoy it. Feeling lovely is more central then looking lovely. The inner shift precedes the outer change. was written by Marcia G. Hutchinson and was taken from The Body Myth by Margo Mane and Joe Kelly from page 220 2. I cant change yesterday, so I need to start over today. I dont have to punish myself for eating was taken from The Body Myth by Margo Mane and Joe Kelly from page 221 3. Remember that fat is not a feeling was taken from The Body Myth by Margo Mane and Joe Kelly from page 212 4. I use to think, oh models, perfect figure and now sometimes I look at them and I think no. too skinny. Definitely too skinny. Was taken from Body image by Sarah Grogan from page 51

5. We are presented everywhere with images of perfect female beauty at the drugstore cosmetic display, the supermarket magazine counter, on television 6. I'm not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I'm thick. I like my body. Was written by Alicia Keys and was taken from brainyquote.com 7. I have insecurities of course but I dont hang out with anyone who points them out to me was written by Adele and was taken from pinterest.com 8. A beautiful woman is the one who never compare herself with others, because what others have doesn't make her feel insecure. Was taken from .searchquotes.com 9. Beauty to me, Is about being comfortable in your own skin. Was taken from and image on pinterest.com 10. Happiness is the secret to all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without happiness was written by Christian Dior and was taken from an image on pinterest.com Notes Page (Journal) 1. We all know the only way to get rid of it (weight) o feel more comfortable with yourself, is to diet. Was taken from Body Image by Sarah Grogan from Page 58 2. My whole life I think is going to be dieting. Was taken from Body Image by Sarah Gorgon from page 59 3. I fell into a deep sadness that had me questioning if my life was a life worth living was taken from mydiaryenrty.com by Tahnya Kristina 4. "It's all about confidence," I might just end up in jail for assault. I'm so sick of this shit. It is NOT about confidence was taken from uglygirldiary.blogspot.com 5. They make me sick. They are too thin. But I would kill for one of their bodies. Was taken from Body image by Sarah Grogan from page 51 6. All the blub around my belly. I dont like that one bit. Was taken from body image by Sarah Grogan from page 49 7. Id like my thighs to be smaller. And my bottoms too big. was taken from body image by Sarah Grogan from page 49 8. I am constantly torn between killing myself and killing everyone around me was taken from Goodreads.com by David Levithan 9. But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself was taken from Goodreads.com by Albert Camus 10. Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. Was taken from Goodreads.com by Lucius Seneca Notes page (advertisement)

1. The image fat people vs. skinny people by Dizzy was taken sodahead.com 2. The image stop bashing skinny people by Crazed Hobbit was taken from lovelyish.com 3. Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so. By Naomi Wolf was taken from Goodreads.com 4. A cultural fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty but an obsession about female obedience. By Naomi Wolf was taken from Goodreads.com 5. The beauty myth is always actually prescribing behavior and not appearance. By Naomi Wolf was taken goodread.com 6. It's never been true, not anywhere at any time, that the value of a soul, of a human spirit, is dependent on a number on a scale. By Geneen Roth was taken from goodreads.com 7. The human body is the best work of art. By Jess C. Scott was taken from goodreads.com 8. Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. By C. Joybell C. was taken from goodreads.com 9. You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don't know it, all of that doesn't even matter. By C. Joybell C. was taken from goodreads.com 10. Dont sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much theres nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you. By Karl Lagerfeld was taken from goodreads.com Notes page (letter to the editor) 1. In todays society, children are bombarded with constant exposure to the media was taken from a scholarly article by Etal z. Lawri 2. Thinness has not only come to represent attractiveness, but also has come to symbolize success, self-control and higher socioeconomic status. Was a quote taken from teenadvisor.com 3. Noticeably leaner and slimmer to align with current fashion trends. was taken from a scholarly article by Etal z. Lawri 4. A historical perspective of medias portrayal of the idea body size and shape demonstrates change over the past century was taken from a scholarly article by Etal z. Lawri 5. larger body to become more muscular fit appearance was taken from a scholarly article by Etal z. Lawri 6. The pressures placed on children to attain the perfect body may be completely unachievable for their individual genetically determined shape and may explain the obsessive nature that some children develop as they are so engrossed with achieving this ideal 7. Attempting to emulate the appearance of females on television, in movies, and in magazines was predictive of beginning purging behavior

8. . Children are particularly vulnerable to the messages the media portray and during youth become accustomed to the images conveyed was taken from a scholarly article by Etal z. Lawri 9. cant always see that watching all the skinny models and girls in Hollywood seeming so perfect affect their persona of themselves was taken from divinecaroline.com 10. With The media is always soliciting a new form of a pill or company to jump on board with to lose weight; showing gorgeous, tan, cardboard abs, perfect figured girls next to the ad was a quote taken from divinecaroline.com Notes page (factsheet) 1. People who are unhappy with their bodies and do not seek healthy nutrition information may develop eating disorders. Eating disorders are unhealthy relationships with food that may include fasting, constant dieting, or binging and purging. Was taken from dosomehing.org Body image is closely linked to self-esteem. Low self-esteem in adolescents can lead to eating disorders, early sexual activity, substance use, and suicidal thoughts. Was taken from dosomething.org More than a third of the people who admit to normal dieting, will merge into pathological dieting. Roughly a quarter of those will suffer from a partial or full-on eating disorder. Was taken from dosomething.org More than half of teenage girls are, or think they should be, on diets. They want to lose some or all of the 40 pounds that females naturally gain between ages 8 and 14. About 3% of these teens go too far, becoming anorexic or bulimic. Was taken from teen-beauty-tips.com 80% of women say that the images of women on television and in movies, fashion magazines, and advertising makes them feel insecure. Was taken from teen-beautytips.com The average American woman is 5'4" tall and weighs 140 pounds, while the average American model is 5'11" tall and weighs 117 pounds. Most fashion models are thinner than 98% of American women. was taken from teen-beauty-tips.com People with eating disorders often use food and the control of food to attempt to compensate for feelings and emotions that seem painful and overwhelming. Was taken from The Body Myth by Margo Maine and Joe Kelly on page 5. Most people who diet to mean a method of restricting food intake in an attempt to lose weight. Comes from The Body Myth by Margo Maine and Joe Kelly on page 5 Body image dissatisfaction and eating disorders are more prevalent among females than males. This gender specificity is apparent in that over 90% of patients with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa are women. was taken from teeadviser.com

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10. Many women suffer from body dissatisfaction, and assiduous dieting and the relentless pursuit of thinness has become a normative behavior among women in Western society. Was taken from teeadviser.com Noes page (images) 1. You are imperfect permanently and inevitably flawed and you are beautiful was a quote taken from an image illustrated Jen Troyer and written by Amy bloom and taken from the Oprah.com 2. what makes you good is your strength of character not your body was a quote taken from an image on acefitness.org 3. Embrace and love your body it is the most amazing thing you will ever own. was a quote taken from an image on Mangoesandmiles.com 4. You are no your body your body is only the vehicle it is not the journey or the destination. was ken from The Body Myth by Margo Maine and Joe Kelly on page 17. 5. to me beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin its about knowing and excepting who you are was a quote written by Ellan DeGeneres taken from foodpleasureandHealth.com 6. The image of Bulimia-anorexia was taken from umn.edu 7. The image of how to help someone with anorexia and bulimia (pictures before and after) was taken from Jdy Ramble on Blogspot.com 8. The image so what is body image anyway was taken from 9. The image of the 3 women was taken from momlogic.com 10. Notes page (found poem) 1. The body gives us the means to think, speak, touch, feel, listen, taste, smell, and sense both ourselves and what is around us was taken from The Body Myth by Margo Maine and Joe Kelly on page 17 2. What you see is what you get was taken from The Body Myth by Margo Maine and Joe Kelly on age 17. 3. Life is not a destination but a journey of self-discovery it is a journey of self-care, doing things to stay well was taken from The Body Myth by Margo Maine and Joe Kelly on page 234 4. A woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. Was taken from goodreads.com 5. I am STRONG because I know my Weakness. I am BEAUTIFUL because I am aware of my Flaws. Comes from searchquotes.com 6. I dont need anyone to tell me Im beautiful. Was taken from searchquotes.com

7. Believing youre beautiful is the first step to understanding your worth as a woman. comes from funscrape.com 8. We gaze critically at our bodies and at other womens bodies, looking for answers that cannot be found comes from The Body Myth by Margo Maine and Joe Kelly on page 234 9. You cant be ugly, except to the people who dont understand. Comes from The Body Myth by Margo Maine and Joe Kelly on page 236 10. We are mindful when we pay attention to ourselves and our world fully, purposefully, and without judgment. Comes from The Body Myth by Margo Maine and Joe Kelly