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Teenagers these days, more than ever before, want to seek physical perfection. Under pressure from the media and their perceptions of beauty, teenage girls are turning to extremes to fit the image of ‘perfect’ that they see around them every day, whether it be on television, magazines, the internet or even on bus stops. Over the last ten years, eating disorders such as anorexia have risen dramatically. This begs the question; is the Internet and other multimedia to be blamed for the epidemic of teenagers developing eating disorders?
In an article by the Daily Mail Reporter they claim that “one in five 11 year old girls has searched pro-anorexia websites for tips on staying skinny” and in ...

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you’re not eating. They also tell you things that you can say to yourself when you feel like caving in to your hunger pains and contain ‘thinspiration’ galleries which contain images of underweight celebrities, models and people who have posted pictures of their frail bodies in the gallery. The purpose of these ‘thinspiration’ galleries is so that if you are having a bad day and feel like you are caving in to your hunger, you can have a look at these images to remind you of your goal. They also have slogans that they recommend you tell yourself many times a day. Some of these slogans are; ‘Nothing tastes as good as thin feels’, ‘we love you to your bones’ and ‘You can never be too thin.’ They websites also have chat forums, where you can find an ‘Ana-buddy’ and share weight loss secrets, images and keep each other motivated to reach your goals of having rail thin bodies.
The first text analysed is written by The Daily Mail Reporter. The message from the text is that there is a ...

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Added: 9/8/2011 10:16:51 AM
Submitted By: samflan
Category: Diseases & Disorders
Type: Premium Paper
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