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The eye of the beholder . Mr. Delgado Health class Lesson 1. Mirror, Mirror…. Take 5 seconds to look into the mirror Write for 3 minutes about what you have seen Would you call it beautiful? . What does society have to say about beauty?.
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The eye of the beholder Mr. Delgado Health class Lesson 1
Mirror, Mirror…. • Take 5 seconds to look into the mirror • Write for 3 minutes about what you have seen • Would you call it beautiful?
What does society have to say about beauty? • What does society tell you a beautiful male looks like • What does society tell you a beautiful female looks like
What is beauty? • Definition- the perceived attractiveness of a human being • Is beauty due to society or ones own personal way of thinking
Self Image • Self image is how you see yourself. This may be how you see yourself physically or your opinion of who and what you are which is normally called self concept. -www.more-selfesteem.com • Self image includes: • What kind of person you think you are • What you believe others think of you • How much you like yourself or you think others like you • The status you feel you have • "What do you believe people think about you?"
Skin deep • If beauty is only skin deep? • Why do we put so much money into it? • How do we put money into becoming “beautiful” ? • Make up clothing • Working out diets • Tanning surgery • Tattoos piercings
$ Is the price right$ Fact: Buying what is hot- 6/10 teen girls will spend over $2,000 per year in new clothing. Fact: Melanoma (skin cancer) can kill with in 2 months of forming Fact: One of the top health disorders in teens (both males and females) is eating disorders
Are men overly concerned with body image issues? • $4 billion on exercise equipment and health club memberships • $3 billion on grooming aids and fragrances • $800 million on hair transplants • $500 million on male cosmetic surgery procedures • $300 million on procedures such as pectoral implants and chin surgery • $200 million on procedures such as liposuction and rhinoplast (nose jobs )
What TV does not tell us about • Death from plastic surgery • Death from skin cancer • Death from eating disorders
Helen of Troy (Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships) “Helen of Sparta was perhaps the most inspired character in all literature, ancient or modern”-Robert E. Bell
Sexiest Man Alive 2005 King of England 1509
Understanding true beauty • Beauty is said to be the key for most social and emotional problems in society. • How can you change the way the world looks at beauty so it is less negative? • To you what is true beauty? Is it with in, is it looks, or is it both? • Write a poem or song about beauty in the world today • Or • Find a poem or song that talks about beauty.