Altering Image

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Altering Image
The desire to be beautiful is as old as civilization, and so is the pain that it can cause. In the medieval days noblewomen swallowed arsenic and dabbed on bats’ blood to improve their complexions; 18th century Americans engaged in drinking warm urine of young boys to erase their freckles, and Victorian ladies remove their ribs to give themselves a wasp waist (Sherrid 1). Now in modern day society the pressure is still on. Media and magazines are prime sources that perpetuates the image to be beautiful and sets standards for how our society should look. Dietary supplements and muscle building supplements are two common drugs which people expose themselves to in order to alter their body inside and out. It seems that men now days are under pressure to be full of muscles, which is why I chose to pick three advertisements on supplements that promise muscle tone. “Power Force”, “Total Body Building System”, and the advertisement on ephedrine, are the three articles I have chosen. “Power Force” was the advertisement I felt was more effective. The debate over which article was more effective was based on: how catchy, how much information, and the age range of people this advertisement would affect.
The advertisement on ephedrine was the least effective. It has been proven that ephedrine is not a supplement that should be used. Besides that the advertisement is not catchy. This advertisement does not target a certain age group. It does not do anything at all. It is a picture of pills just setting on a table. This article did not have any information on the pill itself, nor did it specify what the pill is supposed to do (111).
“Total Body Building System” is the next advertisement. It is an advertisement on cybergenics. This article does not have any information about the product it is trying to advertise. It seems to be targeted mainly to men older than their tee...