I have made a few major, everlasting changes in my life the past few years. After my aunt passed away this past April from cancer, I felt it crucial that I start taking my life and health to a completely new level. My aunts not the first in my family to be taken by this incurable disease, my grandparents and another one of my aunts fell victim to this as well. I had to put my foot down. I refuse to potential get infected by something like this. Life is too short, for an individual to not try to prevent this. My awareness to the severity of cancer had been with me since I was a child. I knew that many older people had it. However, what I did not find out until I was older (thanks to the Breast Cancer Awareness ads) was that young people got cancer too, cancer is curable and you could prevent it. So I took it upon myself as a young adult to get examined and make sure my diet was steady, my emotional state balanced, and my mind was filled with positive things. I see so many people fight this disease and it is encouraging. The message my family and these ads sent out was that there is hope and a way to get better and live a long and healthy life. I have kept this mentality about my health, diet and lifestyle for 4 years now. I go to the gym on a daily basis and I eat many organic and rich foods. I donate money to the American Breast Cancer associations and I must admit I have purchased pink tennis balls from “Wilson” to help contribute in the fight against Cancer. So I guess I succeeded in the five steps in the behavior change process: awareness, knowledge and beliefs, behavioral skills, self-efficiency and supports for sustaining the changes. It takes a lot of time and effort to really change your self and influence the lives of those around you.
Relating Social Theories to Changes in Behavior You’ve Made in Your Life. Wednesday, May 9 2007
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Old Blog *”Riders on the Storm” & “Perception of Doors” Wednesday, May 9 2007
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The two articles basically frowned upon corporate use of music for commercial use. Perception of doors was more negative in terms of song usage in ads. I felt “Riders” had more of an unbiased approach in getting their point across.
Dangerous Beauty Wednesday, May 9 2007
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My trip to the Chelsea Art Museum was enlightening. I went there believing I would be bombarded with stereotypical criticisms about beauty and the media but instead i found myself in the epicenter of creative expression. I enjoyed the exhibit and all the art work. I felt it was a powerful presentation that was moving. My favorite part of the exhibit was the woman drinking water . After watching it for about 5 minutes, I found myself intrigued. I walked across the room to see the same image of the woman, only she was trapped inside a fish net. The symbolism behind that,” Ideal beauty is saturated in the media” , was a very innovative way of going about this issue of “Beauty and Consumerism”. Although there were many disturbing images decorating the walls of the exhibit, I found truth in the art and displays. One image that really got me itching was the deflated and inflated breast implants. I just kept thinking ” You go through all that pain to look acceptable and something like this happens..” It got me questioning my stand on beauty. The images on the second floor weren’t sugarcoated either. There was alot of plastic surgery pictures, before and after pictures. I guess I was really effected because I was looking into having a few things done after school. After seeing the images, I was so disgusted I didn’t know what to think and I still don’t know what to think . The media presents these cosmetic surgeries as a simple nip/tuck procedures. There are so many unpredictable side effects that could really damage a persons esteem and confidence level. The “Dangerous Beauty ” exhibit just got me thinking ” Is it worth it all ?” and ” What is real beauty to me ?” Subject matters that have always been around me, but I always took lightly.
