Career Woman vs. Soccer Mom

The way woman today carry their appearance has a lot to do with how they feel about and express themselves. Career women are always on the go and dressed to impress. They usually are dressed sophisticated and look proper for the company they are representing. A typical outfit you could find a career woman wearing would be something along the lines of dress pants, a lovely printed blouse, and a nice pair of heels to match. On the reverse side, a soccer mom is always on the go, but definitely not in the same attire. Not saying they do not care about their appearance, but the way they dress is not exactly the same as a career woman does. A common soccer mom outfit typically consists of jeans, a hoodie, maybe with a logo supporting the soccer team, and comfortable sneakers, sketcher shape ups? The different lifestyles these two woman live can be acknowledged by their appearance.

A Humorous Anecdote

Dear Inconsiderate IHOP Customer,

                So it’s 10:49pm and IHOP closes at 11pm. Instead of going to the 24/7 diner literally a block away, you decided IHOP would be a better choice. I just cleaned all of the syrups and filled all of the sugar trays, and you and your loud obnoxious friends come and sit down. Well first of all, pretending to be nice and happy to see you is eating me alive. When I say, “Hi!, How are you?”, and you ask me how I am in return, I would love to be honest, but I need my job right now.

                I just realized that there is nothing more repulsive then watching people eat on my time. At times like these, I think to myself, has ANYBODY ever seen the movie “Waiting”? Well if you haven’t, basically, don’t be a jerk to the people serving your food. Sometimes I play with the thought of spitting in your food, but I don’t think I would be able to sleep at night. Just kidding, I’d sleep like a baby, that is, if I ever got to leave IHOP and go home to sleep.

                Besides the fact that you’re ordering food 5 minutes before the restaurant is closed, why not order our all you can eat pancake special, right? At this point, my hopes of leaving before 12am are out the door. When I put the check on your table with my fake smile, and you ask to see the dessert menu, I don’t think I’ve ever hated anyone as much as you.

To sum things up for you:

Please don’t come into a restaurant right before they are about to close. You are holding up a whole staff of people who can’t wait to get leave, or even more, kill you.

Media and Audiences

Magazines have a negative effect on body image. Many magazines focus on what an “ideal” female today should look like. When looking through a magazine, many of the articles are based on “How to Look Good”, and some even target celebrities and their bodies. Many people try to attain the same looks as a model seen in a magazine. The media has cemented into so many young women’s brain what “beauty” is. Many people don’t realize that all of the pictures in a magazine are altered and usually misleading. The pressure to look a certain way today is out of control. Statistics say that approximately 1 out of 4 college aged woman have an eating disorder. Magazines and other advertisements in the media portray an unrealistic body image for woman. Ultimately, this causes unhealthy methods of weight control in today’s society.

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Family

        Family is a group of people that unconditionally love eachother, and always and respectful and supportive of one another. Family is one of the most important aspects in any person's life. A generalization for a family is typically a mother, a father, and children that are all biologically related. Today, families come in all different shapes and sizes. Some families have same sex parents, some families have single parents, some families have two children, some have seven, some are adopted and so on. No matter what the exterior of a family may be, the most important aspects of a family is love, trust, and respect. An amazing thing about  family is that no matter what situation is thrown at them, a family can always get through it with eachother's support.

        An example of all the important aspects of a family consist of on television is the TV show Sister, Sister. The two girls in the show are twin sisters who are seperated at birth and adopted by two different people. Once they discover eachother, their families combine and live together. Although their parents are not biological, their family has a lot of love and respect for one another, which is a key factor in all of their happiness. A family does not need to be biologically related or be the "typical" family to have the most important attributes that make up what a family should really be.

http://www.tv.com/sister-sister/show/1048/summary.html

Welcome Post

Hi, I'm Stephanie. I'm not sure where to start or what exactly to say, so I guess I'll just talk a little about myself. This is my first year at Nassau, and I'm really excited to begin this new chapter of my life. English has always been my favorite subject and I'm sure that will continue throughout college.
Although I'm kind of stuck with what to write on my blog, I really do like the idea of having one, and hopefully I'll start to get the hang of it. I have a feeling this is going to be my favorite class this semester and I can't wait to see!