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Choose one of the two cartoons for your analysis!


  1. Take notes on this feature on plastic surgery performed on teens in the USA! (Motives, views and attitudes, effects and problems covered by this video clip ...!)
  2. Prepare a short talk based on these notes. As a conclusion, it should include your personal opinion.

  • Before you answer the questions:


Basic Skills & Information


Reasons for Plastic Surgery

Men:

  • want to have more success in jobs
  • want to attract younger women
  • want to have an image of vitality
  • makes them feel better
  • to look more attractive
  • to get attention from other people
  • to look young, fit, with good reactions and professional
  • to bring out their character
  • to prevent prejudice

Women:

  • to look like the women in the media
  • everybody does it
  • prices go down
  • feels good to get told that they look good
  • to improve their self-confidence
  • to remind themselves of the good times
  • people don´t like themselves because they are brainwashed by the media
  • to be more attractive to men
  • to get better job chances
  • youth shows fertility
  • to wear the newest dresses ( fashion ) ????????


Obesity

  • Obesity: presentation of talk on slideshare


Talks on "The cults of youth and body in the USA"

  • The other side: Obesity in the USA (2 pupils)
  • statistical facts, dangers, problems
  • causes of obesity and possible solutions, programmes fighting obesity
Start here!


  • Body Cult: Going to the gym (1 pupil)
  • statistical facts causes and problems
Start here!

Religion in the US and the UK

Talks on Religion

  1. Creationism and intelligent design vs. science - Burger/Müller(2)
  2. Religious landscape in the US – Main Churches … Importance of religion in families, at work, in education - Kuhn/Albert (2)
  3. TV Evangelism in the USA (2)
  4. The Amish - L. Hein (1)
  5. Muslims in the UK today. Numbers, self-perception, difficulties for Muslims and Christians - A. Rossmanith/L. Schineller(2)
  6. Religion in Britain – Christian Denominations, Religious Values in Education/Society (2)
  7. Britain and Catholicism – A violent History - Wudy/Höchner (2)