Bo Derek running down the beach with a slender hourglass figure, large full breast, and long shapely legs in the acclaimed motion picture "10", helped to set the standard that now molds our society. Opening a magazine, turning on a television, going to the movies, or riding down the interstate is a never-ending reminder of what society expects us to look like. With our acceptance, being based on our physical appearance, its no wonder many young …showed first 75 words of 1162 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1162 total…by magazines, movies and television. If this is true, what is the message that our society is sending to our young people? Have we become so shallow that we measure people's worth by how easy they are on our eyes? Have we abandoned the sentiment of not judging a book by its cover? Maybe we need to step back and evaluate the effects, which we are potentially having on our children and other loved ones.