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According to Elizabeth Bell in this book “From Mouse To Mermaid”, The author described the topic of female figures in Disney films and how they were created at first. Bell stated the people who animate and draw the pictures of the heroines created the standard of how beautiful women should be such as Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, etc. seem to be young females with ideal height and weight, but the villains such as Snow White’s stepmother and Ursula are more like “middle-aged” females and they are old, fat, and gentle women. (Bell, p108) Bell observed that when Disney first created movies, they got inspiration from classical ballet dancers, so that is one of the reasons why there are soft singing and dancing in their movies. The writer claimed that Disney has given a definition to young audience of the wonderful dream of being princesses and is a great goal. Also, Bell stated that the villains of the movies always have dark music in background, and Disney artists draw them to have same effect of animals such as wolves, and bats to give fear. The author concluded Disney makes middle-age females have a stereotype that society does not welcome them and they are isolated people.

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According to Judi Vance in her book “Beauty to Die For”, cosmetic products are not only good for our skin. The writer sated that the common products which consumers use include: moisturizer, foundation, blush, eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner and lipsticks. Vance described many products in the market are selling skin moisturizer substances and it claims to get rid of wrinkles. However, the author reported some chemicals that are put into the products are not safe and they actually do something harmful to skin to make the appearance of unwrinkled skin. She observed that women are not aware of the damage possibility from ingredients such as “petrolatum, mineral oil, isopropyl myristate, trietholamine, glycerin and propylene glycol” (Judi Vance, 2000, p20). The writer also stated it is possible for any makeup to have similar damage to the face of women because they include many of same ingredients as moisturizers. In this book, Vance claimed that foundation prevents skin from breathing, lipsticks contain chemicals that cause cancer, and blushes are really harmful for health. In addition, she said that mascaras and eyeliners can be really dangerous because they are used close to eyes which are very sensitive. In other words, the author concluded almost any product that is put on the face and improve looks may contain ingredients that may damage people’s health.

Hello

This is Janice.
I am from South Korea.
and i am an ESL student.
I have been in toronoto for 8 months.
I like Canada and at the same time, i miss my country and family.