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The texts in section A focus on cosmetic surgery on teenagers. Write a paper (700-1000 words) in which you answer the following questions. Answer the questions separately.
1. Give an outline of the various views on plastic surgery for teenagers, which are presented in texts 1 and 2
2. How dies Valerie Ulene engage the reader in the subject in text 1? Illustrate your answer with examples from the text.
3. Taking your starting point in text 3, discuss whether cosmetic surgery on teenagers should be banned.
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Both given texts, “Plastic surgery for teens” by Valerie Ulene and “Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery” by Camille Sweeny, have very similar views on plastic surgery for teenagers in America. They both hold the view that teenagers are pressured by set beauty standards, which are displayed by media and other industries.
In the first text “Plastic surgery for teens” Valerie Ulene, the author and a specialist for preventive surgery in the US, says that America’s teenagers feel the need to undergo plastic surgery because they think of the beauty standards as the given norm and want to achieve those norms. Ulene is of the opinion that plastic surgery shouldn’t be the alternative to diets and exercise, because most teens are very impatient and change their opinions quickly, so they might regret their choice shortly after. She believes teens will obtain a better view on themselves, as they grow older and go through the process of growing up. It’s not entirely unwise to get a plastic surgery, according to Valerie Ulene, she thinks some teenagers, who have had the wish for a long time, should have the opportunity, but preferably when they are legally aloud to sign consent, until then parents and doctors should determine whether or not the teen should turn to a surgeon’s knife.
The second text “Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery” by Camille Sweeny, the author is of the fairly same opinion as given in the first text. Sweeny also believes that the
The texts in section A focus on cosmetic surgery on teenagers. Write a paper (700-1000 words) in which you answer the following questions. Answer the questions separately.
1. Give an outline of the various views on plastic surgery for teenagers, which are presented in texts 1 and 2
2. How dies Valerie Ulene engage the reader in the subject in text 1? Illustrate your answer with examples from the text.
3. Taking your starting point in text 3, discuss whether cosmetic surgery on teenagers should be banned.
1.
Both given texts, “Plastic surgery for teens” by Valerie Ulene and “Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery” by Camille Sweeny, have very similar views on plastic surgery for teenagers in America. They both hold the view that teenagers are pressured by set beauty standards, which are displayed by media and other industries.
In the first text “Plastic surgery for teens” Valerie Ulene, the author and a specialist for preventive surgery in the US, says that America’s teenagers feel the need to undergo plastic surgery because they think of the beauty standards as the given norm and want to achieve those norms. Ulene is of the opinion that plastic surgery shouldn’t be the alternative to diets and exercise, because most teens are very impatient and change their opinions quickly, so they might regret their choice shortly after. She believes teens will obtain a better view on themselves, as they grow older and go through the process of growing up. It’s not entirely unwise to get a plastic surgery, according to Valerie Ulene, she thinks some teenagers, who have had the wish for a long time, should have the opportunity, but preferably when they are legally aloud to sign consent, until then parents and doctors should determine whether or not the teen should turn to a surgeon’s knife.
The second text “Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery” by Camille Sweeny, the author is of the fairly same opinion as given in the first text. Sweeny also believes that the