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McCabe, Marita P., and Lina A. Ricciardelli. "Socioculture Influences on Body Image and Body Changes Among Adolescent Boys and Girls" Journal of Social Psychology 143.1 (2003): 5. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. Marita P. McCabe and Lina A. Ricciardelli in their journal article, "Socioculture Influences on Body Image and Body Changes Among Adolescent Boys and Girls," argue that social things like family, friends, and media influence the way adolescent teens feel about their body. Thye argue their claim by providing the lab reports for different studies they did on how guys and girls felt and a multitude of outside sources they used. The authors performed their experiments and wrote their general discussion of the issue in order to provide proof for what effects the way kids feel about their bodies. The intended audience for this source would be parents or other scholars who are interested in this topic because the language is elevated and the math and calculations they use are advanced. This journal study of the social influences that have effects on how kids react to their bodies explains that it is social things like parents and friends and media that effect the way an adolescent looks at their body. The source is very scholarly and it has a lot of credibility since two professors performed the studies. The general discussion from this source will be used, as will the data they received from doing the studies as pure facts for why social factors create the warped sense of the body.

Price, Bob. "Body Image in Adolescents: Insights and Implications." Paediatric Nursing 21.5 (2009). Health and Wellness Resource Center. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. Bob Price, in his journal article, "Body Image in Adolescents: Insights and Implications," explains the way kids think about their bodies and how nurses and specialists should interact and treat them. He dos this by using in text citations to other journals and articles and by having a varying perspective on what factors might cause the body issues. The author wants the article to help nurses understand the teens and give some ways of how the body image effects teens, so nurses and the kids themselves will know how to act and to be able to get help and fix their problem faster and more efficiently. The intended audience would be nurses and the teens themselves which can be inferred by reading how he addresses the reader and by the examples and diction he uses. The source is an overview of what factors effect the outlook on the body and how this issue can be dealt with. The author seems to relate to the nurses and he seems also sensitive to the views of the students and he actually gives off an air of wanting to help them. The source can be used to identify certain factors of why a person is not happy with themselves and then shows what can be done to guide them through their trials and to be able to help them to find a healthy body image.

McKesson Health Solutions. "Body Dysmorphic Disorder." Comp. RelayHealth. Clinical Reference Systems (2010). Health and Wellness Resource Center. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. Clinical Reference Systems article that they released, "Body Dysmorphic Disorder," explains that the disease BDD is an anxiety disorder that morphs the way people view their bodies and how they develop the disease. The author develops their explanation by giving the definition of the disease and the symptoms and reactions that come with the disease and citing his sources. The author wrote this article to enlighten the population about the unknown disease in order to help those who have the disease cope, or to diagnose someone who wasn't sure before. The audience is anyone who is self-conscious about their body, who may have the disease and want to know or anyone else for that matter because the writing style is easy to follow and he writes to where a teenager could understand. The source explains what BDD is and what the symptoms are and more about this fairly unknown disease. The author seems to know what he is talking about and the source seems credible and truthful, though lacking some hard facts. The source can be used later on to show that body image is not just a social thing, but that neurological things can affect the way people see themselves and they cannot control it.

Ferron, Christine. "Body image in adolescence: Cross-cultural research -- Results.." Adolescence 32.127 (1997): 735. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. Christine Ferron, in her article, "Body image in adolescence: Cross-cultural research," suggests that a negative outlook on body image could have something to do with the ethnicity of the adolescent. The author backs up her argument with the results she performed with cross-cultural students and a survey she had them take along with citations from other source where she took her knowledge from. The author says that ethnicity of the person and their friends has something to do with how they see themselves in order to show that social interactions are not the problem, but that ethnicity is, something that kids cannot control. She is addressing other researchers in this area by using large words, but also specialists in this field by calling for a change in the way body image problems are addressed. The source is all about how ethnicity is a factor that effects body image and how not enough people believe that. The author seems to know a lot about the subject, considering she is of ethnicity. She relates to the subjects of the tests. The source is easier to understand than others on this topic. The source will be used as another factor that contributes to a negative or changed self-image.

Jonathan Hardcastle's article "The Importance of Clothing" (17 Oct. 2006) claims that clothing was and is a means of protection from climate and has more of a social or cultural meaning in modern times. Hardcastle develops his writing by discussing what clothing can protect humans against and how some weather aspects affect the human body, and by talking about reasons as to why some people wear clothing and the significance. The author's purpose was to help the reader understand why clothing is so essential for humans and the importance to different cultures. The intended audience would probably be a middle class that has money to afford clothing and for those who wonder what exactly is the importance of their garments and why do other cultures have different views and styles. The article "The Importance of Clothing" describes the different climate scenarios where clothing could help and why, as well as the importance of clothing to certain cultures and societies. The author does a very well job in elaborating what garments could actually do and by separating accessories and art from clothing. He also mentions how some cultures have certain beliefs that go along with clothing and how some customs are to cover a certain body part and etc. Most places in the world contain clothing, however not everyone has access or money to get to it. The source of the article was effective. The website had a bunch of articles and authors and it was not hard to search for one in their search bar. The article will definitely be of use to me for developing reasons as to why clothing is important and how it can protect mankind's' bodies. The information about how certain body parts are covered for certain cultures is also useful. In some African countries, they woods, leaves, and scraps of what they have to create clothing that scarcely covers the body parts.

Ransohoff, Julia. "Teens and the Media-Stereotypes." Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. Julia Ransohoff, a high school student writer, in her article "Teens and the Media," suggests that the media effects the way students view their bodies and that psychological disorders have nothing to do with it. The author supports her claims by paraphrasing Common Sense Media and using statistics and her own personal opinions. Ransohoff writes about how media portrays perfect bodies and that certain groups are more susceptible to feel bad about their bodies due to this in order to help high school students be aware that stereotypes that the media portray are not realistic. The author is writing to high school students or teenagers in general by her use of common speech and by talking to the reader directly. This source is written by a high school corespondent who explains that that the characters on TV or billboards and such are not realistic and bodies are not supposed to be perfect. The author Julia Ransohoff understands what high school students are immersed in and she writes as if she knows we are reading. The source she used, Common Sense Media seems a bit sketchy, but that's from a cursory glance. This research will be used in my source for the statistics and as an example from an actual high school student dealing with this issue.

Pham, Thailan. "TEENAGE PLASTIC SURGERY." People 73.13 (2010): 107. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. Thailan Pham, in her article in People Magazine called, "Teenage Plastic Surgery," explains how teenagers are undergoing plastic surgery to fix the way they look. The author supports her statement by having testimonials from teens who have gone under the knife and what they say about their life afterward, as well as having an inset about whether surgery is right for you. The author is explaining what cases surgery would be good for glamorizing plastic surgery in order to explain that changing ones body is alright, if it is for a good reason. The author is speaking towards teenagers who struggle with body issues like larger breasts or bigger than average ears, by showing that other kids do it and their lives are much better afterward. The source is very interesting giving another look on plastic surgery and how teens are taking advantage of it. The author is a journalist so she seems less scientific with her arguments and the writing is more glamorizing the subject of surgery than warning of the dangers of it. This topic can be used as a look from the other side and why people think they need to alter their bodies.

MacDonald, Christine. "Just Add Body Heat: The New Passive Houses Are So Energy-Efficient, They Make Heating and Cooling Practically Irrelevant. (cover story)." E - The Environmental Magazine 21.6 (2010): 22. Science Reference Center. EBSCO. Web. 26 Feb. 2011. "Just Add Body Heat: The New Passive Houses Are So Energy-Efficient" Precis MacDonald, in her article " Just Add Body Heat: The New Passive Houses Are So Energy-Efficient" (2010) claims the astonishing simplicity of the "Passive house" which has the most Eco-friendly technology ranging from LCD light bulbs to Solar Panels, allowing the Passive house to run along smoothly with barely any need for electricity. MacDonald writes in order to show readers how such passive houses are becoming far more common and they are huge money savers which consume far less energy than normal houses. MacDonald writes for any audience of adults who are interested in buying such a house or deciding whether they should implement some of the energy saving devices offered in the passive houses to their own. I plan on using this in my research paper by showing readers and the school board the energy efficiency of the passive house and how LCD light bulbs could help the schools achieve their first step to being completely energy efficient. I hope to do this through implementing this into my final research paper later and explaining why such topic is just an example of what can be accomplished.

D'Arcy Lyness, in the article "Body Image and Self Esteem" (kidshealth.org, 2009), explains how when teens reach puberty and even past that, that they begin to be unhappy with their body and are often times self conscious about it. Lyness supports her argument with sayings that normal teens would say, developed arguments and scenarios where kids do degrade them selves, and ways to help stop the negative outlook on life. She writes to try and help kids see that negative self image isn't healthy and that there are ways to help them. Lyness writes to kids 10-18 which can be seen by her word choice, her diction, and her use of the word child, which means under 18. This article was written and reviewed by D'Arcy Lyness who has a PhD for Kids Health online, specifically for teens and young adults. She develops her argument by adding thoughts that reflect those of the kids dealing with negative self image. The prose is a but immature, and the site seems a little childish, but the medical backing is sound. I plan to use the descriptions of those who deal with self image problems and the questions asked on how to fix it in my proposal.

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Diane Marcotte, author of Treating depression in adolescence: A review of the efficiency of cognitive-behavioral treatment, in her article "Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms During Adolescence: Role of Gender-Typed Characteristics, Self-Esteem, Body Image, Stressful Life Events, and Pubertal Status" (MasterFILE Premier, Ipswich, MA 2002) states that girls tend to be more depressed during the stages of puberty than boys. Marcotte develops this reasoning through the use of her research on the efficiency of cognitive-behavioral treatments which can triggers the cause of puberty in a teen girls' life. She writes to inform other researchers and parents as to why girls suffer the affect of low self esteem, discomfort in body changes, and statistics on the time frame of a boys' puberty growth to a girls'. Marcotte, writes for an audience of adults and also teens who desire information as to the answers concerning the process, stages, rates,and emotional suffering due to puberty on a young teenage girls' life. This is an essay, written by a researcher on adolscence behaviors. She uses other sources to explain her research on how puberty effects the behavioral state of a teens mind. I see myself using this research in the middle sections of my paper because it states some valubable data and reasonings on my topic. However, this article is aslo helpful in developing my final action to help young teens on their low self esteem because of puberty.

    "Smoking IS good for you argues that it is okay to smoke and that it does not harm your body what so ever. This author states the reasons why its okay to smoke and then makes a list of things that are either worse for people other than smoking and why it shouldn't be a problem. People should smoke in order to be stress free. The audience is mainly towards people that don't smoke and people that hate smokers.      Overall this source talks about why it should not be a problem, why places shouldn't restrict where people have to go to smoke, and why it helps people in certain ways like a stress reliever and having time for yourself in a peaceful matter. The author is very strong on the fact that smoking is good and doesn't cause any harm to any human bodies. This is useful for my research paper because It is contradicting my paper and what i think meaning I see it in a different view and understand more why people don't care if they harm themselves and others.  

Sahelian, Ray. "Cystic Fibrosis natural and alternative treatment, supplemetns, vitamins by Ray Sahelian, M.D." Ray Sahelian, M.D., nutrition expert and best selling author. 25 Feb. 2011 . Ray Sahelian, in his website "natural and alternative treatment, supplemetns, vitamins" (2009) explains that there are natural and alternative ways to treat Cystic Fibrosis in that they are less money and a lot healthier than other treatments. Sahelian develops his thesis by explaining all the different types of treatments, including supplements that aid in the possibility of curing the CF disease. The authors purpose is to show that there are cheaper ways to support the diseases rough conditions with natural supplements your body needs or may need more of in order to inform that they may help because they are natural not harmful. The intended audience would be CF patients, medical field participants and possible research for high school students. Ray Sahelian's online website is very effective in which it thoroughly explains which supplements work best for the body, which are most likely to help treat an issue and how you can save money. The article is rich in facts and alternatives to buying herbs as opposed to a ten thousand dollar machine. In my research project, the information that could be used would be regarding how and why these "supplements" would increase the likelihood of CF effecting an individual and how to cure for the disease.

     Dr Gavin Petrie writes "Smoking- health risks" implied that smoking has a lot of risks and should be taken seriously. He has a whole bunch of questions and he answers each and explains why it is what it is. With people smoking all over the united states their are a lot of consequences, in order to improve health conditions that very, people need to quit smoking for a lot of good reasons. The audience is smokers who don't understand how they are hurting their body and to non smokers who want to understand.       This source talks all about the causes, what is in a cigarette, and how a cigarette works. It is very dangerous to the human body and causes a lot of problems like trying to conceive and other side effect. The author helps people out a lot by answering all the questions in detail and understanding what is going on. This will be in my research paper because I learned other side effects that I did not know at first and more information is helpful.  

Davidson, Tish AM;. Margaret, Alic, PhD. "Childhood Obesity." Gale Health Collection. Online Edition. 1 August 2010. Web. 24 February 2011. Davidson and Alic, in the article "Childhood Obesity" (2010) explain that the very fundamentals of childhood obesity revolve around the science and mechanics of the body and what the body can tolerate. Davidson and Alic support their explanation by explaining the components of obesity as well as the processes of measuring and treating childhood obesity. The authors' purpose is to supply all the information necessary to understand the causes and effects of childhood obesity as well as possible treatments and predictions about the condition. The authors write in a formal, educational tone, devoid of any emotion, for those first beginning to research childhood obesity and the factors that go along with it. "Childhood Obesity" (2010) reviews the complete scientific view of childhood obesity in a manner which is strictly educational. There is no bias or personal opinion inserted into the article, only pure fact and statistics. The article effectively educates on the fundamentals of obesity and the basic knowledge required to begin to treat and recognize the condition as a parent. Though the material is highly factual and dry, the message is still received and the information reliable. This article will be utilized in the field of basic knowledge so that upon writing the research paper, a firm understanding of the condition is obtained, preventing unnecessary false facts or misinterpreted understanding.

Pollak, Lisa. "The Umpire's Sons." The Sporting News 26 May 1997: 24+. General OneFile.  Web. 22 Feb. 2011.Lisa Pollak, author of The Baltimore Sun, in her news article "The Umpire's Sons" suggests that the insubstantial hope to prevent the terminal disease, Adrenoleukodystrophy, from progressing surpasses the possible harm an abundance of tests could pose on John Hirschbeck's fragile body.  Pollak supports her argument by arousing sympathy for the Hirschbeck family through the tale of the unfortunate tragedies both sons endured and the complications faced by the offspring.  Pollak writes to present condolence for the family's loss and pose emphasis on the negativity of the uncontrollable in order to ensure appreciation for the struggles faced by all involved in the unfavorable circumstance.  Pollak writes for an audience of all ages who seek reassurance for prolonging a loved one's life or individuals who strive to understand motives for delaying an inevitable death rather than preserving the limited time remaining.

"What Is Cystic Fibrosis, Pancreatic Cystic Fibrosis." National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Mar. 2009. Web. 02 Feb. 2011. . The author of the National Heart, Lung and Blood instate states in their text and article called "What is Cystic Fibrosis" (2009). The author supports their information and research by using only the correct information from a trained and professional doctor/researcher to allow assurance to their readers that information is valid. The audience can be anyone interested in researching or learning about Cystic Fibrosis and how it can harm your body and why. The author is trying to relate to the audience by using information that can be trusted in a difficult time in someone's life or to help out for research. Overall the source included a lot of information that was able to further me in my proposal. I was able to use facts and statistics to support my proposal. Though there wasn't much I could use to relate the topic of Cystic Fibrosis to me