The Sorrows of Young Graybeard
There are a plethora of images of women and ideas about the body within mass media, but the obsession with youthfulness and physical attractiveness in our society has constructed a paradox of the human being, as getting old is a natural process, which should be embraced rather the hidden, with replacing the elegance and presence of the older women with the images of the young models. It may challenge older women’s ideas about their identity, but also create a young women’s fear of ageing.
Thursday, 17 November 2011
Friday, 11 November 2011
Jimmy Choo
"In both my vocation at Robin Hood and my avocation as a volunteer firefighter, I am witness to acts of generosity and kindness on a monumental scale, but I'm also witness to acts of grace and courage on an individual basis. And you know what I've learned? They all matter. So as I look around this room at people who either have achieved, or are on their way to achieving, remarkable levels of success, I would offer this reminder: don't wait. Don't wait until you make your first million to make a difference in somebody's life. If you have something to give, give it now. Serve food at a soup kitchen, clean up a neighborhood park, be a mentor.
Not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebody's life, but every day offers us an opportunity to affect one. So get in the game; save the shoes."
Mark Bezos
http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_bezos_a_life_lesson_from_a_volunteer_firefighter.html
Compassion
I believe that women and girls today have to partner in a powerful way with men -- with their fathers, with their sons, with their brothers, with the plumbers, the road builders, the caregivers, the doctors, the lawyers, with our president, and with all beings. The women in this room are lotuses in a sea of fire. May we actualize that capacity for women everywhere.
http://www.ted.com/talks/joan_halifax.html
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