30. Commonplace Article

In Commonplace I read the article,” Comfort Food,” written by Morgan Glaze. This article plain and simple explained that plastic surgery is the new ice cream. In the past when people got divorced or broke up, many women blamed it on themselves and their appearance. They felt horrible about themselves and would use sweets, chocolate, and ice cream as a temporary fix. This article focuses on the timely topic of plastic surgery. Now women and even men are turning to plastic surgery to attempt to improve their looks and how they ultimately feel about themselves. Also plastic surgery isn’t just something that people are getting when they are older and trying to preserve their youthful fresh appearances. Many teens these days are getting surgery during high school and college. Girls are getting everything from nose jobs to breast implants. People use plastic surgery to try to achieve an impossible form of perfection. Celebrities first began to get surgery to try to keep their careers as long as possible and not be replaced by a new hotter version of themselves. The craze has now taken over America. It is relevant because it is becoming it effects peoples self esteem and self-actualization. Teens see people in magazines and on TV and want to look just like them.  Plastic surgery is not a solution in life. People need to learn to love who they see when they look in the mirror and be proud of they you are because they are unique.