The Fashion Industry Free To Be An Individual Summary

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Berry, Hannah. “The Fashion Industry: Free to Be an Individual.” The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook. 3rd Ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2013. 52-57. Print. In the article, “The Fashion Industry: Free to Be an Individual” by Hanna Berry, the author discusses how for decades women have been told to use certain products, and that if they used those products, they would be beautiful. Over the years, women believed these advertisements and would purchase items that promised to make them prettier, thinner, smarter, and even more loved. However, current advertisements are now empowering women to wear what they want, and be who they are. Berry states, “You don’t have to just try to be beautiful in the ways other…show more content…
By allowing a woman to express her individuality, it shows boldness, fearlessness, and confidence and that is refreshing in today’s world of fashion. When a woman can wear an outfit that makes her look great and expresses her personality, it empowers her to be exactly who she is and not who the world expects her to be. Felsenfeld, Daniel. “Rebel Music.” The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook. 3rd Ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2013. 624-628. Print. In the article, “Rebel Music,” Daniel Felsenfeld discusses how he grew up in Orange County, California in the 1980’s. Felsenfeld states, “I was experiencing a personal drought, an acrid lack of culture of kinds, especially music (Felsenfeld 624). Felsenfeld was musically inclined and took piano lessons, but quit, because he never felt connected to the music and was bored with the songs that he played on the piano. A few years down the road, he and a friend were listening to cassette tapes, and he heard Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and could not believe it was the same Beethoven he had heard before and did not like. Felsenfeld was hooked on Beethoven and felt as if he was hearing music for the first time. Felsenfeld fell in love with classical music and realized he had found his passion. Eventually, he ended up going to college to study music and became a composer…show more content…
There are over 60,000 people in the United States on the kidney transplant list annually, and the list continues to grow. End State Renal Disease is the leading cause of kidney failure and the need for a kidney transplant. Unfortunately, it can take ten long years to receive a deceased donors’ kidney for transplant and many times the recipient has died by then, which is why it is important to have the government lift the ban on the sale of kidneys in the United States so that more lives can be saved. In the article, the focus on the need for kidneys is urgent and for some people they may choose to go overseas, because that is the only option that patients have if they want to purchase a kidney from a living donor. However, it is illegal, but it is worth the risk for a chance to get a new kidney. Unfortunately, many people cannot afford to do this and will die before they receive a kidney transplant. Every person has two kidneys, and they only need one to survive, by giving up one kidney it would save thousands of lives. The black market is the best case scenario, for a chance at life. Nussbaum, Emily. “In Defense of Liz Lemon.” The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook. 3rd Ed., New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 2013. 57-62.

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