Evolution of the swimsuit

In this presentation, Jessica Rey discusses how far the bikini has come in terms of acceptance and the revolutionary impact it's made on society. The bikini was invented in 1946 by a French engineer named Louis Reyard. It was named after an atomic bomb test because he knew that it would have the metaphorical impact of an atomic bomb on society. The purpose of a bikini was to finally expose the belly button and it wasn't considered a bikini unless you could pull it through a wedding ring. Before, and even for some time during, the bikini era women would wear bathing suits that covered up a significant portion of their body. Women would use what was called a bathing machine to swim in. It was basically a miniature pool but women were too afraid of swimming in public so they swam in these. They were so afraid that they'd jump straight into the water in hopes of no one seeing them. In 1956 modern girl magazine said that it was "hardly necessary to waste words cause no girl with tact or decency would wear them." Another writer for the magazine said that it "revealed everything about a girl except her mothers maiden name." Bikinis were so looked down upon that at a lot of beaches would get kicked off of beaches because they were seen as too scandalous. By the 60's everything was so revolutionized by the "free love" era that women who weren't wearing bikinis were seen as "square." Studies at Princeton University show that men who were shown women in bikinis saw them as objects instead of human beings. Men who were shown women in normal clothing saw them as normal women. Jessica Rey closed her discussion by explaining that modesty doesn't mean women have to cover themselves in bed sheets everywhere they go, but they also don't have to walk around borderline naked. Jessica Rey's goal is to have women preserve their dignity but do it in a fashionable sense.

Summary of "The undercover parent."

This article delves into the dark world of the internet, how harmful it may be to young children and how far some parents are willing to go to ensure their children's security while browsing the internet. In the article, Coben argues in favor of parents putting spyware on their kids' computers. He feels that parents will be able to protect their child from the dangers of the Internet by monitoring everything they do. In doing so, the parents would be able to protect their children from things such as cyber bullying, sexual predators, financial scams etc. Coben emphasizes how protective parents are of their children these days but interestingly more so when it comes to minute things such as fighting their childrens' battles on the playground, confronting their coaches about their kids' playing time etc. but when it comes to things such as pedophiles on the internet or graphic images they're nowhere near as concerned. This article brings up a very important question; when is parenting considered "going too far?" To most people it's tough to know when it's either not enough or far too much. This often results in children wither rebelling when they get older from being controlled as a child or being too cautious and fearful as a result of negligence.