English essay???????

START OF MY ESSAY.
Tips and advice please?
I can write in first person, because I’m presenting it

I have chosen to write about a compelling argument currently overtaking our news papers, magazines and media; the growing craze to be skinny and the pressure which is imposed upon us. This pressure is unfortunately resulting in young teens having to live and battle with eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. Although it seems women are naturally insecure about their image the media most definitely contributes. The glossy magazines we see in every day life are making women feel they have to compare their selves, and their bodies to other women. I am going to be exploring, analysing and comparing two different articles about Anorexia and the reasons why the pressure to be ‘size 0’ is so intense.
At one point in history, a woman of an average weight or even a tad overweight was considered healthy and wealthy. In today’s world, however, the ideal image has been changed and now girls and women all over the world suffer under the pressure to be skinny and lose weight. What had once been a symbol of wealth and prosperity is now looked down upon. This growing craze overtaking the present media is more than often what causes Anorexia and Bulimia, two physical and mental eating disorders that kill thousands of people each year. The reasons in which I have chosen to write about this particular subject is because, I feel that I could benefit from learning and exploring further into Anorexia, Bulimia and other eating disorders. I would like to teach others about the serious consequences which could be faced and open their eyes to the vast amount of people it affects.
The first article I’ve chosen has been extracted from the famous fashion magazine ‘Vogue’. It is written by a girl who suffered, lived with and overcame Anorexia. Mandy Kaye suffered with Anorexia for roughly 5 years of her teen life, standing at 5ft 3in she weighed a minuscule 5 stone and was dangerously thin. Unlike a lot of today’s anorexic teens Mandy never envied skinny models or celebrities in glossy magazines, she never actually perceived herself as being fat. In fact Mandy unintentionally lost weight through the pressures of school and GCSE exams “I was desperate to do well and, although I’d always loved my food I was so anxious I could barely eat.”

I suggest you do some research on a person called Twiggy and Karen Carpenter from the 70′s. It also would be good to look at trends from the 1900-2000 and site some examples of that.