Essay Plan

'Using the comparison of these two texts as your starting point, explore the media issues and debates which they raise.'

Cosmopolitan
- Beyonce is used as an aspitational figure who appeals to women and also young girls due to her curvacious figure and confident attitude, readers thus buy the magazine in order to acquire the secrets to her success.
- However, the fact that the photo has been edited establishes the social issue that women are made to feel that hey must look like her and thus reduces their confidence.