The Price Of Perfection Analysis

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“The heel of my foot become odiferous and deteriorated. Because of the pain in my foot, my whole body became emaciated. My face color changed and I couldn’t sleep at night.” recalled a woman in the article The Price of Perfection by Robin Henig. This is one of the cases women went through in their quest for beauty. Almost everyone is preoccupied and obsessed with the fact of perfection. Moreover, many have dealt with the dissatisfaction of less confidence at one point in their life. Insecurities are tearing people apart and giving them nightmares. Henig proves the concept of women suffering by introducing all the tortures that women experienced. In the article, HERS; Made to Measure, Lucy Ferris shared her own story and her views on breast

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