Inner Beauty Essay

There are many wonderful short stories in the world about amazing role models. However, it is very hard to show what it takes to be an amazing person to look up . On the other hand, in the story, “ The Marble Champ,” by Gary Soto, a girl named Lupe who is not very athletic discovered the sport called marbles, and in doing so she shows what it takes to be a good role model with flying colors. She shows what it takes to be a good role model by being intelligent, a hard worker, and a good sport.…

Having a Growth Mindset is the most important determiner of success. Growth Mindset is defined as the belief that many basic qualities like intelligence could be developed through dedication and hard work. For instance, when you fail a test or lose a game we have to try to keep a Growth Mindset. When some of us fail we tend to give up, thinking that it is too challenging for us. For example, Jennifer Bricker, a girl who was born without legs wanted to be a gymnast. But how can you do that…

At 9 years old, I thought I would be a famous actress with fame and great clothes. At 12, I imagined being a professor that spread wisdom and was loved by all my students. Now, at 17, the future does not look as certain or as grand. I have changed career aspirations more than I have changed my hairstyle. I don’t have my exact path mapped out because no one is ever 110% certain about what we want to do with our lives and because we can never know what the future will bring. However, I know that…

not as it seems. Child beauty pageants are wrong. They are immoral. They are stripping little girls of their childhood and forcing them to grow up at such a young age. A poll on mirror.co.uk showed that only 11% of voters agreed with child pageants, and almost 90% of voters disagree, and…

Do people think beauty contests help women in a positive way? This question is something lots of women think about. There are all sorts of contests. Some are for sports, for political purposes and some are solely based on beauty. Some people believe in beauty contests being a big part of life. Most people think that beauty contests are not useful in any way. Since beauty contests cause girls and women to have a negative view of their body image the contests should be based on intelligence,…

When analyzing The Little Mermaid, Giroux holds Ariel under scrutiny with her relationship with the men in her life and how her perfect body might lead little girls to idealize unhealthy body standards for themselves. Giroux describes Ariel as “modeled after a slightly anorexic Barbie Doll,” due to her slim figure, large breasts, and wide eyes, all which seems like too much for a sixteen year old. The two main male relationships that Ariel has are between her father, King Triton, and her love…

In 1995, Misty Copeland received a letter stating her rejection because of her body to the Ballet Academy. Misty was devastated by the news she read, at the age of 13 from that day forward devoted herself to become a better dancer. Misty has been working hard ever since, dancing at the San Francisco Ballet School practicing every day, she is one of the first African American Ballet dancers.. At the age of 15, she won an award, first place at the Music Center Spotlight Awards. She now has…

Peggy Orenstein’s point is that she is expressively disappointed on how today’s society labels young girls wanted to be girly, princesses, ext. She gives many examples that have happened to her daughter. She states that multiple people had called her daughter princess, been given a pink balloon without her having any say in what color she wanted. Labeling her as the “Ideal” female child by today’s standards. Mrs. Orenstein then continues that it’s not only towards female girls but to boys as…

Producing the photograph from the ‘Wonderland series would’ve taken a very long process because of the backdrop. In order to make a backdrop, she would’ve had to research and find images she would like to use for her backdrop. It seems like she’d combined many ideas together to create her wonderful backdrop that incorporates a deck of card and different kinds of animals. To make the backdrop, Polixeni would’ve needed to draw out all the details she created with on a massive piece of blank…

slim. The cost that it takes to make a contestant look beautiful is exaggerating. In the end scholarships are not nearly as much as they are suppose to be. Also the publicity that goes along with having a beauty pageant is overwhelming. There is many other ways to feel and look beautiful. Beauty pageants are not it. Do not promote pageants, it is a waste of time, a waste of money, a waste of emotions, a waste of scholarships, and a waste of…