Beauty contest

I am almost positive that all of you in this room know what is it like to lose. How did you react? Were you bitter? Did you cry? You might’ve been angry or maybe you didn't even care. The last time I can recall losing…. I was overjoyed. I was on the Trojan Girls Volleyball Team. Our team consisted of eleven girls and we were competing for the finals against the team from Pewaukee. Throughout the game I felt excitement, then frustration, and last but definitely not least…..satisfaction. Before…

The book I picked for my report is “Perfect” by Ellen Hopkins, it is the sequel to the book “Impulse” also by Ellen Hopkins. It is published by Margret K. MckElderly Books on September 13,2011. The book contains 640 pages. “Perfect” is a Young Adult fiction story. The story is based of aspects of real people’s lives but does not display real people or events of any real person specifically. “I must acknowledge the dozens of readers who shared personal stories of eating disorders, pageant…

Susie was a typical freshman girl on Central High’s swim team. Living in California, Susie was used to spending most of her time in the water. Both of her parents loved to be outdoors and enjoyed an active lifestyle that they passed that onto their daughter. Easily passing though swimming lessons, the lead lifeguard approached Susie’s parents about the possibility of Susie joining a swim team. She said, “Even though Susie is too young to compete, I think Susie could get a head start on learning…

patriarchy and gender roles should be destroyed immediately, because beauty pageants are keeping women in the past. The notion of beauty being a woman’s most important aspect is absolutely sickening. With this idea, women are seen as only good for sexual interaction and pleasure, domestic tasks, and aesthetic pleasure. The former pageant contestants that defend the pageant were benefited by the pageant because they fit that narrow mold of beauty. In their eyes, it is a harmless-if not…

In the story “Two Kinds,” Jing-mei Woo is being tested by her mother Suyuan to see if she is a prodigy. Suyuan believes that you can be anything you aspire to be in America. Once she sees the child prodigies on television, Suyuan starts trying to find what type of prodigy Jing-mei is, her hidden talent. At first, Jing-mei is just as excited as her mother at the idea of being a prodigy. She thinks of this as a way to be adored by her parents. Every night after dinner, Suyuan sits at the kitchen…

Balancing Act – Cheerleading and College Success vs. Complex Family Dynamics By Regina Aaron Escondido, CA - The professional voice that greets callers at a successful auto body shop belongs not to a seasoned vehicle repair specialist, but to Dominique “Domi” Hillery, a former member of Santa Monica College’s all-girl cheerleading squad. Domi was a member of the squad for 2 years and participated in many events and competitions, but her aspirations to become a professional cheerleader,…

English 1102. My very first class, an 8 AM, as a University of Georgia student. I had many feelings going into this class. I am not a morning person, so would I dread waking up in the mornings to go to class? I never felt my writing was perfect, so would I flunk my first college English class? I was used to high school classes, so would I transition into college smoothly? Little did I know, as soon as I sat down in my tiny college desk, I was about to be relieved. My teacher, Gale, changed my…

Helen Rockwell Mr. Bertelsen English Three 10 November 2016 Beastly Beauty Pageants Children’s beauty pageants- their popularity has been on a rise in recent years. Shows such as Toddler and Tiaras or Here Comes Honey Boo Boo have brought the topic into the public eye. Although these shows are on-air for entertainment reasons, many people are outraged and are asking for a ban on children’s beauty pageants. Pageants for children should be banned because they cost more than the prizes that come…

girl””(Hollandsworth 2). I believe that they are disappointed to see that something they once enjoyed for fun has turned into a fit rage of parents forcing their daughter to compete for their excitement. And Annette Hill owner of Universal Royalty Beauty Pageant has to say to that “When we talk high-glitz, we mean the glitzier the better, and we make no apologies for it” (Hollandsworth 3). This is really detrimental to the future of our little girls. What they do now will affect them in the…

looking beautiful is necessary in certain jobs like Miss USA and as a news reporter by saying, “It is a little ironic that the Miss USA beauty pageant is overseen by one of the ugliest souls on the planet.” Even though these phrases were harsh and of course a bit mean, I think they were both very well thought out and quite effective. In all reality, if only “beauty on the outside” is required for a famous, publicized job, more than likely Donald Trump wouldn’t qualify as he is of the older…