Beauty contest

True Beauty? What makes someone or something beautiful? One day while doing research in the library I came across an image that would forever change my aspect on art. It happened to be a sculpture of half a face, which belonged to a woman. Later on that day I did some research of my own and found out the name of that piece was entitled Fragment of the face of a queen. The sculpture spoke on so many things at once, that it was more than amazing. What made that creations hold so much beauty is…

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it,” – Confucius. This is the mentality that every human in the world should carry. This is the ideology that I’ve been taught growing up, and this is the argument that Ms. Temimah Zucker carries in her piece. Throughout “Society’s Standards of Beauty Will Get Old, But Being Comfortable with Yourself Never will,” Ms. Zucker emphasizes the importance of feeling “attractive at every age.” She conveys the utmost significance that women “at whatever age,…

souls instead of bodies, how very different our ideas of beauty would be”. An unknown author wrote this quote, but the meaning of this is so true. Beauty is not just what you look like, it’s about the beauty within ones self. Who you are and how you treat people is the most important thing when it comes to beauty. So what does the beauty mean? Is beauty more about inner beauty or outer beauty? So what really is the meaning behind the word beauty? Well as generations continue to change so does…

Beauty is defined by “a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.” It is believed by many that beauty only applies to someone’s outward appearance. Beauty can be seen in various ways and forms. Beauty is seen in different perspectives based on Identity, status, and culture. Although people view beauty as ones outwards appearance and appeal, true beauty can lie within and can take on many different forms. “Beauty is in the…

In the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Dorian Gray, a handsome young man, has his portrait painted by Basil Hallward, a respected artist among the community. When realizes his beauty is only going to last for so long, he expresses out loud how he wishes it was the painting that ages instead of him. When he learns that his wish has become true, his actions become more sinister and his morals lose their importance. Dorian Gray is a dynamic character that goes through several…

The story of Beauty and the Beast is a timeless fairytale retold for decades. The most famous version is Disney’s animated movie. The story is about a beautiful girl who was able to look beyond beastly features and fall in love with a beautiful personality. It was Disney’s attempt to influence a younger generation of what the concept of BEAUTY should be. As time passed and society became exposed to ever-changing standards of BEAUTY, it raises the question, what is true BEAUTY? BEAUTY is a…

dreary at times, is an important one. It is a wake up call to present and future graduates. It is a call to rise above expectations set by the culture. Worship what matters. Instead of worshiping money, show generosity. Instead of physical beauty, recognize inner beauty. Finally, instead of power, show humility. True worship belongs to God and Him alone. Pursue Him and Capital-T Truth is…

her full senses that she is the richness that men seek. She, not Adam, is the real work of art, and she knows it. Stepping over the boundary in the Art Museum room where Adam works as a security guard, she intimidates him through the effort of her beauty into allowing her to damage a male nude by spray painting a penis. From then on, unperceived to him, or us, Adam becomes her idea project, a living sculpture that she will construct, as she says, “at her thesis defense, out of a pallet…

How is beauty defined? In contemporary society, beauty for a female is defined as having large breasts, big buttocks and an elegant facial profile. For males, handsomeness (the term used to describe beautiful males), may be defined as having a firm jaw or face and a muscular physique. The issue of beauty has thus become increasingly important because society is portraying beauty as superficial through the use social media and other entertainment means which results in a lack of priorities thus…

Distorted Beauty Entering high school is a point in life when most teenagers begin to spend extra time looking in the mirror and noticing the little things about themselves. Everyday beginning my freshman year, I would walk the overcrowded halls of William Chrisman and as I would look around I’d see all these pretty, skinny girls and I became suddenly aware of my size and looks. I have always played sports and I am constantly gaining weight because of muscle mass and I always sport my athletic…