Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

McCarthy in The Road and Trethewey in Native Guard both struggle with the ambiguity of legacy after death, searching for a purpose in mortality and for a way to entwine one’s existence with the rest of history to create progress. However, McCarthy, writing about the apocalypse in The Road, does not specifically focus on the mortality of humans, but the mortality of morality itself, the slow death of the goodness of people. Each author deals with the concept of legacy after death--McCarthy with a…

This Vogue cover is a social commentary on a society that is increasingly obsessed with physical appearance and the lengths it will go to “fix” something only skin deep. It is remarkable that the model on the cover is unfinished, imperfect. This is in great contrast to the usual magazine covers with finished, photoshopped-to-perfection celebrities and models that grace them. Yet, showing the process while staging…

them both outwardly and inwardly.  Love oneself: Sometime, when you saw your selfies in a sudden, you will realise several times that you look gorgeous and never noticed by you before. Selfies is like a mirror portrait where you can admire your own beauties in front of you. Moreover, this will increase love towards you.  Self-reflexion: An accumulation of selfies can be an impression of your internal individual. Do you adore taking selfies with nourishment or beverages? Perhaps you're a…

The day was blazing hot with the sun bronzing my skin with the blue skies radiating the same color as the ocean. The waves were calm and peaceful; the crystal clear floors reveal every sand dollar and broken up seashell on the sand below. It looked as if it were a vivid beautiful painting. We weren’t the only ones at the reef embracing its beauty. All of us had the same intentions that day. We geared up with our equipment to begin our adventure exploring the oceans reef. I put on my polarized…

Sure, promoting ambiguous beauty is a strategic move on the part of marketing gurus to cover their bases and appeal to all groups. But it's also a reflection of reality. Not only are minorities expected to make up about half the American population by 2050, but the number of racially mixed people is increasing tremendously. The number of mixed-race children…

stately raven shutters in to his home and the ominous creature quickly perches itself upon a bust of Pallas, the goddess of wisdom in Greek mythology. This is a deliberate choice by Poe to contrast the robotic mindless, nature of the raven who has only one line available to it “Nevermore” with the Goddess of wisdom (Poe). There is also an extended simile in lines 3-4. Opium leads the speaker to lose his memory his latter mention of the river lethe is the extension of the…

name to join them. Diving into the deep crystal clear turquoise water viewing what’s underneath me. I swam to the top to renew my lungs with air. I could taste the strong salty water as it ran down my face and trickled over my lips . Water at the beach is as warm as bathtub water. Sand of a golden soft, warm, and smooth. As I get closer to the shore the sand is warm, wet and squishes in between my toes. Spending hours at the beach just soaking in the inner beauty of life. As the sun was dipping…

When looking at the stark faces of the displaced farmers of the Great Depression one can’t help but feel their shame, anger, despair, and hope. In just one mere black and white photograph, not only is a whole person seen, but rather an entire history. Understanding the importance of photography as an integral form of human communication, photography became the keystone of the Farm Security Administration. By illustrating in a single image the…

his “turf”. There is only one Great White shark to each school and I’ve heard stories of once two Great Whites had encountered one another and that didn’t end well. Next on the ranks, was the remora fish. Once the least fish in the kingdom now became one of the most important fish. Following the remora fish in the chart was the Bottlenose dolphin. These wonderful creatures were the beauties of the school who always followed the sharks around in small crowds.…

my ancestors, to automatically be put in a box full of stereotypes, to have to watch little girls look up to white woman to see what beauty is, to be treated differently because of the color of our skin, and even to have low self-esteem because of the color of your skin. I’ve seen arms filled with deep scars, hurt, anger, and neglect that come with the color of my skin. But could being black be somewhat of a disadvantage? You’d be crazy if the word “no” ran across your mind and there are several…