Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

The only sound in the world is the one of waves crashing against the hot sand. The only smell is one of salt in the air. You feel the hot sensation of your skin under the blazing sun. This heavenly scene stresses emotion, nature, and a simple lifestyle. Those are three emphases of Romanticism, a powerful theme that values the natural world above reason and logic. In Romantic works, trees, mountains, and lakes are not only commonly seen, but have a restorative power on the soul. Romanticism,…

of worry on her shoulder. Bella is known to be incredibly attached to Edward Cullen; her husband. She’s very clumsy, extremely fragile while human, quiet, and kindhearted. Bella has brown hair and stands at 5”4’. As a human her eyes were a deep brown and her skin incredibly pale. Once Bella turns, her eyes change to a vibrant red color. After a few months her eyes take an amber…

in”. Whatever a black woman or myself decides to with our hair is a controversial statement because it shows that I comfortable and confident in her skin. After reading this essay here are a few questions we you might want to ask yourself. Who are we? What makes us authentic “black people”? And what is our standard of beauty? Our standard of beauty the what we make of it. It makes me disappointed when I hear black women and girls on social media obsess over the idea of having or wanting “good…

also a lack of nasolabial folds; one could surmise a vacuous personality that seldom laughed in many years; but in contrast to the lower regions of this face canvas, a glabellar was indented with the number 11; an indication of fake and real orgasms, deep throat gagging, and other numerous transgressions this mug has withstood on the meat screen. Her triangular cheekbones with the use of Fresnel spotlights would give prominence in a black and white photo: the kind you see in Hollywood's…

that this society admires beauty over brain. Disney movies are the epitome of “high class living” that demonstrate what a woman should be. They emphasize that a woman is feeble and needs a man to help her into a better life. This is shown in Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. In Cinderella, the prince rescues her from her Stepmother who forced her into housecleaning. In Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, the Princes kiss their princesses to wake them up from a deep sleep after one ate a…

uncomfortable with the world around her resulting in a state of destruction to the source of her problems. The poem starts with a tone of violence and straight from the first stanza, Boland reveals to her audience that her body does not exert any element of beauty to her. She does not feel worthy of what and who she is. She loses herself in the image that society has created. Being such a distorted view, it is nearly impossible to live up to but yet women try over and over again to achieve it. …

David kept holding his hand tenderly stroking his soft skin. “You have soft skin, and a tender, soft voice, can’t keep my eyes off of you.” Carefully, David placed a soft kiss on Michael’s hand. “And so, by accepting my flower, it means that you have accepted my invitation?” Michael smiled timidly and agreed.” “Ok... I accept.” His cheeks turned red as he lowered his eyes in a very cute way, and David couldn’t help but to compliment his beauty. “Gosh,— you're amazingly beautiful, and I’m the…

potential for large amounts of stress to occur, just like with actors in live performances. This approach is similar to that of the teenage daughter as these characters are putting on personas, however, it is more mature as their persona is more than skin deep. The element of stress is further built upon with the imagery, “that shook where the swan swam.” This is symbolic of how the characters are behaving. To an observer, they appear calm, composed and dignified but beneath the surface, there…

concepts of light, goodness and innocence. In contrast, the color black was used to depict concepts such as fear, death, and evil. Thus it is possible, store owners may use white individuals as models advertisings their items over someone who has colored skin for the reason stated above. Additionally, the advertisements in stores had models appear as “perfect” in today's society, meaning they were good looking, young, and appeared as members of the upper class. There were no advertisements of…

them. Americanah is an excellent example of this. Not only does the book offer its readers an illustration of Ifemelu’s expedition to self-empowerment by refusing the roles society is placing on her; but it also depicts similar struggles, which men undergo to stand equal to women and their peers as Adichie shows in Obinze’s character. Gender expectations and roles have existed for an extended period. The expectations and roles are embedded deep in the society’s psyche. The text compares male and…