Beauty pageants

Beauty is relative; as to some, it becomes unmeaning and useless. And to others it is meaningful and important. As one says, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder - which is why everyone has to decide for themselves what beauty really is. It can be so different for anybody, as the small garden can mean so much to you, but completely nothing to someone else. In the novel Ender’s Game, the author Orson Scott Card interprets beauty differently than most of us do, as there is a myriad of beauty in…

when I think about someone using sexuality to gain attention. Kardashian is known for her impeccable beauty and insane attributes. Many will argue that her appearance is the result of plastic surgery, but I think otherwise. Yea, she has had multiple procedures done, however she has always been beautiful. Plastic surgery enhanced her beauty and she uses it to her full advantage. Due to her beauty or sexuality rather, she has gained the attention of millions of people. Kardashian uses her…

prey on the innocence and the income of the young through these celebrities who have an influence over consumers and what they buy. Advertisers take advantage of this and turn around to make a profit off of young consumers money. Ulta, the popular beauty store which houses hundreds of cosmetic…

Millions of young girls dream of becoming a model. For centuries, companies have used attractive models to help sell their products, such as clothing. Although the fashion industry seems harmless and fun, it creates many problems in society. Most companies like Calvin Klein, Levi’s, and Victoria’s Secret use the sexual appeal of advertising by portraying extremely skinny models who have been photoshopped to hide their flaws. The fashion industry negatively affects the mental health of teens…

When the majority of people think of the word beauty they think about women and their appearance. For many people, the word beauty also revolves around the cosmetic and fashion industry. Some believe that beauty simply means how “beautiful” someone looks based on their everyday appearance, choice of clothing or the way their makeup looks. But yet, beauty is so much more than this. To be completely honest, this is not what beauty is at all. How has the human race gained this perspective about…

stormy ocean that can either bring a person down or lift them up. In Toni Morrison 's The Bluest Eye, the Breedlove family is dragged down by the constant reminder that they are not a beautiful family, and how they never will be. The standards of beauty corrupt the Breedlove family, causing Pauline to become insecure and take her insecurities out on her family; and Pecola 's friendships suffer, as well as her sanity from her many hardships. Considering Cholly 's and Pauline 's childhood, as…

Women in Victorian England desired to fit the standards of beauty enough that they would drink vinegar, eat chalk, and apply an arsenic based medication to give them a translucent skin tone fit for society. Standards for the ideal woman included a beautiful physical appearance, a certain level of knowledge and a high level of obedience. The expectations of an ideal woman create an impenetrable mold that women cannot break from, causing them to take drastic actions. Jane Eyre fights these…

how they should value themselves. In western society, people are getting bigger, but the image of what a woman or man should look like has not changed. I do believe that it is through the media, peers and family that they develop their standards of beauty and I acknowledge that it is important for children to practice a healthy…

Beauty is an incredible topic to discuss. Partially, because every single individual has their own uniquely different opinion of what is beautiful, but also because there is nothing in this world that permanently describes what is to be considered beautiful and what is not. Beauty is a matter of opinion. What one person finds beautiful may not be something that another person finds beautiful, and this is amazing. This sense of individuality is what allows our world to be beautifully diverse. We…

MOVIE CHOSEN: American Beauty American Beauty, a movie directed by Sam Mendes is a movie about taking a break from our ordinary day to day lives and becoming aware of the beauty around us while redefining what ‘beauty’ means to different people. It presents a satirical critique on the images of ‘beauty’ and ‘success’ portrayed by media and society which we internalize and strive to achieve leading to feelings of insecurity and confusion. By following a postmodernist approach, the director…