Bikini

Summer. Whenever we heard this word, swimming, out of town trips, relaxing and so many things comes in our mind. It is the time of the year wherein us, especially students can get their rest. My previous summer experience is one of the most unforgettable moments in my life. Before the summer class starts, we go to our friend’s house in Quezon. We visited his parents and we headed to his own house, it was a nice and big house wherein we’re really comfortable, their parents sends us food, we have…

Theme in “A & P”: Transition From Adolescence To Maturity and Sexual Difference An independent life has always been essential in our society where we want to control our lives and stand up for ourselves, especially during our adolescence. In “A & P,” John Updike focuses on the narrator, Sammy, who is left to face the consequences after his chivalrous yet immature act goes unnoticed by Queenie and her friends. Updike utilizes character development to emphasize that Sammy’s immaturity results…

rationing many materials, for instance, fabric production was reduced by 10%, this led designers to use their imagination to create clothes that suited the regulations imposed by the government and also helped the creation of new clothes, such as the bikini (Pendergast, Pendergast, and Johnson 842). It is also important to mention that during war good quality military uniforms were made by manufacturers that developed a new technique of sizing that fitted different kinds of people. After the…

The Tuesday of Thanksgiving break my sophomore year my best friends Cassandra Johnson a.k.a. Cass and Emilie Oesterle a.k.a. Half O and I all had one crazy night. It started out leaving SJA and heading to Emilie’s to get her some clothes then to Cass’s. We all changed out of our school uniforms and into casual clothes. After changing we went on Cass’s porch and started smoking weed. All three of us flirted with these senior guys, Thompson Hinman, Jimmy Partel, and Alex Sarrirs. These guys were…

A common thought for people to think that the bikini section of the pageant is to sexualize women; A New York times article states “Pageants sexualize women’s bodies and encourage conformity to ludicrous beauty standards.”(Blain Roberts). The pageant doesn’t sexualize women, it actually wants girls…

Personal Narrative “ Whatever” I said my voice dripping with attitude. “ Excuse me” my mom said . I glared at her as if I was testing her. “ I Don’t know what’s been up with you lately,but I’ve had enough with it! I think you need to be sent away for awhile, so you can get yourself together.” She yelled. I just rolled my eye for the hundredth time and walked up the stairs. This is how my summer started off, my mom and I were always fighting but this time I went to far. This time I tested her…

Land of the free and home of the brave. These words define American culture and evoke patriotism among its citizens. But, if one were to look beyond the shining sentimentality and apply these words to the U.S.’s cruel history, it conjures a different feeling. In 1893, Hawaii was colonized by the United States and has since become the epitome of these famous words. Paradistic freedom balanced with brave militaristic guardians make Hawaii the perfect vacation spot, surrounded by the safety of…

Why are women more obsessed with aging and beauty than most men? Why are women commonly the subject and target of products in the beauty industry? How are women being portrayed in beauty product ads? All of these are just three of many subjects involving Feminism today. The rise of women and the beauty industry Merriam-Webster defines feminism as, “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities”. It also offers the definition that it is an “organized activity in…

fashion is quite different to how it is these days. In the early 1960's, women's fashion was making the change from the conservative look of the 50's, to the more carefree look of the 60's. New various trends were beginning to come about, such as the bikini which became popular in 1963 after it was included in a music video. These pictures here are of the conservative look. As you can see, their skirts go to about halfway down their shins, and their shoulders are usually always covered. Whereas…

We as humans were created to be curious. Some of us choose to disregard the questions that begin to invade our thoughts as we mature while some of us choose to investigate them. Dissecting common worldview questions have the capability of causing an assortment of emotions; tension, fear, and excitement. Nature is a highly complex yet simplistic thing. Scientists who have claimed to be unreligious have also admitted that certain aspects of nature have appeared to be guided by a higher power.…