Miss America 2008

Are Beauty Pageants Beneficial To Little Girls? “Child beauty pageants have gained in popularity in recent years, currently more than 5,000 child beauty are held annually in the U.S. amounting to a $5 billion industry”(Children and Beauty Pageants). Beauty pageants were introduced to the American society in the 1920’s but didn’t begin until the 1960’s. The contestants receive money, crowns, and scholarships and, on top of that they also learn self-confidence. Even though there are benefits to…

who lives with his sister, Mrs. Joe, and brother-in-law, Joe. The only source of income for their family is Joe who works as a blacksmith. One day, Pip is taken to Satis House, which is owned by a wealthy heiress named Miss Havisham, and meets Estella, the adopted daughter of Miss Havisham, who taunts him based on his social status. Later on, Pip is given a large sum of money by an unknown benefactor and goes to London to get a proper education. Dickens uses Pip as an example to show the…

“Miss Brill”, written by Katherine Mansfield, is the somber short story of loneliness and disenchantment. Miss Brill, an elderly woman whose most treasured possession is the outdated fur she drapes over her neck, visits the town square to people watch. She has been doing this for so long now that she views the whole scene as a play, of which she believes she is an integral part of, but her world is shattered when two teenagers mock her and complain about her presence as a nuisance. Interestingly…

Dickens’ Whether we revere, denounce, or fear them, everyone wants to know what the elite, the upper class, the do to fit in. Though it seems like a question posed just for today’s teenagers, Charles Dickens was asking the same question during the Industrial Revolution, a time when elite status was, with a little bit of luck, just within the grasp of a commoner. In Dickens’ novel Great Expectations, we see Pip attempt to seem deserving of his newfound status through flimsy, sublunary means and…

clothing, and the stressed delegates giving it their all. The ultimate goal wasn’t just obtaining the crown; it was the trip to Dubai, the college scholarship, and all the other benefits that came along with being Miss Teen Latina Global. An early morning on September 20th, 2014, the day of the Miss Teen Latina Global Cultural Pageant produced by Virgelia Productions; I felt numb to all my emotions, everything appeared to be a dream. While I was getting my hair and makeup done at eight o’clock…

protagonist, Miss Brill as a judgmental, nosy, and fairly wealthy woman. Mansfield uses literary devices like imagery to show the reader what the fur she's wearing to convey her wealth without directly stating that she's wealthy. Mansfield uses third person limited omniscient to let the reader see what Miss Brill is thinking and in the process, showing us how judgmental and nosy she really is. Mansfield seemed to want to portray…

“Alright, we’re going to start this training session now.” Sabra said. “We’re going to start with Cardio, make sure to keep up. Don’t stop running until we make it to the glade. Now let’s go!” Without any hesitation Sabra starting running down the forest path. Isaac couldn’t believe she was running barefooted. He thought about her stepping on bugs, running right behind her. ran Malessica and Gerard followed right behind him. Isaac didn’t really pay much attention to his surroundings, keeping…

meets a girl named Estella at Miss. Havisham’s home. Miss. Havisham adopted Estella. Miss. Havisham's, past she had a negative view about men. This was because she was left at the altar making her heartbroken and lived thinking of that instance affecting her. Miss. Havisham she was born and raised in the upper class. Estella is near to Miss. Havisham as a daughter influenced many parts of Estella. Estella was born into a lower class, but raised in the upper class. Miss. Havisham's wanting her to…

While beauty pageants often reign in American without much debate, the same subject is a hot topic for debate in France. Legislators in the French Parliament have issued a move to ban such pageants that are radically supported in places like the United States. The source for formulating the controversial ban stems from the views that pageants, and similar contests, force the youth surrounding them into a state of hyper-sexualization (Healy). Vast citizens are worried that the girls are being…

The trigger for sympathy for the eponymous character Miss Julie The inevitability of fate as a motor for drama has been used through the ages and August Strindberg’s controversial play Miss Julie falls into this grouping of literary classics. The eponymous protagonist (daughter of a count and a commoner), is driven by a hereditary need to integrate with the lower class yet simultaneously lord over them. Using her sexuality but also tempted by lowering herself socially, she beds her servant,…