Miss America

Is Winning Worth Suffering? For many years, beauty contests serves as a form of entertainment and to let people know who is the “prettiest” and “most talented” girl in these competitions. Although, they do not realize how harmful it is to those who are participating in these degrading events. Girls from all ages are being critic on their physical appearance and what the judges what to hear, not by their personality. It may seem beauty contests can help boost self confidence, but is it…

that helped re-define gender roles was the Miss America Protest in 1968. Here, women from around the country gathered in Atlantic City to express their unrest due to the pageant and the meaning within it. This caused much conversation surrounding the feminist movement and the discriminatory view of women when represented in a beauty contest. Second wave feminism, which was the period of time between the 1960s and 1980s when feminist activity sparked in America, women from across the country…

multiracial, future firefighter. An American is the reigning Ms. America, yet, cannot represent America in the Miss Universe Pageant. I find it idiosyncratic that we actually have a Ms. America and a Miss U.S.A. Do not mistaken them, for only, Miss U.S.A., can represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant (Vultaggio, 2014). The reason for this? The Miss Universe and the Miss U.S.A. are both sponsored by Donald Trump and the Ms. America Pageant is a non-profit organization…

minutes away in Belleville. I moved from Romulus to Belleville and although it’s not that far it changed my life. I slightly felt the world was ending. I remember I would always say to my mom, "Why do we have to move?" because I knew I was going to miss my friends and other things about the house tremendously. She would simply and respectably reply with "honey, the house we are living in now just isn 't worth what we are paying for it." Although my life was changed from this short move I had…

In this chapter of From Mammy to Miss America, K. Sue Jewell addresses policies created to insure women were to receive equal access to opportunities and societal resources. She specifically discusses social welfare programs, affirmative action programs, job training and health and medical programs. While discussing the implementation of new social policies during the 1960s and 19070s, she also addresses some of the adverse effects of these social policies on African American women. Before…

client by the name of Ms. Judy and her daughter Miss Leslie. On January 1, 2016, Miss. Leslie S. (daughter) was placed into protective custody due to her Ms. Judy S. (mother) being arrested for driving under the influence. Ms. Judy’s had a blood alcohol level of .36. Miss. Leslie was attempting to help her mother steer the car, and drove into a line of parked cars. Ms. Judy and Miss. Leslie both have received injuries due to the accident. Ms. Judy and Miss. Leslie was taken to a hospital to…

lose focus on academics. They try to use the excuse that they do not have time for homework or class because of their sport practices. A lot of athletes feel like they are privileged. They think that teachers should let them turn things in late or miss class because they are athletes. This happens because they do not know how to manage their time wisely. Managing time is so important. There has to be a balance between your priorities. Trying to manage time can be very stressful. Stress…

could remind herself of this when she is feeling down saving her a lot of depression and hard times. On page 275 Sal proves to have the birds of sadness flying above her head she says “I am jealous that Phoebe’s mother came back and mine did not. I miss my mother.” Sal proves to have the birds of sadness flying above her head. She really misses her mother. It is really hard for her to prevent them from nesting in her hair. Sal has to move after her mother has left her father said that he…

Kangaroo!” Her face was expressionless as someone took the trophy and put it beside her. “ That means” continued Mr. Person, “ that the first place winner for the 2016 Awestruck Pageant goes to Miss Ostrich!” Her eyes welled with tears as she received the mystery grand prize, a hard boiled egg. “Thank you.” Miss Ostrich cried, “Thank you all so much. It has been such a great honor to be here.” With that final statement she left, holding the hard boiled egg delicately in her…

that certain changes must be done. In order to resolve the concern regarding patriarchy, Morgan encourages the empowerment of women. She urges women to aspire for greater goals rather than taking a trivial and problematic path like winning the Miss America title. Morgan also pushes for women to be more aggressive and reject the hegemonic male superiority by utilizing the First Amendment and protesting to make their voices be heard loud and clear. And, because Morgan established that gender…