Staring contest

Miniature sized madonnas of their era gracefully parade down the stage as their names are called, covered in full glam from head to toe in extensions galore. The authenticity of these young girls wears thin as their costumes exhibit a mature look while their bodies have yet a long way to develop. As pure and glamourous the art of pageantry might seem, behind the curtains lie a different show. Karen Kataline, President of The Center for Leadership Communication and author of award-winning…

Imagine being 14 years old and being taken away from home and put into foster care. Now you’re not just any girl you’re that one girl that has no friends. To make matters worse, imagine you are constantly ridiculed for being overweight and humiliated because you grow enough hair to be labeled a “beast”. How would you feel if the “cool kids” asked you to go out partying? You would be exceedingly ecstatic! That was a day in the life of Reena Virk. It was a good day followed by a nightmare of a…

As night fell the chilling air began to surround us as we gathered in the heavily wooded forest. The forest was dim and gloomy except for the gentle glow of the fire in the center of all of us girls. The night was silent except for the bubbling water and quiet crackling of the fire. Tituba hushed us to keep us quiet as we began to become giddy with excitement and whisper to each other. While we all surround the fire in a circle completely quiet each of the girls, one by one, showed what they had…

One of the themes in the story Harrison Bergeron is our differences make us who we are. There are many parts of the story that show this. Here are three examples of how the theme is show in the story. The first example of how the theme is shown is how George and Hazel have different things to keep them average. George has handicaps to make him not think about things and to have the average height. “George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in…

The Princess Anne Lady Cavaliers will look to grab their fourth straight State Championship under Head Coach Darnell Dozier. They will be going up against a tough Highland Springs team who just came off a double overtime win in the semifinal round against Thomas Edison. Coach Dozier had agreed that before their game in the semifinal round his team was not shooting well. This is the bread and butter of this team when you look at players like Xaria Wiggins and Makayla Dickens. Dickens found her…

Pageants it’s a 5 billion dollar industry, 5,000 pageants for children, and 250,000 kids around the world participating. (Children pageants 1). Pageants are becoming bigger and bigger each year not only for children but for women as well. Pageants are both loved as well as looked down upon. Pageants are changing in kids and how they look at themselves but both children and women enjoy doing them. Its there . Since the begging of beauty pageants they have been an issue in the united states and…

botox? Frank Furedi (sociologist) said, “such contests are just a couple steps up from cuffs. (F) At first, children are forced by their parents to put on a bunch of makeup and costumes. Frank is saying that forcing these children to do all this is almost as bad as putting them in handcuffs. The reasons I think these pageants put children in danger are JonBenet Patrick Ramsey (pageants queen) was murdered, one mother gave her child botox, and these contests are just steps up from…

“Cool, blonde and beautiful. Kelly was fire under ice.” (World, 134), producer Alfred Hitchcock describes actor Grace Kelly which would later be starred in three of his films. Over five years, Grace Kelly is casted in 11 films and over 60 televisions shows until settling down with a Prince and starting a family. Grace Kelly lead an extraordinary life pursuing an extremely successful acting career, but gave up hollywood to start a family with Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Grace Kelly was born on…

The american idol-5 worst video is great example of how distorted feedback can affect the communication of people. Some “distorted messages are unrealistically positive. For instance, a child’s inflated ego may be based on the praise of doting parents”(Adler and proctor, 44). Alissa Hoover, a contestant for the show American Idol, obviously can not sing well. Before she goes to the audition her mother says “She’s really got the whole package” Her mother likely told her repeatedly, as she was…

Would you let your little sister compete in, childhood beauty pagents at 4 months to 16 years old? Would you let her strut across the stage in, inappropriate clothes that show just “alittle” to much, or even wearing a bikini? Beauty pagents are held all over the country, all the time. Some people believe that it’s ok to have little girls participate in them. Others may think different, they may think that beauty pagents are not ok. Short skirts and revealing dresses are inappropriate and not…