Beauty pageants should be banned
By: Diana Larios
TOPIC: Children Beauty Pageants
GENERAL PURPOSE: To Persuade
SPECIFIC PURPOSE STATEMENT: To persuade my audience that I'm against the children beauty pageants
CENTRAL IDEA: So what happens at a beauty pageant? What is it? Essentially a beauty pageant is a contest over physical attractiveness. Some contests have portions of that focus on talent and interview, but a majority of the points come from the beauty and grace of the contestants as well as their outfits. Contestants try to sway the judges by having the brightest smile, cutest clothes, and prettiest hair.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Child beauty pageants should be banned. It causes children, especially little girls, to use artificial means to boost their self-esteem. People were born as-is, not with makeup, spray tans, big hair, and false teeth. Not only does it cause low self-esteem in young girls, but it also sexualizes them.
1. It seems that our society has overlooked the fact that there are sexual predators (pedophiles) who are not incarcerated. Placing children in a child beauty pageant is only making the children a target for these types of people.
B. Any parent placing their child in these types of pageants, based solely on looks, is giving their child the attitude that appearance can get you anywhere in life. It is wrong to teach children that looks are the most important asset to possess.
1. I am not stating that children shouldn't be encouraged to develop a talent or skill, and compete with that talent or skill, I am stating that competing over looks is sending the wrong message to children.
C. Now back to your point. Is being beautiful an accomplishment? Is it a talent? Sports teach the value of team work, determination, agility, keeping the eyes on the goal, how to work the mind, and many other abilities depending on the game.
1. What does beauty pageant teach? How to hone your beauty? How to apply eye mascara and eye shadow in a way to 'expand your eyes', or 'make them appear
TOPIC: Children Beauty Pageants
GENERAL PURPOSE: To Persuade
SPECIFIC PURPOSE STATEMENT: To persuade my audience that I'm against the children beauty pageants
CENTRAL IDEA: So what happens at a beauty pageant? What is it? Essentially a beauty pageant is a contest over physical attractiveness. Some contests have portions of that focus on talent and interview, but a majority of the points come from the beauty and grace of the contestants as well as their outfits. Contestants try to sway the judges by having the brightest smile, cutest clothes, and prettiest hair.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Child beauty pageants should be banned. It causes children, especially little girls, to use artificial means to boost their self-esteem. People were born as-is, not with makeup, spray tans, big hair, and false teeth. Not only does it cause low self-esteem in young girls, but it also sexualizes them.
1. It seems that our society has overlooked the fact that there are sexual predators (pedophiles) who are not incarcerated. Placing children in a child beauty pageant is only making the children a target for these types of people.
B. Any parent placing their child in these types of pageants, based solely on looks, is giving their child the attitude that appearance can get you anywhere in life. It is wrong to teach children that looks are the most important asset to possess.
1. I am not stating that children shouldn't be encouraged to develop a talent or skill, and compete with that talent or skill, I am stating that competing over looks is sending the wrong message to children.
C. Now back to your point. Is being beautiful an accomplishment? Is it a talent? Sports teach the value of team work, determination, agility, keeping the eyes on the goal, how to work the mind, and many other abilities depending on the game.
1. What does beauty pageant teach? How to hone your beauty? How to apply eye mascara and eye shadow in a way to 'expand your eyes', or 'make them appear
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