Beauty: Unique to Each and Every Person
Jorge Amaro
September 25 2014
English II Honors
Period 1
This generation believes that beauty is based on how you look, and how you dress. Beauty is more than that, it comes from the inside. Beauty is a combination of physical, social, and mental aspects. It can be one of the most complex aspects of life. Many people argue about appearance and the physical aspects that make up beauty, but in reality there is no true definition of beauty, because beauty is different for everyone. To help support this claim, I will be citing from authors Rosen, Koggel, Montez, and Hickerson. The term beauty is unique to each and every person. Today, an enormous amount of emphasis is placed on a person’s physical appearance. Physically attractive women and men are known as beautiful , and those individuals who don’t meet society’s standards of “beauty” are teased or ridiculed. Source D (Rosen) states that our societies goal has changed from what used to be encouraged, a lifelong process of moral education, to a rather vain goal of the appearance of success, health and beauty. Beauty doesn’t always have to mean the outward appearance of a person. Beauty can define a person’s heart and personality. It can describe an inspiring view, or it can explain a person’s actions. A person’s appearance can be described as beautiful too, but that is only part of beauty's definition. A person can be beautiful just from the way they act towards others or the way they go about their daily lives. To what extent is physical beauty important to a person’s life? Does it bring success or happiness if a person is beautiful? Sadly the media has developed an obsessive image on physical beauty that has dominated both old and young intellects alike. Source C (Koggel) states that "Women have been prepared to go to great lengths to meet the cultural paradigms of feminine beauty" People have become overly obsessed with trying to reach unattainable expectations of beauty. This has lead to many mentally
September 25 2014
English II Honors
Period 1
This generation believes that beauty is based on how you look, and how you dress. Beauty is more than that, it comes from the inside. Beauty is a combination of physical, social, and mental aspects. It can be one of the most complex aspects of life. Many people argue about appearance and the physical aspects that make up beauty, but in reality there is no true definition of beauty, because beauty is different for everyone. To help support this claim, I will be citing from authors Rosen, Koggel, Montez, and Hickerson. The term beauty is unique to each and every person. Today, an enormous amount of emphasis is placed on a person’s physical appearance. Physically attractive women and men are known as beautiful , and those individuals who don’t meet society’s standards of “beauty” are teased or ridiculed. Source D (Rosen) states that our societies goal has changed from what used to be encouraged, a lifelong process of moral education, to a rather vain goal of the appearance of success, health and beauty. Beauty doesn’t always have to mean the outward appearance of a person. Beauty can define a person’s heart and personality. It can describe an inspiring view, or it can explain a person’s actions. A person’s appearance can be described as beautiful too, but that is only part of beauty's definition. A person can be beautiful just from the way they act towards others or the way they go about their daily lives. To what extent is physical beauty important to a person’s life? Does it bring success or happiness if a person is beautiful? Sadly the media has developed an obsessive image on physical beauty that has dominated both old and young intellects alike. Source C (Koggel) states that "Women have been prepared to go to great lengths to meet the cultural paradigms of feminine beauty" People have become overly obsessed with trying to reach unattainable expectations of beauty. This has lead to many mentally