Persuasive Speech
Simran Malek
_PERSUASIVE SPEECH:_
_"BEAUTY IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP"_
It 's everywhere. You can 't escape it. It 's sprawled across flashy billboards with alluring models. It 's plastered throughout all kinds of magazines and books. Celebrities ooze with it. And 's it 's all too friendly with teens; it overpowers their very being like too much axe in the gym change room. It 's the pressure of beauty. Good morning/afternoon students, teachers, judges and fellow competitors. Today I 'm going to talk to you about true beauty, and how it is much more than skin deep. How many of us care about how we look to others? I know I do, but why? What is the true point in altering the way we look, is it just to impress everyone else? So now my fellow friends, I am here to emphasize that that looks aren 't just everything that should matter. No matter what the …show more content…
It 's not Botox injected faces and liposuction stomachs. It 's not having the fat out of your butt injected into your lips, or silicone bags inserted into your chest. Society 's view on beauty these days is corrupting our young men and women, leading them to believe that the only way to be beautiful is if they look like all the Playboy models and the girls we see on T.V. This is causing an increasing downfall in the self-esteem of women in North America and also the world at large. Studies show that 59% of 5-12 grade girls in one survey are dissatisfied with their looks. Among those 5-12 grade girls, 47% say they want to lose weight because of magazine pictures. Little do these girls know that the women they see through media sit in a make-up chair for 2-3 hours, have professional stylists pick out their wardrobe, and are photographed on a set where the lighting is exactly right. I mean, honestly? How many average girls have that kind of morning routine? Answer: not many, which is why our perspective of beauty has become completely
_PERSUASIVE SPEECH:_
_"BEAUTY IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP"_
It 's everywhere. You can 't escape it. It 's sprawled across flashy billboards with alluring models. It 's plastered throughout all kinds of magazines and books. Celebrities ooze with it. And 's it 's all too friendly with teens; it overpowers their very being like too much axe in the gym change room. It 's the pressure of beauty. Good morning/afternoon students, teachers, judges and fellow competitors. Today I 'm going to talk to you about true beauty, and how it is much more than skin deep. How many of us care about how we look to others? I know I do, but why? What is the true point in altering the way we look, is it just to impress everyone else? So now my fellow friends, I am here to emphasize that that looks aren 't just everything that should matter. No matter what the …show more content…
It 's not Botox injected faces and liposuction stomachs. It 's not having the fat out of your butt injected into your lips, or silicone bags inserted into your chest. Society 's view on beauty these days is corrupting our young men and women, leading them to believe that the only way to be beautiful is if they look like all the Playboy models and the girls we see on T.V. This is causing an increasing downfall in the self-esteem of women in North America and also the world at large. Studies show that 59% of 5-12 grade girls in one survey are dissatisfied with their looks. Among those 5-12 grade girls, 47% say they want to lose weight because of magazine pictures. Little do these girls know that the women they see through media sit in a make-up chair for 2-3 hours, have professional stylists pick out their wardrobe, and are photographed on a set where the lighting is exactly right. I mean, honestly? How many average girls have that kind of morning routine? Answer: not many, which is why our perspective of beauty has become completely