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    like and how the view of beauty should not be as superficial as the modern culture makes it out to be. Outline: 1. Intro a. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”‚ this saying can be proven by looking at the different cultures throughout the ages. Beauty of a woman is much more than what she looks like‚ it is also what a woman’s body can produce and withstand‚ what is within her. Past cultures show us something that our modern culture tends to forget; that beauty of a woman is more than

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    Queens of Beauty Every person wants to know their worth. They want to be known and want someone else to verify the one thing she should already know. You are gorgeous. You are beautiful. The first impressions are based on appearance and pose. Some people find enjoyment in competing on who looks the best‚ who has the best talent‚ and who is a team player. Beauty pageants or contests are widely accepted all over the world with women‚ men‚ and children who eat‚ breathe‚ and sleep excelling in all

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    they would want to display their love and show their gratitude in the best way they can. Some people may make their significant other something‚ cook‚ or even just giving their time to them. Musicians like Bruno Mars and John Legend express their love through a song. Compared to Legend’s song “All of Me‚” Mars’ song is a more effective expression of love because of its use of repetition‚ audience‚ and purpose. “Just The Way You Are” is a more effective expression of love due to the speaker’s use of

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    Child beauty pageants may seem like harmless fun‚ but the actual effects it has on adolescents is not worth the public adoration. Some people believe that pageants do not have long lasting effects on them‚ and that‚ for children‚ pageants just give them the opportunity to play dress up. Even though children may not be affected immediately‚ the values that pageants instill are buried in their subconscious. By judging children at such young ages based solely off outward appearance‚ they grow up with

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    Child Beauty Pageants: What Are We Teaching Our Girls?The princess syndrome‚ self-image and eating disorders Published on August 12‚ 2011 by Martina M. Cartwright‚ Ph.D.‚ R.D. in Food For Thought The recent issue of French Vogue has sparked outrage for its photos of a ten-year old model lying in a sea animal print wearing a chest revealing gold dress‚ stilettos and heavy make up. Cries of "how young is too young" to model‚ be "sexy" etc. have ignited controversy about early sexualization of children

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    Do Beauty Contests Degrade Womanhood? Make-up‚ hair extensions‚ teased hairstyles‚ clouds of hairspray‚ flippers (fake teeth)‚ sophisticated costumes‚ screaming crowds (mostly mothers)‚ weird postures‚ twitched face expressions‚ tiaras‚ trophies‚ money and more or less talent are the ingredients for the usual children beauty pageants‚ along with exercised smiles and hysterical crying and outbursts. I stand before you today to address you on a subject which concerns manly the girls and the women

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    First and foremost‚ child beauty pageants can damage family finances. Martina Cartwright‚ an adjunct faculty member at the University of Arizona‚ wrote in her research regarding child pageants that the average total cost of participating in a single competition is between $3‚000 and $5‚000 dollars while an entry fee of a child beauty pageant runs from $25 to over $500. In addition‚ each outfit for a competing child normally is priced from $300 to $500‚ or even higher. Since a child needs to wear

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    about Child Beauty Pageants A stage full of dolled-up or Barbie-like little girls who with their fabulous mini gowns or dresses‚ or tiny swimsuits being worn‚ walk that stage flashing a million dollar smile on their little faces with all the poise and projection‚ judges eyeing them‚ an audience applauding and with their pushy parents cheering for them at the corner. That would be a typical child beauty pageant scene. Basically‚ a beauty pageant is an assemblage of girls or women at which judges

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    time. As stated in “5 Reasons Child Pageants are Bad for Kids”‚ “John Ramsey and his family skyrocketed to national prominence in 1996‚ when Ramsey’s 6-year-old daughter JonBenet‚ a frequent child pageant contestant‚ was found murdered.” (Mark Fix‚ P.1). That is tragic‚ horrifying‚ and a downright terrible thing to happen to any parent. As I stated before‚ children need to be children. John Ramsey‚ the parent of the deceased JonBenet‚ stated the following “It’s just a bad idea “to put your child on

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    The article that I have chosen to summarize is “Can We Just‚ Like‚ Get Over the Way Women Talk?” written by Ann Friedman. In this article Ann Friedman discusses how women are undermined because of the way they talk. What she means by this is women are not taken serious when they speak because of the tone they speak in‚ choice of words they use‚ and low confidence that is used when they speak. Some specific examples of this are women saying the word “sorry” too much‚ saying the word “like” too much

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