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    standard for morality. This outlook of woman during this time benefitted middle-class woman the most so it caused them to organize the ‘Cult of True Womanhood ‘. This organization of woman were thought that because of their depth of morality that they should spread their loving and nurturing instincts to society as a whole. The Cult of True Womanhood first to began to organize themselves by doing charity work such as feeding the hungry widows‚ protecting working woman from vice‚ and by trying to

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    beautiful Other people think Charles is beautiful The beauty the writer sees in Charles is not hindered by anything he says or does Charles has soft blonde hair and blue eyes Charles is unmarried "The thing I liked least about Charlie was his way of carrying on with several women at a time..." P.56 Charles has a steady girlfriend Charles has a side girlfriend Although Charles is imperfect the writer expresses still seeing the beauty in Charles The writer rates the Subject in a way to present

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    specific place in a patriarchal society‚ and from an early age were instructed how to achieve this place. Women were told they needed to embody piety‚ purity‚ submissiveness and domesticity according to Barbara Welter in her paper‚ “The Cult of True Womanhood: 1820-1860‚” published in 1966. A woman was told if she embodied all of these traits she would be a “true woman”. The greatest of these traits is purity and directly linked to purity is the woman’s virginity. A woman was to remain chaste until married

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    The attributes of True Womanhood could be divided into four cardinal virtues-piety‚ purity‚ submissiveness and domesticity. They spelled mother‚ daughter‚ sister‚ wife-woman. she was promised happiness and power with these. Religion or piety was the core of woman’s virtue‚ source

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    Did beauty pageants go a bit too far? According to Oxford‚ beauty pageants are public entertainment contests of a procession of people in elaborate‚ colorful costumes‚ or an outdoor performance of a historical scene; however‚ child beauty pageants according to Wikipedia child beauty pageants are beauty contests that feature contestants up to 18 years of age; however‚ Competition categories may include interviews‚ talents‚ swim wear‚ casual wear‚ western wear‚ theme wear‚ etc. Contingent on the type

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    It is easy to see that the creativity that often goes into these tropicana speech topics is truly amazing and inspirational for instructors and kids. I can state clearly that the Tropicana Public Speaking contest brings out the best of the mind and the pride of each participant in grades 4 through 6. Teachers also participate actively on the educational path to success and self-esteem building. They help the pupils and students: to create‚ write‚ and present their tropicana speech in public;

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    Beauty As a little girl people knew they are beautiful. They are proud of my dark-skin‚ long legs‚ and short hair. Never giving a second thought about the standards on appearances‚ children are as blissful as they come. As they grew up and figured out what society found beautiful‚ they start to feel less and less apart of that mold. Soon many realized that they are not alone‚ as there are many other kids who do not fit into the category of beautiful. To society they are just ordinary girls. As people

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    Perception of Beauty Our perception of beauty is distorted because of advertising. Girls in the advertisements are loaded with make-up and after that‚ they change their whole facial structure using photo shop. They make their noses different‚ eyes bigger‚ and clean up their eyebrows so that they look perfect. When girls see these advertisements‚ they believe that that is how every woman should look because they are beautiful‚ but don’t realize what they do to them. Some girls even go to extreme

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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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    Beauty and the Knife Is it true that someone is able to purchase beauty? No‚ beauty comes without a price tag. Then why do people undergo intense surgery to wear the smallest pant size‚ have the flattest stomach‚ or the largest breasts to be declared beautiful? It is because people are misled with the craze of cosmetic surgery‚ which is on a rapid rise. In the mind of a uniformed patient that is seeking beauty; cosmetic surgery has turned into the solution for any type of flaw on one’s body.

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