The value in child beauty pageants is extremely difficult to find‚ partly because it doesn’t exist. The industry is responsible for confidence issues in millions of participants that can’t seem to win the ‘Grand Supreme Title’ or the “Prettiest Smile Award.’ As quoted by Andrews‚ “experts see a clear association between these types of events and the development of body image problems‚ eating disorders‚ and depression” (1). The young participants are resulting to harmful act to relieve the pain the
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17 April 2012 The Negative Side to Beauty Pageants in Children’s Lives Two hours before the pageant‚ in a crowded hotel room‚ a mother and her two daughters are rushing to accomplish all of the last minute tasks. The stressed mother is doing her best to keep the youngest child calm and in her seat while she gets her extensions put in and her hair plastered into the style of the day. The little girl is screaming because her head hurts from her hair being yanked on and she is sick of sitting in
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plastic surgeries to acquire those model-like bodies. Plastic surgery is a medical operation wherein a part in a body is changed‚ repaired or restored. There are two types of plastic surgery: cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery. Cosmetic surgery is an operation wherein a body part is improved even though it is in a good condition whereas; reconstructive surgery is an operation wherein a body part is ‘reconstructed’ due to disease‚ illness or injury. The focus of this paper is cosmetic surgery
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Plastic surgery has always been overrated by Hollywood celebrity stars in the past. Nevertheless‚ all the decisions made about plastic surgery were well known by women. Nowadays‚ the trend for cosmetic surgery has changed dramatically because more people seeing cosmetic surgery in some way is more normal and acceptable. Cosmetic surgery is a surgical procedure that can be performed primarily to enhance ones physical appearance and self-esteem. Sometimes it is necessary for some people to have
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Debate Topic: Cosmetic Surgeries Should Be Banned (For) 1. Cosmetic surgery can be psychologically damaging The compulsion to change one’s body is often a symptom of a mental instability. It should be treated as a problem‚ not by surgery. Research indicating that breast augmentation patients are four times more likely to commit suicide compared to other plastic surgery patients raises questions about the mental health of women who choose implants. There are also studies that show negative psychological
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Do Beauty Pageants Serve a Purpose in Today’s Sociey? Saundra Dugger Com 220 Mr. Atkins May 22‚2010 Do beauty contests really serve a purpose in today’s society? There are many different kinds of beauty contests these days. They are for both men and women and range from infants to adults in age. Beauty contests do not serve a purpose in today’s society. The only thing that it is doing is putting in young girls’ minds and a woman’s that they have to be beautiful. We need to teach the younger generations
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scholarships to winners and now to all the women who compete as well. Transitioning from simple contest of beauty‚ it has become become one of the largest providers of scholarships for young women in America. Testing contestants on current events‚ public speaking‚ talents and fitness‚ women must be well verse in all of these categories to compete in the pageant. Competing in beauty pageants‚ women are encouraged to better themselves by obtaining these qualities and sharpening them. Each year the
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English 1301/TT/9:30-11 April 19‚ 2013 Beauty Pageants Ruin Childhood! Think back to your childhood‚ what was most important to you? A toy? A Barbie doll? Your bike? Nowadays many girls hardly ever have time to play or even take a nap‚ because they are too focused on their pageant life and fixing their appearance to perfection. Beauty pageants first began in the 1960′s‚ and the purpose was to use them as marketing tools and raise money for business. Now‚ pageants seem to serve as tools for exploiting
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compete in pageants measure their self-worth by their looks‚ they are in for a downfall if they don’t stay as pretty when they grow up‚ says Brown. University of Arizona‚ said at PsychologyToday.com that it’s not uncommon for teens who used to be in pageants to develop eating disorders and have body image problems. The average cost of a pageant dress is $1‚000‚ and some cost as much as $5‚000‚ according to a "Good Morning America" report. Young girls who compete in pageants often look
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April 16‚ 2013 Child Pageants are Exploitive Like anything‚ there are pros and cons to Child Pageants. Personally‚ I think they are wrong. The kids have to wear makeup at an early age‚ they take from their childhood‚ the pageants are solely judged on looks‚ and the costs are outrageous. The rebuttal is that pageants are supposed to promote self-confidence and be fun. Makeup utilization was intended for adults. When these young girls are getting ready for the pageant‚ they focus and stress
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