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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Child Beauty Pageants: Robbing Little Girls’ Innocence There are over 5‚000 child beauty pageants held annually across the United States with girls as young as two-years-old competing in them. Little girls strut across the stage with make-up painted on their tanned faces‚ hair teased into big and luscious curls‚ fake teeth‚ and a raunchy dance to complement it. There’s no doubt that the very young girls do not resemble their age when they are on stage and performing; they’re transformed into “sultry
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Have you heard of a fierce warrior queen? Her name is Queen Isabella. She was born to King John II of Castile and Queen Isabella of Portugal. Once her father had died she was sent away by her brother. Queen Isabella was never really into royalty until her coronation day. On that day she was presented with men on horse carrying a sword to make a cross. She had changed history for that sign had only been for men. Even though Queen Isabella I unified spain and supported Columbus‚ she killed those who
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describe the different tensions between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. This is an important topic to discuss during the Elizabethan era. The aggressive tensions between the two rulers were crucial to the lifestyles of the commoners. During the reign of Elizabeth I‚ 1558-1603‚ and Mary‚ Queen of Scots‚ 1542-1567‚ tensions between England and Scotland entered a climactic point. Mary‚ Queen of Scots experienced a riotous reign as queen. As soon as she was forced to abdicate the throne‚ Mary fled
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Pretty Babies Many of us first learned about the world of child beauty pageants when a 5 ½ year old beauty queen named JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered the day after Christmas in 1996. The child was murdered in her Boulder Colorado home and found in the basement with her hands tied‚ her mouth duct taped‚ and her throat garroted. Her death was ruled strangulation but there was also blunt force trauma to her head as well as vaginal injury (Auge‚ Karen‚ par. 13-15). Her death brought these
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Beauty and the Beast is one of the fairy tales which has been narrated through various media such as oral storytelling‚ written short story‚ film‚ opera and musical theatre. With each interpretation‚ the story is given a new perspective and distinct elements are being highlighted in every presentation. Each of these versions leave an indelible imprint on the mind of readers or viewers. Subsequently‚ in 1946‚ Jean Cocteau adapted Madame Leprince de Beaumont’s short story of "Beauty and the Beast"
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offered 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
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Kelly McLaen WGST 199-01 Professor Uman 1/28/14 1. Tatar suggests that Madame de Beaumont’s “Beauty and the Beast” demonstrates her desire to turn the fairy tale into “parables of instructions”. This is to display vehicles for indoctrinating and enlightening children about the virtues of good manners‚ good breeding‚ and good behavior. Throughout Beaumont’s tale‚ Belle begins to learn such virtues. She gains such virtues from the willingness to sacrifice herself. Belle sacrifices herself and agrees
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and Contrast Three Versions of Beauty and the Beast We are going to take a brief look at three versions of Beauty and the Beast to see how they differ from one another. The three versions that will be considered here are; the original story La Belle et la Bête written by Madame GabrielleSuzanne Barbot de Velleneuve in 1740‚ the second publishing of an abridged Beauty and the Beast written by Madame Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont in 1756‚ and Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. In examining these
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Beauty and the Beast Intro: In Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast‚ Belle is held captive in the Beast’s castle. He creates a manipulative environment for Belle to live in. He threatens to starve her if he does not go on dates with him as well as acts out in anger when she does not follow his commands. However‚ Belle falls in love with the Beast and suffers from Stockholm Syndrome. Belle’s love for the Beast ends up breaking his monstrous spell and making him a handsome prince again. The hidden
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