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    does it really mean to be a dancer? Anna Pavlova‚ Misty Copeland and Mikhail Fokin are just prominent examples of real dancers. For decades the only way to become a professional dancer was to be a ballerina and stand in a corps de ballet. Also taking the alternate route to do the impossible and be a principal dancer‚ which is better known as a prima ballerina. However in today’s society more jobs have been recently presented for dancers such as being a commercial dancer. The dance world is opening

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    Beauty of Nature

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    BEAUTY OF NATURE Beauty is hard to define but easy to recognize. In nature beauty may be discerned in all things and places‚ even in the most unexpected regions of the earth.There is beauty in the variety of flowers‚ birds‚ animals and plants‚ many of which are vividly colorful. There is beauty in mountains‚ valleys and hills‚ and in the skies. Thus‚ beauty can be found in all the creations of God. Then hunter who scans the forests for his quarry is often fascinated by the beauty that he finds

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    The Beauty Myth

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    The Beauty Myth Modern times have revealed a more tolerant attitude expressed by society towards those who in the past have been seen as lower class. This included people of other races‚ of mental disability‚ those in poverty‚ diseased‚ the elderly‚ children‚ and women. However‚ underneath this false sense of tolerance and the “standard belief” that women and men are created equal is the beauty myth. The Beauty Myth is everywhere in media and the social order. Women’s rights and equality is controlled

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    used in art‚ and the ways it has changed between 1936 and 2012. I have chosen to look at Henri Matisse and Marc Hagan-Guirey and how they have both used paper. Matisse created a series of work simply entitled Paper Cuts and I am going to look at Two Dancers or in French Figure de ballet avec deux danseurs (See Figure 1). He created this paper cut in 1936. I’ve chosen to compare Matisse’s work with Marc Hagan-Guirey’s Horrogami series‚ whilst looking more in depth at The Addams Family Mansion (See Figure

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    Definition Of Beauty

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    Beauty I am not beautiful‚ I have never looked at myself in the mirror and thought I am beautiful. Despite everyone around me telling me how they envy me for my looks‚ I am not beautiful. I’ve told myself that so many times that it’s not an opinion anymore‚ it’s a fact‚ but how do I tell someone that their compliment is completely wrong? How do I say something like that without coming off rude or arrogant? All I can do is smile and thank them‚ but how can I accept something that I don’t believe

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    much older man‚ Rahim-Sahib. As she bears the brunt of Dadi’s anger‚ shabanu grows more powerful. Dadi said “It isn’t matter of what she wants!” (Fisher Staples‚ Pg234). This when Dadi found out shabanu was lied to them about the menstruation comes. The slave Dancer In the book The Slave Dancer‚ by Paula Fox‚ which is set in 1840‚ thirteen years old‚ Jessie Bollier is kidnapped from his New Orleans home and forced to play his fife on a slave hop while the slaves are

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    Definitions of Beauty

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    beautiful? Today our society has turned beauty into something that is unrealistic. Many are familiar with features that classify a woman as beautiful such as having a pretty face‚ flawless skin‚ skinny figure and sparkling eyes. However‚ each of us has our own perception of beauty. Everyone has different tastes. We have certain features that we like and dislike‚ which makes it difficult to define what beauty truly is. If we cannot agree on what traits define beauty‚ then how can a woman discover their

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    Beauty Myth

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     2013 English  120  -­  013 Beauty  Myth  by  Naomi  Wolf Page  3.  “This  embodiment  is  an  imperative  for  women  and  not  for  men‚  which  situation  is  necessary  and natural  because  it  is  biological‚  sexual‚  and  evolutionary:  Strong  men  battle  for  beautiful  women‚  and beautiful  women  are  more  reproductively  successful.” I  found  this  quote  interesting‚  but  I  didn’t  understand  exactly  what  Wolf  meant  by  this. Page  4.  “The  beauty  myth  is  not  about  women

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    The Perceptions of Beauty

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    a Hollywood fashion show. The saying ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ is a complex phrase with many underlying questions. Different people possess different kinds of beauty and different cultures disagree on what is considered beautiful and what is not. So the question remains; why do physical attributes play such a vital role for success in people’s lives today? Some of the reasons will be discussed in this paper outlining the perception of beauty and the implications it has on people’s

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    Standards of Beauty

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    Standards of Beauty: A Look at How Conformity Establishes Identity How do you define beauty? Is it something that is acquired? Or is it a privilege that is bestowed on certain individuals? The society within The Bluest Eye‚ by Toni Morrison‚ establishes a certain standard to which its members must conform to. This conformity is also present in Dick Hebdige’s Subculture: The Meaning of Style. His novel serves as a reflection of today’s society with the presence of mass media and their guidelines

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