The Ugly Truth of Child Beauty Pageants Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen‚ it is an honour to be here. I would like to address a very and controversial issue present in our 21st century society‚ child beauty pageants. Every year‚ there are more than two million women and girls competing in child beauty pageants in the United States alone. Approximately 250‚00 of those girls are young children . The beauty pageant industry is worth over $5 billion‚ and each year is grossing more and more‚ due
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Children Competing in Beauty Pageants Many young children like to participate in pageants. I personally think that putting children in pageants is good for them. They make lifelong friends‚ gain high self-esteem‚ and learn that you cannot always win and children need each of these skills. Sure‚ they could gain these by playing an instrument or a sport but I believe pageantry is the best way to go. Whether a boy or a girl‚ pageants can teach kids the true cycle of life. They learn what goes up‚
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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 public display
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In countries all around the world‚ beauty pageants are held as a long-standing tradition. Often‚ young women participate in these pageants. While pageants are said to present a sense of self-esteem and value for the participants‚ these competitions often cause damaging emotional issues for an already trying adolescent life. One young participant anonymously said‚ "I used to think I was pretty‚ but once I got on stage and didn’t hear my name called the world came to an end and from then on‚ I’ve
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By: Diana Larios TOPIC: Children Beauty Pageants GENERAL PURPOSE: To Persuade SPECIFIC PURPOSE STATEMENT: To persuade my audience that I’m against the children beauty pageants CENTRAL IDEA: So what happens at a beauty pageant? What is it? Essentially a beauty pageant is a contest over physical attractiveness. Some contests have portions of that focus on talent and interview‚ but a majority of the points come from the beauty and grace of the contestants as well as their outfits. Contestants try
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The Dark Side of Beauty Pageants With their glamour‚ expensive dresses‚ jewels and‚ big fake smiles‚ beauty pageant contestants are just hiding their true personalities under materialistic things. People may say that beauty pageants aren’t always about looks. The contestants are scored on beauty‚ personality‚ evening wear‚ athletic wear and over all perception of the contestant. Beauty contestant ages range from 2 years old to 60+ years old. The fact that contestants lie about their beliefs
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PLANNING Introduction Issue: Debate has erupted in Australia over these beauty contents as pageant organisers prepare to bring these events to our shores. Text type: Opinion Piece Source: The Age Date: May 4‚ 2011 Author’s name: Nina Funnel Contention: Argues that the bizarre world of pageantry is fake and fictitious. Headline: Sugar and Spice. But all things nice? Tone: Logical‚ strong‚ polished yet slightly colloquial tone Target Audience: Middle aged working mothers
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Teague English III 12 March 2013 Beauty Pageants: Positive or Poisonous? There is no doubt that beauty pageants have a negative connotation in today’s society. Who hasn’t seen the hit television show “Toddlers & Tiaras”? Those television producers only want the viewers to see the worst moments‚ though‚ so they can get the highest ratings possible. They care only about their income‚ not the reputation of pageants. Most of the people who believe the pageant world is one of disgust have no clue
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a name that may vaguely pop out of the back of your mind. She has been internationally recognized for her beauty‚ song-writing‚ and fashion modeling‚ and she is not even seven years old. So who is this Eden Wood? Born February eighteenth‚ 2005‚ Eden Wood is well known throughout the pageant world as the unstoppable toddler in creatively bedazzled dresses (Lexton). She started on the pageant stage at the age of one‚ and “retired” from the industry at the age of six (Canning). Over her run she has
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When we think of beauty pageants we tend to think of the society’s idea of perfect little girls competing to see who the judges think is the most beautiful. Also‚ we think of crazy moms who push their children too hard and will do anything so that their child will win. All of this is true but there are more issues with beauty pageants‚ some that are more concerning. Beauty pageants are judged based on physical appearance‚ yet haven’t we always been told not to judge based on looks? They aren’t healthy
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