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    Beauty of Beauty Contests

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    Queens of Beauty Every person wants to know their worth. They want to be known and want someone else to verify the one thing she should already know. You are gorgeous. You are beautiful. The first impressions are based on appearance and pose. Some people find enjoyment in competing on who looks the best‚ who has the best talent‚ and who is a team player. Beauty pageants or contests are widely accepted all over the world with women‚ men‚ and children who eat‚ breathe‚ and sleep excelling in all

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    Child Pageants Essay

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    First and foremost‚ child beauty pageants can damage family finances. Martina Cartwright‚ an adjunct faculty member at the University of Arizona‚ wrote in her research regarding child pageants that the average total cost of participating in a single competition is between $3‚000 and $5‚000 dollars while an entry fee of a child beauty pageant runs from $25 to over $500. In addition‚ each outfit for a competing child normally is priced from $300 to $500‚ or even higher. Since a child needs to wear

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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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    Into the Dark

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    Into the Dark A tunnel of light paraded across the ceiling of the dark room then widened as the painted wooden door creaked open. A pitch-colored shadow briskly swept across the invading gleam then without a moments hesitation disappeared into the swallowing blackness of the small room. A small girl asleep in her princess pink canopy bed was awoken by the loud sound of heavy breathing. The dog like pant sent a furious chill down her spine‚ slowly streaking throughout her bones like

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    Child Pageants Analysis

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    Anyone can access it at any given time. As stated 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

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    appearance is valued over talents or personality. Personality and talent can be included in pageants but are usually only given small fraction of time. More and more children each year are becoming insecure about their bodies and overall appearance. These things should not be ranked as one of the highest concerns among young children‚ but surveys have shown otherwise. The sexualization of children in pageants‚ where they are told to wear promiscuous clothing and model in suggestive poses‚ can be linked

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    The Dark Side of Man “Evil lurks in the heart of man‚ and anonymity tends to bring it out‚” Garrison Keillor commented‚ when exploring the duality of man. You can look up at the night sky to visualize this idea. The moon‚ much like most people‚ appears bright and gloomy to the observer‚ but on the flip side‚ the side no one sees‚ it’s dark and cold. Anonymity allows individuals to explore their evil nature with few consequences. Anonymity is a major plot in the novel‚ The Strange Case of

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    World: The Ugly Truth about Child Beauty Pageants A stage full of dolled-up or Barbie-like little girls who with their fabulous mini gowns or dresses‚ or tiny swimsuits being worn‚ walk that stage flashing a million dollar smile on their little faces with all the poise and projection‚ judges eyeing them‚ an audience applauding and with their pushy parents cheering for them at the corner. That would be a typical child beauty pageant scene. Basically‚ a beauty pageant is an assemblage of girls or

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    The period of transition from childhood to adulthood is called Adolescent with accelerated physical‚ biochemical and emotional development. It is a unique period of dynamic change which may be referred to as “Growing up”. Adolescence is the time period that begins with the onset of puberty and lasts nearly a decade i.e.‚ from the age of 12-13 to around 20 years of age. It is a period of rapid growth and maturation in human development. It is this period that the final growth spurt occurs. If the

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    The Dark Side In America‚ there are several individuals that are glorified and admired by society‚ but do they really deserve to be praised? Not many famous and admired historical figures deserve the praise they receive from society many of them are highly respected‚ however‚ even though they have all made a change in the world if several of them still lived they’d be bashed upon and hated. To begin‚ there are several historical leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and Christopher Columbus

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