Beauty is defined by a combination of qualities present in a thing or person that pleases the aesthetic senses or brings about deep satisfaction. Many people take that definition to mean that beauty describes a person’s outward appearance. Although a person’s outward appearance can be defined by the term beauty‚ true beauty lies in the way a person acts and thinks rather than the way they look. The term beauty is subjective to each and every person. Today‚ so much emphasis is placed on a person’s
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Beauty What is beauty? There are many different thoughts regarding beauty. Eleanor Roosevelt said‚ “No matter how plain a woman may be‚ of truth and honesty are written across her face‚ she will be beautiful” (Confucius‚ Roosevelt‚ and Poe). Edgar Allen Poe‚ regarding beauty stated‚ “There is no exquisite beauty…without some strangeness in the proportion” (Confucius‚ Roosevelt‚ and Poe). Confucius tells us‚ “Everything has beauty‚ but not everyone sees it” (Confucius‚ Roosevelt‚ and Poe). There
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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 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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could ever hope for. Two thousand years ago‚ a beautiful woman represented purity‚ while a century ago‚ a beautiful woman was aware of her cultural identity. Recently‚ a woman’s physical characteristics seem to determine her beauty. Society has not always had the same definition for what is considered “beautiful”. We have progressed as human beings and with that our personal beliefs have changed. Someone who is graceful today does not possess the same qualities as someone who was graceful hundreds
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http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/hygiene-tips/10-ways-the-definition-of-beauty-has-changed.htm#page=0 How does the definition of beauty have changed in the last 50 years? The Greek myth of Narcissus is meant to be a cautionary tale. The handsome hunter looked into water and fell in love with his own reflection. He was unable to look away from the beauty in the water‚ and he died there‚ alone. The lesson for us: Don’t obsess over your looks. And yet‚ evidence suggests that we have very
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Beauty‚ is said to be in the eye of the beholder‚ or at least that’s what we were told as children. There would be times someone would say I am beautiful‚ yet I would look them in the eyes and question what they meant. I did not feel beautiful‚ but I did not want to come off as rude so I replied with a simple smile and a thank you. How could I accept a compliment I did not understand for myself? A statement I do not believe in because the definition of Beauty I lived by meant: Having a thin waist
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Sophia Lauren once said: « Beauty is how you feel inside‚ and it reflects in your eyes‚ it is not something physical ». True beauty cannot be ephemeral‚ it is eternal and everlasting‚ and it doesn’t change its meaning according to circumstances‚ generations‚ cultures‚ and centuries. Beauty is anything that triggers joy and happiness. Beauty is divine; it is a breeze on an extremely hot day. Beauty is a strong friendship‚ a true and inspirational love. Beauty is the freedom of a hummingbird and
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The definition of beauty has changed over the centuries‚ and over time become more obscure. In the past beauty was defined by the tone of ones skin or by the size of a persons waist‚ but it has yet to be defined by the character of a person. Men and women alike are held up to these impossible standards that were set by society way before their time‚ and enforced throughout their adolescence. For example when looking at the poem “Barbie Doll” you can see how society was looking from the outside in
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knowledge that you are never alone." Beauty is the measurement of your radiance‚ soul and personality. However‚ Webster’s and the media would like you to believe that beauty is a one hundred percent physical term‚ that its definition is the measure of having the closest to correct bust line and waist line. Beauty itself has an incredible definition‚ a incredibly large definition of what it is not and an interesting history. Although‚ the media wants you to believe beauty can come in a bottle‚ it actually
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