other occasions‚ Vietnamese men may wear an áo gấm (brocade robe)‚ a version of the ao dai made of thicker fabric.Academic commentary on the ao dai emphasizes the way the dress ties feminine beauty to Vietnamese nationalism‚ especially in the form of "Miss Ao Dai" pageants‚ popular both among overseas Vietnamese and in Vietnam itself. "Ao dai" is one of the few Vietnamese words that appear in English-language dictionaries. The ao dai is now standard for weddings‚ for celebrating Tết and for other formal
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“the Miss America pageant does not mean one thing to one audience. It is not merely about pageantry‚ or kitschy culture‚ or the objectification of women‚ or overt racism‚ or reactionary nationalism. It is about all these things and more.”2 For these reasons it remains a valuable endeavor to analyze beauty pageants and their cultural meanings as they continue to tell stories about gender‚ power‚ and belonging. And while archetypical national and international competitions such as the Miss America
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For my second media response‚ I chose to analyze Donald Trump’s Presidential speeches. Donald Trump is currently campaigning for the American 2016 President election in the United States. His first campaign as President was in the year of 2000‚ with two victories of Reform Party primaries (Wikipedia). Trump became well-known for his hatred towards illegal immigration and free trade agreements‚ in addition‚ to his free trade view on foreign policies. (Wikipedia). Trump owns his own company called
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reserves of crude oil and gas‚ making it an important producing and exporting nation. In this friendly and welcoming country‚ baseball is the most popular sport‚ alongside basketball and soccer. But the undisputed champion in popularity is the Miss Universe contest‚ with many wins in recent past by the beautiful women of the country. What is far from attractive is the desperate and chaotic situation that surrounds the nation‚ recently marked by violent protests from young students and government opposition
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judges now crown for who could answer a question on any subject and give a well-informed answer in almost an instant. For example‚ in 2014‚ the Miss America title was given to the first biracial girl‚ Indian-American Nina Daviluri while talking about the racism she’s faced in her life. Earlier in 2008‚ the first person with a disability to be in the Miss America pageant. Similarly‚
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Beauty Pageants: Creating a woman of success or failure Typically when beauty pageants come to mind we think of beautiful women in beautiful gowns who win scholarship money for school‚ participate in community service‚ achieve the goals that are related to their platform and role models that we hope the young women of our society aspire to be. In reality‚ behind the scenes there is much more than what appears to the eye. Many can argue that they play a major part in women’s self esteem issues and
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Donald Trump is known as an American businessman‚ television personality and one of the most controversial Republican Presidential nominees. He had a few television reality shows such as The Apprentice and Miss Universe‚ also he is a great businessman that can dig himself out of a 900 million dollar debt (Biography.com Editors). Trump‚ through his run for the nomination‚ has made his claims very known to the American population. However‚ his stance on taxes‚ immigration and our national defense have
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Ariana Miyamoto is a beauty contestant winner from Japan who has got the country talking. She is tall and without doubt stunningly beautiful‚ however many people have commented on the fact that she doesn’t ‘look Japanese’. Ariana was crowned Miss Universe Japan in Tokyo in March this year but it has not been the happy time we might all predict. She has faced a barrage of backlash in Japan for being mixed race. The 21 year old winner is the daughter of a Japanese mother and an African-American father
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UK Touring Theatre presents Miss Julie by August Strindberg in a new translation for the 21st century EDUCATION PACK Spring Tour 2013 Introduction UK Touring Theatre presents Miss Julie by August Strindberg in a new translation for the 21st century Tours nationally from 16th April to 18th May 2013 Directed by Denis Noonan Production Design by Mike Lees Lighting Design by Crin Claxton “Donʼt step down Miss‚ take my advice. No one will believe that you willingly descended‚ people
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raised about the strong focus being on the preliminary “beauty” aspect. The Contestant Introductions are the basis of the preliminary round in the famed “Miss USA” pageant held in Las Vegas annually. The judging of this round is based solely on beauty and composure of the woman (Miss). Pageant officials undermine the situation when they say that the Miss USA competitions is a scholarship program. The entire focus of this pageant is on the beauty of the women involved. According to Wang Dong‚ the audience
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