ABC News 20/20 “Lookism” (original airdate 08/23/2002) The Ugly Truth About Beauty Like It or Not‚ Looks Do Matter Commentary by John Stossel We like to think of America as a meritocracy. A lot of us think we value people because of what they accomplish‚ or their character‚ or generosity‚ or intelligence – that’s what we thought mattered‚ but are we just putting blinders on? More often than not it seems qualities other than skill‚ intelligence or character pay off. Here’s an example. Anna Kournikova
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The human desire to look attractive is universal and because of this‚ cosmetic surgery is now a multi-million dollar industry. Write a letter to the editor of Hong Kong Express about the obsession with physical beauty. Dear Editor: I am writing to express my obsession with physical beauty. The recent case of a famous female celebrity in Hong Kong who receiving multiple cosmetic surgeries voraciously has been brought to public attention: she lost her money‚ lost her face and above all‚ lost her life
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desire and trends are growing and seen as a gold mine for the beauty care market. Beauty care products imply psychologically that customers are taking care of their hygiene‚ beauty and healthiness by using some products to support this care. The beauty industry in women has been obviously growing since long ago‚ whereas the men’s market has just started blooming lately. Currently men are more aware of their body and the demand for beauty‚ aesthetics‚ youthfulness‚ healthiness‚ and fitness which can
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In modern day society‚ the hijab is a very controversial item of clothing. While the Muslim women who wear the hijab believe it to be nothing of concern to people‚ that they simply wear it because it is part of their culture and they believe that their body is their own. Although the hijab is non-threatening‚ there are still people that believe that they are terrorists‚ and there are others that believe that Muslim women are forced to wear hijabs by men. Throughout the article “My Body is My Own
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This wants them to pursue the American dream and one of the ways to pursue them correctly is getting by with their glamorous looks or as called as an “abominable antagonist”. Many people in different cultures have their different ways of showing true beauty: foot-binding‚ nose jobs‚ and wearing lipstick. Plastic surgery has been in existence since ancient times but now becoming popular in society today. Television shows promote for people to look better through changing their natural image. They show
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potential beauty and life growing from this filth and excrement in Celia ’s beauty‚ only to associate women with the dressing room ’s odors and‚ likewise‚ to associate odors with women. Essentially‚ because Strephon is unable to resist his desire to discern the process behind Celia ’s beauty and chooses not to leave this process a mystery‚ Vengeance punishes him by destroying his image of women that he rightfully deserves. Strephon ’s desire to reveal the mystery behind Celia ’s beauty causes him
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1. To what extent do the parents/guardians of child beauty pageant contestants meet the criteria for Factitious Disorder by Proxy (FDP)? Introduction In the Western society‚ it has long been argued that child beauty pageant (CBP) is perversive because of its emphasis on sexualising innocent children. Child pageant’s parents tend to be the objects of social criticism and condemnation because they are in a position to encourage and authorise the CBP ideologies. Sarah Burge from the United
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school at the age of 5. I was afraid. I continued to middle school and then high school. I was even more afraid. Then‚ entered to what people call‚ “The real world”‚ but it is rather a world of costumes which people wear to cover their true inner-beauty. Everyone has a fear as they go outside their house and into the superficial world which we have developed. This fear drives us to change our consumption in products and even physically change our bodies to mimic the ideal Kim Kardashian. This fear
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to be all consuming blot on her otherwise beautiful face. He made it something so awful that his wife lost her own feeling of beauty and began to feel ugly. She was willing to do anything to have this ugly stain removed from her face. As so many women‚ strive to attain outer beauty through plastic surgery. What Georgina’s husband failed to appreciate was her inner beauty‚ something that would never fade. I also think the birthmark represents her husband’s ongoing battle with nature. He was so full
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seen or heard‚ or they were talking about me. Some days I’m an outcast‚ some days I have a group of friends. It is clear that everyone is beautiful in their own unique way. It doesn’t matter if you’re a boy or a girl. It doesn’t matter if it’s the beauty on the inside or the outside that counts. Everyone is beautiful.
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