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    compete in pageants measure their self-worth by their looks‚ they are in for a downfall if they don’t stay as pretty when they grow up‚ says Brown. University of Arizona‚ said at PsychologyToday.com that it’s not uncommon for teens who used to be in pageants to develop eating disorders and have body image problems. The average cost of a pageant dress is $1‚000‚ and some cost as much as $5‚000‚ according to a "Good Morning America" report. Young girls who compete in pageants often look

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    Banning Child Beauty Pageants Child beauty pageants commenced during the early 20th century‚ (1921 to be exact). That is 96 years of a running completion of where contestant’s ages may range from below as one year‚ to eighteen years old. The majority of the children competing in this line of ‘sport’ may experience long-term and short-term effects‚ which may be detrimental to their juvenile mental and emotional wellbeing. Therefore children’s beauty pageants should indubitably be banned. The first

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    folding chair skimming the thin pages of Cosmo. Her mother’s oversized designer sunglasses were framed by bleach blonde tendrils all of which had been carefully placed‚ as today marked an important occasion. It was the day of the Tiny Miss Beauty Pageant and all the way from South Carolina was reigning regional champion Rebecca Mint and her mother. The duo had been up for five hours in their flickering fluorescent hotel room doing Rebecca’s heat-treated hair and show makeup. A compact resemblance

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    Survivors from the war felt physically and spiritually separated from Europe. Colonists in America‚ without influence from superiors‚ felt that they were fundamentally differnet from England‚ and more independent. Many began to think of themselvesas Americans. Although‚ why was it that the colonist felt so independent from Britain‚ and why did the Colonists rebel‚ and fight for independence. It starts with little things‚ which turn out to be big important decisive things. Like the 1650 Navigation Law

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    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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    Child Beauty Pageants: Robbing Little Girls’ Innocence There are over 5‚000 child beauty pageants held annually across the United States with girls as young as two-years-old competing in them. Little girls strut across the stage with make-up painted on their tanned faces‚ hair teased into big and luscious curls‚ fake teeth‚ and a raunchy dance to complement it. There’s no doubt that the very young girls do not resemble their age when they are on stage and performing; they’re transformed into “sultry

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    to compete in beauty pageants? Do you want your child to be like Honey Boo Boo? Yes? No? Then understand my three opposing resons for the participation of young children in beauty pageants. Reason number one‚ some parents don’t prepare their kids for pageants well enough‚so little girls don’t really know what to expect when they lose. Reason number two‚ Child pageants are also time consuming‚ and may take up time for a kid to play and whatnot. Last reason‚ number three‚ pageants can be really expensive

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    Do Beauty Pageants Serve a Purpose in Today’s Sociey? Saundra Dugger Com 220 Mr. Atkins May 22‚2010 Do beauty contests really serve a purpose in today’s society? There are many different kinds of beauty contests these days. They are for both men and women and range from infants to adults in age. Beauty contests do not serve a purpose in today’s society. The only thing that it is doing is putting in young girls’ minds and a woman’s that they have to be beautiful. We need to teach the younger generations

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    AP US History Ch 30-31 The American Pageant Test Study Guide Consider the 5 Ws when thinking about history: Who‚ What‚ When‚ Where‚ & Why/How is it important? Ch 30 Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad‚ 1912-1916 [12th edition] (Ch 29 in 13th edition) Before election as President in 1912‚ Woodrow Wilson had been – (progressive reform) state governor of NJ (Son of a Presbyterian minister & president of Princeton University) As Gov of New Jersey(Democrat)‚ Woodrow Wilson

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    contests in adult women is highly positive. Martina Cartwright is a dietician and a clinician who counsels young children who participate in performance or entertainment. She is credible for writing her articles "Princess by Proxy: What Child Beauty Pageants Teach Girls About Self-Worth and What

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