...with physical appearance. From a very young age, people are being forced to look in a certain way, and to be judged according certain standards in order to be defined beautiful. The obsession of beauty has brought a huge transformation in people’s perspective about their appearance, and made people become more concern about their outer beauty than anything else. During history the standards of beauty had changed significantly and people have altered the concept of “beautiful”. The word beautiful does not hold one concept anymore. The definition of beauty is changing according to what the society preserve as beautiful and attractive. People have hopped from one side of spectrum to another in terms of beauty. For instant, in ancient Egypt, Cleopatra was considered as amazingly beautiful queen, but with today’s standards she would be known as unattractive women for her large nose. Women in the 1900 used to look curvy in order for them to be defined “beautiful”. However today, the idol look for women’s body is to be very thin and tall – Model fashionable body-. The standards of these traits have changed through history according to what was the trend with that time. Today’s people’s perspective toward beauty have changed. There are many ways in which people encounter their expectations for the idol image of beauty. There is no doubt that time changes and so is the trends, but when that change turns into an obsession , people will lose the real meaning of what beautiful look...
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...Is beauty subjective? In the philosophical domain, the question over subjectivity of beauty has been greatly discussed and debated. If one wishes to look for definite outcome of these debates, we could as well say that beauty has been viewed by majority as objective entity in past but postmodernist views have rendered it as subjective once again. In the paper we plan to inspect upon the topic from scratch by looking at the following questions. In what sense is something beautiful? How can one firmly criticise that one’s taste is better or worse than the other? How can one defend a particular style in the face of many other contradictory opponents? We also put forward some of the historical perspective of the debate. For example, Plato’s view of objective beauty. He can considered as one of the pioneers over the topic. He wrote meticulously on the subject, what is beautiful was largely defined by a few individuals who were thought to actually have taste, who thought that only a classical building could represent beauty. They suggested that there was an objective criterion in measuring beauty instead of one that was subject to our moods, emotions, and personality. We then show how this idea fell over how classical beauty was born, dead, and revived. We also inspect over how objective beauty become obsolete i.e. where did the objective standard of beauty go wrong? Why would anyone rival against the absolute formulas for anything. How does concept of ‘absolute’ so...
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...JoAnn Ross Mr. Shaw Sociology 11 March 2014 The Origin of the Beauty Myth The origin of the beauty myth is an age old question. Some have said that it was around the 1830’s that this myth came to fruition. Some will argue that it has been around since the beginning of time. The beauty myth as we know is predicate around several sociological behaviors; work, culture, and religion to name a few. The main reason as we will see is that the beauty myth is not about how a woman looks, but man’ institution and power. So if the beauty myth is not based on evolution, sex, gender, aesthetics or God on what is it based? It claims to be about intimacy and sex and life a celebration of women. It is actually composed of emotion distance, politics, finance and sexual repression. The beauty myth tells a story: The quality called “beauty” objectively and universally exists. Women must want to embody it and men must want to possess women who embody it. This embodiment is an imperative for women and not for men, which situation is necessary and natural because it is biological, sexual, and evolutionary: Strong men battle for beautiful women, and beautiful women are more reproductively successful. Women’s beauty must correlate to their fertility, and since this system is based on sexual selection, it is inevitable and Changeless. None of this is true. “Beauty” is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West...
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...What is Beauty? As I watched the 2014 American Music Awards on television and thought back on the songs that were brought out this year, I realized that within the songs that the artists would sing about their perception of beauty. Some examples are, “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor, “Anaconda” by Nicki Minaj, “Booty” by Jenifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea and many more. Beauty is a word that we all have heard throughout our lives, but my question is what does the word beauty really mean? Most people believe that beauty has something to do with physical appearance, when really beauty has a lot to do with the inner being of someone. I will discuss the definition of beauty, the social media’s role in the definition of beauty, and inner beauty....
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...Definition : Beauty Beauty is a subjective word and is defined differently from every person. Audrey Hepburn, a beautiful woman both inside and out once said, “The beauty of a woman does not lies on the clothes that she wear, the figure that she carries, or the way she comb her hair. The beauty of woman must be seen from her eyes because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.” To me, beauty is defined by the measurement of your personality and morality. However, people nowadays tend to define beauty through what they see in social rather than the inner beauty itself. The media has effectively brainwashed our society into accepting a false, even potentially dangerous definition of beauty. They want us to believe to having the closest to correct bust line and waist line with lipstick and mascara on is decent enough to show our beauty. One example that proves the significance of outer beauty in our society is the increase of beauty products and services that we have today. All of these products and services emphasize the beauty on the outside, not the inside which in truth shows the truly beauty of ourselves. It is undeniable people nowadays invest more on their appearance as they believe to media’s interpretation of beauty. As you can see, most salons and spas are fully booked, nail salon chairs were occupied, and the sales of beauty products increase from day to day. The influence of media is too strong that people only judge appearance to define beauty instead...
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...How might a person develop inner beauty? I think this is a great question. We are all familair with the expression that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This expression could not be more true. We live in a society today where people belive physical looks are considered most important. This could not be more untrue. Beauty is not defined by physical appearance, intelligence or status. Inner beauty is more relevant than physical beauty. It is about love compassion and kindness. Inner beauty has a great importance of building your self esteem. Finding your inner beauty should be continuously worked on. It is a life developing process. Finding your inner beauty is about knowing yourself and your own self worth. It is about achieving and recognizing your own good charater qualities. This includes your positive attributes and strengths. Inner beauty is simply about being yourself. Being true to who your are and what you believe. It is showing compassion, kindness and in some instances forgiveness. It is about loving the skin you are in. Not the physical outward appearance. A great way to obtain inner beauty is stayin away from negative people and comments. You should not allow anyway to bring you down. It is about staying positive and living an honest life. By surrounding yourselg with positive people with admirable qualities it will bring out your own unique qualities. Finding your own inner beauty is a process that should be worked on a daily basis....
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...March 2016 The Cost of Envy “[Beauty] It’s the unspoken tidal desire in every room and on every street” (Martin 753). Beauty has always been a conflict because it is the destiny of the man to feel envy, resulting in man not seeing the negative outcomes of their envy. People pay attention to the successful job or the physical beauty of others, but never notice see the difficulties that lie in wait under that which they envy. In the play “Beauty”, Jane Martin utilizes classification and comparison to define the differences and show how envy blinds a person to real defies. Carla’s personification as the perfect beauty opens the door to the theme of envy. Martin’s description of Carla symbolizes her occupation as a model. That being said, Carla says that she has “three modeling calls” from Ralph Lauren (Martin 751). In this point Martin expresses how beautiful Carla is, in order to, have the ideal job of beautiful women: get modeling calls from a famous designer companies. The author’s physical description of Carla is contradicted when Carla mentions her intelligence. This description suits Carla into having physical beauty, but being brainless. Therefore, it includes Carla into the stereotypical group of the empty-headed blonde beauty. Carla acknowledges that she has never read a complete book and that “Page 6, I can’t remember page 4” (Martin 753). This declaration restates the fact that Carla perfectly suits into the stereotypical beauty: all beauty, no brains. Author Jane Martin...
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...statement, “[i]t hurts to be beautiful” (Rhode, The Beauty Bias)? However, I find it more truthful to say, “[i]t hurts not to be beautiful” (Rhode, The Beauty Bias). Our society places a high level of importance on appearance and if you are unfortunate enough to not fit the mold then that becomes a problem. Men and women are forced to meet a set of standards that society will view as acceptable. However, women are more often discriminated against for their looks and are held to higher standards than men. It is as if the media industry and our culture “will never be satisfied and will always expect more” (Smithy). Our country, with the exception of “only one state and six cities or counties,” has no laws or policies forbidding discrimination based on appearance (Rhode, The Beauty Bias). This is ridiculous seeing as how I believe that the beauty bias is becoming one of the most common forms of discrimination today. Our society has become that of a clown. Our painted faces, hiding our true selves, are turning our world into a show. Who can put on the best performance and allow others to laugh at those who have been sprayed in the face with the unkind prejudices from the flower called society? Deborah L. Rhode clearly depicts the issue of the beauty bias in our society through many examples and reinforces the idea that so many individuals before have had; something in our society needs to change. Section II: The Beauty Bias is a book written for women by a woman of absolute...
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...Inner Beauty and Physical Beauty Beauty is defined as the qualities of a person that delight and please the minds of other people. The two major beauties are inner beauty and physical beauty. Inner beauty consists of the qualities that one cannot see but can still sense. Physical beauty consists of the qualities that one can see, and is often inherited from a parent or ancestor. These two beauties often have an impact on personal success and happiness. Inner beauty is based on the personality, attitude, traits, and the way people represents themselves to the world. Inner beauty is decorous and constantly makes other people happy. Physical beauty is an individual’s outer appearance such as body type, hair, eye color, face features, skin type, etc. This is the beauty in which other people see first. People often mistakenly label the physical beauty as inner beauty. Another difference between inner beauty and physical beauty is how that beauty is achieved. Inner beauty relates to how people behave. It can be changed through actions, manners and behaviors. Physical beauty is largely inherited from parents. But physical beauty can also be changed with cosmetic procedures and plastic surgery. People often choose such interventions to make a more acceptable image. The importance of the two beauties is the quality. Many people feel inner beauty is more important and pure than physical beauty. It does not lie and involves the heart, mind and soul. Inner beauty...
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...just what you look like; true beauty lies in the way people act and think, rather than the way they look. True beauty cannot only be found in people, but also in places. Beauty is a very broad term. People as well as places can be beautiful. Everyone is unique in his or her own way, and I for one believe that that is simply beautiful. Beauty is defined by a combination of qualities present in a person that pleases aesthetic senses or brings about deep satisfaction. True beauty is an amazing characteristic to have. Unfortunately, the definition of true beauty can sometimes be shaken and distorted by society. Society often deems celebrities as perfect and beautiful. Society’s expectations of beauty are all wrong. In society’s eyes, you are only beautiful if you have an amazing body and your hair and makeup always look perfect, but they have it all wrong. Beauty does not have to mean the outside appearance. True beauty is what is on the inside. For instance, someone who is genuine, friendly, and giving can be very beautiful even if she or he does not have the perfect body. Appearance is only part of the definition of beauty. For example, Taylor Swift is an all around beautiful celebrity. On the other hand, Kim Kardashian does not really fit the beautiful term. This is because Taylor is beautiful on the inside and outside while Kim Kardashian was only made famous because of her appearance and wrong doings, not her talents or personality. Beauty is a very broad term. Many people...
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...“The Ugly Duckling” and Standards of Beauty Today Jennifer Murrish Kaplan University HU300-01RP682 “The Ugly Duckling” and Standards of Beauty Today Of all the stories I have heard throughout the years there is one that I can think of which really stands out in my mind. The story I chose is, “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Anderson, first published in Denmark, November 11, 1843. This story has an amazing moral and always tends to make me emotional every time I hear it, and has touched my heart since the first time I heard it when I was a child. Even though this story was published close to 170 years ago the concept is one that is still an issue within our society today. Gender roles can be described as, “the way acceptable male and female behavior and functions are defined in a given culture,” (Janaro, Altshuler, 2012); so many young people, both male and female, struggle with the image they are “supposed” to uphold much due to society’s stereotypical acceptations of what beauty is supposed to be, they can lose sight of what is truly more important than superficial appearance. Anderson’s story starts off describing the setting which is an old farm next to a lake amongst the forest trees. Within the old farm’s overgrown reeds a mother duck is sitting on her eggs getting ready for them to hatch. Finally the day comes and all the babies emerge from their shells and are ready to live, all the eggs except the largest egg of the bunch which had no signs of movement...
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...understand the limitations of each medium and make a judgment as to the accuracy or the motives involved. (Cronkite) Media’s influence on society is powerful and far-reaching because they introduce us to new and different images that affect our personalities and perceptions of the world we live in. A report by the Free Expression Policy Project has shown that media glamorize violence, sex, drugs, and alcohol; reinforce stereotypes about race, gender, and class; and prescribe the lifestyle to which one should aspire, and the products one must buy to attain it (Hines and Cho 2). If society wants to correct these negative influences of media, Walter Cronkite’s message on the need for media literacy is therefore imperative. Media literacy, defined by AMLA as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate information in a variety of forms, will empower us to be both critical thinkers and creative producers of a wide range of messages using image, language, and sound (Center for Media Literacy). By becoming media literate, it is hope that we will have a better understanding of ourselves, our communities, and our diverse culture. To showcase the importance of media literacy, analyses of news and commercial media are presented and discussed. News media are responsible for presenting current news and events to the public. An essential component of this category of media is photojournalism. However, questions are raised whether photojournalism is still essential to news...
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...The standards of beauty incessantly change decade after decade. Today, society portrays beauty as having flawless skin, long hair and exquisite tans. Women try to mirror this “ideal” image of beauty by using tanning beds, hair extensions and pounds of expensive makeup. However, in the Elizabethan era, being beautiful was declared as having distinct pale skin, bright eyes, colorful lips and cheeks and hair in a mesmeric up do. Having a colorless tint of the skin was said to show nobility and power. The more pale a person’s skin was, the more accepted they were in the Elizabethan society. Women often functioned behind the scenes of their husbands. They were urged to be obedient and virginal. Women were often accessories to the men in every aspect...
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...What is beauty? Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Can one’s beauty be defined by their situation? Or is beauty simply what society wants it to be? Beauty can mean many different things and can be viewed in many different ways. It really doesn’t matter what you fix on the outside you can get a tummy tuck, nose job or blue eyes. Does that make you feel better in the inside is the big question? The idea of what is beauty has been stereotyped and creates an emotional and mental damage to self and soul. We judge people, first, from their appearance which is a bad thing. Every female wants to be pretty, males too wants to be handsome as well. This book seeks to define beauty and love in the twisted preserved society. In “The Bluest Eye” (Toni Morrison) takes place after the Great Depression. A time were African Americans were discriminated against because the color of their skin. White skin is beautiful black skin meant ugly. Each culture has its own standard of beauty, appearances will vary among culture. Beauty varies due to different cultures, locations and also time periods. The novel revolves around the life of the main character Pecola. Pecola is a young African American girl that prays for blue eyes with the hope of being beautiful. Pecola feels like blue eyes will make her...
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...My "Eight Cow" Bracelet "Beauty is only skin deep" was a phrase I heard quite often during my awkward childhood. When I was a baby, I had two chins, Michelin Tire legs, and hair that stuck straight up even though it was easily over two inches long. My mom would often dress me in only a diaper on hot days inspiring my uncle to label me with the name of "Marshmallow Butt." It was a name he was quite fond of calling me, even years later. As I grew, the double chin turned into one and a half, the legs stretched into colonial columns, and the hair eventually lay flat. This all happened just in time for puberty-acne and my first training bra when I was only ten. It was during this transitional point in my life that my father began to teach me a valuable and significant lesson regarding beauty and the power of words. During my childhood, my family indulged in a weekly ritual we called family night. We used this time for various activities. We would hold family councils where we truly believed we had a say in important subjects. We would play games and have lessons such as "being kind to your family" or some other moral issue of the time. Sometimes we would sing songs, hear stories from Dad who could rival Mark Twain any day, or spend an hour to two eating ice cream and playing at the park. I am the second child and oldest daughter in a family of ten children, so these weekly "get-togethers" rarely went without some type of fiasco. These fiascoes varied from kicking at...
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