“the Filipino Penchant for Beauty Products and Whitener Reflects That Colonial Outlook on Beauty”
Dasmarinas East National High School San Simon, Dasmarinas City
“The Filipino penchant for beauty products and whitener reflects that colonial outlook on beauty” Tittle: In a Partial Fulfilment in English IV IV- Pearl
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Chapter 1 Introduction
A. Backround of the Study For so many years beauty has been a center of attraction to all. It can be considered as one of the major aspects of an individual’s life. Beauty is defined as “any of those qualities of objects, sounds, emotional or intellectual concepts, behavior, etc. That gratify or arouse admiration to a high degree, especially by the perfection of form resulting from the harmonious combination of diverse elements in unity”. A person appears beautiful when seen perfectly. And most of the Filipinos are aware of that statement. Filipinos want to become beautiful, that even using so many cosmetic product just to beautify will do. This research entitled “The Filipino Penchant for beauty products and whiteners reflects the colonial outlook in beauty,” aims to prove that Filipino’s tend to believe that physical beauty is an edge among others. Specifying that beauty has been the most favourable and considerable things over others. The three major reasons why beauty matters are: beauty creates energy, beauty debriefs tension and beauty helps our self esteem. One tends to attract positive energies resulting to positive outlook in life, whenever there is a satisfaction in someone’s beauty. Beauty really helps in developing one’s self-esteem. Because it will eventually lead to the confidence of oneself. The researchers tend to believe that physical beauty is fashion that makes an individual creative, physically and mentally creative. People usually use beauty as an instrument on socializing. “The face isphysical, therefore personal and intimate, yet the face is also
“The Filipino penchant for beauty products and whitener reflects that colonial outlook on beauty” Tittle: In a Partial Fulfilment in English IV IV- Pearl
______________ _____________ Prepared by: Prepared to:
Chapter 1 Introduction
A. Backround of the Study For so many years beauty has been a center of attraction to all. It can be considered as one of the major aspects of an individual’s life. Beauty is defined as “any of those qualities of objects, sounds, emotional or intellectual concepts, behavior, etc. That gratify or arouse admiration to a high degree, especially by the perfection of form resulting from the harmonious combination of diverse elements in unity”. A person appears beautiful when seen perfectly. And most of the Filipinos are aware of that statement. Filipinos want to become beautiful, that even using so many cosmetic product just to beautify will do. This research entitled “The Filipino Penchant for beauty products and whiteners reflects the colonial outlook in beauty,” aims to prove that Filipino’s tend to believe that physical beauty is an edge among others. Specifying that beauty has been the most favourable and considerable things over others. The three major reasons why beauty matters are: beauty creates energy, beauty debriefs tension and beauty helps our self esteem. One tends to attract positive energies resulting to positive outlook in life, whenever there is a satisfaction in someone’s beauty. Beauty really helps in developing one’s self-esteem. Because it will eventually lead to the confidence of oneself. The researchers tend to believe that physical beauty is fashion that makes an individual creative, physically and mentally creative. People usually use beauty as an instrument on socializing. “The face isphysical, therefore personal and intimate, yet the face is also