Response to Anthropological Editions Essay #5 "Where Fat is a Mark of Beauty" Significant Concept: Simmon’s article illustrates a standard of physical beauty that is different than one might find common in United States or other Western societies. In the particular Nigerian tribe that the author details‚ a young girl named Margaret spends her days in a so-called "fattening room" where she eats to excess and purposefully avoids all but the slightest amount of exercise so as to gain weight - weight
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(hopefully)‚ while the meaning of the notion beauty is something taken for granted. The false idea that beauty is something absolute‚ an absolute characteristic of something all people like‚ must be argued upon. People have so got used this word that in general its meaning is not discussed‚ and nearly everyone believes that he or she (as well as every single person on the planet) knows the exact meaning‚ and that beauty needs no definition. In reality‚ however‚ beauty is a very relative and even vague notion
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Beauty Pageants What exactly is your definition of beauty? In the average dictionary beauty is defined as a combination of qualities that pleases aesthetic senses‚ especially the sight. Unfortunately‚ in today’s society‚ the meaning of beauty has become extremely distorted and in place beauty pageants have become very popular. These contests take place across the entire world; in big cities and small towns. The contestants’ ages range from 0 to 30 years old. Thus‚ children are thrown into this
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Monica Isamat ENC 1101 Mrs. Schledorn 22 Nov 2012 Beauty is in the Eyes of the Beholder When you hear the word beautiful‚ what do you think of? Do you think of a blue sky‚ a flower‚ a rainbow? When it comes to the beauty of people‚ many people have different outlooks. Having true inner and outer beauty is what every women dream about. We are surprised when a women has both inner and outer beauty since we generally separate the category by stating if a women is beautiful on the outside‚
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Beauty Is Truth‚ Truth Beauty: Beauty is truth‚ truth beauty that is all‚ You know on earth and that you need to know! (John Keats) There exist innumerable definitions and quotations regarding what beauty really are! A number of philosophers‚ poets and thinkers have tried to define it yet there exists such a wide gap between their teachings that one becomes skeptical of all. Through skepticism is no conclusion‚ needless to say that it is identifiable‚ according to one’s personal perceptions but
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True Beauty Lonny Is beauty a splendid sunset when a person climbs a long way up a mountain peak and takes the first glimpse? Is beauty that moment when a person puts his toes into the sand‚ his face softly touched by the wind with its little salty flavor and the sun shining above his head? Is beauty a gorgeous girl that passes by‚ causing a man to not move his glued eyes from her back when she is already gone? Is beauty a luxurious sports car that a man fails to move
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Beauty is defined by a combination of qualities present in a thing or person that pleases the aesthetic senses or brings about deep satisfaction. Many people take that definition to mean that beauty describes a person’s outward appearance. Although a person’s outward appearance can be defined by the term beauty‚ true beauty lies in the way a person acts and thinks rather than the way they look. The term beauty is subjective to each and every person. Today‚ so much emphasis is placed on a person’s
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everything. They all have their own definiton of beauty. I find it is good to have your own opinion about things. Then you can hear other opinions and still have your own. Beauty could be defined as an outward apperience.According to William Shakespeare(1588) “Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye”. A lot of people cave into beauty as being a thing they look at. Beauty is something that brings their eyes happiness like Stendhal(1871)said‚ “Beauty is the promise of happiness”. They lust after someone
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John Carter 2/20/12 What is Beauty? Well like some say beauty is in the eye of the beholder‚ beauty can hardly mean the same to all people because we are different and our standards and tastes differ as well. “We all think that someone or something is beautiful when it provides a perceptual experience of pleasure‚ placidity and satisfaction”. People usually judge the physical or inner beauty of others. A celebrity is always judged by his or her physical appearance. Paparazzi’s
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The Meaning of Beauty Man vs. Woman From the beginning we are taught that God created man‚ and from man he created woman. It’s funny how different a man’s thoughts can be compared to a woman’s‚ considering the woman was created from the man. Their views on beauty‚ amongst other things‚ prove to be a perfect example of this. Centuries ago the Greeks saw “[B]eauty as a virtue: A kind of excellence” (Sontag 117). While this is still a shared view between men and women today‚ they share different
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