Braxton October 29‚ 2013 Argumentative essay rough draft ENC 1101-001 Mr. Hinson Word count-1‚017 Thesis: Beauty pageants should be outlawed for girls under sixteen because they over expose young women‚ teach them that being self absorbed is okay‚ and there are other hobbies the girls could pick up that would teach better qualities and allow kids to be kids. I. Can make children self absorbed A. Pageants are a “me” thing 1. Children shouldn’t grow up learning it’s
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and so far Madison has been a bit of a passenger” Treats her like an adult not a child. Making her train when she doesn’t want to and she finds it boring. “would be a little bit disappointed if I didn’t win‚ because then I would just think to myself‚ that I wasn’t pretty enough‚ I wasn’t good enough sister “she will think she is ugly now” TYLER “had plastic surgery when she was 7” (“on her ears) “youngest child ever to wear contact lenses” “she has highlights in her hair” “started wearing
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The value in child beauty pageants is extremely difficult to find‚ partly because it doesn’t exist. The industry is responsible for confidence issues in millions of participants that can’t seem to win the ‘Grand Supreme Title’ or the “Prettiest Smile Award.’ As quoted by Andrews‚ “experts see a clear association between these types of events and the development of body image problems‚ eating disorders‚ and depression” (1). The young participants are resulting to harmful act to relieve the pain the
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Should child beauty pageants be banned in the United States? What better “sport” for girls who are afraid to break a nail than Beauty Pageants? According to the “Journal of the American Academy of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry” in 2006‚ 40% of children who took part in beauty pageants have psychologic problems while the remaining 60% agree that they are unhappy during the pageant itself. With this statistic in mind do you believe that Child Beauty Pageants should be outlawed in the United
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Spark of a Glitzy Circus Commonly‚ children beauty pageants are judged by the following: modeling sportswear and evening wear‚ how well they dance‚ and how much talent they possess. The children are judged by their looks‚ how well they perform‚ and how confident they appear. Mother’s prepare their children for long weekends of make-up‚ hairspray‚ and gowns‚ but what about the children? How will this prepare them for life? Why would any parent want their child to grow up any faster than they already do
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Child beauty pageants are known all around the world. They are advertised through magazines and reality shows. The young girls are marked up to be someone they are not. They resemble Barbie dolls with the fake lashes‚ fake boobs‚ fake nails‚ the pounds of makeup‚ spray tans‚ hoops‚ fake hair extensions‚ flashy and not age appropriate costumes. I am personally not a fan of the child beauty pageants for several reasons. I feel as though the children are being robbed of their childhood. The young girls
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6 percent of beauty pageant girls have suffered from depression. This does not seem like a lot‚ but 2.5 million girls compete in a beauty pageant. (“Women’s news Columbus dispatch”) People say child beauty pageants make children grow up faster before their time. Others say that all little girls like to dress up and experiment with make-up. That they are curious and want to learn what it is and why should they use it. (Malmsio Helene) I believe that child beauty pageants do make children
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Disadvantages of Child Beauty Pageants In today’s world‚ there are quite a few things that bother us Americans. One controversial topic at-hand would be child beauty pageants. The article‚ “Playing at Sexy” written by Peggy Orenstein‚ goes into detail of the negative effects of showcasing one’s child in a pageant. Hilary Levey takes a different approach to child beauty pageants. She finds them to be just as helpful as children who take after school lessons in her scholarly article‚ “Pageant Princesses
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2013 Not So Glamorous Pageants Do young girls really need to be told they are beautiful by older men and women? Do those older men and women even know the true definition of beauty? Beauty pageants have been around for many years now. The two major types of beauty pageants are natural and glitz. These two beauty pageants hold many differences. In natural beauty pageants girls do not where much make up‚ they have more of a clean look to them. Where as in a glitz beauty pageants‚ the girls wear tons
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Beauty Pageants: Good or Bad? Beauty pageants for children are growing more and more popular and‚ in turn‚ causing more and more controversy. Everyone has a different opinion on them but most would say that it is a bad idea to put young girls through this kind of thing. I would have to agree with them. These types of beauty pageants began back in the 1960s where children from the ages of 6 to 12 years modeled things like sportswear and evening clothes and showcased their talents. There was a lot
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