Susan Krise Prof. J. Purtell English Composition II 06 October 2014 Argument Analysis “Toddlers in Tiaras‚” an article by Skip Hollandsworth‚ gives a glimpse into the world of child beauty pageants. It brings forth food for thought when one considers the “sexploitation“ of young girls‚ toddlers‚ even infants. In addition‚ it addresses the focus these pageants put on physical perfection and how these young ones are bombarded not only that singular focus but it questions their future development
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2012 The Very Non-Sexual Toddler & the Irresistible Must-Have Tiara In early-January of 2009‚ a new phenomenon emerged in television history‚ Toddlers & Tiaras. Toddlers & Tiaras documents the innocent lives of children from the ages of two through ten‚ and maybe younger‚ in the glitz world of child pageantry. The reality show showcases three pageant families per episode and each episode is around 46 minutes‚ without commercial breaks. Toddler & Tiaras has become a raging success
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In the article “Toddlers in Tiaras‚” by Skip Hollandsworth‚ he is very descriptive on how girls are being sexualized in pageants. Hollandsworth brings this sexualization to life by the use of pathos‚ ethos‚ and logos. They are used in a very organized way. To grasp the attention of Hollandsworth’s audience‚ he utilized pathos showing them how the young girls are being sexualized in these pageants. Hollandsworth portrays this by using part of Eden Wood’s story‚ interviewing pageant girls who are
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Children’s beauty pageants have been around for a long time. Toddlers and Tiaras is a show‚ based on mothers living their dream lives through their children. The mothers dress their young girls as if they are grown models. My out look on the whole situation is that little 5 year old girls‚ should not be competing in beauty pagents. Fake teeth‚ tans‚ eye lashes‚ and hair make these children look as though they are in their teens. No child should have to compete in looking "beautiful" or "the best"
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SOC 325 Toddlers and Tiaras A person’s sexual orientation is the determinant to one’s gender identity within a governed society. The core structure of the sex/gender conversion is predominantly engineered by cultural values and societal norms. The divergence of each sex becomes independently refined by stereotypical characteristic specifications. Male specifications on attractiveness and parental influence to conform‚ are encouraging conformity to these unattainable ideals. These
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE 1.2 DATA DESCRIPTION 2. BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO CHILD BEAUTY PAGEANTS AND TODDLERS & TIARAS 3. TELEVISION AND REALITY TV AS A MEDIUM 4. REALITY TV RESEARCH 4.1 MEDIA SPECTACLES 4.2 OBSCENITY OF TODDLERS AND TIARAS 4.3 USES AND GRATIFICATIONS THEORY 4.4 STUART HALL’S ENCODING-DECODING MODEL 5. METHOD 6. FINDINGS 7. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS 7.1 LIMITATIONS 8. CONCLUSION 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 7 9 10 11 13 29 31 31 33 ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT
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Banks English Comp. 1 09/13/14 Summary Response Essay on “Toddlers in Tiaras” The article “Toddlers in Tiaras” was written by Skip Hollandsworth which appeared in Good Housekeeping on August 2011. Hollandsworth’s report is used as an argument to persuade the readers to have a negative view on childrens’ beauty pageants. He wrote this article in response to the TLC series of “Toddlers and Tiaras” and the negative effects it has on children and adults. This article can
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Toddlers and infants demonstrate an ability not seen in many adults‚ the want to care for‚ and provide abetment for others. This instinct comes from the exercise of altruism‚ which releases the beneficial drugs; oxytocin‚ dopamine‚ and endorphins‚ within the body. However‚ as mentioned previously this capacity does not last for very long after these young children begin to mature. In an experiment carried out by American developmental psychologist‚ Michael Tomasello‚ infant altruism was studied through
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and emotional development is important to take into consideration at the toddlerhood age. Children of this age are flooded with new feelings (positive and negative) that they may not have felt before‚ such as frustration‚ anxieties and pleasure. Toddlers begin to become more open to social experiences‚ they are able to meet and communicate with other children in different situations such as daycare or schooling. They begin to take an interest in learning and playing and can understand each person
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and his or her many‚ many needs can be physically exhausting.” But not to worry‚ because many studies have shown that raising a toddler is much like raising a teenager. By the time the parent survives the toddler stage‚ he or she has already prepared them self for the emotional teenage years. Although toddlers and
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