Summary Of The Article 'What Are We Teaching Our Girls'
March 6, 2014
English 102
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Cartwright, Martha. What Are We Teaching Our Girls? New York City: Sussex Publishers, 2011. Print. In the article, What Are We Teaching Our Girls, Martha Cartwright starts by describing the history of beauty pageants. She states that the first pageants were not only about judging contestants on their outward appearance. The pageants also judged contestants on how respectable they were as a person. She says that beauty pageant winners once were viewed as positive role models for younger girls. They were models to show young girls what a well-rounded woman should be like. These role models were used to show girls that being beautiful on the outside is not everything …show more content…
She takes a neutral opinion about beauty pageants and sheds light on some positive effects surrounding beauty pageants as well as the negative on young girls. In the article, she writes about the different types of pageants. The first pageant discussed is one that involves contestants performing a talent and participating in an interview in order to win a prize aimed toward their education, such as a scholarship for college. The second type of pageant talked about is the pageant based only on the physical appearance of the contestant. These types of pageants often do not contain an education prize to the winner. She argues that the second type of pageant objectify young girls and make them believe that only outward beauty is important. She then opposes her statement by saying there is no reason that young girls should be ashamed of flaunting their physically beauty. I think this article has potential to be useful in my paper. It gives both a positive and negative view of beauty …show more content…
In the article, he provides information about the negative outlook on child beauty pageants. He states his belief that child beauty pageants exploit young girls who are entered in them. He states that many of the girls will have a distorted view of themselves, which can eventually progress into major issues such as bulimia or anorexia. He also states that many of the young girls enrolled in the pageants wear clothes that are too mature for their ages. He believes that by dressing up children in provocative outfits and having professional hair and makeup done this will attract pedophiles. After he announced his two main points, he ends the article by saying he believes that no one under the age of eighteen should be allowed to compete in these beauty pageants. This article will be very useful for my research paper because it correlates with the argument I am
English 102
Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Cartwright, Martha. What Are We Teaching Our Girls? New York City: Sussex Publishers, 2011. Print. In the article, What Are We Teaching Our Girls, Martha Cartwright starts by describing the history of beauty pageants. She states that the first pageants were not only about judging contestants on their outward appearance. The pageants also judged contestants on how respectable they were as a person. She says that beauty pageant winners once were viewed as positive role models for younger girls. They were models to show young girls what a well-rounded woman should be like. These role models were used to show girls that being beautiful on the outside is not everything …show more content…
She takes a neutral opinion about beauty pageants and sheds light on some positive effects surrounding beauty pageants as well as the negative on young girls. In the article, she writes about the different types of pageants. The first pageant discussed is one that involves contestants performing a talent and participating in an interview in order to win a prize aimed toward their education, such as a scholarship for college. The second type of pageant talked about is the pageant based only on the physical appearance of the contestant. These types of pageants often do not contain an education prize to the winner. She argues that the second type of pageant objectify young girls and make them believe that only outward beauty is important. She then opposes her statement by saying there is no reason that young girls should be ashamed of flaunting their physically beauty. I think this article has potential to be useful in my paper. It gives both a positive and negative view of beauty …show more content…
In the article, he provides information about the negative outlook on child beauty pageants. He states his belief that child beauty pageants exploit young girls who are entered in them. He states that many of the girls will have a distorted view of themselves, which can eventually progress into major issues such as bulimia or anorexia. He also states that many of the young girls enrolled in the pageants wear clothes that are too mature for their ages. He believes that by dressing up children in provocative outfits and having professional hair and makeup done this will attract pedophiles. After he announced his two main points, he ends the article by saying he believes that no one under the age of eighteen should be allowed to compete in these beauty pageants. This article will be very useful for my research paper because it correlates with the argument I am