Teague English III 12 March 2013 Beauty Pageants: Positive or Poisonous? There is no doubt that beauty pageants have a negative connotation in today’s society. Who hasn’t seen the hit television show “Toddlers & Tiaras”? Those television producers only want the viewers to see the worst moments‚ though‚ so they can get the highest ratings possible. They care only about their income‚ not the reputation of pageants. Most of the people who believe the pageant world is one of disgust have no clue
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Pros and Cons of Beauty Pageants We live in a society in which demands for equality abound. At some point‚ the rights and privileges associated with the “perfect” life. At the same time‚ it seemed that a trend began. Hyphenated Americans began their quest for the apparently ideal lifestyle that had been withheld from them. Women‚ gays‚ and lesbians began their own efforts to achieve this same equality outside of gender and sexual preference. And yet‚ despite it all‚ the beauty pageant survives. The
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In countries all around the world‚ beauty pageants are held as a long-standing tradition. Often‚ young women participate in these pageants. While pageants are said to present a sense of self-esteem and value for the participants‚ these competitions often cause damaging emotional issues for an already trying adolescent life. One young participant anonymously said‚ "I used to think I was pretty‚ but once I got on stage and didn’t hear my name called the world came to an end and from then on‚ I’ve
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During child beauty pageant competitions‚ child competitors are pressured to look ‘flawless’ by their parents to win. Actions are taken place by the parents in order for their child to win at all costs by pushing their child to imitate unnatural adult-like physical appearances. Parents will also enforce disciplinary actions onto their child for poor performances‚ lack of enthusiasm or a flawed appearance. Many parents will also deny their child naps or breaks during the pageant schedules in fear
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Child Exploitation in Beauty Pageants Beauty pageants should be banned across the world because of the different negative effects it has on children including fake love‚ national endangerment‚ and poor true self confidence. While there have been many attempts to make child beauty pageants illegal‚ it has failed to be banned in America unlike France where it is illegal. On any given day in America‚ 234‚000 sex offenders roam the streets. Many preying on girls where the median age of assaulted girls
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Benefits of Pageants Nowadays‚ many beauty pageants are being planned and held due to their innumerable useful effects. In fact‚ different from earlier when pageants were only held in schools‚ now most communities also organize their own events as they believe it is an excellent method of displaying talents. Other than simply entertaining people‚ pageants offer the following benefits. 1. Develop communication skills A common standard for testing participants in pageants is basically how fluent
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The Dark Side Of Chocolate When I heard the name of the documentary I must say I expected something different to what it really was. The things that I saw presented in this documentary never even crossed my mind before. When purchasing chocolate products‚ who really stops to wonder about the background of the product. I will never look at chocolate the same again. What truly shocked me was the names of the companies that were ignoring what was going on. I could not believe that they would
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Beauty Pageants: From Prim to Poisoned Her eyes glimmer with the latest layer of eyeliner. Her cheeks‚ a wind-bitten pink‚ ache from constant smiles. She combs her hair‚ unaware of the damage she is inflicting on herself. She looks around. Some wear false hair‚ others false teeth. Every participant there is driven by the same potential outcome of beauty: meticulous hair‚ white smile‚ bright eyes‚ and a thin figure. Everybody strives for that same superficial facade – not the average values for a
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The Dark Side of Family Life Whilst many of the functionalist theorists point out the positive aspects of the family‚ some theorists believe that the family is destructive. The Marxist Perspective Marxists argue that it is the specific requirements of the capitalist mode of production that have shaped the development of the family in Western industrial societies. Marxists see the family as a means for: Reproducing ‘labour power’ – reproducing future generations of workers. Consuming – consuming
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Walking the Ramps of a Beauty Pageant Christopher Lowell once said‚ "Beauty is not skin deep ." but is it really so with the exposure of today’s generation to media’s promotion of their own concept of beauty? Turn on the television and see that most commercials‚ especially those selling beauty products such as Ponds‚ Skin White‚ and Gilette for Women‚ are endorsed by thin‚ tall‚ pimple-free‚ smooth-legged and fair to white-skinned women. Flip pages of fashion magazines‚ see fashion shows and discover
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