...Aging Gracefully Want a youthful and vibrant appearance for the rest of your life? Anti-Aging? Really? Trying to stay youthful, for as long as possible is the goal, or is it? Our society obsesses with youth. The media espouses Anti-Aging as way to combat the hands of time. Do potions and diet notions slow down and halt the aging process? We use Botox for facial laugh lines, and crow’s feet, etc. We get our faces literally cut up to look young. Anti-Aging is a fake. The name alone “anti” suggests negativity. Pro-Aging, on the other hand, is the new “Anti-Aging.” Pro-Aging is about celebrating who you are at any age! Self-acceptance is a beautiful thing. A happy and fit elderly person looks and acts entirely different than an un-fit...
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...That night a little girl was raped and murdered, for what? She was only 6, she didn’t know what she was doing. She had a full life ahead of her and she was killed because of the fact she was strongly sexualised. “It as taken at either a child beauty pageant or a cheerleading competition. It showed several girls under the age of 10, their sweet faces tarted up with makeup and their hair fixed in adult fashions. My first thought was, “Every pedophile who sees this will cut it out and paste it on his wall” ("Child Beauty Pageants Should Be Eliminated."). For any pedophile or child predator child beauty pageants are winning the lottery. These events endanger the children's safety. “According to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act, child abuse is “the physical or mental inquiry, exual abuse or exploitation, of a child under circumstances which indicate the child’s health or welfare is threatened or harmed”("Child Beauty Pageants Should Be Eliminated."). Putting a child in an area where they could be in danger is child abuse. These events...
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...From the love for Helen that springs from Paris’ impassioned organs to the “fixed mark” that Shakespeare so passionately advocated for, our societal portrayal of love has wavered through the ages. Feeling of such ardent desire, be it carnal or maudlin, can be found in forms of art from all ages. For example, the hit single “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley” is a testament to all love that holds steadfast whilst “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepard” by Sir Walter Raleigh scolds the Shepard false vows of love and as the “The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli exalts the beauty of the female physical form. These three classic pieces of art contain similar and distinct ideals that our society has imposed on love. Somewhere engrained in everyone’s memory is Rick Astley’s phrase “Never Gonna Give You Up” paired with the popular accompanying rhythm that so gracefully pounces off one’s eardrums. Rick’s lyrics, “A full commitment is what I’m thinking of” attests to the modern attitude towards true love; Rick sees and values a love that can withstand age, as unwavering and unconditional as time....
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...to the idea of America’s fourteenth amendment in which everyone is created equal. The gifted, strong, intelligent, and beautiful are forced to wear handicaps of either earphones, heavy weights, or hideous...
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...normal people unless it is used to correct health related issues. The simple reason is because there are high risks associated to cosmetic surgeries. It is expensive and it can also result in some negative psychological impact. Plastic surgery is the surgical removal and to correct people’s physical defects. The science and technology with ever-growing development has made surgical procedures less risky and more effective. The number of people getting plastic surgery is increasing every year. In today’s society, it’s difficult to resist wanting to look perfect, everyone want look like younger than their own age. The decision to make one’s appearance match their inside may have very positive effects. Plastic surgery is the surgical method of correcting or restoring body parts and their functions. People going through this kind of surgery may look younger and become more beautiful, but it also has high risks for all surgeries have risk. As quoted in an online article “Allergic reaction to drugs, implant rejection, pigmentation, blood clots, skin necrosis and nerve damage on the particular area are some of common adverse effects of...
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...Nigora Raufova Psych 150 “Babies” Reaction Paper The film is showing four beautiful babies: Ponijao from Namibia, Mari from Tokyo, Bayar from Mongolia and Hattie from San Francisco. All four babies are surrounded by different macrosystems but display similar developmental patterns regardless of their upbringing. All these children still must go through the same developmental milestones. In the first year of life babies undergo dramatic changes, many of these are observed in this film. All four babies are living in their own microsystems, each very different from one another. Ponijao has a big family consisting of several siblings, Bayar lives with his parents and a brother, and Mari and Hattie are the only children for their parents, which is a typical situation in developed countries. We see the babies going through the Sensorimotor Stages as soon as they were born, they all were breastfed, which is a sign that they had sucking reflexes that are connected with rooting reflex and breastfeeding. There was an episode where Babinski reflex shown: Mari was sitting in her highchair and a family cat playing with baby’s feet. I noticed that Mari had all possible toys to help her to develop mentally and physically, but she also can be seen playing with CDs and cellphones. On the other hand Ponijao was happy to play with sticks, stones beads and a plastic bottle. I saw Bayar unrolling toilet paper and feeling very happy when he finally got to its base, which he immediately put...
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...with the works of the Harlem Renaissance, the four topics of interest that were focused on were, a longing for Africa, the beauty of African-Americans, the racism of the time and demonstrating that they too experienced universal concepts. Many African-Americans of the time began wondering about their ancestral past, prior to slavery, and looked to Africa for inspiration. Many African-Americans saw Africa as their original homeland and a place where blacks where not discriminated and oppressed. In the poem “Heritage,” Countie Cullen wrote “What is Africa to Me?,” a common question African-Americans were asking at the time. He also describes Africa as having “strong-bronzed men,” creating an image of a place where African-Americans are beautiful and powerful and above all, not slaves. Africa also inspired many artists of the Harlem Renaissance such as Aaron Douglas, whose painting entitled The Negro in an African Setting, shows black people happily dancing and playing instruments in Africa. African-inspired sculptures...
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...emphasis on beauty pageants and how the media interpretation of beauty has changed the woman's body image. Finding an exact definition of beauty is highly impossible, considering beauty is said to be have seen in the eye of the beholder. Unfortunately, in this metaphoric glass fish bowl life style; media, men, art, and fashion are the foremost most important holder. As customs, traditions and American habits expand, so does the true meaning of the word beauty. According to webster dictionary, beauty is defined as the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit. Since when does plastic surgery, sex appeal or an unhealthy size zero make up something that is beautiful. Beauty is no longer just a complement or self assessment, but a necessity tugging at a woman’s true identity. For many years the Miss American organization made a crucial...
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...During the whole novel, a noticeable change made throughout Janes whole life is her changing her social class status. When Jane Eyre is first introduced into the plot we learn that she lives with her cruel aunt, Mrs. Reed, and that she is an orphan. Being an orphan already puts her at a low status. Throughout Jane’s childhood at a boarding school called Lowood, her status stayed low. The first time Jane’s status was altered occurs after her dreary experience at Lowood. The education she obtained and a job as a governess at Thornfield she gracefully accepted excelled her into a lower middle class. At Thornfield, she meets her future husband, Edward Rochester, who will later be her key into a higher status. After Jane works at Thornfield for a while, complications with the relationship between her and Rochester arise, causing Jane to leave. Jane becomes a hopeless and homeless runaway. Being at one of the lowest points of her life, Jane tries bartering her handkerchief for a piece of cake. “Almost desperate, I asked for a piece cake,” (Bronte 323). After she is denied she wonders if they would accept her gloves. “Would she even take my gloves?”(323). After being denied the food, she is further humiliated by the bakery worker and does the only thing she can and becomes a beggar. After...
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...Eating sugar In the short story, ”Eating Sugar” by Catherine Merriman, we are introduced to the theme of Xenophobia; the irrational fear of places or people that seem foreign to oneself. This is done as an indirect criticism of the prejudiced tendency of modern society, as people often seem to frown upon those who appear unfamiliar, and look at them as primitive and hostile. We are, through a third-person, non-omniscient narrator presented to a family of three, the father Alex and the mother Eileen, who are visiting their daughter Suzanne who works as a teacher in Thailand. The narrator is non-omniscient, as the story is told from Alex’s perspective, and the reader therefore does not become aware of neither Eileen nor Suzanne’s thoughts. The story starts in medias res, as it begins in the middle of the action, when the family comes back from a trip to the waterfall, and realizes that they are lost. They have been down at a waterfall, and Alex suspects that they might have taken a wrong turn, hence “three hours ago, this forest clearing had been a busy market…”and it becomes apparent, that they are not aware of their location, and they need help to get home, which they come to receive from 4 Thai-men who randomly walks by. Eileen, as well as Alex, seems to possess a dislike of Thailand, as seen in the quote “Eileen found Thailand stressful, and wasn't ashamed to show it. Alex was grateful to her. Her constantly-expressed anxiety kept his own fear suppressed.” This quite...
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...extra slice of pizza. 8. Wear what makes you feel gracefully at ease. 9. Love the world unconditionally. 10. Seek beauty in all things. 11. Buy your friends dinner when you can. 12. Wear sunscreen like it’s your second job. 13. Try with all your might to keep in contact with far-away friends. 14. Make the world feel at ease around you. 15. Walk with your head up. 16. Order a cheeseburger on the first date if you want to. 17. Never, ever bite your nails. 18. Swipe on some lipstick, put on your leather jacket, and sneak into a bar somewhere. 19. Learn from your mistakes that night. 20. Dental hygiene is not multiple choice. 21. Your GPA is not a confession of your character. 22. There is strength in breaking down. 23. You don’t have to like yoga. 24. Pick a tea. 25. Take care of your feet. 26. Pick a perfume. 27. Even if you’re tall, wear the heels anyway. 28. Classy is a relative term. 29. Drink whiskey if you like whiskey. 30. Drink wine if you like wine. 31. Like what you like. 32. Offer no explanation. 33. Advil and Gatorade. 34. You are no less of a woman when you’re in sweats and gym shoes than a woman in stilettos and a pencil skirt. 35. A woman is a woman is a woman. 36. Love your fellow woman with all your heart and soul. 37. Cry, uninhibited, with your friends. 38. Laugh until you can’t breathe with your friends. 39. Tell me everything. 40. Exercise to be strong and healthy. A beautiful soul needs a sturdy vessel. 41. There is no shame...
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... I believe physical age is when your body starts to lose certain characteristics that it once had. Your skin is no longer tight like it used to be, now it loose and starting to wrinkle. With mental age (without disease ex: Alzheimer’s) I believe your mind gets wiser. You have lived a long life and most have been through many trials and tribulations that they have learned from. You have seen it all and done it all, to me older people give the best life advice, who better to get WISDOM from than a person who has lived through and experienced so much? 2. The Golden Girls shows an accurate and positive image of aging because it’s about 3 widows and a divorcee who are still able to live a happy life even in their age. Eventually all marriages will end in death or divorce so for someone to see that they can still live a happy and healthy life is good. The Golden Girls shows an accurate and positive image of aging because it’s about 3 widows and a divorcee who are still able to live a happy life even in their age. Eventually all marriages will end in death or divorce so for someone to see that they can still live a happy and healthy life is good. The Golden Girls Excerpt from the article HAS 50 BECOME THE NEW 30? By Frank Rocsi People these days are living longer than ever. And as they go through their longer, fuller, richer lives, they're taking better care of themselves and aging gracefully, so much so that even...
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...Out of the Ordinary, the Wife of Bath. Novelist and philosopher C. Joy Bell, author of “Saint Paul Trois Chateaux” and “Sun is snowing” once said, “I don’t fit into any stereotype and I like myself that way” (Bell). This is the exact description of the Wife of Bath as she is the kind of person that stands out from the rest. Although she comes from the medieval period, she has characteristics of a modern woman such as power and affluence. During the medieval period, women were viewed as subordinate creatures to men. A typical medieval woman married and began raising children soon after reaching puberty. Husbands had full control over their wives and a wife had to be loyal to her husband and obey him at all times. Blewitt described this saying; “A wife . . . must please her husband and be totally obedient to him, even when he is unjust and violent” (Blewitt 662). A woman’s sole purpose was to bear children, ". . . a wife's first duty was to provide her husband with an heir, and she could be divorced if she were barren"(Rhinesmith 601). They remained largely indoors, having no true chance to receive a formal education or hold economic or social power. The Wife of Bath is a complete opposite of the typical medieval woman. Although she married early, she is not under the control of any man. In fact, she uses sexual power to control her husbands by depriving them of sex in order to get what she wants. Another thing that distinguishes her from the typical medieval woman is that she...
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...Infidelity There is a rise in infidelity across the country. It is becoming more common; affecting everyone from celebrities, presidents, married couples, and new lovers. People are more openly talking about infidelity. Infidelity has been on the rise for some time now and is expected to continue to rise. Free dictionary.com defines infidelity as unfaithfulness to a sexual partner especially a spouse. Infidelity statistics show cheating is on the rise; over 50% of both men and women have had a sexual relationship with a person other than their spouse during their marriage. There are many different causes and effects of infidelity, mostly negative, but some can be positive. One possible cause is availability and opportunity. There are so many options of cheating—emotional, cyber, and sexual. There are even more ways to hide it, most believe they will not get caught. When the opportunity arises, it is too tempting for most people to pass up. I took a survey in the class to see what fellow classmates believed was the most common cause of cheating. 60% believed that a change in perspective is the leading cause to infidelity. Another cause is technology. Technology makes cheating easier than it ever has been. Numerous people visit online chat rooms and dating sites. Several of those people stay in contact with their online friends, on a daily basis. According to the infidelity statistics nearly 60% of internet users flirt over internet. 40% of them have engaged...
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...busy street for a full day and continuously watch people and never see all the forms of body modification that are present today. Here in the United States, we starve ourselves, invest thousands of dollars in plastic surgery and spend more hours in the gym than we do with our family just so that we can fit into what our culture defines as beautiful. As big or as little as someone may think this sacrifice is, is it really that bad? Foot binding, neck rings, extreme scarring tooth filing, and ear stretching, are just a few examples of what other cultures engage in so that they can fit into their culture’s idea of beautiful. There are many different theories that attempt to explain why foot binding exists and how the idea came about. “Foot binding began late in the T'ang Dynasty (618-906) and it gradually spread through the upper class during the Song Dynasty (960-1297), lasting through the Ming period (1368-1644) and then ending in the Ching Dynasty (1644-1911)” (Seagrave). There are several legends that attempt to account for the creation of this custom. One is that the concubine of a Chinese prince named Yao Niang walked so gracefully that it seemed as if she "skimmed over the top of golden lilies. At that time the "lily footed woman" or a woman with bound feet became the model in China. A second legend says that this concubine, Yao Niang, was ordered to bind her feet so that her feet would look like new moons. A third legend suggests that women bound their feet out of...
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