Essays on Beauty

The Book Part

Michele Alexander covers the issue of racialism in the modern society. Though the media claims that the modern American society has moved past the racism era, racism has taken a modern form in terms of the social policies that the government implements. Through these social policies, members of different races receive different conviction for the same offenses. These social policies present the transformation of racism. Obama’s victorious election into presidency may have depicted the end of racism, but society perceives it differently.
The social policy on the drug war presents the real image of modern racism. The criminal Continue reading...

The painting resonates a peculiar feeling of mystery and intrigue. It shows a varied classic style of painting and the allure of presenting it such manner. It may be considered a traditional way of painting but it still has a certain appeal that might still be applicable to the modern times.
The painting presents a painting of a young girl dressed in a frivolous gown with lots of ruffles and intricate details. With her hair all prep up and with short curls running the side of her face. But the most striking subject of the painting is the proportion Continue reading...

Uri Margolin’s assertion that “an individual's appearance, gestures, mannerism, dress, and natural and human-made environment are indicators for inferences about his or her mental and moral features” essentially claims that readers pick up on who a character is through their outside features as described in the prose (2012, p. 77). However, this assertion ignores the possibility of contrasts, societal pressures, and other factors that can provide needed context for further understanding of their true character. Tess in Tess of the d’Urburvilles, for instance, is a quintessential contradiction – somewhere between rich and poor, sophisticated and simple, strong and Continue reading...

English

“Poetry is a literary genre that although may sometimes be difficult to grasp, when taken the time to analyze and understand, is able to lead the reader through endless paths of enlightenment. Poetry is derived from the Greek word poiesis means "making". Poetry is a form of literary art which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings or emotions if the individual.
History of poetry is long and dates back to the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh .Early poems were evolved from folk songs such as the Chinese Shijing, or from a need to retell oral epics, Continue reading...

Chapter Analysis

This chapter begins with interior monologue/meditation of one Walt Whitman, who tries to distinguish between beauty and ugliness, valuable concepts and useless ones; from the annals of cultural heritage. Then, he finds it unnecessary to try to establish the differences highlighted above unless they are necessary. He then resorts to accept the actual reality of the American experience.
There was a purported cultural revolution, which was to happen in 1855, archived in the book leaves of grass first edition. However, the much-anticipated revolution did not take place because it is virtually impossible for anyone single poet to change the Continue reading...

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

The Story Of An Hour is a short story that narrates the time that pass by between the moment protagonist, Louise Mallard, leans of the news that her husband died and later discovers that indeed her husband is still alive. Once she hears of her husband’s death, Mallard perceives herself as a liberated woman but her perceived joy is short-lived.

Symbolism

The troubled heart
The heart trouble that Mallard suffers from depicts a woman’s perceived physical weaknesses. It further represents Mallard’s hesitancy regarding her troubled marriage and her need for freedom. Mallard’s heart illness is the Continue reading...

New York (January 1939) is one of the many works of artist Charles Green Shaw (1892 – 1974). It is oil on wood kind of painting. It appears that Shaw was inspired by the New York City’s rhythms. The piece is a reflection of the fascination of the artist with contemporary skylines in addition to certain aspects of European Cubism. One can see bold and intangible configurations, which arouse the musical but quite low beauty of Manhattan. The sun above, slightly rust colored, is reflected in a dark disk at the bottom, resembling sort of a dark shadow against Continue reading...

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Ero-Samurai: An Obsessed Man's Loving Tribute to Japanese Women is written by David Duff. In this book, the author enlightens the reader’s mind by telling the gripping story of love, sexual desire, romantic accounts, sex and Japanese women. In fact, "Ero-Samurai" tries to find the answer to a longstanding question i.e. “what makes Japanese women so attractive and desirable?."
The erotic prose in Duff’s work gives the reader absolute pleasure and makes one admire the colorfulness and expressiveness. It can be said that Japanese women are represented as possessors of genuine magnetism and charisma Continue reading...

Abstract

The construction of the Bayonne Bridge (New Jersey) in 1931 revolutionized the structural technique and design of bridges. It was mad exceptionally well that it incorporated materials and styles that had not been used at the time. The length of the structure made it the world’s largest bridge for many years before other structures were raised. As the first structure that used manganese steel, it is pioneered and revolutionized many aspects in construction of bridges and among other structures The impacts that the bridge had after its competition resulted into much more benefits to the communities linked by Continue reading...

William Shakespeare was popular for his works in the entertainment industry where he was mainly recognized as a good play writer, poet, and a dramatist. Today there are total number of “38 plays, 154 sonnets, poems and 2 narrative poems as the surviving works of the author (Damrosch 25).” He lived in the late sixteenth and the early seventieth century in England. Regardless of the fact that he died in the early seventieth century, his works have been appreciated across the globe and been translated into many languages. Shakespeare’s literary pieces works have also been used in schools. Continue reading...

Discussion Questions

Q1. Hunger As Ideology
We live in a culture where women are encouraged to look a certain way in order to be liked and accepted by men. This image is very narrow in terms of the many different body types that female humans can have. Western cultures values thin, youthful looking, tall women with large breasts. Other societies such as ancient China, show that beauty can be subjective and societally enforced. In ancient China plump women with small feet were the sorts of women that were sought after as men for their beauty.
In Hunger as Ideology reports correctly “ Continue reading...

Introduction:

Bronze vessels of the Shang period have been preserved largely due to the fact that, they were buried in the tombs of the great of both female and male figures. Their primary use at the time of their manufacture was in banquets and temples at which the sacrifice of food was offered to their royal ancestors. They were buried with their owners so that they could continue to sacrifice to the higher powers even after they had died and become ancestors in their turn. As such, the vessels were evidence of power, an aspect that became even more sharply Continue reading...

“The Fish” talks about the interesting journey of the narrator who at first was just out to catch a fish, but ended up developing a deep understanding of nature and life through the fish. With the use of vivid imagery and abundant description, Elizabeth Bishop took the readers to the past struggles of the fish in order to stay alive, how its physical disfigurement reflecting those struggles translated into images of beauty and victory, and how these mental pictures elicited respect and admiration from the narrator.

True to its title, the narrator begins telling the story by talking about catching a fish.

I caught a tremendous fishand held him beside the boathalf out of water, Continue reading...

The Lynsay Sand’s Love is blind is a unique story than other love stories as it shows that love doesn’t happen all the time among the beautiful couples or among the strong and perfect people it can be among two normal and even ugly people can have love emotions. Secondly this world is also full of such examples, where people live happily if they have compatibility rather than only looks make people happy. So is the point of the writer who has very beautifully explained in the form of a story.
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What are the implications?

During adolescence it’s usual for young people to think a lot about how their bodies look. During the teen years their bodies and appearance go through lots of changes and youngsters often compare their bodies with others. Meanwhile a positive attitude to your body is an important part of a healthy self-esteem.
The standards of beauty are very wobble and change from decade to decade. If we look through the pages of history, we see that for insance in Western Europe in the Middle Ages the main attributes of beauty and femininity were considered to be small height, Continue reading...

Dishonesty in advertisement

The Internet is the biggest medium for exchanging knowledge and views across
Different Societies. It’s completely depends on us how to use it, whether in a good
Or bad Sense. Companies are using the Internet as a platform for advertisement of
Their products which Includes products like, Automobiles, real estate, banking
Sector, beauty products, electronics Products, etc..Ten years down the line then

Advertising and the media industry have grown from Strength to strengths only

Because of Internet Medium where they are able to market their Products without
Really going to Door to door. Now, in this 21st Century almost all have access to
The Internet where we can find Out Continue reading...

Even for the untrained eyes, it is overwhelmingly evident that the global climate has undergone dramatic changes. While growing up, it was so easy for anybody to make an almost accurate weather prediction, like when to expect rains or shine, and when the winter was approaching. Farmers relied solely on their past knowledge of consistent seasonal changes until the era of global warming and climate changes made it impossible.
Climatic change is currently the world’s major contentious issue. Based on several events, it is conclusively evident that climatic change is the reason why so many animals have gone Continue reading...

Introduction

Robert Herrick (1591-1674) and Ben Jonson (1572-1637) are famous English poets, playwrights and authors. Herrick and Jonson grew up and wrote poems and plays in the same era and were both comparable to the great William Shakespeare. After his apprenticeship with his uncle ended abruptly, Herrick, aged 26 then, became a disciple of Ben Jonson who mentored him in literature. The two wrote five poems together. Herrick’s poetry was about religion, love and he was famed for writing on pastoral themes on the life in the English countryside. Ben Johnson on the other hand was best famed for Continue reading...

Facelift, by Dr. Kassir in NYC © 2013.
parkavesurgeon.com. 29 Feb. 2014.
Plastic surgery is known to have been used as early as 4000 years ago. According to various sources the reconstructive surgeries including skin grafting were conducted back in 600-800 BC in India; these are among the first surgeries to be officially documented (“The History of Plastic Surgery | American Society of Plastic Surgeons”). Additionally, many resources report plastic surgery to be worth the benefit in self-esteem.
The reasons for resorting to reshape one’s body can be different: either a person wants to make a disfigured body beautiful again, Continue reading...

Introduction

“Critique of Judgment " is a fundamental work of Kant which develops aesthetic theory. This work is divided into two parts: The Critique of Aesthetic Judgment and The Critique of Teleological Judgment. The book also contains an overview of the entire Critic system of the author.
In the “Critique of Judgment” Kant explores the reflective power of judgment which is manifested, in particular, in the judgment of taste or aesthetic judgments. Aesthetic pleasure, according to Kant, is pure (disinterested) pleasure derived from an object. Therefore, the aesthetic should be distinguished from the feeling of pleasure.
Kant stated that although the Continue reading...

The aim of this essay is to present you with an analysis of the lyric poem ‘Song’ by Edmund Waller. It is a lyric poem consisting of four stanzas , each one of four lines, which was written and first published in 1645 in one of his collections titled ‘Poems’. Due to its lyricism, the poem is characterized by the use of main lyric elements and poetic figures of speech which serve this kind of lyricism. The aim of this essay is to present you with the power that metaphor as a poetic figure of speech holds in this poem. Continue reading...

Plastic surgery is known to have been used as early as 4000 years ago. According to various sources the reconstructive surgeries including skin grafting were conducted back in 600-800 BC in India; these are among the first surgeries to be officially documented (“The History of Plastic Surgery | American Society of Plastic Surgeons”). Additionally, many resources report plastic surgery to be worth the benefit in self-esteem.
The reasons for resorting to reshape one’s body can be different: either a person wants to make a disfigured body beautiful again, use the surgery to fix the problems that endanger the physical Continue reading...

Attraction

A key aspect of attraction is physical attraction. According to Santrock (2011), men and women have different perceptions on the significance of outside beauty when looking for an intimate partner. Women in most cases tend to look for other traits such as financial stability, dependability and honesty while men on the other hand will focus more on the level of outside beauty and ability to cook. Beauty differs from one culture to another and within a culture. For instance, different people may be attracted to either slim or plump individuals. In western cultures, the idea of a beautiful woman Continue reading...

The advertisement chosen is a movie poster for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The advertisement has come under a lot of scrutiny for the obvious photoshopping it has undergone. The ad depicts Scarlet Johansson, clad in her usual Black Widow garb, carrying pistols, and looking as though she’s just taking down a fleet of enemy forces all by herself. The brilliant skyline behind her is obviously manipulated but it is her that attracts the most attention. Her skin is flawless. Her hair is a strangely brilliant color of red, or maybe orange. The color of her eyes is Continue reading...

My friend Ali is the friendliest person I have ever met in my life. Without exaggeration, I can say that we are not just the best friends, but we feel so close like genuine brothers. We met in the last years of the high school, both of us transferred to a new school and plunged into a new environment. Ali and I have stayed friends ever since, and our ongoing friendship is lasting almost for ten years now. The best way to describe Ali is to imagine a mane of black, thick hair, and a long and cute beard. Continue reading...

A BLACK SHEEP WITH BLOND HAIR 2

A Black Sheep with Blond Hear
It is not so easy to be a real woman. You are to be smart and stupid, strong and weak, beautiful and sexy. Is there anyone who combines all these features?! Marilyn Monroe was one of such women. She differed from women of her generation. She showed them how it’s great to be a woman, how to turn beauty, charm, coquetry into the strongest means for worlds conquest. She was beautiful, strong, independent, and ambitious. This lady hold all the world in her hands, but nothing and nobody could held her. She Continue reading...

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Literary Response to the Reading of “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” (Sonnet 18) and “The Marriage of True Minds” (Sonnet 116)

Love has been one of many poets' preferred topics, as implied by Plato's quote. William Shakespeare appears to be no different when one studies his sonnets, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day” (Sonnet 18) and “The Marriage of True Minds” (Sonnet 116). Shakespeare's sonnets were first published as a collection in 1609. The personas of both poems, with the theme of love as their focus, idealize love and Continue reading...

The miracle of face is a movie that explains the impacts that beauty plays as far as our life is concerned. For example, babies are drawn to beautiful faces, and they tend to spend a lot of time scaring at them. But when it comes to ugly faces, they cannot withstand scaring at them-most of the time they will cry while looking for an escape since they are scared by ugly faces. Research has been conducted, and it clearly depicts that even older individuals are scared when it comes to socializing with scary people. Henry having his eye removed-due Continue reading...

In Socrates' recounting of her speech, Diotima gives an account of what she considers being the best form of love. (Nye 137). The question “what is love?”, has troubled individuals often, but Plato, in the symposium, offers a solid understanding through Socrates, the philosopher. In identifying the means of pursuing love, Diotima defines Love as a craving for happiness. According to the Greeks, Happiness was regarded as an end of its own, with much of the Greek ethics centered on it. One may criticize the scope of the word “Love” as inflated in order to embrace all forms of Continue reading...

Plastic surgery has a long history and is known to have taken place as early as 4000 years ago. According to various sources, the reconstructive surgeries, including skin grafting, were conducted back in 600-800 BC in India; these are among the first surgeries to be officially documented («The History of Plastic Surgery | American Society of Plastic Surgeons»). The reasons for resorting to reshaping of one’s body can be different: either a person wants to make a disfigured body beautiful again, use the surgery to fix the problems that endanger the physical existence, or use it solely to enhance Continue reading...

Influence of Facebook on the Body Image of Adolescent Girls

Media and peer pressures usually influence the way many teens especially girls see or observe themselves. Additionally, the media generally distort their mental perception, which normally pushes them to engage in risky behaviors in circumstances when they feel that they may not meet the stated goals or objectives. Mass media such as Facebook have emerged to become a massive part of almost every adolescent girl. It is evident that self image issues usually lead to a lot of negative risky behaviors such as eating disorders, cutting, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual addictions, and bullying among other threats. Therefore, the Continue reading...

In his relationship with Socrates, has Alcibiades been made into a true lover; that is, is Alcibiades now a philosopher. To answer this, love must be defined philosophically or otherwise.
Socrates, in his speech, says that love is a feeling for some object. Love is a desire for an object. Eros is the Greek god of love. The Roman god of love is called Cupid. In his speech, Cupid says that love is a feeling for beautiful things. Socrates philosophically says ‘love’ is not good or beautiful’. He goes on and says that if it were the contrary, then Continue reading...

Travelling is one of life’s events that one cannot do without it. Whether it is just for five minutes to get grocers or over ten hours to visit a relative, each one of us cannot avoid going around. Such an event can be more interesting especially if it becomes a hobby. Every time you feel bored or just have time for nothing, you think of where you can go out. Finding pleasure in seeing people go about their activities and the beautiful sceneries that nature gives is one of the best things that happen to me. Maybe it Continue reading...

WRITING: FASHION DESGINER

Thesis: spending your holidays outside country is more beneficial than spending time in luxurious hotels in the city.
I love the month of December. The month full of joy, happiness and reunions .Oh! How can I forget to mention plenty of tasty, delicious and mouth wetting foods everywhere? They call me Mr. Price, but I call myself Mr. Right, do you know why? Of course not, but here is the reason. I never miss my set at any time. What do I say? I don’t like to brag, am a well travelled fellow. Just the other day, I Continue reading...

I am learning that the concept of beauty is something that is constantly evolving. We are always finding new things we like and admire about the world around us. Whether it concerns people, nature, clothes, or objects such as art, our tastes simply change. Sometimes it can be hard to decide if we are growing as people, and that is why our tastes are changing, our if we are being coached into believing that certain things are considered to be beautiful while others are ugly.
As I flipped through magazines, trying to find inspiration to begin my collage, I Continue reading...

A walk around this place is always refreshing. On a lazy Sunday, or during the summer, droves of people are drawn here as iron to a magnet. The sight might not mean much to a lay observer, which makes it more beautiful to the keen observer. This particular beach has always been fascinating to me. It invokes a spiritual feeling, out of this world sensation that carries one from their present into a total sedative state of calmness and meditation. It is hard to pinpoint the factors that make it stand out from the rest of the beaches I Continue reading...

The two narratives, The Lottery and The One Who Walk Away from Omelas take us through the stories of two villages each with unique traditions that involve human sacrifice. These are rituals that have been blindly followed by the villagers, who even though understand why, are compelled to follow them. It appears as if people they never met, as they died long ago, designed the rules, which the villagers have to adopt and follow. Such traditions were passed onto them, and since those who understand their original meaning are not alive to witness, the suffering for them to undo Continue reading...

Essay for Lesson 5: Hitler and the Aestheticization of Politics

Introduction
One of the reasons behind the success of the Nazi Party in taking over Germany is on its extensive use of propaganda. Adolf Hitler, known for his penchant for populism, rendered the strong impact of images, films and other materials attributed to Nazism as essential for the political success of the Nazi Party and its agenda for Germany. As an authoritarian leader, Hitler saw the importance of extracting the patronage of the Germans not through forceful means, but through convincing and motivating measures that enticed their mental faculties. To make such a vision possible, Hitler commissioned the talents Continue reading...

Lusus Naturae or the freak of nature was a story written by Margaret Atwood. It was a dark, scary, and at times, evil story about how a young half-human and half-monster female, which was also the protagonist in the story, was being treated by the people around her. She was so unwanted to the point that her parents just wanted her to die. She was described in the story as someone who has red fingernails, yellow eyes, and thick hair everywhere in the body . The protagonist in the story once said that “our family has always been respected, and Continue reading...

Cindy Jackson

What does your critical analysis of the website reveal to you about Cindy Jackson’s sense of her social self, her self-concept, her self-esteem and her self-presentation?
The concept of the self stems from many different places. It can come from social interaction, social expectations as well as cultural beliefs (Sirgy, 1982). Although many people believe that plastic surgery is for those who have low self-esteem, it does not seem to be the case for Jackson. In Cindy Jackson’s website, she focused mainly on how she looks and what she wished for herself (Jackson, nd.d). There is a Continue reading...