Inner Beauty Essay

this expectation. Those that strive for this perfection aren’t oblivious to the fact that it is emotionally draining, yet it’s still something ones seem to strive for and continually critique each other on. It is often said that “pain is beauty”, and that “beauty is skin deep” but it’s the eager expectation of perfection that can kill someone from the inside out and ruin the innocent heart of a beautiful girl. In Beyoncé’s song, “Pretty Hurts”, published in 2013, and Marge Piercy’s poem, “Barbie…

Taste in beauty is a subjective thing and every person has a different taste. However, Kant and Hume view differently on the taste of beauty. Hume claims “every individual ought to acquiesce in his own sentiment, without pretending to regulate those of others.”(268-269) Whereas Kant thinks even though taste in beauty is subjective, people are still demanding others’ agreement. Thus, taste in beauty is subjectively universal. Hume defines the standard of taste as “a rule, by which the carious…

in this small silver mirror, so much that I think it is a part of me. I sit in front of it in the powder room every day, gazing into a blank expression. I stare and see this woman, this woman who once held beauty and eyes full of mystery and secrets. But every single day it is fading, the beauty is fading, the eyes, which were once so full of emotion, are fading. I am becoming dull and lifeless, day by day. I sometimes wonder what this small prevailing object thinks of me, it is the one thing in…

slit eyes present the idea of modesty and wisdom. The beard like pattern indicate age in the woman. The luster of the mask is an indicator of glowing skin and good health. The “horns” protruding from the top the crest symbolize an idealized inner state of beauty and morality associated the person whom the mask is based off of. The Mblo mask is also referred to as a “portrait mask” because they were made to honor a respected member of Baule society. These portrait masks were then used in Baule…

By definition of middle schoolers, to be beautiful means that someone is physically attractive and enticing, but it also means that a person is content with who they are. For the past one hundred years, beauty trends and icons have changed drastically through each decade. Whether it was Hollywood’s Golden Age or the Roaring 20s, something new was thought of as beautiful at the height of each and every decade. In some decades it was desirable to have an hourglass figure, while in other decades it…

every woman is her skin, a good skin boosts the self-esteem and confidence of a woman, while on the other hand, a bad skin wreaks havoc on the self-esteem and confidence of any woman. Your skin is your strongest point and it further reveals the inner beauty of a woman. The proper care of the skin goes beyond the normal routine of eating a balanced diet and drinking plenty water, proper care of the skin also involves identifying good and reliable skin care products that can adequately…

how they should value themselves. In western society, people are getting bigger, but the image of what a woman or man should look like has not changed. I do believe that it is through the media, peers and family that they develop their standards of beauty and I acknowledge that it is important for children to practice a healthy…

Introduction During the late 12th century, a baby was born by the name of Temujin. This baby would later become known by the name of Genghis Khan, one of the most feared leaders in our history. Genghis Khan was important for not only uniting the tribes of the Mongolian Region, but also by the way he influenced the whole world, past and present, in many different ways. He fought, preached, and traded his way to become one of the strongest rulers our world has ever seen. The “Forgotten”…

Nomads have influenced Europe and China socially, politically, and economically due to them helping spread there ideas on the government, also by introducing other countries to the vast resources that the place they conquered had and by sometimes transferring the power from being passed down by heritage to actually to people who studied and knew how to rule ,however, not all the time when a nomadic tribe invaded/conquered a territory they actually helped the empire sometimes all they did was…

Washington DC: 11th Street [The Need] Bridges are no different than any other form of infrastructure, eventually they break down and need to be either repaired or replaced. Inspection occurs at least every two years, yet bridges are often pushed to their absolute limits of usability. In Washington DC, the 11th Street Bridge Project aims to replace two bridges built in the 1960s with three new bridges. With these bridges having been in place for nearly 50 years, there were numerous issues. For…