The Balance Of Beauty

The future of Earth and democracy is in a crucial moment. There is significant backlash across the globe against uncontrolled capitalism and the consequences it has had over the last century. With this comes the development of the World Wide Web, which has brought change in the form of the Information Age. With this comes amazing new technology that has allowed movements to work across the globe better than before. With this comes the question of how transnational movements are going to succeed. The Socialist movement achieved much in early 1900s as did the Civil Rights movement. But how transnational movements succeed now is a difficult question. The threat of violence from state and non-state actors hangs over the heads of those in much of

When someone hear the word beauty, always think about something nice to eyes. But, the people know the real definition of beauty? And that definition have to general? According to Andrea Borghini (2026), a philosophy, the beauty is not universal, that term is associate with a combination of cultural and individual preferences, since all of people are different, each of them will find beautiful a different song, visual art, and of course, physical attributes. About these last words: physical attributes, Dr. Corbett say that the people consider a person beautiful because is symmetry, the beautiful person has a balance between the distance of her eyes, nose, mount, ears, chin, cheeks; and also include all other parts of her or his body (like the

Even though the quality ‘beauty’ does exist, there are differences of the ideal beauty from one culture to the next. “In the Western Africa Tribe young women choose their husbands on the basis of their beauty: The contestants take part in the yaake, a line-up which they sing and dance, rolling and crossing their eyes. They keep this up for hours, aided by stimulating drugs beforehand. Throughout all of this, old ladies hurl criticisms at those who do not live up to the Fulani idea of beauty” (Wolf 1990: 42).

Throughout the years the importance of beauty has risen to a cultural level that it can almost be considered religious, with how greatly focused it is for young girls and

Zadie Smith’s On Beauty is filled with characters who all readers can relate to. The novel focuses primarily on the Belseys, who are a mixed race family living in Boston. During the novel, the Belsey family members undergo challenges and situations that shape and mold their identities. The father, Howard is in the middle of a mid life crisis struggling with lack of success in his career, feeling stuck and his infidelity to his wife, Kiki. Kiki is also struggling with aging and coming to terms with her changing body as well as the unknown fate of her marriage following Howard’s affair. The Belsey children, as well as Vee, the daughter of Howard’s rival Monty Kipps, struggle with their own coming of age stories as they emerge as young adults. One main struggle that all the female characters have in common is body image. The burden of a woman’s body remains a main premise throughout the entire novel as the characters define their worth and have their worth defined by others based on their physical appearance. The female body is viewed by characters in different ways based on gender and age. The men in the novel view women’s in terms of their sexual worth. The older women in the novel have a more realistic view of their bodies and even find value in their aging bodies. On the other hand, the younger women struggle with negative body image as well as their sexual power as they begin their journey as women.

Given the societal view of whiteness as a standard of beauty, both Maureen Peal and Pecola Breedlove struggle with distorted self-perceptions and self-hatred. Ultimately able to project both her hatred and her insecurities elsewhere, Maureen is able to bloom despite adversity. Pecola, however, internalizes the hatred at the hands of others and is left only to wither.

I stroll through the low-lying grass and hear the rushing of the water down the rocks. The sun glistens on the river following the waterfall. This impeccable beauty of the sun on the water reminds me how to live my life. Like the water, and the things within it, I should follow the natural flow. By doing this, beauty will behold me. For if I resist the flow of life it would be like paddling up-stream, which is a task no one enjoys. I must let everything happen and offer no resistance, then, like the water, the sun will shine upon me and I will have lived a beautiful and fulfilling life. As I sit on a rock at the bank of the river I look around and see that everything is starting bloom. It is spring and the trees are beginning to sprout flowers. The grass is poking out of the ground with its vibrant green color, and the animals are all coming out to play. Soon enough all of this will change when autumn comes. This change is the elegance of life; mono no aware. Both life and death depend on each other making both equally beautiful. The transitory nature of things is expected and should be embraced for its resplendence not ridiculed.

Surrounded by lies, in a world dictated by beauty. One thumbs through a magazine, slowly revoking their innocence. Now with this vision of beauty imbedded within their mind, they strive for it day after day. The idea of how one once thought they were beautiful begins to fade away, as the idealistic beauty takes over. One once was so innocent, so pure now has begun to despise all their imperfections. The media has formed this ideal image of how one should look. These standards have twisted the minds of adolescents, and made them feel less than their true potential. Young girls develop distorted views on their body due to Media’s standard about idealistic beauty.

It is then necessary to make negotiated political choices which will be lead at the world level. Due to the lack of representative democracy forms of participative democracy on behalf of an international civil society appear with the question of the legitimacy of this civil society.

"Human beauty is a reflection of cultural perceptions and ideas of aesthetics are indigenous to that area” (Meera, 1). Cultural implications of beauty are evident in every culture, and play an important role in the way women are perceived. Various perceptions form an ideal of beauty that is associated with social status (Zaki, Jamil, Schirmer, Jessica and Mitchell, Jason P, 894). Pressure to maintain norms of attractiveness occur especially in professional settings, focusing on appearance (Meera 1). A characteristic that is expected to fit physical beauty standards is hair. Women’s hair causes pressure to conform to norms of attractiveness, pertaining to professionalism and cultural standards (Rosette, Ashleigh Shelby and Dumas, Tracy L, 411).

Arguably peace and democracy are equally ambiguous words. Peace, internationally involves a lack of armed conflicts, encompassing the idea that states will not wage war against each other resulting in physical or economic losses. . However, peace at a state level is when there is civil order within the country and citizens are content with their human rights and civil liberties . As peace seeks to symbolize a wide range of things, peace in this essay is defined at its international level, whereby there is no warfare. Secondly, democracy will be defined in this essay by its modern meaning as the “process of developing a recognizably

Nevertheless, the constant changes in society have always changed the beauty norms that many find acceptable and unacceptable. Ultimately, this divided those who meet and don’t meet the specific beauty means. Society is not the only influence on how individuals or groups may view beauty. Media has had an influential role on how beauty becomes conceptualize. The overall portrayal and representation of the ideal image of beauty is solely based on the high power controllers within society. They are responsible for maintaining that aspect of dominance. But, also responsible for the distribution of how beauty should look. Body image, hair, and skin color are just a few categories that the media as well as society has analyzed to determine the ideal definition of beauty.

Beauty has been interpreted in many ways since time immemorial. Many opinions have been sent across and criticisms on their take on this abstract measurement have been heard by the masses. “Beauty is skin deep.” “True Beauty lies on the inside.” Beauty is celebrated in ways that define the structure of societies. A whole system and society had been designed on the foundation of Beauty at one time. Even though the interpretations and criticism of beauty has remained more or less fundamental and unchanged over the years, the physical definition of Beauty has been morosely dynamic through times. When one considers the physical aspect of Beauty, we consider a number of variables to be taken into account while defining what one

People often say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Not everyone has the same opinions about what is attractive, but society today continues to set standards on how a beautiful person should look like. These standards greatly vary from one culture to another and they continue to change through the course of time. We cannot deny the fact that physical attractiveness can give you an advantage in this world – be it in your work life or in your personal life. People tend to look at how symmetrical your body is or how proportionate your features are to one another, but we should not be forced to conform to these standards and they should also not dictate how successful we can be in life. For example, the United States of America is one country that has a culture evidently promoting beauty standards. To them, a beautiful woman has fair skin, a slim, sexy body, and soft features while an attractive man has a muscular physique and sharp features. These characteristics put pressure on people telling them how they should look because these are what different industries look for. It is no question that the first thing people would notice about you would be your looks – first impressions always count.

There is so much beauty in the world that often I am too busy or preoccupied to notice it. As I get older I try to make a conscious effort to focus on the little things in life, things that I take for granted such as nature. Beauty to me can be me is something that typically makes me stop for a moment and appreciate it. Things that I find beautiful can evoke responses in me such as pleasure, curiosity or inspiration. Looking at or listening to something may remind me of a fond memory from my past, spark my interest to try something new or simply instill an appreciation of its beauty. Beauty can be found in a range of things such as watching a parent teaching a child to ride a bike, a song or having a clean and organized home.