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Society has tried to achieve perfection in many ways, almost since the beginning of humanity, and it is almost impossible so many attempts fail and cause severe consequences. In “the perfect match” by Ken Liu, short story and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, short story. Perfection is people ignoring what really matter. People have lost their identity, they are not unique anymore because society is limiting with an idea that what is not accepted or normal is not perfect.

For the past century, the ideal beauty has been revolving in a circle, what was popular 20 years ago, is just working its way to the surface again as the ‘new’ ideal beauty. The ideal beauty has constantly changed and it is impossible to predict where it will be in the

Just a year ago I thought perfection was a flawless body, exemplary grades, numerous friends, and happiness; but now I know nothing in life is what it seems. Magazines are photoshopped, grades are just a number, and real friends are an illusory.This so called life of perfection is a concoction of society wanted to own us; and unless we aren’t wearing our rose colored glasses the true of perfection isn't prevalent. Once, I removed my glasses I realized that attaining perfection isn't achievable by society’s standard; so why not just be my self? In the end does perfection real matter? On your deathbed or your funeral are you going to be remembered for attaining a 4.0 GPA in high school or are you going to be remembered for the making the world a superior place for just being you

A group of young adult Vietnamese women are interviewed in the documentary, all of which relate to being pushed to perfection by their parents; perfect bodies, perfect education, perfect everything. The psychologists and plastic surgeons interviewed in this documentary even mention how it is common for Asian women to request surgical procedures in pursuit of what they think is beauty in American culture. Specifically, they most commonly request the procedures that give them larger, more expressive eyes. However, even beyond Asian-American culture, many people in modern society view themselves through a looking glass of societal standards and find something they want to change. Normally, it is rare that people are satisfied with their innate self-image when it comes to physical beauty— though, this notion is even more amplified among Asian-American culture.

When you strive for perfection, failure is inevitable. Some things are unattainable, and a perfect appearance

Society experienced to achieve perfection in many ways, almost since the beginning of humanity, and is almost impossible so many attempts fail and cause severe consequences. In “the perfect match” by Ken Liu, short story and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, short story. Perfection is people ignoring what really matter. People are not unique anymore because society is limiting with an idea of what is not accepted or normal is not perfect. Societies’ desire of perfection makes people go desperate and feel alone.

Perfection is always what people seem to strive for, but what Yao mentions in her article

Salvador Dali once stated to, “Have no fear of perfection - you’ll never reach it.” Although a widespread concept, unattainable perfection seems unrealistic. For instance, society today inscribes the notion of perfection into its’ members, from the first days as a newborn to the last days of life. So, is it healthy to strive for perfection when it in fact doesn’t exist? It is healthy for society to distribute support for this unrealistic perfection? No. Therefore, to balance the unrealistic goals of perfection set forth through certain branches of society, society has those individuals who not only mock, but ridicule, through various forms of media, these unrealistic expectations of perfection. One example of such mockery and ridicule includes

The epidemic of perfection has swept the world, and people must fight

Like today in the 21st century, being perfect is the most talked about concern in majority of our women today. Being beautiful classifies being prefect. Being perfect classifies

For a long time, the media and especially advertisers have promoted the idea of a ’perfect woman’ with the flawless features and feminine traits, a woman who obeys and serves man. Over time, the perfect woman has evolved as a person who does it all in the manner that she works on par with men, has a family, earns equal to that of the male counterpart and still look flawless. The common factor in the above perceptions is the flawless and perfect looking woman. But in today’s

In his short stories “Rappaccini’s Daughter” and “The Birthmark” author Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the limitations of humanity and the ability to achieve perfection. Humans are always striving to advance and evolve, forever chasing after this idea of perfection. Part of humanity is always wanting to do better, to have more. In Hawthorne’s short stories, the two main characters are both scientists who make an attempt at creating perfection. Hawthorne epitomizes the unattainable pursuit of perfection sought after by humans and subsequently, the overeagerness of humans to attempt to play god. In reality this desire to have complete perfection is an unattainable goal that humans can only aspire to. In the pursuit of perfection, the greatest risk is to become too caught up in perfection and to then lose the ethics and morality of humanity.

Speaking for most girls, we often feel the need to be perfect. I am sick of these pressures and stereotypes that being a girl has put on me. I have been told my whole life what I should look like,

"Women face immense pressure from the media and entertainment to look a certain way, accomplish certain goals, and all around try to be “perfect.” My message is to share with women that every person is so uniquely talented, beautiful."

Perfection is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “being entirely without flaws; something that cannot be improved.” In today’s society many people, particularly young women desire to be perfect in their outward appearance. They want the perfect hair, the perfect skin, the perfect body, which so many think would be the perfect life. However, perfection of this kind is very difficult to achieve, yet so many people still want this perfect self-image. This desire for perfection has caused self-hatred within many and this pandemic of perfection is rapidly spreading amongst individuals. The song “Pretty Hurts” by Beyoncé Knowles clearly shows how perfection is truly a disease of a nation. People are faced with the pressure to be perfect in