The Beautiful Ones

career. As we entered the new millennium, a “beautiful” woman was considered to be tan, skinny, have fairly large breasts, a symmetrical face, and long, flowing hair. Models such as Giselle Bündchen and Adriana Lima exemplify this look. According to today’s standards, a woman with those “beautiful” features during the 15th and 18th centuries would be deemed as unattractive. Therefore, I raise the questions: who determines what is or is not “beautiful” or attractive and why do we have such a high

Rebecca McClanahan’s essay, “Interstellar,” is a memoir explaining what it is like, “To be the sister of a sad and beautiful woman,” (354). This line is one of the many uses of repetition the narrator utilizes to speak on the relationships her sister and her endure, while also explaining their relationship with each other. These relationships are magnified by the narrator’s use of literary elements such as metaphors, allusion, repetition, second person voice and her diction. These elements help develop

was mainly centered on the theme that no one is ever happy unless they get their wishes granted. However, in these two women’s cases, getting what they wanted caused them to realize there is nothing wrong with being different. These two themes can be seen through the two character’s success, jealousy, and a genie. Bethany and Carla experienced success in

Is it possible to tell or call someone beautiful when meeting them for the first time? Most people judge beauty base on a person’s physical appearance. However, true beauty sis base on a person’s personality and a how a person treat someone else. The hardest thing is to describe beauty because everyone has their own views about beauty. In my opinion beauty has more to with the way someone see portray themselves. The expression “beauty” was first used in the 14th century as “physical attractiveness

disapprove of her actions, yet she went off alone anyway to pick the beautiful narcissus, thus assigning Persephone partial blame for her own kidnapping. Readers could compare this myth to instances of mothers warning their children of such dangers and children ignoring the directions of their parents. A second allusion to Greek mythology can be found in the first line of the poem. (“One narcissus among the ordinary beautiful…”) Narcissus was a handsome young man who ended up falling in love with

issues that are happening at that moment. We pay more attention to the standards of “perfect”, which unknowingly creates insecurities on us and starts to consume us and control our lives. In society’s standards, the image of a “perfect” and or “beautiful” woman is someone who has soft flowy hair, long legs, and most importantly, is skinny. Therefore, whenever someone looks at a magazine while they are in the checkout line at the grocery store, the woman presented has most of those traits. After a

are divided into are physical, historical, cultural, and commercial. Puerto Rico is a beautiful location with even more beautiful attractions. The attractions in Puerto Rico range from its beautiful beaches to historic sites to old and famous towns. Puerto Rico is a never ending tourist attractions with all of its places to visit. El Yunque National Forest Waterfalls - Hiking/natural tourism This location is one that is held sacred by the Puerto Rican locals. According to ancient Indian legend, the

much like beautiful birds are kept from the outside world. However, all the girls dream of becoming worth something to the outside world. Rafaela and Sally are physically trapped by the male figures in their lives, where as Esperanza is mentally trapped within her own insecurities. In the vignette, “ rafaela who drinks coconut and papaya juice on tuesdays” rafaela is kept away in her bedroom all day. Rafaela's husband thinks that it is important to keep her locked up, in fear she will one day run off

the eyes, visual perception. This is one of the many senses that exist like sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch, and sensory perception. Most men and women find the men’s body pleasing to the sight if there is the presence of tone muscle fiber, symmetrical chiseled and sculpted view. Both men and women assume a woman’s body is beautiful because it is sexually appealing. Would it be true in stating that a physical body can be altered to make it look more beautiful in sight? Yes, it can be altered by

a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and most importantly, a beautiful soul." (Unknown) Beauty is not just about being beautiful on the outside it is also on the inside. I feel that people have to be beautiful both on the inside and outside. Beauty is mostly on the inside because they are the people who are nicer and kinder. A person personality can make the person more beautiful because it is the way people act and talk. People are more beautiful on the inside because it is the way people talk and act