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A Rhetorical Analysis Of Child Spa By Paul Rudnick

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In the article Child Spa by Paul Rudnick, the image of young girls and spas for them is being distorted and giving readers a false idea of today’s society. Spas for little girls are meant to reward them and make them feel special occasionally. Spas for children were not intended to help them relieve their stress or to make them grow up any faster, only for them to get their nails and toes painted like girls and women do to feel pretty. Paul Rudnick has created a false idea of how five-year olds are worried about their appearance. In the article, it states, “I’m developing those nasolabial creases around my mouth.” Girls are not worried about developing wrinkles or getting fat. Going to spas to get nails done or your ears pierced is what women

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