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Synthesis Essay On Real Beauty

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What is beauty? Is it having the perfect hollywood smile? Is it having clear, smooth silky skin? Is it having that flawless nose? Is it having those perfect sized eyes? Is it to be a certain height or weight? We’ve defined beauty in so many ways that we’ve lost the true meaning of beauty. Do you remember the time when you truly thought you were beautiful? The moment you looked in the mirror and thought “I love myself the way I am”. Most of us haven’t had that moment, and those who did can’t remember the last time they felt that way.

I remember when I was ten years old, and my mom bought me my first barbie. I remember thinking I wanted to be just like her when I grow up. I wanted to be blonde with blue eyes, I wanted to have that small button …show more content…

Victoria's Secret perfect body campaign reveals that there is only one perfect ideal body. This ideology has caused a lot of people to petition and take it to social media to reveal that one body image does not define beauty because beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Real beauty is shown in the Dove campaign because it portrays a diverse and honest group of women that represent what beauty really looks like, which is …show more content…

We need to stop comparing ourselves to models in companies such as Victoria's Secret, which is a company that enforces only one ideal body type. What if we all looked the same? What would distinguish us from others? Imagine looking like the person next to you. What differentiates the two of you? If everyone was the same, our world wouldnt be filled with colors, it would be black and white.What makes someone extraordinary is the natural inner beauty. You could be represented as the most beautiful person in the world, but what's the point when that's all you’ve got? The moment you allow yourself to believe that beauty is only skin deep, is the moment you let society and culture define your

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