Modesty In Today's Society

Unlike today’s society, different types of clothing were reserved for a certain occasion. Queen Elizabeth had huge impact on women’s clothing because she wanted women to seem “virgin-esque.” In order to seem “virgin-esque” women had to cover their bodies and couldn’t seem provocative. Another group who influenced clothing was prostitutes. They started trends such as wearing platform shoes and tight clothing (“Daily Life”). During the Renaissance, jewelry became more popular. Men and women wore jewelry. Men would wear jewelry on their hats while women wore earrings and pearls. Dangling necklaces appeared more as the neckline of dresses got lower (“Jewelry”). In the lower class, people normally didn’t wear shoes, but if they did the shoe was “a flat sole held by a leather strap wound around the leg.” Religion played a role on clothing, too. Protestants wore white clothing because it was thought of as pure. Pope Paul II was chastised because instead of

The Lakota culture has seven virtues, including humility. C.S. Lewis, author of Narnia, once said, “humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less”. Many people associate humility with embarrassment and hanging your head. If you look at the actual definition of humility, it states the following; “a modest or low view of one’s own importance”. In the older times, humility was understood as what the definition is, modesty. Today, humility is now understood as disgraceful and shameful.

Lianne George was a writer for New York magazine and Metro TV, and a reporter on the arts for the National Post. Currently, she is a senior editor for Maclean’s, in which the article, “Why Are We Dressing Our Daughters Like This” was published. Maclean’s is a popular magazine which covers national and worldwide political and social issues concerning families in the United States and Canada. The targeted audience is educated, in the higher middle class, and around forty years old with an equal men and women reader ratio. In the article, George clearly shows how in society younger girls are shifting towards dressing more provocatively from marketers introducing them to sexual trends. Although George uses generalized ideas and doesn’t seem to have a strong voice on the topic of girls being dressed more sexually, her goal to raise awareness is effectively presented by constructing a common ground with the readers, and allowing the readers to critically think about the problem by providing contradictions.

It is no question that the women of modern American society differ greatly from the women of preceding generations. Until the passage of the 19th amendment, women were not considered equals by the standards of the United States government, and social controversy continued long after. A large contributor to the progression in the area of women’s equality was a group of liberated and notorious women known as Flappers. These women drifted from social norms regarding women in American Society. In the 1920’s United States, the controversial conduct and morality of flappers led to a new generation of independent women, who made significant advancements in women’s social and

Clothing has existed in many cultures for thousands years, and clothes have advanced in their style and functionality over all of these years. From ready-made apparel used in the America Civil War to using computers to design clothes during the 21st century, clothing has come a long way from its origins. Preferences in clothing changed drastically as well, going from preferring style over comfort to comfort over style and back again countless times throughout the years. Overall, the evolution of clothing has been one of the biggest in terms of items for humans and will most likely grow even further into the future with new and better technology.

Customs and convictions change; respectable people are the last to know, or to admit, the change, and the ones most offended by fresh reflections of the facts in the mirror of art (Updike). The story, A&P, is written by John Updike, it takes place in a grocery store named “A&P”. Three girls were judged based on what they wore. In the short story, the main characters are the girls, manager, and the teenage boy. The short story, “A&P”, by John Updike demonstrates diverge ideas of the feminine sex through ideas of feminine uniqueness, collective expectations, and rebellion of the social ideas.

Heroes are all over the world, often overlooked and taken for granted. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, there are handfuls of important characters, but the main hero is Atticus Finch. Atticus is a lawyer who lives in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930’s. Atticus has two unique children that are nothing like their classmates: Scout and Jem. Maycomb is a small, quiet town full of racism and judgement. The citizens of Maycomb are represented by their ancestors. The Finch family was a well know, well liked, average family in Maycomb; however, the day Atticus Finch took the case of an African American man, that all changed. Atticus had to deal with many struggles because of his work and it took tons of humility to do so. Humility is not being

Freedom, as defined in the Merriam-Webster 's Dictionary, is the quality or state of being free. This means by the root word itself, it is when a human experience being free. However, there are plenty of other definition of freedom and not just by being free itself. In this paper, I will be talking about freedom in relation to my chosen topic, feminism, according to different stands and in different aspects.

The transcendentalist idea that truth comes from studying nature, along with the belief that clothing is one of the four basic necessities are depicted in this passage.

In the world today, there are many different cultures that share similarities or have difference to one another. Nowadays most cultures live in a modern westernised modern society, that consists of the trends of today and using the modern technologies the world has supplied. Amish society is a Christian religious group that are direct descendents of the Anabaptists of sixteenth century Europe. Amish communities are mainly found in North America’s states; Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. They live a life of simplicity and moves slower than the diverse westernised society, as they do not accept new technologies as quickly the rest of the western society. Meanwhile the Australian culture is very multicultural, with the population

After I read this article, 16-Year-Old Reveals America 's Real Dress-Code Problem, I do agree and disagree in some points. First, I disagree with the high school principle’s phrase that is “Modest is hottest.” I think he has a problem with the word choices. Why did he use the word “hottest”? For me, I think he tried to prevent his students from the “gangs,” but he should have to change his word to another. If I were a student in that high school, even the principle was well-intentioned, I would feel uncomfortable. I think the word “hot” or “hottest” is inappropriate because it must be used in other ways, which not involved in the education. Second, I think that the “Dress-Code” is a good idea, but it would be fair and better if this code was

Being humble is not easy. We are part of a generation where we exalt celebrities that are self-absorbed and the public often mimics this so called higher valued celebrities. It’s difficult to remain humble since society sees everything as a competition. We want what’s best for us, but we don’t care for others. If they do care about being humble, many do it for their own interests or to be exalt. A majority of young adults are not big fans of being humble. Humility is defined as lack of confidence, weak, and unfortunately unwise, throughout the years the word humility has redefined. The old definition should no longer be use in this era because now humility is given

Lee Rowland, “School dress codes are saying that the self-identity that you want to express through your clothes doesn 't belong here.”(Rowland 1). Having a dress code sends a negative message that a person self-identity doesn 't matter and all that matters is focusing on their education. While that is the ultimate goal, to be successful in life is not to conform but to adapt as well. A majority of jobs in our society allow for one to express themselves by what they wear. Dress code takes away people 's personality that they put in their clothes they wear in everyday

Fashion is more common in current society than in the ancient tribes or peasant communities. Modern society is an open one where class differences are not as severe as in primitive society. Its urban and mobile class structure allows people to develop its own personality taste and implement its new course. The modern world is more open-minded to differences and consequently places few restraints on the cycle of fashion. Our principles of judgment have also changed. Nowadays the individual is evaluated more by observable externalities than by his descents, his personality or his authentic accomplishments. The clothes a man dresses in, the language he speaks, the behaviors he demonstrated have more credence in ascribing a status than his simplicity, patriotism and

Nowadays our society is made up of people who are fond of showing themselves off in any occasion, in a gamut of ways, from social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, the most recent Instagram, to wearing nothing at all in order to look amazingly cool and “way-to-go people”. I’m not buttoned-down, absolutely, and I don’t want people to bundle themselves up. It’s no use. People have the right to dress as they want. It’s just a matter of outlooks.