What is Real Beauty?

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What is Real Beauty?Kim Matuszak

1The quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit.Merriam-Webster Online DictionaryDef: BEAUTY:2Doves Campaign for Real Beauty3

4First Time Ever. Six Real Women.Unairbrushed.No Photoshop.In their underwear.Worldwide Coverage.

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6Thus,These six women pushed beyond the stereotypical view of what beautiful is defined as. 7What is real beauty?8Fat or Skinny?Tan or Pale?Brown or Blue Eyes?Tall or Short?Blonde, Brunette, or Red?Scars?Curves?Freckles?9Each of the following women are considered beautiful on a basis of their own cultural opinions.10What do you think?11ANTMAmericas Next Top Model12

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Mursi TribeEthiopia15

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Harajuku Tokyo, Japan

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Karo TribeEthiopia19

Kayan TribeNorthern Thailand20

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Maouri TribeAotearoa, New Zealand22

MauritaniaNorthwest Africa23Beauty involves awe. We see a picture, by, say, Matisse; it is beyond words; it simply fills us with wonder. A piece of music by Mozart makes us feel of course, of course, that is the secret of life-Muriel Spark

24So, in the end, what is real beauty?25A broadly defined term26that can only be interpreted by27the eye of the beholder.28

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30Works Cited"Beauty." Def. 1. Merriam-Webster Online. 2009. Merriam-Webster. 16 Feb. 2009 . "Campaign For Real Beauty." Dove. 2009. Microsoft. 16 Feb. 2009 . Flickr. Yahoo Company. 16 Feb. 2009 . Google Image Search. Google. 16 Feb. 2009 .Henry, Lori. "What is Beauty: How do you define beauty?" suite101.com: The genuine article. Literally. 11 Dec. 2006. 16 Feb. 2009 . Love, Stephan A. Show Me the Way. Mandimike. Karen Tribe Chiang Mai, Thailand. 2008. www.flickr.com. "Production Music." Freeplay Music. iTunes. 16 Feb. 2009 . Stephans Photo Journey. Karen (Kayan) Hill Tribe long neck tribe, Northern Thailand. 2005. www.flickr.com.

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