Synthesis Essay : Beauty Due to today's society, the definition of beauty differs depending on our beliefs. Beauty can be defined in a multitude of perspectives, one approach derives from physical beauty, the other attains from the interior and authentic self. The concept of beauty is often overlooked and is masked by the light of today's society. Peiss advocates the culture of beauty by mentioning the light of today's conception of beauty and comparing that with the neglected traditional view that formed the history of woman's antiquity. The author purported, "...
However, plastic surgery can be a good thing for people who really have a medical reason to undergo those procedures. Changing one’s appearance based on society’s pressure is not necessary. Transition, connect this paragraph’s support to the thesis=topic sentence People, who undergo cosmetic procedures just because they think they have to,becauseother people had it done and because they think they have to keep up, are most likely not satisfied with the outcome. Cloud (2009) puts this statement to the test by saying that cosmetic surgery does not always make the person feel better. His article also points out that through different studies concluded in different countries, that women who get breast implants commit suicide at a much higher rate than women without those procedures, even so you(can’t use “you”) could say that women who undergo those procedures are already depressed to a certain level before the procedure.
One of the more prominent themes expressed in this novel is that of cultural differences and how they lead to uninformed assumptions about people. The cultural differences expressed in this novel are superficial and not hard to find. Unfortunately the assumptions Fadiman nudges the reader towards are not as apparent which makes her ideas seem more acceptable because they are not forced upon the reader. The following pages contain the underlying purpose of Fadiman's novel : the promotion of the Hmong culture and the degradation of the American medical system. These subtleties poke out from beneath Fadiman's overlying theme's of acceptance and cultural relativism which blanket the novel.
This would also affect the decisions an individual makes regarding product selection. A commercial that is attractive to an American housewife may not be attractive to a Japanese housewife. A few of the differences in American and Japanese culture are importance of hierarchy, group harmony, using certain numbers in advertising and language barriers. Cross Cultural Issues Hierarchy is highly respected in Japan personally and professionally, yet in America hierarchy exists but is not held to as high of standards or tradition. This is so engrained in the Japanese Culture that children even refer to their senior and junior classmates with specific names.
Also, it was considered improper for a woman to know how to write Chinese, the writing system Japanese used then. Men were not happy. They wanted to "keep the language of bureaucracy in male's hands." This however, did not stop the women of Japan from striving for success. <br> Women went on and developed the written Japanese language.
I was taken back a bit from Mrs. Ingram’s indifference when I asked her about the morality involved with the detainment citizens residing on the west coast of Japanese descent. She felt as though the US at that time was in the right with their reaction. This was an interesting concept that is sparsely covered in our readings. Her domestic unified front recount was certainly in mesh with our readings but the utter distain for the entire Japanese people was a new interesting perspective to hear. I was also taken back a bit by her willingness to address any question that I presented to her.
I learned that the characters who displayed traditional Shinto characteristics, such as Shinji and Hatsue, where the protagonists while characters who were more western, such as Yasuo and Chiyoko, were antagonists. One example we discussed during our presentations outdoors was that one of the biggest tenets in Shintoism is that spiritual power exists in nature. In the novel, when Yasuo attempts to rape Hatsue, nature is what saves Hatsue because she represents a pure heart, which is another characteristic of Shintoism. While reading the novel I did not understand why it was a hive of wasps that saved Hatsue rather than another character like Shinji. I learned through our activity that this passage reflects Mishima’s Shinto beliefs, that nature is a force of good.
It is therefore true to say that inner beauty is something that has to be psychologically or mentally perceived. Many argue that beauty of the inside is far better and more preferable than physical beauty. This is because, despite having any good looks, bad behavior is likely to tarnish one's attractiveness to others to an extent that the superficial attributes do not even matter anymore. One may be the personification of physical beauty but what matters at the end of the day is their inner beauty. Purity within outshines what is on the face and it will always show no matter what he physical looks are.
Take the example of S0O-employee Lindblad Expeditions. It emphasizes agreeableness in its hiring decisions. The VP of HR commented, "You can teach people any technical skill, but you can't teach them how to be a kindhearted, generous-minded person with an open spirit." So, while employers want agreeable employees, agreeable employees are not better job performers, and they are less successful in their careers. One might explain this apparent contradiction by noting that employers value agreeable employees for other reasons: They are more pleasant to be around, and they may help others in ways that aren't reflected in their job performance.
The soul from this movie is a value of faithfulness, which is shown by Hachiko. This movie was based on Japanese film, but it might be a little different, since the new story was made up by Hollywood’s people, unlike the old one, which was made up by Japanese people. Well, the differences might be a little disappointing for the fans of Hachiko Monogatari. Different settings, and different culture, from east to west, might be a minus from this version. But then, since this movie was made 22 years later than the original version, there’s no doubt that the scenes are much better than the old ones.