Charles Dana Gibson

To put it in perspective, in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, comparable sales increased by 12%. The recent growth comes on top of an impressive fiscal 2015, wherein comparable sales grew by 20% for the full year" (Schlossberg). This may indicate that perhaps women actually like seeing somewhat accurate representations of themselves in advertising. However, there have been many opposing opinions throughout history on what stereotype would accurately describe what beautiful looks like. During a 20-year period that spanned the late 19th and early 20th century in the United States and Canada, The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness as portrayed by the illustrations of artist Charles Dana Gibson. From the 1890s until World War I, the glamorous Gibson Girl set the standard for beauty, fashion, and manners (Library of Congress). The Gibson Girl embodies the same concept as modern day super models. It is also compared to today's “Girl Next Door”, both of these stereotypes limit what the appearance of an everyday women is expected to be like. The hope for future generations is for these beauty stereotypes to be diminished and for any body type to be celebrated. Media should reflect life, life should not reflect media. The more that we as a society begin to accept each other for our natural states, the more that those within the advertising companies will stop promoting these stereotypical figures. In conclusion, there are many…

America has a long standing tradition of constantly evolving their ideal beauty standards. For example, there was a gradual shift in the 2000’s when models like Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell traded in their stick thin aesthetic for a still thin but athletic curvy figure such as models like Kylie Jenner and Gigi Hadid. The progression of Americas beauty has a global presence that affects many nations. In the beginning of the United States existence their standards of beauty were similar to much…

Debbie Gibson Net Worth Deborah Ann Gibson was born on the 31st August 1970 in Brooklyn, New York USA. The world knows her as an actress as well as a singer. She took her first steps in the entertainment industry whilst still a child, when at the age of five she wrote her first song. This turned out to be a success for Debbie, as she continued with her writing talent and eventually hit no.1 at the “Billboard Hot 100” with the single “Foolish Beat” in 1988. Apart from being famous as an 80s teen…

A true hero is one who finds the courage, willpower, and passion to help others in their character. Once these three characteristics are met, any individual will have the strength in them to endure even the toughest challenges life can throw at them. Welles Crowther certainly had all three aspects of character. As reported by witnesses of Crowther’s actions, and as stated in “Saved on 9/11, by the Man in the Red Bandanna,” “He used it to put out some blazes and assigned a woman, Ling Young, to…

Kyle Maynard, born with no arms or legs, persevered to become second in the state wrestling competition and the first amputee without any prosthetic limbs to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. This book, No Excuses, by Kyle Maynard is an autobiography of the fighter, who believed he could be equal to everyone else and strived to be. Kyle Maynard was born on March 24, 1986, in Georgia with a disease called congenital amputation. This disease causes birth without certain limbs but rarely caused children to…

Being Extraordinary Willie Burton is an extraordinary and an inspirational person. Willie faces cerebral palsy where he stutters when he talks. His lower body is numb and isn’t able to walk. Willie is inspirational because he faced a congenital disorder of movement, and posture which cannot be cured, treatment may help, but that didn't stop him from what he loves doing which is wrestling. Even though Willie wasn’t the best, he kept pushing and didn't let cerebral palsy get in his way and gave…

What Does It Take to Be a Hero? Heroes are often portrayed as crime fighters or saviors. However, anyone who shows courage, selflessness, and virtues qualifies for the hero archetype. Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film E.T. the Extra Terrestrial narrates the Taylor family's efforts to illegally house an alien long enough to escort E.T. to it’s mothership for a return to the species planet without seeking attention from scientists or police. The main character and protagonist Elliott Taylor relates to…

In a world where technological and scientific advances are realized daily, communication with people around the world is a common occurrence, and knowledge is becoming increasingly accessible, a wider window has opened for the individual to explore, discover, and/or create their ideal self. We see ourselves passing the times of idle wonder and theory of our past philosophers and intellects. The consequence, however, is that knowing yourself, as well as projecting and thereby sharing this self…

A vacation without a prior plan, a pilot without a map, or a family without a mission statement, leads to chaos rather than a destination. A sense of direction and a common purpose to work toward is what a vacation, pilot, and family need to function fully and vibrantly. A vacation without some sort of planning will result in wasting the vacation time because of undecided decisions that need to be made upon arrival. A pilot without a map becomes aimless flying; a family with no mission statement…

hard to read Hamlet. In the play, Hamlet seemed to be faking his madness for most of the interaction on stage, except for the scene in which he kisses Ophelia. This seemed very genuine, he takes a break from his “mad” rant, in which he constantly repeats “get thee to a nunnery.” He pauses and takes the time to show his love for Ophelia. This pause reveals to Ophelia there is sanity behind his madness, and that he is putting on a show. Because of the sudden break, the audience may be confused on…