Shawn Jennings
October 24, 2014
English 1100
Response to Cameron Russell TED
Talk
It
is harder to find beauty in someone’s appearance that is natural or honest
within our society. It is almost
impossible to look around and not see a picture that is either photo shopped or
enhanced in some way. Many social media
applications, such as Instagram and Snapchat, also have filters to make
pictures appear different. When people
look at these pictures they feel ugly and their self-esteem drops. Seeing these pictures also sets an impossible
standard to achieve. Which, in turn,
pressures women or men into getting plastic surgery to achieve this unreachable
goal. When in reality the goal of
reaching honest beauty can be met. 
On the other hand,
I believe beauty can be honest. For
instance, there are many other ways beauty could be portrayed besides
appearance. For example, personality can
be perceived as being beautiful. Someone
who has a kind-hearted personality can be described as being beautiful. A person who is naturally kind or sweet can
be defined as having “natural beauty”. A
person like this does not need Photoshop to show their natural beauty. It is who they are as a person, not what they
look like. Personality is always honest
because it expresses who someone is as a person. Expressing who you are as a person is not only
being honest with others, but also being honest with yourself. As long as people are honest with themselves
they can be comfortable with showing their own beauty, while recognizing others
inner beauty.
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