Category Archives: 11/10 Assignment

Superficially, beauty is aesthetics. We find something to be beautiful if it pleases the eye and gives us pleasure to look at. Specific standards of beauty are also dictated through the media by magazines, television shows, cinema and advertisements. Our … Continue reading →

Beauty is the combination of qualities, such as shape or color, which pleases our aesthetic senses, especially our sense of sight. Due to our societal rules, the media determines much of what our culture deems to be beautiful, while those … Continue reading →

One’s concept of beauty cannot be considered to be biologically integrated because preconceived notions, values, ideas and emotions shaped it.  If, as suggested, everyone liked the same things, fashion trends in society would not exist nor would popular varieties in … Continue reading →

As we left the Alvin Ailey building last Wednesday, Guillermo and I had a heated debate over aesthetics and beauty. While I argued that there must be some biological coding within humans that determined what we found pleasing or attractive, … Continue reading →

Does being beautiful require cosmetic surgery? I remember coming across an article online regarding beauty in Korea. Unfortunately, Korea has become one of the most popular countries to perform cosmetic surgery. I thank my parents everyday for immigrating to America … Continue reading →

Our perceptions of beauty are due to a combination of genetics and cultural perceptions; in other words, both nature and nurture. It is interesting to think whether certain people are biologically programmed to be attracted to certain types of humans; … Continue reading →

I do not believe that beauty can have just one definition, though I do believe there are certain qualities that are often thought of as beautiful. Society and culture definitely influence how we perceive beauty, but it is ultimately nature … Continue reading →

I believe that the perception of beauty in another human being is very much innate. Scientific research has proven countless times that there are certain biological  characteristics that cause a person to appear attractive. These factors include facial symmetry, waist-to-hip … Continue reading →

In my opinion, as individuals, we all have a different opinion on what is beautiful or attractive. However, as we spend more and more time in our society, we begin to take on its ideals. This is why when people … Continue reading →

11/10 Assignment: Beauty and such. Who gets to decide what or who is beautiful? Is it a product of our collective unconscious described by Jung? We might all think that we each have our own idea of beauty and what … Continue reading →