Conner Evans
September 2, 2014
English 1101
Can Beauty Be Constructed?
Beauty is the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or
thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind
or spirit. Which simply means beauty is constructed. Beauty can come from any where or anything and can take any number of shapes or forms. Beauty doesn't have to subjugate itself to one thing or one person, it can be anything. Aimee Mullins made her own beauty by taking what most would call a weakness and turned it into a strength. Aimee was born with a medical condition that resulted in the amputation of
both of her lower legs and has become one of the most prominent
thinkers on the topic of prosthetic innovation. She had no legs and through hard work made not having legs into an advantage. She was able to make herself legs. Not just one pair of legs but more then a dozen pairs. You see her beauty is emphasized whenever Aimee walks down the runway strutting her beautiful legs. Aimee isn't the only one who expresses beauty, people all over the world create beauty and beautiful things.
Beauty is not just physical, outside looks its so much more then that. It can be someones art work that they have put a ton of work into, or a contruction of a game or movie that can only be described as beautiful. Its what appeals to you. For me, I have many beauties. One in potectular is making music mixes. Its a form of creativity for me anyone who contributes to the process. I love taking all my favorite songs and putting them together in way that everything fits snugg like a puzzle. After I edit and twist somethings what was once all seprate little song has now become a big masterful mix of my creation. It appeals to my senses and is my form of beauty.
The last thing to prove that beauty is constructed is one all so important line. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. what this means is beauty cannot be judged objectively, for what one person finds beautiful or admirable may not appeal to another. I can say that something I don't find beautiful isn't beautiful to someone else. We all proclaim individuality well beauty is just another tool that makes us different. For example I hate listening to opera music but to a lot of people its beautiful music. That being said everyone is different so beauty is different for everyone. Which means beauty must be constructed in order for everyone to appreciate what they value as beautiful. Beauty is constructed It just depends on who values it.
Conner, thank you for posting your response to Aimee Mullin's talk on beauty. You have included some good lines.
ReplyDeleteAs you begin composing your essay, remember to cite work that does not originate from within you. By doing this, you avoid plagarism. Plagarism is a serious offense that could lead to an automatic failure.
MAIN POINT:
When you look at your introduction, what sentence best identifies your main point? Writing a clear main point is essential to your passing the course.
DEVELOPMENT:
Which sentences throughout your essay connect back to the TED Talk that support your emerging main point? At this stage, it is crucial that you clearly develop your ideas by including relevant information.
SENTENCE STRUCTURE:
Your pattern of error is fragments. Look at any sentence from your response and see where you've begun your sentence with "Which." See if you can connect it to the sentence before or after it. Also see which information is missing and add it.
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