ஐ A New Leaf ஐ

    When we see the pictures of Jessica Alba, the woman with a golden ratio profile , Angelina Jolie, one of the most sexiest women in the world , David Beckham, the handsome British soccer player, and Brad Pitt, the renowned actor in the movie industry, the first idea that will bump into our mind must be: “They are so perfect and I want to be like one of them!” Indeed, it is without a doubt that we all like beautiful things and beautiful people innately and we try to make us as gorgeous as them. In order to be pretty or handsome, we try as best as we can to train our body, for instance, do exercise regularly to keep our body fit and slender or put on makeup to make ourselves rosy and energetic. Nevertheless, some people choose to undergo plastic surgeries rather than do exercises. On one hand, going through a surgery is much faster and effective than exercising. On the other hand, plastic surgery can change the inborn appearances; that is, it can change what we look li...

     When the word “beauty” pops into our mind, what impression does it give us at the very first moment or perhaps we should ask, “What does beauty stand for?” Every person has a different perspective upon beautiful things; however, there is always a general value, that is, a common idea of beauty that dominates the society and this trend has a great impact on people, either in a good or bad way. It infuses us with the preconceptions about beauty. In fact, the evaluation standard of beauty has aroused numerous controversies since a long time ago and people in different eras have different evaluation criteria. Aesthetic conceptions vary as the time and generation vary and that is why there are always gaps between different generations. Sometimes, the evaluation standard in the past would be thought of as an awkward or even pathetic trend when we look back nowadays. Take Chinese culture for example, Chinese women...