Discussion

The fourth task of your exam question asks you to write an article in which you discuss why so many people will do anything for beauty.

All the three texts presented in the source material discuss the extents that some people will go in order to fit the beauty standards imposed by the society or certain industries.

Text 1

Text 1 presents the extreme lengths to which women will go in order to achieve beauty:

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Text 2

Text 2 depicts teenagers choosing breast implant surgeries in order to be accepted by the group of friends or in order to be liked by men.

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Text 3

Text 3 presents Asian people choosing cosmetic surgery in order to achieve certain advantages from people they like or for obtaining better-paid jobs:​ ““Men noticed me,” she says. “I became outgoing. Suddenly, I had a life.” Her new looks also landed her part-time work as a hostess in an upmarket bar, where she gets top dollar on a pay scale determined by beauty.” (ll. 3-5)

Kimura, for instance, resorts to surgery because she wants to look better and because she needs to regain confidence.

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