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===The standard of beauty is always changing. The standard of beauty is many different things, from your hair, to your weight, to even how big your ears are. In the 1700’s, it was to have the smallest corset and have the best manners. In the 1980’s, it was cool to have big hair and bell bottoms and wear all different colors of neon. Now, the style is to have straight hair and skinny jeans with Sperry’s, and pencil skirts. Styles are always changing, but people try to fit in while they can. People try as hard as they can to fit the standard of beauty. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but people still try to please everyone. Just because you don’t have the same color eyes as someone else, doesn’t make you any less beautiful! Just because someone doesn't have blond hair and blue eyes doesn't mean they are better than a brunette with brown eyes. Some girls push themselves, even if it means pain. Anorexia is a huge issue and the whole reason it starts is because girls want to fit in and feel good about themselves, when really they are just damaging themselves. "Ultimately, I couldn't, wouldn't, and didn't eat until I was hospitalized and forced to do so." This quote is from a girl from the book __Anorexia__ published by At Issue. The standard of beauty also causes people to feel insecure. Guys may feel insecure if they don't have a six pack or they aren't as tall as the other boys. Girls may feel like their face isn't the right shape or their shoulders are too big. Anything can make someone feel insecure. When you see people in the movies and on big posters, they look perfect. Everyone needs to remember that those people don't naturally look like that. In some situations, the standard of beauty can even kill someone. Poor kids are getting made fun of for not meeting the standard, and end up committing suicide! Read this story below, this is just one of many examples of suicide because of the standard of beauty. ===

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Phoebe_Prince

Even though this document is from wikipedia, the information matches all the other things I read about the event.
===Phoebe ended up dying because she didn't meet people's expectations and people made fun of her for it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so I believe that everyone is beautiful in their own way! === 