1. Being My Unnatural Self
To conform to what society tells me a woman should look like by shaving legs religiously or dying my hair brown would require me to sacrifice my ability to decide what I want to look like when I see my reflection. ... I believe that wearing makeup and dying my hair to reflect the colors of the rainbow makes me capable of expressing myself beyond the forced constraints of tradition, I believe that being one miniscule human out of seven billion gives me the privilege of disentangling myself from equally miniscule beauty standards. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate