butterfly5's Blog

Does anyone remember what women in movies looked like back in the eighties? Their skin had flaws, OMG they had cellulite, their breast were small, and by todays movie standards overweight. Fast foward to 1990, women are remarkably thinner, some have breast implants, cellulite is disappearing, and skin seems to be glowing. Fast forward to today, hair extensions, fake eye-lashes, breast, butt, cheek, calf implants, some actually had surgery to make them taller, lip injections, chemical peels, botox, etc... Oh yeah, the computer age allows any flaw to be erased by the simple click of a mouse.  What? You mean these women are not perfect?

The young do not understand as they are going through that icky "awkward" period that without surgery and computer enhancements they can never look like a movie star. Many question themselves and develop low self-esteem leading to numerous emotional issues including an eating disorder which has a 20% mortality rate and the decision to go under the knife. Just recently a teenager in Florida lost her life in the name of vanity. She died having her breast fixed because they weren't symetrical. When does all of us come together and say enough???

Perfection should be in our soul and health not in our apperance.

Written by Steven, 9 yrs old

War

War is a silent rumble I'd like to call death row.

Many a soldier has given their life for peace and end of torture.

Our brave die many and violen but their souls are lifted high.

Trumpets play and life goes on. You can set your mind to anything because our few and proud.

We are left to march on proud and live what we have been given.

But only the dead have seen the end of war, the silent rumble I'd like to call death row.