Princess By Proxy Explaining Extreme Pageant Mother

Questions: 1. Wiehe does not state his thesis directly2. What criteria does wiehe use to evaluate child beauty pageants? if he wanted to make the opposite case, what criteria might he use instead ?3. In his essays boldface headings. wiehe identifies four opposing arguments. which of these opposing arguments do you think presents the strongest challenge to Wiehes position? Why?4. Do you think Wiehe expects his readers to have seen the program Toddlers and Tiaras? Does he expects them to have strong feelings about child beauty pageants? How can you tell?5. After he has refused arguments against his position, Wiehe begins a discussion of whether child beauty Pageants constitute child abuse (para. 16). Should he nave done more to prepare readers to this discussion? Explain?6. Do you think Wiehes concluding statement would have a greater impact if it were in the form of a statement rather than a question? Write new sentence that could serve as a strong concluding statement for this essay? Answers: 1. Because a beauty pageant in the world highlights the looks and flairs of a person yet it also exposes the physical appearance of that person which can also sometimes evoke the sexuality in pedophiles (Cartwright 2012). In terms of children such a contest leads the depletion in child's self-confidence and such activities exposes a child to adultery activities such as make up, wearing exposing clothes, etc. So beauty pageants are bad for children. 2. In this context Wiehe evaluated the child pageant as a mode to achieve fame, a lustrous crown and lots of money. According to the author the television programs that highlight such beauty pageant tries to evoke the quest of the parents by offering lucrative prices (Bowen 2014). If Wiehe would have opposed this he would have evaluated such entertainment modes as a way of exposing or highlighting children talent and their innocence. 3. According to Wiehe beauty pageant for children is not good. Out of the four arguments that has been highlighted in this context, the one which states that children enjoys to participate in the beauty pageant is the strongest argument (Cartwright 2012). It is a natural tendency observed in a girl child that they like to apply makeup and look pretty. Thus participation in such a context is something which generally gives them happiness. 4. Yes, Wiehe expects the readers to have viewed the program. The author wants the readers to have strong feelings. This is predominant from the questions raised by him to the readers. He represented his thoughts by three questions. Firstly whether the idea of participation is a child's thought or the parents (Bowen 2014). Secondly does the participation is an age related behavior and lastly, whether such activities have potential effect on a child's emotional development or not. 5. Wiehe in this context highlights about child abuse relating to sexualuzation and parents pressure. Although he states about the reasons of child abuse being fame and money, he could have stressed more on this topic. Child abuse have become quite common in the world and it is one of the response of the parents or care givers in an inappropriate manner in order to fulfil their needs (Cartwright 2012). Many jurisdiction has been established against such abuse. Stress on such a topic might have aroused the feeling of fear and consciousness among readers. 6. Yes, it would have been better to give a statement rather than questioning. The end of the article should have been that the path of adulthood requires conquering of lot experiences (Bowen 2014). Therefore there should not be any rush to achieve adulthood. References: Bowen, Cassie A. "Little Miss--The Psychological Effects of Childhood Beauty Pageants." (2014). Cartwright, Martina M. "Princess by proxy: What child beauty pageants teach girls about self-worth and what we can do about it."Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry51.11 (2012): 1105-1107.