American Beauty 2
A tall thin singer/model poses for the cover of a magazine. Her hair is long and flowing. Her eyes are a mixture of hazel and green; her almond skin accentuates her petite nose and perfectly shaped lips. Her name is Vanessa Williams and as a former Miss America, she is a role model for young African-American’s. Her almond skin is the ideal shade, it’s not dark enough to be black, but it is dark enough to be exotic. Her hazel-green eyes are light, unlike the dark brown eyes of most African-Americans. Her long flowing hair is a feature most African-American women would die for. Vanessa has all the features that many African-American women want, and so she is considered the idea of beauty. An African-American’s idea of beauty is to not have any features that are African-American. You are seen as beautiful in America if you are an “American Beauty”. An “American Beauty” is usually blonde, with blue eyes and pale skin. Women all over the United States covet every detail of her existence. Especially African Americans. A woman sits in a bar and watches as handsome men pick-up her friends. Her friends, of course all have toffee colored skin. Her skin is the color of dark chocolate. She sits alone as her friends
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Some common words found in the essay are:
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Approximate Word count = 1741
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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