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where can i get replica or celebrity inspired dresses? looking for celebrity inspired dresses replica or similar? like marc jacobs and anna sui

celebrity inspired dresses for prom? would it be tacky to wear a celebrity look-a-like dress? I don't want to seem like I'm copying, but I really love this dress http://www.edressme.com/faviana6000.html would it be kinda tacky?

Where to get fashion wholesales for inspired dresses? I'm looking for wholesales in Malaysia which supply good quality inspired dresses. Example like Celebrity inspired or Asos inspired.

can anyone point me in the direction of a couture dress maker to re-create a celebrity inspired dress? The dress I want tp re-create is the kelly brook pink dress. It was originally designed by Julian Macdonald. Price is negociable as I know it will require time with beading etc. Hope to hear from you soon.. im from united kingdom. But I dont mind ordering from US. X

i want to order a celebrity inspired dress from lightinthebox.com, bad idea? ive read mixed reviews about this website. i searched it on yahoo answers and people who ordered say everything was fine, but some people are saying to stay away because it seems too fishy. anyone with experience on this? thank you!

celebrity style dresses? i couldn't help noticing that on ebay they have dresses that celebritys wore, for instance they'll have a pic of the dress and then a pic of the celebrity wearing it, they're mostly top shop dresses. is there any websites like this? i tried looking but most of them are just dresses inspired by the celebrity if u get me, not the actual dress. obviously like top shop dresses, not chanel. like nothing 200 or over tnx a lot any ideas? xoxox

Taking inspired from celebrity to make your own clothing style? When people say..when creating your own clothing style u just take inspired from people u think dress cool.I was wondering when doing that is there a right and wrong way to take inspired from people? also ... How would take inspired from to make of your own style.sorry if it doesn't make sense i tried to explain it the best way i could.sorry What I mean is there a way to take there style and make it your own

Elegant Vintage Inspired Cocktail Dresses Online? Hey :) I'm going to a Halloween event and for my costume I've decided to be a celebrity from waaay back, when they wore really elegant looking cocktail dresses & often wore their hair in soft curls. I was wondering if anybody knew of a website that caries these types of dresses? It's a Murder Mystery:whodunit type of thing, if that gives anybody a better idea of the kind of dresses I'm looking for. Thanks alot! ALSO! if you know how to make those soft curls or how they wore their make-up, that'd be great too..

what can I do for celebrity day in school? This is for senior spirit week. It is celebrity day and we can dress up as a celebrity. BUT... I do not have time/money to get a new outfit for this. I was thinking of doing a celebrity INSPIRED look. Any ideas on what I can do?

taking inspired from celebrity to make your own clothing style? I'm creating my own style clothing.I was wondering when people say o you just take inspiration from people u think dress cool to make your own style. my question is when you are taking inspiration from people is there a right way to do? sorry if this doesn't make much sense I tried to explain the best way I could. sorry what i mean is. is there a way to take there style and make it your own

which celebrity inspires you to dress like them? the girls from the hills for sure!

Where can I find this prom dress? So I got the Teen Vogue Prom Magic supplement in the mail a little while ago and fell in love with this dress: http://www.teenvogue.com/style/2011/01/celebrity-inspired-prom-dress-guide#slide=8 But, I can't find it anywhere. I looked on the bcbg website, and no such luck. Please Help!

Where can i get nice dresses online? I mean like night gowns! Celebrity inspire

Which bag will go best with this dress? This is for prom: My dress is incredibly similar to this but I have thin straps on it http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bestcelebritydresses.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/290x450/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/b/-/b-evening-dresses-chiffon-dark-green-elegant.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bestcelebritydresses.com/elegant-dark-green-chiffon-celebrity-inspired-prom-evening-dress.html&usg=__2n4sb1keEhfrzxmiKDww-5LSziI=&h=450&w=290&sz=19&hl=en&start=32&sig2=-loWFrmaUvg_oGFYj_HVTg&zoom=1&tbnid=yShggJd1dthJBM:&tbnh=155&tbnw=109&ei=gsgETo64EYih8QPUifHlDQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddark%2Bgreen%2Bchiffon%2Bdress%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D667%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=432&vpy=282&dur=418&hovh=280&hovw=180&tx=108&ty=162&page=3&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:32&biw=1024&bih=667 As it's only prom I'm only 16 so (I know most girls would want different) I don't want to look older than I am. I am wearing nude peeptoe shoes with the dress and I am wearing chandelier earrings that are burnt gold with nude stones (to match the shoes) I don't want everything matching, and I don't want a fancy clutch, but as my dress it plain I do want it patterned. So should I go for a floral clutch. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120740254332&category=169291&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_1021wt_932 or something more ethnic with beading on it? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140566908241&category=169291&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_500wt_949 Which one! and thanks!

Senior prom dress- desperately in need of HELP!? I'm extremely picky, so if you're up for a challenge I could *seriously* use some help finding a dress for my senior prom/dinner dance! I know what I want, basically, I just can't find it... The event is some time in May, I think, but I don't think we have an exact date yet. I'm okay with online-only stores, but they have to have a good return policy in case the size isn't quite right, and it would have to ship in time. Offline stores should have a location in central New York. I would prefer not to spend more than $175. Depending on the dress and manufacturer, I'm either a size 6 or 8. DOs: * I'd like spaghetti straps, but slightly thicker straps or strapless is fine too. *Off-shoulder dresses are also okay. * I'm looking at mostly red dresses, but also like sapphire blue, any shade of green (except lime/neon), cream, or ivory. * It has to be above the knee. * I'd prefer an A-line or babydoll style. * I LOVE rhinestone details, so those are a-okay. *I like gathering at the waist (or under the breast, if it's a babydoll) DO NOTs: * I don't want straps any thicker than two or three fingers wide, unless the dress is off the shoulder. * In most cases, I dislike sequined dresses. * I'm pretty modest, so it has to be longer than mid-thigh. * I really *really* don't like front-bows. Back bows are fine, though. Here are some dresses that I like: http://www.unique-vintage.com/sassy-prom-dresses-green-pink-strapless-cocktail-dress-xsxl-p-3200.html <--- **LOVE** the skirt on this, hate the top unfortunately. http://www.unique-vintage.com/1920s-style-empire-waist-flapper-style-cocktail-dress-p-2454.html <--- Like this style a lot, but it's not quite right. http://www.amazon.com/Strapless-Satin-Bubble-Dress-Cocktail/dp/B0009PFJX4 <--- I like this a lot, but I'm not sure how I would look in a bubble dress. http://www.unique-vintage.com/faviana-celebrity-inspired-city-dress-p-2358.html <--- Really unique- love it, but much too expensive. I'll add more if I find any. Thanks in advance! WOW- Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm going to wait a while to pick a best answer so I can see if I get any more responses, but you've all been a great help so far! =) David G- I love the first one you suggested! That's definitely going on my list of maybe's. [a][l][i](E)[V!ru$]- Oh, shoot. I didn't realize the pink version is what came up. I meant to post the red version of that dress. If you click the "red" option, though, it shows the right picture.

what shoes would you wear with this dress? heres the dress: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NELLY-COM-Celebrity-Inspired-Tailored-Pleat-Dress-/260767269901?pt=UK_Women_s_Dresses&var=&hash=item82643f2207 please post links and thanks :)

ashley olsen inspired outfit ideas? okay so the girls got style agreed? I need some CASUAL outfits that would represent her style. Its for a celebrity dress up party, but apparently the girl wants no heels, no dresses =| kinda limits my options... so me and 2 girlfriends are going super casual! but what does she wear? like leggings? jumpers? big tshirts? HELP! polyvore sites very welcomed!!!! thanks in advance =]

I need buy an evening dress for my girl friend,but I don't know how to choose? I need buy an evening dress for my girl friend as her birthday present,but I don't know which one is much more fashion this year! By the way,she is know fashion very much but I don't and I don't . That will be kindly of you to help me making a right choice. http://www.ever-pretty.com/product-HE06001-Sexy-Red-Low-cut-Long-Evening-Gown.html http://www.ever-pretty.com/product-HE09287-Celebrity-Inspired-Silver-Evening-Dresses.html http://www.ever-pretty.com/product-HE09276-NWT-Elegant-Strapless-Gown-Evening-Dresses.html http://www.ever-pretty.com/product-HE06002-New-Fab-Black-Diamante-Pin-Evening-Dress.html Thanks very much.

10 points. Fashion questions/ Famous fashion people that have inspired you..? Well heres my question. I was on this girls myspace page, and she has a scroll box of a bunch of people and it said her "inspirations" and she had a picture of Mary kate and ashley, Lindsay lohan and a bunch of models. So I was wondering does it mean that those people have inspired her to dress different? Or how exactly can famous people with fashion inspire you. And what famous fashion celebrities have inspired you or are your inspiration. && ^ and hopefully that all made sense. lol

10 points. ?'s . Famous fashion people that have inspired you..? Well heres my question. I was on this girls myspace page, and she has a scroll box of a bunch of people and it said her "inspirations" and she had a picture of Mary kate and ashley, Lindsay lohan and a bunch of models. So I was wondering does it mean that those people have inspired her to dress different? Or how exactly can famous people with fashion inspire you. And what famous fashion celebrities have inspired you or are your inspiration. && ^ and hopefully that all made sense. lol

SIMPLE PROM DRESS!? Pleease help me? I can't seem to find an AFFORDABLE, SIMPLE, ELEGANT prom dress anywhere?! I hate all of the neon, bright-colored dresses that look like they're dipped in glitter and sequins and trashy looking rhinestones! I want a solid colored dress with a very cool design done with the fabric! Also, I'm trying to keep it under $150 here are some examples of the type of dresses I like: http://www.lightinthebox.com/Chiffon-Sheath--Column-V-neck-Floor-length-Evening-Dress-inspired-by-Elisabetta-Canalis-at-Golden-Globe--FSH0546-_p87285.html http://www.faviana.com/catalog/dress-6550-3?category=celebrity-dresses http://www.thecelebritydresses.com/lisa-rinna-purple-chiffon-halter-red-carpet-evening-dress-81st-oscar.html

dressing up as selena gomez for celebrity day? This is for senior spirit week, and it starts tomorrow ( weird I know), and I am dressing up like Selena Gomez.. not like exactly, but with inspired hair and makeup. The outfit that I saw, it didn't show any shoes. Should I wear heels or just my sneakers? I might be going out with friends so I do not want my feet to hurt if I do.

what should i wear for homecoming? ok well my homecoming is coming up really soon(October 5th) and its formal but our theme is hollywood. So what should i wear and does anyone know any websites or stores that have nice homcoming dresses that are affordable? Also, should i kind of do a celebrity inspired look and if so what celebrity?

would this look ok for prom? So my prom is in June, and I know its a bit early but I need a bit of advice. So first of all, I have long dark red hair, about to the bottom of my back. I do not want a big puffy neon ball gown, personally I think it would look tacky on me, also I don't want a short dress either. Love these two dresses.. http://www.thecelebritydresses.com/christina-aguilera-sexy-green-off-the-shoulder-celebrity-dress-in-burlesque.html (1) http://www.lightinthebox.com/elastic-woven-satin-sheath--column-sweetheart-sweep--brush-train-evening-dress-inspired-by-serena_p70549.html (2) I think with dress one, I love the colour, however I feel it would clash with my hair, so I was thinking that I could die my hair a chocolate brown, The dress colour is changeable, so I was also thinking I could keep my hair colour and go for a deep red colour in the same dress. With dress number two my parents don't like the split up the front of the dress, and dont think it is very "school prom". What do you think? Many thanks!

What should i wear for my spirit week? One day is superhero day! Another is crazy day, it sounds easy but really it's hard to find a cute but insane outfit. And the last day I need help with is celebrity day. For the celebrity I have an idea that i should curl my hair and make it poofy, then wear some lip gloss, sunglasses on my head pulling back my hair then i should wear all pink (Paris Hilton inspired), a dress, or just go to school with just nice hair and makeup not caring what my outfit is!

which dress do you like better? http://www.thecelebritydresses.com/classy-celebrity-inspired-green-prom-evening-dress-tcd80339.html OR http://www.thecelebritydresses.com/lara-spencer-red-carpet-evening-dress-2009-emmy-awards.html this is my SENIOR prom so... yeah. i want to look really really good! please give opinions!

Who inspires your Fashion? Which person you know, Or Celebrity inspires the way you dress? I have many, Travis Mccoy, Mary-Kate Olsen, Emily Browning.

How should i look for this event? GUY OPINIONS VALUED!!!? im going to an engagement party this weekend, its going to be americans, hispanics, all sorts of ppl. its going to be at a hotel in a ballroom, formal attire. I have a black satin dress that has a vneckline, and its very form fitting. i wanted to do my makeup kind of like this : http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.topnews.in/light/files/images/Dita-Von-Teese3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f47/celebrity-inspired-make-up-video-tutorials-78931.html&usg=__TC4XIorLHGKX62OVX3d8q-EHBg0=&h=623&w=450&sz=51&hl=en&start=25&zoom=1&tbnid=vKPI6D3KXuEWYM:&tbnh=170&tbnw=123&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpin%2Bup%2Bmake%2Bup%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1419%26bih%3D683%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=343&ei=MYsPTab4G4SenAfYz_HRDg&oei=I4sPTd6hC8G88gax1Nh-&esq=2&page=2&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:25&tx=68&ty=86 but i dont know if that's too overwhelming like on a guy, because i dont want them to be afraid to approach me and ask me to dance. First impressions last a lifetime thanks

best celebrity role models for 2010? Now for this i want to see actual role models, britney spears is not a role model people. I mean celebrities that have contributed or have inspired people, people like lindsay lohan or miley cyrus are not role models, their woman who cause young girls to dress half naked and play men. Examples of good role models: Mark harmon, Orlando Bloom, Taylor Swift woman and men that have inspired people to be themselves, Mark harmon saved people from an burning car, he's down to earth and never advertises his life to the media for attention. Orlando Bloom did Charity Work like EB Medical Research Foundation and Food Bank For New York. Taylor Swift an all natural girl who shows that being yourself is the best choice. There are a lot of bad celebrity role models, but their are some good ones. Pick your favorites, but please remember role models, not your favorite celebrities. if their is any trash talk i will end this poll.

What famous woman can I dress up as? I'm a teacher and need to dress up as a famous woman for an activity at school next week. By 'famous' I don't mean a celebrity, it has to be someone inspiring from history. For example other members of staff are dressing as Florence Nightingale and Beatrix Potter. Any suggestions?

Is this dress too much for prom? http://www.unique-vintage.com/preorderfaviana-celebrity-inspired-michelle-golden-globes-black-strapless-chiffon-prom-dress-p-7060.html

How do I obtain a formal look inspired by Taylor Swift? I have to attend a sorority party and the invitation says to dress like a celebrity. For some reason, everyone always tells me I "look" and dress like Taylor Swift. I figured it would be a good idea to go as her. I'm going to curl my hair and everything like her, but I need help with the actual outfit. I have these awesome silver cowboy boots that are surprisingly dressy that I will wear. What type of dress would work? I don't want to spend too much though, but examples would be great! On the shorter side would be better, because I want to showcase the boots.

Which celebrity's style inspires you? Who is the best dressed in Hollywood?

Courtney Love-inspired makeup. What do you think? (:? http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/310540_1522000385713_1705705912_803177_829737747_n.jpg I dressed as Courtney Love for "Celebrity Day" at my high school. Did I do a pretty swell job on the makeup?

What do you think about this dress? I'm going to a wedding this month and I don't know the couple very well and only invited by association lol. I'm 22 and chose a black dress because I don't want to stand out too much and I can always reuse LBDs !! :) I hope this dress willl flatter my figure because I have no curves! My hips do not curve out at all but I do have a decent chest and toned legs! Which is why I liked the sillhouette because its short, accentuates my chest, and the flowy skirt with a cinched waist gives the illusion of curves! BUT is the dress cute or blaah? besides the fact that its just a plain solid color. Thanks for checkin out my question! :) oh! And feel free to browse the website to look for anything you think might suit my body type and the occasion lol. but it IS a really awesome website with celebrity-inspired fashion! http://us.asos.com/ASOS-ASOS-Asymmetric-Hem-Bandeau-Dress/vi0dm/?iid=1339752&cid=5235&Rf-800=-1,27.886&sh=0&pge=1&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Purple&mporgp=L0Fzb3MvQXNvcy1Bc3ltbWV0cmljLUhlbS1CYW5kZWF1LURyZXNzL1Byb2Qv

SUGGESTIONS NEEDED!!!!! ASAP. PLEASE HELP? *thanks luv4all for telling me my link didnt work before. now it does:* here's my prom dress: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/BluShad0wzx3/promdress2.jpg so i am SO not ready for prom yet. and it's NEXT FRIDAY!! AHH I didnt think it would come this fast! so anyway, the color theme for my bf and I is Pink&White and or silver - for me lol) . I need suggestions for (links shown preferably): - SILVER CLUTCH: holding mainly my phone, keys, money, etc. - SILVER HEELS: 3 to 4 inches. Strappy (strap straight around the ankle) & elegant/sexy - HAIRSTYLE: I will be leaving my hair down because I have a round face with babyphat cheeks, but I do wanna do something to it, not just straightening it - that will just poof out later on in the night. - MAKE UP: what colors? / any celebrity inspired style? - NAILS? - oh no, the EARRINGS!! How many should I wear? I have 7 piercings: 4 on my right, and 3 on my left. Should i wear studs for 5 of them and have on long teardrop dangling earrings on the 2 bottom piercings ? - most importantly: BRAAA!! i dont wanna go bra-less. I am small chested, and the front of the dress does not have any bra/boob support for me. Thank you. You don't need to answer ALL of that in ur comment; suggest as many as you can. I really need the help!

How do I dress this outfit down...? I have this really cute high waisted skirt.... http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/frenchi-challis-skirt-juniors/3173726?origin=category&resultback=0 And it looks really good with this top I have. It has a similar shape as the one in the middle but with some lace, in white... http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl0/5/58347/13_2008/chiffonon.preview.jpg&imgrefurl=http://looks-inspired-by-celebrity.fabsugar.com/belt-high-waist-skirt-Hayden-Panettiere-1501662&usg=__9uVb43YaAqzDUAhMyw-V51UHpfg=&h=514&w=550&sz=92&hl=en&start=14&zoom=1&tbnid=XVjurTVxT2DI5M:&tbnh=152&tbnw=170&ei=EECATenFGJKssAO4noTkBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhigh%2Bwaisted%2Bskirts%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D981%26bih%3D661%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C453&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=717&vpy=678&dur=3739&hovh=217&hovw=232&tx=86&ty=355&oei=DUCATfmGPILksQPTq5TwBQ&page=2&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:14&biw=981&bih=661 It looks really cute together but when I wear it it almost look kind of professional... How could I dress it down to wear to school

Celebrity Tattoo? Good or Bad Idea!? hey so i'm planning to get a tattoo of Amy Winehouse.... especially now since she's dead. she was incredibly talented and I have always admired her from the way she dressed to the way she did her hair to her voice and tattoos. I just LOVE everything about her!! she was the first woman whom I have found inspiring and this goes way back before she even became a celebrity. back to the point, do you think it would be a good idea to get a celebrity tattoo? i'm undecided. btw I know she was a drug user but I don't care about that.

Help! Creating Clothing Line and Need a Name - Will Pay Winning Name!!!? Hi everyone! My name is Ubie, I'm 22 (just out of college), and I'm currently trying to come up with a name for a new designer line. I'll be doing shoes, jewelry, and clothing. I already have the suppliers lined up, so all I need to do is come up with a label. I want to start off on the level of Express, Cache, or Bebe...then eventually get up to high-end designer status like Gucci, Fendi, etc. The clothing will be very fashion forward. I'll probably be inspired by celebrity styles or season "must-haves". For example, for fall- I'll start off with patent leather pumps, peep-toe pumps, leggings, ballet flats, tunic sweater dresses, etc. If anyone can come up with a name that could carry itself, I am willing to pay you for the name I use. I'll even draw up a contract and everything, so that you know I am legitimate. Please think along the lines of Bebe, Express, The Limited, Cache, Guess, etc. I would appreciate all the help I can get! Thanks!! -Ubie-

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need some help please. Outfit? okay so for my friends bday she made the theme celebrities on the red carpet. She made us pick a celebrity and wear a dress that looks like something they'd wear. I thought the idea was a little weird since you can't really idenitfy people with an outfit but she loves the idea so I'm playing along. Well she thinks I resemble kristen stewart so that's the type of look I have to create. If you could lease post hair and makeup ideas. My hairs the same color and my skin is the same color and my eyes are the same color so I don't need contacts or anything. Now, which dress and shoe combo looks KStew inspired. (P.s. I'm not asking your opinion of her. If you hate her, good for you.) http://www.dhstyles.com/clothing/dresses/gioia-108-beige-ribbon-sleeve-lace-cocktail-shift-dress.html http://www.dhstyles.com/clothing/dresses/gioia-108-blk-beige-ribbon-sleeve-lace-cocktail-shift-dress.html http://www.hotmiamistyles.com/Black_Snap_Straps_Bandage_Dress_p/b375%20black%20(b).htm http://www.pinkimpulse.com/serres-little-black-dress.html http://www.pinkimpulse.com/loos-little-black-dress.html http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280525797028&rvr_id=&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=WVI7&GUID=c2053ad01280a026537362c3ffeacf81&itemid=280525797028&ff4=263602_263622 and Shoes: http://www.overstock.com/Clothing-Shoes/Damita-K-Womens-Ava-04-High-heel-Sandals/4566907/product.html?rcmndsrc=2%20( http://www.gojane.com/42134-shoes-lace-hidden-wedge-pump.html http://www.nowdiscountshoes.com/servlet/the-35786/Black-Patent-Pump-Stiletto/Detail http://www.nowdiscountshoes.com/servlet/the-37661/Black-Suede-Casual-Work/Detail thanks guys :)

any of these look like...? okay so for my friends bday she made the theme celebrities on the red carpet. She made us pick a celebrity and wear a dress that looks like something they'd wear. I thought the idea was a little weird since you can't really idenitfy people with an outfit but she loves the idea so I'm playing along. Well she thinks I resemble kristen stewart so that's the type of look I have to create. If you could lease post hair and makeup ideas. My hairs the same color and my skin is the same color and my eyes are the same color so I don't need contacts or anything. Now, which dress and shoe combo looks KStew inspired. (P.s. I'm not asking your opinion of her. If you hate her, good for you.) http://www.dhstyles.com/clothing/dresses/gioia-108-beige-ribbon-sleeve-lace-cocktail-shift-dress.html http://www.dhstyles.com/clothing/dresses/gioia-108-blk-beige-ribbon-sleeve-lace-cocktail-shift-dress.html http://www.hotmiamistyles.com/Black_Snap_Straps_Bandage_Dress_p/b375%20black%20(b).htm http://www.pinkimpulse.com/serres-little-black-dress.html http://www.pinkimpulse.com/loos-little-black-dress.html http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280525797028&rvr_id=&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=WVI7&GUID=c2053ad01280a026537362c3ffeacf81&itemid=280525797028&ff4=263602_263622 and Shoes: http://www.overstock.com/Clothing-Shoes/Damita-K-Womens-Ava-04-High-heel-Sandals/4566907/product.html?rcmndsrc=2%20( http://www.gojane.com/42134-shoes-lace-hidden-wedge-pump.html thanks guys :)

Who would you find more attractive- THIS ONE IS FOR THE GUYS? Girl Number 1 Brunette 5"4-5"5 Skinny with a nice shape Dresses Classy Wears Dark makeup making her look along the lines of Latino Hazel Green Eyes Long brown hair bubbly personality..always laughing.. random comments fun to be around,positive..smart.. kind hearted. beautiful skin and braces on teeth ambitious..confident.. outgoing.. motivated and inspiring. CELEBRITY LOOKALIKES- Eva longoria,Cheryl Cole,Selena Gomez. Girl number 2 Ginger/Red headed 5"7-5"8 super duper skinny braces on teeth.. slightly bad skin wears light makeup bright big blue eyes random.. funny.. loud interested in art and deep music dresses with less clothing.. like skinny tights and tight dresses gets quite emotional and aggresive swears alot.. has bad table manners low self esteem.. always fishing for compliments CELEBRITY LOOKALIKES - Marcia Cross,taylor swift,Patsy Palmer Why is it girl number 2 gets more male attention ?

How can I make this Lady Gaga dress?!? I really wanna make this dress for Halloween!!!! But how? I need some tips!! http://styletips101.com/celebrity-fashion/lady-gagas-futuristic-inspired-look-fashion-forward-or-fashion-victim.html

Celebrity BB this year - just how lame is this becoming?!? I saw a few minutes of the one house dressed as servants introducing themselves to nextdoor and thought "This is really lame"; it actually made me feel a bit sick. What next - Doctors and Nurses? Cowboys and Indians? oh no, wait, not enough Indians. I think this lot are proving to be lame, with no fire-y personalities to inspire viewers. I mean, Jermaine and Ken - someone prod them, and us awake, please! Is it actually a bit of a shame that Donny has left now?

Please help check essay, grammar or any errors? I know its not finished but please check if there is any grammar errors or any words I should change. I wrote in 3rd person, are they any errors. Is the essay any good, does it run on Many people today are obsessed with celebrities, but why? Maybe it's because people try to compensate of their dull lives or something that wish to become in the long run. Its understandable to adore a certain celebrity, but they're human, just like us. There are many reasons why people seem to be so obsessed with celebrities, here are a few examples. People love those underdog nobodies to riches, college drop-outs who felt whatever line of business they were set up for wasn't their true calling, laying it all down on the line to pursue something even bigger. Obviously people love hearing this stuff, because the majority of people are rather dissatisfied with their own careers and look elsewhere for that inspiration or change. Lets not forget celebrities are entertaining, people love to watch them. That's why they're celebrities in the first place. In blockbuster movies that are done brilliantly, people get sense felling that they know the character and they feel like they know them personally from powerful acting and a scripts. Sure celebrities are inspiring role models and entertaining, but this doesn't explain the obsession people have with them. Many people become obsessed with the actors looks rather then talent/entertainment. Take the vampire movie “Twilight” for instance, some people only focus on the actors looks instead of enjoying the movie, sometimes the role of the sweet heart or hero makes people head over heels for them. The audience follow them like sheep, they try to mimic what they do, dress like them and buy magazines about them start to convince themselves that these celebrities are perfect; perfect looks, perfect personality, perfect life, and they either want to associate themselves with that (or believe they can) or aspire to be the same themselves.

LIM fashion merchandsing essay for undergraduate admission? hello! :) im applying to lim for fall 2011 and i need as much help as i can get this was the topic Please express your interest in the business of fashion and LIM College by writing a well structured 250-400 word academic essay. The essay must include but is not limited to the following points: ***Why did you decide a fashion business career was for you; was there a specific event that sparked your interest in the business of fashion? If yes, what did you learn from that event? ***Why do you believe LIM is a good match for you and what sets LIM apart from other colleges you have investigated? ***What academic major will you select and why do you believe it will help you to achieve your educational and career goals? this is what i have so far As long as I can remember I've been obsessed with fashion. As early as preschool, my favorite time of the day has been getting ready in the morning. I loved it because I could use my creativity to decide what to wear. Fashion staples of the time included pleated apple dresses, hot pink leggings, and of course, Barbie. While I've always loved fashion, my interest was instilled on a third grade trip to the fashion capital of Italy. The designer stores inspired me to make fashion my future. At Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, I plan to make my dream into my reality. At the beginning of my senior year in high school, I decided to take a Celebrity Styling class for high school students at LIM. This class literally opened my eyes to a whole different world, the world of fashion. For the class, my classmates and I were assigned to style a photo shoot. This included us to think of a theme, pick hair and makeup, props, and of course to provide the clothes. The whole experience to me made me love fashion even more by helping me decide that I wanted to become a fashion stylist. Not only is LIM located in one of the fashion capitals of the world, New York City but it is strictly the only college from the one’s I’ve explored that provides learning about the business of fashion, something I am rather familiar with and eager to continue making the most of. With a Fashion Merchandising and Management degree I will be able to do much more than just determine trends, put a line together and understand the process of management but also be able to pursue my dream of becoming a stylist.

Can someone tell me how i can be beautiful,womanly,sophisticated but still look young like ANNA KENDRICK?I AM.? If you look at a collection of her photos below,she looks so stunning,edgy and mature but still maintains the young look without looking too girlie girl like a barbie doll.I have always been a tomboy but when i saw her slow transformation from being the average looking girl to like a very beautiful women,i got inspired. http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/celebrities/gallery/2232/anna-kendrick I am 17 and my mom and dad plus all my relatives think i cant ever act or dress like a mature adult.I am a tomboy and at heart i feel like a 15 years old girl.For me age is just a number.I feel so ugly and suicidal.So give me some ideas on how to have my unique style without copying her.I just want t take her as an inspiration.Recently i have been admiring Kendra Wilkinson,Chloe Kardsahian and Anna Kendrick because they are so confident and beautiful. I dont want to look over the top but i still want to stand out of the crowd by being unique in my own ways.I cant wear dressed because i am very skinny,especially my arms and leg and as a tomboy that makes me feel in confident.Dresses arent really made for skinny people. I am 5'4,17 and weigh only like 101 pounds.I have dark brown eyes and black hair but its sometimes has brown tones in the sun.I have colored skin and i envy people who have one color skin like blacks or whites.My hair is a little past my shoulder.My nose is kind of long like Anna,i have medium sized lips but my lower lip seems a bit out like Kristen S.My eyes arent too big or small.But may look bigger if i wore mascara which i have never have.I have never even worn make up in my life.I either have hourglass or inverted triangle figure.My face is kind of oval.Please help me.I am scared of wearing make up and dresses plus high heels.

im not bi, am i? im really sure im not.? im 14, and im really sure im straight, im just a little afraid that i might be in denial. last night, i saw a picture of a former classmate (from 5-6 years ago) and my heart started beating like im attracted to her or something. she looked just like a guy. i got confused. so after minutes of thinking, i realized that it happened because she looked just like the guy i had a one-week crush on last year, when my mother and i went out of town. i heard him tell his friend im pretty but nothing ever happened. we didnt even talk. i lusted about that guy for a whole week, hoping that ill see him again, promising myself that ill talk to him the minute i see him. i never saw him again. could that be why i reacted when i saw my former classmate's picture? since that happened, ive been questioning myself. when i took a nap today, i had a dream that i was kissing a girl. i did not enjoy it. i woke myself up. whenever i try to imagine myself kissing a girl, i always end up being disgusted. its the opposite when i imagine myself kissing my current crush, though. also, i look at pictures of female celebrities, but not in a way that i fantasize about them. more of like, fantasize about being like them. i observe how they look, and they inspire me to dress this way, or put make up on this way. i know im not bi. im really sure im not. what if im in denial though? what do you guys think. sorry this is really long, but please be patient. ill give 10 points.

Art Quiz Help ? I'm confusedd !? 1. This American monument was inspired by Ramses’ Abu Simbel. (1 point) Washington Monument Mount Rushmore Statue of Liberty Lincoln Monument 2. Ramses’ first temple at Abu Simbel intended to send this message. (1 point) a message of celebration and joy a message of welcome a message of fear and power a message to guide visitors to the capital 3. James Montgomery Flagg used this kind of advertising technique in his WWI recruitment poster featuring Uncle Sam, a respected and admired symbol. (1 point) the rich-and-famous technique a testimonial use of an icon repetition 4.This is the name of the cloth woven in Ghana that is often used as an indicator of a person’s status. (1 point) Arabic Kente Ghanese Congan 5. This North African garment is loose-fitting and related to the toga. (1 point) Kente Simbel turban haik 6. This is formed when a group of artists with similar styles band together. (1 point) art movement art style art history art expression 7. This happens as symbolic, traditional dress in Africa is replaced with Western styles of clothing. (1 point) The dress becomes more popular. The dress loses its meaning. The meaning of the dress changes. both b and c 8. The American landscape painters of the late 19th century painted the western landscape of the United States. Their paintings could best be described as this. (1 point) very realistic frightening parodies romantic 9. If you wanted to transfer the image of a postcard to a larger sheet of paper, you would use this process. (1 point) rich-and-famous technique gesture drawing mural drawing scale drawing 10. This is the illusion of distance in a two-dimensional artwork acheived by altering the value and intensity of color and the detail. (1 point) linear perspective atmospheric perspective haze perspective aeronautic perspective 11. This is a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious type of artwork. (1 point) prestige slogan parody testimonial 12. This type of ad implies the product will make you beautiful. (1 point) slogan testimonial icon rich-and-famous 13. This type of ad uses a celebrity to endorse the product. (1 point) slogan testimonial icon parody 14. This is an object or item that represents a rank or standing in a group. (1 point) icon slogan status symbol power symbol 15. The format of a two-dimensional artwork refers to this. (1 point) the artist's style if it is held in a horizontal or vertical direction the medium of the artwork the subject

i need help with this test this is my first f in art i need to raise it plz help me? Complete the following quiz. Unit 3: Art that Influences People Quiz Maria Bustamante is taking this assessment. 1. This American monument was inspired by Ramses’ Abu Simbel. (1 point) Washington Monument Mount Rushmore Statue of Liberty Lincoln Monument 2. Ramses’ first temple at Abu Simbel intended to send this message. (1 point) a message of celebration and joy a message of welcome a message of fear and power a message to guide visitors to the capital 3. James Montgomery Flagg used this kind of advertising technique in his WWI recruitment poster featuring Uncle Sam, a respected and admired symbol. (1 point) the rich-and-famous technique a testimonial use of an icon repetition 4. This is the name of the cloth woven in Ghana that is often used as an indicator of a person’s status. (1 point) Arabic Kente Ghanese Congan 5. This North African garment is loose-fitting and related to the toga. (1 point) Kente Simbel turban haik 6. This is formed when a group of artists with similar styles band together. (1 point) art movement art style art history art expression 7. This happens as symbolic, traditional dress in Africa is replaced with Western styles of clothing. (1 point) The dress becomes more popular. The dress loses its meaning. The meaning of the dress changes. both b and c 8. The American landscape painters of the late 19th century painted the western landscape of the United States. Their paintings could best be described as this. (1 point) very realistic frightening parodies romantic 9. If you wanted to transfer the image of a postcard to a larger sheet of paper, you would use this process. (1 point) rich-and-famous technique gesture drawing mural drawing scale drawing 10. This is the illusion of distance in a two-dimensional artwork acheived by altering the value and intensity of color and the detail. (1 point) linear perspective atmospheric perspective haze perspective aeronautic perspective 11. This is a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious type of artwork. (1 point) prestige slogan parody testimonial 12. This type of ad implies the product will make you beautiful. (1 point) slogan testimonial icon rich-and-famous 13. This type of ad uses a celebrity to endorse the product. (1 point) slogan testimonial icon parody 14. This is an object or item that represents a rank or standing in a group. (1 point) icon slogan status symbol power symbol 15. The format of a two-dimensional artwork refers to this. (1 point) the artist's style if it is held in a horizontal or vertical direction the medium of the artwork the subject {1} OK {1} ##LOC[OK]## ##LOC[Cancel]## {1} Yes No

What do you think of this fictional family as my antagonists? Filbert Blackwater-a Pastor and Elder of his own Church, he practices Dominion Theology, an advocate for Antifeminism and a lover of Patriarchy. He is a androcentrist (male-centered) and a homosocialist (enjoying male company). He is straight but finds women somewhat disgusting, at least independent women; his father was a 'manly' preacher and his mother was a free loving hippie. He was scared of his mother but loves his docile, domestic sisters. He enjoys dressing up in periodic clothing and celebrating Christian events, mostly manly Christian events such as the Titanic, ancient Christian persecution and WW2; all which he thinks are Christian inspired. He's chauvinistic, anti-secular and slightly narcissistic. Pella Blackwater-wife of Filbert, a lovely lady of virtue and femininity. But virtue is somewhat loose in this term; Pella could be very generous, by giving only quarters, onions and jam to the homeless; she can be proper, only to politely insult heretics and heathens; she can be compassionate, only to see small children as an utter annoyance. Above all, she is sincerely sensible, picky, inconsiderate and a busybody. Titus-Filbert's eldest son, very cute but with many issues; he's a homophobic, anti-catholic, arrogant, attention-seeking snot who thinks of himself as manly because he works out and has fun with his father all the time. He's secretly bisexual but tries to oppress his crush on sexy male celebrities. He calls all Catholics 'Papists' and all Gays 'Sodomites'. Alberta-Filbert's eldest daughter, an uptight, pushy, smug young woman with the tendency to be a voyeur. But is mostly obsessed with her own hygiene; she gets very panicky around dirt and messes. Another thing about her is that she has fetish fantasies about wolves; as a child, she loved reading fairy tales about wolves and finds them seductive and rough. Jobelle-second eldest daughter, a graceful little daddy's girl with a beautiful voice and a streak of Electra Complex; she's jealous when her father is with her mother, sister or other women. She can be antisemitic, islamophobic and impatient. She literally dreams about marrying a man exactly like her father, almost like a clone. She also has a secret fantasy of being raped by him. Her other interests include cooking, playing the piano, sewing and squashing mice. Mather-second eldest son, obsessed with creationism and Christian science, kind of nerdy, foolish, awkward, bossy, asexual but enjoys being with his brothers and father a lot. Despite his asexuality, he seems to have a slight obsession with masculinity and male physique. He also believes in old obsolete theories about gender, sexuality and race. Howard-youngest son, obedient and naive but a taunting teaser. His interests include squashing ants and spiders. He has a phobia of dogs. Hopeful-youngest daughter, a sweet, obedient little girl but a nosy, eavesdropping tattler. She likes playacting/ridiculing feminists, showing off her dresses and trapping butterflies in jars to let them die.

How does this family sound as my antagonists? Filbert Blackwater-a Pastor and Elder of his own Church, he practices Dominion Theology, an advocate for Antifeminism and a lover of Patriarchy. He is a androcentrist (male-centered) and a homosocialist (enjoying male company). He is straight but finds women somewhat disgusting, at least independent women; his father was a 'manly' preacher and his mother was a free loving hippie. He was scared of his mother but loves his docile, domestic sisters. He enjoys dressing up in periodic clothing and celebrating Christian events, mostly manly Christian events such as the Titanic, ancient Christian persecution and WW2; all which he thinks are Christian inspired. He's chauvinistic, anti-secular, anti-liberal, jovial, patriocentric and slightly narcissistic. Pella Blackwater-wife of Filbert, a lovely lady of virtue and femininity. But virtue is somewhat loose in this term; Pella could be very generous, by giving only quarters, onions and jam to the homeless; she can be proper, only to politely insult heretics and heathens; she can be compassionate, only to see small children as an utter annoyance. Above all, she is sincerely sensible, picky, inconsiderate and a busybody. Titus-Filbert's eldest son, very cute but with many issues; he's a homophobic, anti-catholic, arrogant, attention-seeking snot who thinks of himself as manly because he works out and has fun with his father all the time. He's secretly bisexual but tries to oppress his crush on sexy male celebrities. He calls all Catholics 'Papists' and all Gays 'Sodomites'. Alberta-Filbert's eldest daughter, an uptight, pushy, smug young woman with the tendency to be a voyeur. But is mostly obsessed with her own hygiene; she gets very panicky around dirt and messes. Another thing about her is that she has fetish fantasies about wolves; as a child, she loved reading fairy tales about wolves and finds them seductive and rough. Jobelle-second eldest daughter, a graceful little daddy's girl with a beautiful voice and a streak of Electra Complex; she's jealous when her father is with her mother, sister or other women. She can be antisemitic, islamophobic and impatient. She literally dreams about marrying a man exactly like her father, almost like a clone. She also has a secret fantasy of being raped by him. Her other interests include cooking, playing the piano, sewing, and squashing mice. Mather-second eldest son, obsessed with creationism and Christian science, kind of nerdy, foolish, awkward, bossy, asexual but enjoys being with his brothers and father a lot. Despite his asexuality, he seems to have a slight obsession with masculinity and male physique. He also believes in old obsolete theories about gender, sexuality and race. Howard-youngest son, obedient and naive but a taunting teaser. His interests include squashing ants and spiders. He has a phobia of dogs. Hopeful-youngest daughter, a sweet, obedient little girl but a nosy, eavesdropping tattler. She likes playacting/ridiculing feminists, showing off her dresses and trapping butterflies in jars to let them die.

Why do a lot of females like Marilyn Monroe? I really love Marilyn Monroe, actually I love Norma Jean more, but I noticed that a lot of female celebrities claim to have been inspired by Marilyn Monroe. It's kind of annoying because a lot of girls seem fake by trying to copy off of her and celebrities are doing photoshoots similar to Marilyn Monroe. Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Megan Fox, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, and many others all say Marilyn Monroe is their idol. It's getting to the point that I feel like the people who really do like Marilyn Monroe are seen as cliched. Another thing is that people say we only think she's beautiful because the media says so, but actually I first heard of Marilyn by watching a commercial of her doing the famous "dress thing" and I thought she was the most beautiful thing in the world, and no one had to tell me that. I didn't even know she was an icon when I saw pictures of her, I just thought she was just some random model. Well, I'm inspired by the fact that she was a beautiful young lady who had a tragic childhood, but managed to become a star, an icon, a symbol, and a revolution to female beauty and sexuality. I find her and Michael Jackson the people I relate to the most.

Can someone please help me!? I dont understand this! Please? 10 pts! Thank you!? 1. This American monument was inspired by Ramses’ Abu Simbel. (1 point) * Washington Monument * Mount Rushmore * Statue of Liberty * Lincoln Monument 2. Ramses’ first temple at Abu Simbel intended to send this message. (1 point) * a message of celebration and joy * a message of welcome * a message of fear and power * a message to guide visitors to the capital 3. James Montgomery Flagg used this kind of advertising technique in his WWI recruitment poster featuring Uncle Sam, a respected and admired symbol. (1 point) * the rich-and-famous technique * a testimonial * use of an icon * repetition 4. This is the name of the cloth woven in Ghana that is often used as an indicator of a person’s status. (1 point) * Arabic * Kente * Ghanese * Congan 5. This North African garment is loose-fitting and related to the toga. (1 point) * Kente * Simbel * turban * haik 6. This is formed when a group of artists with similar styles band together. (1 point) * art movement * art style * art history * art expression 7. This happens as symbolic, traditional dress in Africa is replaced with Western styles of clothing. (1 point) * The dress becomes more popular. * The dress loses its meaning. * The meaning of the dress changes. * both b and c 8. The American landscape painters of the late 19th century painted the western landscape of the United States. Their paintings could best be described as this. (1 point) * very realistic * frightening * parodies * romantic 9. If you wanted to transfer the image of a postcard to a larger sheet of paper, you would use this process. (1 point) * rich-and-famous technique * gesture drawing * mural drawing * scale drawing 10. This is the illusion of distance in a two-dimensional artwork acheived by altering the value and intensity of color and the detail. (1 point) * linear perspective * atmospheric perspective * haze perspective * aeronautic perspective 11. This is a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious type of artwork. (1 point) * prestige * slogan * parody * testimonial 12. This type of ad implies the product will make you beautiful. (1 point) * slogan * testimonial * icon * rich-and-famous 13. This type of ad uses a celebrity to endorse the product. (1 point) * slogan * testimonial * icon * parody 14. This is an object or item that represents a rank or standing in a group. (1 point) * icon * slogan * status symbol * power symbol 15. The format of a two-dimensional artwork refers to this. (1 point) * the artist's style * if it is held in a horizontal or vertical direction * the medium of the artwork * the subject Please, PLEASE help me! Thank you so much!

what body shape am i?! PICS INCLUDED? hey. i asked this last night, but for some reason my question got deleted. which is odd, because i have no idea why... anyway, i was just wondering what body shape am i? as in, am i an "hourglass", "rectangle" etc. etc. because ive got small breasts so im a little confused. :S i have no idea and ive got my formal coming up. also, if you know any celebrities that have the same body type as me that would be great to know. please no mean comments! <3 http://www.flickr.com/photos/michelle_kinney11/6058548679/ ps. if youre feeling even more inspired, suggestions for types/styles of formal dress would be great!! yeah. thanks to whoever dejenna or whatever her face is. that was hateful and unneccessary. and for your information i eat like a pig. so its not my fault. i am not anorexic by any stretch of the imagination so maybe you should go off and place your hatred somewhere else. oh. and btw. youre pretty. so i dont see why you should be hating on me.

Your opinion on my Homosexual Respect Persuasive Essay (It's long but may inspire you)? ‘According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2000 there were 8.8 million openly gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the USA.’ That is a survey result of real, American people. They walk our streets, they vote, they care for our kids, and they help defend our country. Should we still treat them with less respect than heterosexuals? I think not. I think, as individuals, we ought to change this country for the better. Homosexuals should not only be given the legal equal rights to straights, but equal respect and support. When I say ‘Dancing stand-up comedian,’ who first comes to mind? Probably Ellen DeGeneres, right? She’s married to her Lesbian partner, Portia De Rossi. She’s also the voice of Dory the fish; a famous children’s movie character from Finding Nemo. What about Neil Patrick Harris? He was in Doogie Howser, M.D. He’s on shows you and your family probably watch on networks like NBC, FOX and ABC. He’s openly gay. Have you ever heard of Harvey Milk? He was the first gay man to be elected to public office in California. He even won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors! These people fought their entire life to earn a reputation they deserved. They lost many fans when people found out they were homosexual. Why? People still subconsciously stereotype homosexuals as being flamboyant, bad, or queer; not capable of handling the same jobs as heterosexuals. In the Declaration of Independence, it states, ‘All men are created equal.’ This means that all citizens of the United States of America should have equal treatment to everyone else. Caucasian, African-American, Latino, Asian, Atheist, Christian, Jewish or Muslim, it doesn’t matter what religion you abide by or what race you are; you have equal rights. So, why is stereo-typing and discriminating someone of a different sexual orientation ‘okay’ in most American culture, if racism is frowned upon and most Nazi-like activity considered a hate crime in modern times? If you watch national news, you might have seen a news story about high school student, Constance McMillen. Her school was holding a prom, and she wanted to bring her girlfriend. The school threatened to cancel the entire prom unless she wore a dress and brought a boy. She then refused and eventually the school followed through on the threat. Constance later appeared on Ellen DeGeneres who helped her hold a prom of her own accord. Just this year, Seth Walsh, Justin Aaberg, Billy Lucas, Tyler Clementi, and Asher Brown, all teens between 13 and 18; killed themselves after years of bullying and discrimination of their sexual orientation by peers. Over 30% of gay teens reported to consider or attempt suicide due to bullying in school. In many cases, teachers did not scold children for bullying, and others were the bullies themselves. As the number of deaths tallied higher, people began to react. YouTube videos were made, organizations like It Gets Better were started, people began to realize how serious bullying has become. Gay site model, Zachary Murray, encouraged, ‘I think laws against gay marriage are unconstitutional, the constitution states that all Americans have the right to pursue happiness. Well, being happily married to your partner isn't harming anyone. Whether or not that gay man is married, isn't going to change his disinterest in women.’ What about the people who don’t support homosexuals? Who are the big celebrities that put people down for who they love? Perez Hilton is an example. Perez is an American blogger who covers gossip in the celebrity world. He has been known to having a cocky and superior attitude and outing accused closeted stars. While he is openly gay, himself, should he really pressure others on their struggle of coming out of the closet? Carrie Prejean, quickly dethroned, short-lived, Miss California 2010, has been known to state that the Bible says gay-marriage is wrong, but never says breast implants aren’t. Are these the people we should look up to? While everyone in America is allowed to be what ever religion they choose, there are legal limits on behavior. Should there be laws making certain choices illegal, just because a fraction of the country’s population believes that choice is wrong? Should an extremist be allowed to kill someone due to the sole fact that that someone is not an extremist? Gay-marriage is a touchy topic in the political and religious world. Canada, Sweden, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Iceland, and South Africa have all approved same- sex marriage, yet only 5 states out of 50 in the USA allow gay-couples to get married. The organizations of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) and YES (Youth Enrichment Program) have done a tremendous amount of educating for the American public. They offer youth programs, pamphlets, ‘written-for-gays-by-gays’ magazines and newspapers, and offer hotlines for sexual orientation-questioning youth. The ‘It Gets Better’ campaign has a variety of YouTube videos made by celebrities like Chester Bennington, Adam Lambert, Linkin Park, Jason Derulo, Ke$ha, and even Justin Beiber; encouraging people of all ages to stay strong through the discrimination, and not partake in the bullying, themselves. You may be asking yourself, ‘What can I do? I’m only one person,’ or perhaps you are thinking about your religion, and that it would be wrong to let gay-couples get married, or American tradition, and how you’ve been raised to think homosexuals are strange and unnatural. How would you feel if your best friend, mother, father, sister, brother, daughter or son came to you tod today*, and told you in confidence that they were attracted to someone of the same gender? Would you turn them away? Would you tell them they’re crazy or wrong? I would hope you would find a way to support them. I would hope you would not harass or tease them for their uniqueness. ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable Rights; that among these, are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness…’ @Ululator, it's an instructed Freshman -Persuasive- High school essay, I was told to use as many statistics and facts in it as possible, so I did what I was told. Also it had to be between 3 to 4 pages so I didn't have enough page room to expand. (Very disappointing...I know...) Thanks to everyone who took the time to read it! ♥ @Shock, I'll add in Mexico. (: @Damien, fixed it. Thank you! ♥ @aabb, 4 days. (:

1. This American monument was inspired by Ramses’ Abu Simbel.? * Washington Monument * Mount Rushmore * Statue of Liberty * Lincoln Monument 2. Ramses’ first temple at Abu Simbel intended to send this message. (1 point) * a message of celebration and joy * a message of welcome * a message of fear and power * a message to guide visitors to the capital 3. James Montgomery Flagg used this kind of advertising technique in his WWI recruitment poster featuring Uncle Sam, a respected and admired symbol. (1 point) * the rich-and-famous technique * a testimonial * use of an icon * repetition 4. This is the name of the cloth woven in Ghana that is often used as an indicator of a person’s status. (1 point) * Arabic * Kente * Ghanese * Congan 5. This North African garment is loose-fitting and related to the toga. (1 point) * Kente * Simbel * turban * haik 6. This is formed when a group of artists with similar styles band together. (1 point) * art movement * art style * art history * art expression 7. This happens as symbolic, traditional dress in Africa is replaced with Western styles of clothing. (1 point) * The dress becomes more popular. * The dress loses its meaning. * The meaning of the dress changes. * both b and c 8. The American landscape painters of the late 19th century painted the western landscape of the United States. Their paintings could best be described as this. (1 point) * very realistic * frightening * parodies * romantic 9. If you wanted to transfer the image of a postcard to a larger sheet of paper, you would use this process. (1 point) * rich-and-famous technique * gesture drawing * mural drawing * scale drawing 10. This is the illusion of distance in a two-dimensional artwork acheived by altering the value and intensity of color and the detail. (1 point) * linear perspective * atmospheric perspective * haze perspective * aeronautic perspective 11. This is a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious type of artwork. (1 point) * prestige * slogan * parody * testimonial 12. This type of ad implies the product will make you beautiful. (1 point) * slogan * testimonial * icon * rich-and-famous 13. This type of ad uses a celebrity to endorse the product. (1 point) * slogan * testimonial * icon * parody 14. This is an object or item that represents a rank or standing in a group. (1 point) * icon * slogan * status symbol * power symbol 15. The format of a two-dimensional artwork refers to this. (1 point) * the artist's style * if it is held in a horizontal or vertical direction * the medium of the artwork * the subject help me please. thank you and god bless

1. This American monument was inspired by Ramses’ Abu Simbel.? * Washington Monument * Mount Rushmore * Statue of Liberty * Lincoln Monument 2. Ramses’ first temple at Abu Simbel intended to send this message. (1 point) * a message of celebration and joy * a message of welcome * a message of fear and power * a message to guide visitors to the capital 3. James Montgomery Flagg used this kind of advertising technique in his WWI recruitment poster featuring Uncle Sam, a respected and admired symbol. (1 point) * the rich-and-famous technique * a testimonial * use of an icon * repetition 4. This is the name of the cloth woven in Ghana that is often used as an indicator of a person’s status. (1 point) * Arabic * Kente * Ghanese * Congan 5. This North African garment is loose-fitting and related to the toga. (1 point) * Kente * Simbel * turban * haik 6. This is formed when a group of artists with similar styles band together. (1 point) * art movement * art style * art history * art expression 7. This happens as symbolic, traditional dress in Africa is replaced with Western styles of clothing. (1 point) * The dress becomes more popular. * The dress loses its meaning. * The meaning of the dress changes. * both b and c 8. The American landscape painters of the late 19th century painted the western landscape of the United States. Their paintings could best be described as this. (1 point) * very realistic * frightening * parodies * romantic 9. If you wanted to transfer the image of a postcard to a larger sheet of paper, you would use this process. (1 point) * rich-and-famous technique * gesture drawing * mural drawing * scale drawing 10. This is the illusion of distance in a two-dimensional artwork acheived by altering the value and intensity of color and the detail. (1 point) * linear perspective * atmospheric perspective * haze perspective * aeronautic perspective 11. This is a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious type of artwork. (1 point) * prestige * slogan * parody * testimonial 12. This type of ad implies the product will make you beautiful. (1 point) * slogan * testimonial * icon * rich-and-famous 13. This type of ad uses a celebrity to endorse the product. (1 point) * slogan * testimonial * icon * parody 14. This is an object or item that represents a rank or standing in a group. (1 point) * icon * slogan * status symbol * power symbol 15. The format of a two-dimensional artwork refers to this. (1 point) * the artist's style * if it is held in a horizontal or vertical direction * the medium of the artwork * the subject {1} OK {1} ##LOC[OK]## ##LOC[Cancel]## {1} Yes No

Please help check essay, grammar or any errors? I know its not finished but please check if there is any grammar errors or any words I should change. I wrote in 3rd person, are they any errors The world today is obsessed with celebrities. Why? (my topic) People today are obsessed with celebrities today, but why? It because people try to compensate of their dull lives or something that wish to become in the long run. Its understandable to adore a certain celebrity, but there just people. These are reason why people are obsessed People love those underdog nobodies to riches, college drop-outs who felt whatever line of business they were set up for wasn't their true calling, and they laid it all down on the line to pursue something even bigger. And obviously people love hearing this stuff, because a majority of people are rather dissatisfied with their own careers and people look elsewhere for that inspiration or change. Lets not forget celebrities are entertaining . People love to watch them. That's why they're celebrities in the first place. In blockbuster movies that are done brilliantly, people get sense felling that they know the character and they fell like the know them from powerful acting and a scripts.Sure celebrities are inspiring role models and entertaining but this doesn't explain the obsession people have. Some people become obsessed with the actors looks rather then talent and entertainment, take the movie “Twilight” for instance. Some People like the actors instead of enjoying the movie, sometimes the role of the sweet heart or hero makes people head over heels for them . People follow them like sheep, they do what they do, dress like them and buy magazines about them start to convince themselves that these celebrities are perfect; perfect looks, perfect personality, perfect life, and they either want to associate themselves with that (or believe they can) or aspire to be the same themselves.

How do you pick your clothing to get dressed? - Inspired by reading fashion magazines - Surf in trendy apparel web sites - Watching TV clothing advisors - Follow celebrities - Dress according to your social environment - Whatever your taste tells you to put on Let me know, I wanna learn from you all. Thanks!

Sis needs help with art ten points best answers? 1. This American monument was inspired by Ramses’ Abu Simbel. (1 point) Washington Monument Mount Rushmore Statue of Liberty Lincoln Monument 2. Ramses’ first temple at Abu Simbel intended to send this message. (1 point) a message of celebration and joy a message of welcome a message of fear and power a message to guide visitors to the capital 3. James Montgomery Flagg used this kind of advertising technique in his WWI recruitment poster featuring Uncle Sam, a respected and admired symbol. (1 point) the rich-and-famous technique a testimonial use of an icon repetition 4. This is the name of the cloth woven in Ghana that is often used as an indicator of a person’s status. (1 point) Arabic Kente Ghanese Congan 5. This North African garment is loose-fitting and related to the toga. (1 point) Kente Simbel turban haik 6. This is formed when a group of artists with similar styles band together. (1 point) art movement art style art history art expression 7. This happens as symbolic, traditional dress in Africa is replaced with Western styles of clothing. (1 point) The dress becomes more popular. The dress loses its meaning. The meaning of the dress changes. both b and c 8. The American landscape painters of the late 19th century painted the western landscape of the United States. Their paintings could best be described as this. (1 point) very realistic frightening parodies romantic 9. If you wanted to transfer the image of a postcard to a larger sheet of paper, you would use this process. (1 point) rich-and-famous technique gesture drawing mural drawing scale drawing 10. This is the illusion of distance in a two-dimensional artwork acheived by altering the value and intensity of color and the detail. (1 point) linear perspective atmospheric perspective haze perspective aeronautic perspective 11. This is a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious type of artwork. (1 point) prestige slogan parody testimonial 12. This type of ad implies the product will make you beautiful. (1 point) slogan testimonial icon rich-and-famous 13. This type of ad uses a celebrity to endorse the product. (1 point) slogan testimonial icon parody 14. This is an object or item that represents a rank or standing in a group. (1 point) icon slogan status symbol power symbol 15. The format of a two-dimensional artwork refers to this. (1 point) the artist's style if it is held in a horizontal or vertical direction the medium of the artwork the subject

Art Questions plz help!!? 1. This American monument was inspired by Ramses’ Abu Simbel. (1 point) Washington Monument Mount Rushmore Statue of Liberty Lincoln Monument 2. Ramses’ first temple at Abu Simbel intended to send this message. (1 point) a message of celebration and joy a message of welcome a message of fear and power a message to guide visitors to the capital 3. James Montgomery Flagg used this kind of advertising technique in his WWI recruitment poster featuring Uncle Sam, a respected and admired symbol. (1 point) the rich-and-famous technique a testimonial use of an icon repetition 4. This is the name of the cloth woven in Ghana that is often used as an indicator of a person’s status. (1 point) Arabic Kente Ghanese Congan 5. This North African garment is loose-fitting and related to the toga. (1 point) Kente Simbel turban haik 6. This is formed when a group of artists with similar styles band together. (1 point) art movement art style art history art expression 7. This happens as symbolic, traditional dress in Africa is replaced with Western styles of clothing. (1 point) The dress becomes more popular. The dress loses its meaning. The meaning of the dress changes. both b and c 8. The American landscape painters of the late 19th century painted the western landscape of the United States. Their paintings could best be described as this. (1 point) very realistic frightening parodies romantic 9. If you wanted to transfer the image of a postcard to a larger sheet of paper, you would use this process. (1 point) rich-and-famous technique gesture drawing mural drawing scale drawing 10. This is the illusion of distance in a two-dimensional artwork acheived by altering the value and intensity of color and the detail. (1 point) linear perspective atmospheric perspective haze perspective aeronautic perspective 11. This is a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious type of artwork. (1 point) prestige slogan parody testimonial 12. This type of ad implies the product will make you beautiful. (1 point) slogan testimonial icon rich-and-famous 13. This type of ad uses a celebrity to endorse the product. (1 point) slogan testimonial icon parody 14. This is an object or item that represents a rank or standing in a group. (1 point) icon slogan status symbol power symbol 15. The format of a two-dimensional artwork refers to this. (1 point) the artist's style if it is held in a horizontal or vertical direction the medium of the artwork the subject Best answer, and starz promice for the right answers!!

10 pts!!! HElp! what is the main idea and what is it discussing? Can the super-rich former governor of Massachusetts — the son of a Fortune 500 C.E.O. who made a vast fortune in the leveraged-buyout business — really keep a straight face while denouncing “Eastern elites”? Skip to next paragraph Paul Krugman Go to Columnist Page » Blog: The Conscience of a Liberal Readers' Comments "The Republicans are the party of feelings and the Democrats are more the party of reason." Mark, Providence, RI Read Full Comment » Can the former mayor of New York City, a man who, as USA Today put it, “marched in gay pride parades, dressed up in drag and lived temporarily with a gay couple and their Shih Tzu” — that was between his second and third marriages — really get away with saying that Barack Obama doesn’t think small towns are sufficiently “cosmopolitan”? Can the vice-presidential candidate of a party that has controlled the White House, Congress or both for 26 of the past 28 years, a party that, Borg-like, assimilated much of the D.C. lobbying industry into itself — until Congress changed hands, high-paying lobbying jobs were reserved for loyal Republicans — really portray herself as running against the “Washington elite”? Yes, they can. On Tuesday, He Who Must Not Be Named — Mitt Romney mentioned him just once, Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin not at all — gave a video address to the Republican National Convention. John McCain, promised President Bush, would stand up to the “angry left.” That’s no doubt true. But don’t be fooled either by Mr. McCain’s long-ago reputation as a maverick or by Ms. Palin’s appealing persona: the Republican Party, now more than ever, is firmly in the hands of the angry right, which has always been much bigger, much more influential and much angrier than its counterpart on the other side. What’s the source of all that anger? Some of it, of course, is driven by cultural and religious conflict: fundamentalist Christians are sincerely dismayed by Roe v. Wade and evolution in the curriculum. What struck me as I watched the convention speeches, however, is how much of the anger on the right is based not on the claim that Democrats have done bad things, but on the perception — generally based on no evidence whatsoever — that Democrats look down their noses at regular people. Thus Mr. Giuliani asserted that Wasilla, Alaska, isn’t “flashy enough” for Mr. Obama, who never said any such thing. And Ms. Palin asserted that Democrats “look down” on small-town mayors — again, without any evidence. What the G.O.P. is selling, in other words, is the pure politics of resentment; you’re supposed to vote Republican to stick it to an elite that thinks it’s better than you. Or to put it another way, the G.O.P. is still the party of Nixon. One of the key insights in “Nixonland,” the new book by the historian Rick Perlstein, is that Nixon’s political strategy throughout his career was inspired by his college experience, in which he got himself elected student body president by exploiting his classmates’ resentment against the Franklins, the school’s elite social club. There’s a direct line from that student election to Spiro Agnew’s attacks on the “nattering nabobs of negativism” as “an effete corps of impudent snobs,” and from there to the peculiar cult of personality that not long ago surrounded George W. Bush — a cult that celebrated his anti-intellectualism and made much of the supposed fact that the “misunderestimated” C-average student had proved himself smarter than all the fancy-pants experts. And when Mr. Bush turned out not to be that smart after all, and his presidency crashed and burned, the angry right — the raging rajas of resentment? — became, if anything, even angrier. Humiliation will do that. Can Mr. McCain and Ms. Palin really ride Nixonian resentment into an upset election victory in what should be an overwhelmingly Democratic year? The answer is a definite maybe. By selecting Barack Obama as their nominee, the Democrats may have given Republicans an opening: the very qualities that inspire many fervent Obama supporters — the candidate’s high-flown eloquence, his coolness factor — have also laid him open to a Nixonian backlash. Unlike many observers, I wasn’t surprised at the effectiveness of the McCain “celebrity” ad. It didn’t make much sense intellectually, but it skillfully exploited the resentment some voters feel toward Mr. Obama’s star quality. That said, the experience of the years since 2000 — the memory of what happened to working Americans when faux-populist Republicans controlled the government — is still fairly fresh in voters’ minds. Furthermore, while Democrats’ supposed contempt for ordinary people is mainly a figment of Republican imagination, the G.O.P. really is the Gramm Old Party — it really does believe that the economy is just fine, and the fact that most Americans disagree just shows that we’re a nation of whiners.

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A brief world tour? In the year of our lord 2007 the United States faces a challenge we remain reluctant to recognize in full and opportunities we fail to recognize at all. We are the greatest -and most virtuous- power in history. For now our existence is not at stake, although the lives of our citizens, the degree of our freedom and the well-being of our allies are at risk. There is no doubt that we will survive and triumph. But the decisions we make will determine the costs our enemies extract along the way. And we DO have enemies, old and new, mercilles and uncompromising, who hate us for our success, our freedom, and our power, as well as for the global transformations we inspire. The United States is cast in the role of a doctor during a plague. No matter how hopless the situation may seem, the crisis demands our courage and perseverence. The risks we take are the only hope for avoiding a greater disaster for humanity. Despite the errors we have made in the middle east, the vitriol spit in our direction by the regions inhabitants isn't really aboutr us, its about them. The middle east has grown so inhumane and weak that it craves a "great satan" to explain away its ineptitude. The greatest power on earth will have to do. Indeed the middle east remains the world's sick civilization. Because of our virtuous efforts, Iraq may become the Middle Easts beacon of liberty. Or it may end as another Arab pyre. The Iraqi's, not us, will determine their ultimate fate. Their choices will shape a civilizations future. Of course there is much more to the world than the struggling Muslim heartlands. Europe is in ther midst of an identity crisis of its own, haunted by a brutal past and insulted by Americas upstart success. The old powers are still far from forgiving us for supplanting them in the stretigic arena - or for our generosity toward them in the last century. Had we only been as cruel as europeans themselves in the wake of the twentieth century's great wars, we would be much better liked. The primary intellectual goal of Western european societies for the past half century has been to prove that the United States is as cruel and corrupt as they themselves have been. When your heritage is genocide, wars of agression, or cowardly surrender, the record of the United States can be hard to bear. The old powers cannot avoid measuring themselves against us, but the disparities they discover are so great that europes moral delinquents cannot resist comforting themselves with lies about our naivete, our purported clumsiness, our violence and our crudity ( without pausing to ask themselves how such pathetic mediocrities could have built the richest, most powerful, most desirable and exemplary society in history). Indeed when it comes to self examination, the heartlands of Europe are simply the middle east lite. Yet Europe is likely to be good for a number of surprises-surprising not the least to Europeans themselves. With our short historical memory (one American quality Germans welcome), we thoughtlessly accept that, since much of Europe appears to be passive, so it shall remain. But no continent has exported as much misery and slaughter as Europe has done, and chances are better than fair that Europe is simply catching its breath after the calamities it inflicted upon itself in the last century. We last saw widesperad pacifism just before 1914 and again during that half time break in that great European civil war that lasted until 1945 (or 1991 east of the Elbe). Europes current round of playing pacifist dress up was enabled by Americas protection during the Cold War. We allowed our European wards to get away with a minimum number of chores. The United States did (and still does) the dirty work, seconded by our direct ancestor Britian. Even NATO merely obscured how little was asked of Europe. For almost a century the work of freedom and global security has been handeled the great Anglolateral alliance born of a struggle against tyranny of Continental European philosophies hatched on the Rhine and Danube. Our struggle continues today - against fanaticism and terror. It is unlilkely that Europe's present pacifism will last. Indeed, there are many different Europe's. The new Europe in the east understands that freedom has a price and cannot be purchased with appeasment. Southern Europe is undergoing a complex second renaissance. The United Kingdom, for all its grump resentment of the United States, will always align with us in a severe crisis: Our mutual values are far closer than any Briton shares with France or Germany. Anglo-American sparing can be vicious, but outsiders fail to grasp that its a family feud. And the family closes ranks to outsiders. France and Germany are Europes starkest problems (They are also vehemently anti-American). They wish to lead but lack the vision, power and generosity required to build enduring alliances. Germany and France are sick inside, having gobbled up immigrant populations they are unwilling and unable to digest. For all their fabulous critisism of American society ( where their calanders stop at around 1954), th extent of racism and bigotry in Continental Europe rivals that of a long gone American South and threatens to exceed it. Meanwhile, "Old Europe" is rapidly becoming, truly, old Europe. With aging populations, bankrupt retirment systems, arthritic economies, educational stagnation and punitive taxation, it appears at first glance that the continent is headed for senility, for conditions under which its dwindling youth will neither be able to man the continents already enfeebled militaries nor support the overhang of the elderly. Dont bet on a weak, pacifist Europe doing nothing as the immigrant time bombs with explode, while demographic pressures stress its outer borders. Behind all the American scolding and empty swagger Europe is uncertain of its future. And afraid. And when Europe is uncertain and afraid, its impoverished immigrants and neighbors had better start worrying. The most laughable preictions of the the past two centuries have been those forecasting the decline of the West (especially the US). The formal empires may be gone, but the Anglolateral world enjoys power, wealth and freedom without precedent, while continental Euope has never lived so safely or so well as under the Pax Americana. The last half century has been the most prosperous and peacful in European history and Europeans dont want the party to end. But its long past midnight. Europe can no longer afford the lavish social welfare systems it constructed over the decades while America paid the strategic bills without demur. The trouble with Europe is of course, its dark side. If its racist populations feel sufficiently threatend by its Muslim millions within their divided societies and by terror exported from the islamic heartlands, Europe my respon with a cruelty unimaginable to us today. Afterall, Europe is the continent that mastered ethnic cleansing and genocide after a thousand years of practice. We Americans my find ourselves in the unexpected position of confronting the Europe of tomorrow as we try to restrain its barbarities toward Muslims. This should be the true American century where we move atlast beyond the poisonous European divisions of the world and help create a genuine"new world order" - although not one based upon the murderous nonsense of the left. America is the most revolutionary state and culture in history. Now its our turn to export revolution. Scince the end of the Cold War every conflict in which the United States has been involved has been to some degree a legacy of Europes colonial era - including the liberation of that frankenstein's monster of a country Iraq. We are cleaning up the messes left by Paris, Berlin and even London, while Europeans chide us self-righteously. We need to lead the world away from continental Europes cynical approach to human rights, which consists of theatrically mourning the dead but doing nothing to protect those still alive and threatend. Weakness never saved a human life! In an age of global pessimism and fear, Americans still believe that change is not only possible, but likely to be good. Weather we wish it or not, we lead humanity. At times we will have to lead with bayonets,but, more often, we will lead through our ideas. If remain wise and just, as well as resolute, ever more of our fellow human beings will follow willingly. The United States of America is the greatest force for freedom and change in history. We, the American people, are humankind's pioneers. Our ancestors cultivated a natural wilderness. Americans of the twenty-first century confront a wilderness of flesh and blood in a world terrified by the virtues that we treasure, from religious tolerance to the rule of law, from the dignity of every man and woman to the rejection of hereditary power. Erupting with freedom, America challenges the world. We expose lies that justified thousands of years of tyrannies, proving that birth need not determine destiny. We demonstrate freedoms potential for all. And those we robbed of authority will never forgive us. Each day we expand the frontiers of human possibility. Those who insist on limits are our enemies. It is their choice, not ours. The great struggle of the twenty-first century will rage between those, led by America, who believe that men and women have the right to shape their own lives, and those who believe themselves entitled to shape the lives of others. We will prevail, but the rearguard actions fought on behalf of decayed traditions and murderous beliefs will rage beyond our lifetimes. Without the sacrifices of our forebears, most human beings - perhaps all - would live under tyranny. Without teh Americans of today and our English speaking brethren, dictators would again rise without hindrance. Because of us, freedom an dthe dignity of the common man and woman have become the ideal of a reordered humanity. We have lifted the weight of history from the shoulders of many millions. And we are far from finished. Our country is a force for good without precedent. We embody the revolutionary proposition that men and women can govern themselves from below, to the benefit of all, instead of being governed from above, to the benefit of few. Our pride does not rely upon purity of blood or religious monoploy, but uopn what multiple races and creeds have built with sweat and sacrifice. Our ancestors were not children of privilege,but men and women who refused to accept the limits of the lands they left behind. The new Americans who arrive to increase our strength are the spiritual kindred of teh earliest colonists. Old and new, Americans rejected the saftey of submission for a chance to stride upright. And we have learned to live together without hatred, if not without passing rancor. It is an achievement few other lands can claim - and none could claim it but for our example. Our progress has not been easy. Some of our ancestors fled chains. Othewrs arrived in chains. Some wore chains as they lived upon our soil. Our past has been imperfect. But unlike others, we do not deny our mistakes. We do not embrace history as an excuse for continued failure. That alone sets us apart from the rest of the world. When Americans stumble, we get back up. We do not wallow in a self-made mire and call it the will of God or the hand of fate. To err may be human, but to roll up your sleeves and fix what went wrong is American. We bear with us all the faults humanity can manifest. But we do not surrender to those faults. While others cling to past glories, we know that our greatest days still lay ahead. For all the complaints we must bear about America -the price of our success and the product of human jealousy - only imagine what this world would be like without us. Some may answer that proposition smugly, mocking us from foreign realms of failure. But their children line up by the millions to apply for U.S. Visas. And those who complain about their American birthright rarely leave to live their lives abroad. All men and women dream. Americans forge their dreams into reality We are not hated for what we have done to others, but for what we have done for ourselves. The example of our success is humiliating and bitter to all those who cling to traditions our power reveals as inadequate. Even the American capacity for hard work excites the hostility not only of our enemies , but of fair weather allies. Perhaps the cruelest thing European governments have done to their citizens over the past half century has been to destroy the sense that work fullfills a life. An unemployment payment is no substitute for a job, and welfare for the able robs human beings of their dignity, creating moral slaves. Most Americans ,on the other hand, cannot imagine a life without work. We win the lottery, then get back behind the wheel of the delivery truck. Our passion for work and achievement is a tremendous source of our strength. As an American citizen, I see quiet heroism in the parent who labors at a grinding job, year after year, in order to raise a family, in the common citizen who will never enjoy celebrity or financial wealth, but whose steadiness and moral intergrity make this country go. America has no greater reserve of strength than the honest man or woman who, instead of scheming to beat the system, keeps that sytem running day after day. Of course few of those Americans see themselves as revolutionaries. Yet we live in the most revolutionary society in history. We upset oppressivetraditions that endured, unchallenged, for millennia. Defiantly, we created new possibilites. The average American with an SSN, a drivers license , and a mortgage is a revolutionary to a degree that reveals Karl Marx and Che Guevara as dilettantes. While revolutionaries elsewhere sought to impose arid philosophies on humankind - at the cost of hundreds of millions of lives - we created a perpetual revolution of the people, by the people, and for the people. The American Revolution isn't a single event summed up by the date 1776. Our revolution began when the first colonists arrived with their backs turned to an old, limiting world and began to carve a new Jerusalem from virgin timber. Our revolution never stopped - even our Civil War was a revolutionary struggle, the only civil war ever fought to free a never enfranchised, powerless group. We have changed nearly every aspect of the social and economic orders that prevailed fo rcenturies. An dour openess to the new threatens those whose allegiance lies with the barren, dying order - even within our own population. As we pioneer change each day of our lives, those who fear and reject change yearn to stop us, whether we speak of Islamic terrorists in love with a punitive god, French presidents embittered by the loss of status for which their citizens lacked the courage to fight, or the dwindling ranks of domestic bigots. The distance between us and the rest of the world is growing greater, not lessening. Consider how much has changed in a half century of American life, in this great age of revolutions, and you begin to understand how threatening our society appears to those who live their lives in thrall to yesterday.. May God continue to Bless America.

America. Why we fight for her!? In the year of our lord 2007 the United States faces a challenge we remain reluctant to recognize in full and opportunities we fail to recognize at all. We are the greatest -and most virtuous- power in history. For now our existence is not at stake, although the lives of our citizens, the degree of our freedom and the well-being of our allies are at risk. There is no doubt that we will survive and triumph. But the decisions we make will determine the costs our enemies extract along the way. And we DO have enemies, old and new, mercilles and uncompromising, who hate us for our success, our freedom, and our power, as well as for the global transformations we inspire. The United States is cast in the role of a doctor during a plague. No matter how hopless the situation may seem, the crisis demands our courage and perseverence. The risks we take are the only hope for avoiding a greater disaster for humanity. Despite the errors we have made in the middle east, the vitriol spit in our direction by the regions inhabitants isn't really aboutr us, its about them. The middle east has grown so inhumane and weak that it craves a "great satan" to explain away its ineptitude. The greatest power on earth will have to do. Indeed the middle east remains the world's sick civilization. Because of our virtuous efforts, Iraq may become the Middle Easts beacon of liberty. Or it may end as another Arab pyre. The Iraqi's, not us, will determine their ultimate fate. Their choices will shape a civilizations future. Of course there is much more to the world than the struggling Muslim heartlands. Europe is in ther midst of an identity crisis of its own, haunted by a brutal past and insulted by Americas upstart success. The old powers are still far from forgiving us for supplanting them in the stretigic arena - or for our generosity toward them in the last century. Had we only been as cruel as europeans themselves in the wake of the twentieth century's great wars, we would be much better liked. The primary intellectual goal of Western european societies for the past half century has been to prove that the United States is as cruel and corrupt as they themselves have been. When your heritage is genocide, wars of agression, or cowardly surrender, the record of the United States can be hard to bear. The old powers cannot avoid measuring themselves against us, but the disparities they discover are so great that europes moral delinquents cannot resist comforting themselves with lies about our naivete, our purported clumsiness, our violence and our crudity ( without pausing to ask themselves how such pathetic mediocrities could have built the richest, most powerful, most desirable and exemplary society in history). Indeed when it comes to self examination, the heartlands of Europe are simply the middle east lite. Yet Europe is likely to be good for a number of surprises-surprising not the least to Europeans themselves. With our short historical memory (one American quality Germans welcome), we thoughtlessly accept that, since much of Europe appears to be passive, so it shall remain. But no continent has exported as much misery and slaughter as Europe has done, and chances are better than fair that Europe is simply catching its breath after the calamities it inflicted upon itself in the last century. We last saw widesperad pacifism just before 1914 and again during that half time break in that great European civil war that lasted until 1945 (or 1991 east of the Elbe). Europes current round of playing pacifist dress up was enabled by Americas protection during the Cold War. We allowed our European wards to get away with a minimum number of chores. The United States did (and still does) the dirty work, seconded by our direct ancestor Britian. Even NATO merely obscured how little was asked of Europe. For almost a century the work of freedom and global security has been handeled the great Anglolateral alliance born of a struggle against tyranny of Continental European philosophies hatched on the Rhine and Danube. Our struggle continues today - against fanaticism and terror. It is unlilkely that Europe's present pacifism will last. Indeed, there are many different Europe's. The new Europe in the east understands that freedom has a price and cannot be purchased with appeasment. Southern Europe is undergoing a complex second renaissance. The United Kingdom, for all its grump resentment of the United States, will always align with us in a severe crisis: Our mutual values are far closer than any Briton shares with France or Germany. Anglo-American sparing can be vicious, but outsiders fail to grasp that its a family feud. And the family closes ranks to outsiders. France and Germany are Europes starkest problems (They are also vehemently anti-American). They wish to lead but lack the vision, power and generosity required to build enduring alliances. Germany and France are sick inside, having gobbled up immigrant populations they are unwilling and unable to digest. For all their fabulous critisism of American society ( where their calanders stop at around 1954), th extent of racism and bigotry in Continental Europe rivals that of a long gone American South and threatens to exceed it. Meanwhile, "Old Europe" is rapidly becoming, truly, old Europe. With aging populations, bankrupt retirment systems, arthritic economies, educational stagnation and punitive taxation, it appears at first glance that the continent is headed for senility, for conditions under which its dwindling youth will neither be able to man the continents already enfeebled militaries nor support the overhang of the elderly. Dont bet on a weak, pacifist Europe doing nothing as the immigrant time bombs with explode, while demographic pressures stress its outer borders. Behind all the American scolding and empty swagger Europe is uncertain of its future. And afraid. And when Europe is uncertain and afraid, its impoverished immigrants and neighbors had better start worrying. The most laughable preictions of the the past two centuries have been those forecasting the decline of the West (especially the US). The formal empires may be gone, but the Anglolateral world enjoys power, wealth and freedom without precedent, while continental Euope has never lived so safely or so well as under the Pax Americana. The last half century has been the most prosperous and peacful in European history and Europeans dont want the party to end. But its long past midnight. Europe can no longer afford the lavish social welfare systems it constructed over the decades while America paid the strategic bills without demur. The trouble with Europe is of course, its dark side. If its racist populations feel sufficiently threatend by its Muslim millions within their divided societies and by terror exported from the islamic heartlands, Europe my respon with a cruelty unimaginable to us today. Afterall, Europe is the continent that mastered ethnic cleansing and genocide after a thousand years of practice. We Americans my find ourselves in the unexpected position of confronting the Europe of tomorrow as we try to restrain its barbarities toward Muslims. This should be the true American century where we move atlast beyond the poisonous European divisions of the world and help create a genuine"new world order" - although not one based upon the murderous nonsense of the left. America is the most revolutionary state and culture in history. Now its our turn to export revolution. Scince the end of the Cold War every conflict in which the United States has been involved has been to some degree a legacy of Europes colonial era - including the liberation of that frankenstein's monster of a country Iraq. We are cleaning up the messes left by Paris, Berlin and even London, while Europeans chide us self-righteously. We need to lead the world away from continental Europes cynical approach to human rights, which consists of theatrically mourning the dead but doing nothing to protect those still alive and threatend. Weakness never saved a human life! In an age of global pessimism and fear, Americans still believe that change is not only possible, but likely to be good. Weather we wish it or not, we lead humanity. At times we will have to lead with bayonets,but, more often, we will lead through our ideas. If remain wise and just, as well as resolute, ever more of our fellow human beings will follow willingly. The United States of America is the greatest force for freedom and change in history. We, the American people, are humankind's pioneers. Our ancestors cultivated a natural wilderness. Americans of the twenty-first century confront a wilderness of flesh and blood in a world terrified by the virtues that we treasure, from religious tolerance to the rule of law, from the dignity of every man and woman to the rejection of hereditary power. Erupting with freedom, America challenges the world. We expose lies that justified thousands of years of tyrannies, proving that birth need not determine destiny. We demonstrate freedoms potential for all. And those we robbed of authority will never forgive us. Each day we expand the frontiers of human possibility. Those who insist on limits are our enemies. It is their choice, not ours. The great struggle of the twenty-first century will rage between those, led by America, who believe that men and women have the right to shape their own lives, and those who believe themselves entitled to shape the lives of others. We will prevail, but the rearguard actions fought on behalf of decayed traditions and murderous beliefs will rage beyond our lifetimes. Without the sacrifices of our forebears, most human beings - perhaps all - would live under tyranny. Without teh Americans of today and our English speaking brethren, dictators would again rise without hindrance. Because of us, freedom an dthe dignity of the common man and woman have become the ideal of a reordered humanity. We have lifted the weight of history from the shoulders of many millions. And we are far from finished. Our country is a force for good without precedent. We embody the revolutionary proposition that men and women can govern themselves from below, to the benefit of all, instead of being governed from above, to the benefit of few. Our pride does not rely upon purity of blood or religious monoploy, but uopn what multiple races and creeds have built with sweat and sacrifice. Our ancestors were not children of privilege,but men and women who refused to accept the limits of the lands they left behind. The new Americans who arrive to increase our strength are the spiritual kindred of teh earliest colonists. Old and new, Americans rejected the saftey of submission for a chance to stride upright. And we have learned to live together without hatred, if not without passing rancor. It is an achievement few other lands can claim - and none could claim it but for our example. Our progress has not been easy. Some of our ancestors fled chains. Othewrs arrived in chains. Some wore chains as they lived upon our soil. Our past has been imperfect. But unlike others, we do not deny our mistakes. We do not embrace history as an excuse for continued failure. That alone sets us apart from the rest of the world. When Americans stumble, we get back up. We do not wallow in a self-made mire and call it the will of God or the hand of fate. To err may be human, but to roll up your sleeves and fix what went wrong is American. We bear with us all the faults humanity can manifest. But we do not surrender to those faults. While others cling to past glories, we know that our greatest days still lay ahead. For all the complaints we must bear about America -the price of our success and the product of human jealousy - only imagine what this world would be like without us. Some may answer that proposition smugly, mocking us from foreign realms of failure. But their children line up by the millions to apply for U.S. Visas. And those who complain about their American birthright rarely leave to live their lives abroad. All men and women dream. Americans forge their dreams into reality We are not hated for what we have done to others, but for what we have done for ourselves. The example of our success is humiliating and bitter to all those who cling to traditions our power reveals as inadequate. Even the American capacity for hard work excites the hostility not only of our enemies , but of fair weather allies. Perhaps the cruelest thing European governments have done to their citizens over the past half century has been to destroy the sense that work fullfills a life. An unemployment payment is no substitute for a job, and welfare for the able robs human beings of their dignity, creating moral slaves. Most Americans ,on the other hand, cannot imagine a life without work. We win the lottery, then get back behind the wheel of the delivery truck. Our passion for work and achievement is a tremendous source of our strength. As an American citizen, I see quiet heroism in the parent who labors at a grinding job, year after year, in order to raise a family, in the common citizen who will never enjoy celebrity or financial wealth, but whose steadiness and moral intergrity make this country go. America has no greater reserve of strength than the honest man or woman who, instead of scheming to beat the system, keeps that sytem running day after day. Of course few of those Americans see themselves as revolutionaries. Yet we live in the most revolutionary society in history. We upset oppressivetraditions that endured, unchallenged, for millennia. Defiantly, we created new possibilites. The average American with an SSN, a drivers license , and a mortgage is a revolutionary to a degree that reveals Karl Marx and Che Guevara as dilettantes. While revolutionaries elsewhere sought to impose arid philosophies on humankind - at the cost of hundreds of millions of lives - we created a perpetual revolution of the people, by the people, and for the people. The American Revolution isn't a single event summed up by the date 1776. Our revolution began when the first colonists arrived with their backs turned to an old, limiting world and began to carve a new Jerusalem from virgin timber. Our revolution never stopped - even our Civil War was a revolutionary struggle, the only civil war ever fought to free a never enfranchised, powerless group. We have changed nearly every aspect of the social and economic orders that prevailed fo rcenturies. An dour openess to the new threatens those whose allegiance lies with the barren, dying order - even within our own population. As we pioneer change each day of our lives, those who fear and reject change yearn to stop us, whether we speak of Islamic terrorists in love with a punitive god, French presidents embittered by the loss of status for which their citizens lacked the courage to fight, or the dwindling ranks of domestic bigots. The distance between us and the rest of the world is growing greater, not lessening. Consider how much has changed in a half century of American life, in this great age of revolutions, and you begin to understand how threatening our society appears to those who live their lives in thrall to yesterday..