Article 5 Kampala Journal: Rating Beauty With a Tape Measure, Inch by Inch - Compare notions of beauty in cultures around the world and explore the connection between what is deemed 'beautiful' and cultural history
LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20010523wednesday.
THIS IS THE GROUP OF: JOHN NOONAN, JUSTIN EISTERTZ, MEGHAN CROZIER, TAYLOR SCHULTZ, BRIANNA MCDONALD, RACHAEL VANLIEW, ALYSSA RYAN
Quote: The judges, she said, "want someone like a stick, malnourished."
"The ideal woman, he said, should weigh between 65 and 75 kilograms — (143 to 165) pounds."
"Plus if you are skinny people might think you have AIDS."
Location:
-Kampala, Uganda.
-National Assembly.
Population: 23,452,000 as of 2000
Key Vocab!!!!= )
Euphemism~the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant; also : the expression so substituted
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Qubaisiate- An exclusive and secret Islamic women's society.
Sheikhas- Women who are religious scholars.
Tajweed- Girls in Zahra school were taught to recite the holy book with a prescribed rhythm and cadences.
Summary:
This article is about the ideal look of people in Kampala, Uganda. It discusses a South African beauty contest, with the ideal girl being 5'11 with a 36inch waste, and Kampala women who were turned down and became very upset when none of the 100 girls were picked for the contest.
Anecdote:
-In Uganda if you are thin, they think you have AIDS so an ideal woman is 143 to 165.
Government:
-The government is a Republic with a national assembly. The president is the head of state and government.
-Few people in the United States think that short and broad are awful traits.
-Ms. Owori's business plan is to send Ugandan models to Europe.
Links:
http://spectrumwomen.blogspot.com/2005/10/sylvia-owori.html -Zipper Models
Sylvia Owori, PR Photo
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