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Mrs. Kopp's comments will be in PURPLE! Topic: Japanese Beauty

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 * Thesis is in discussion & Outline*

iiiiiiii Throughout Japan today, there have been many popular trends and fashions that represent beauty in Japan. Used for ceremonial purposes, Japanese women wear dresses called "kimonos". The Japanese also, for many years, have celebrated a festival called the Dance of the Crane. Worn by the Japanese are headbands, which symbolize and represent different things. Now popular trends among young women in Japan are mini-skirts, knee-high socks, wa style among clothing and accessories, and Gothic Lolita.. Also, a trend for both young males and females is wearing vests.  Now following the popular anime, Japanese girls are using contacts made to look as if they are from anime series. Japanese beauty is greatly influenced by today's pop culture and fashion. Good opening paragraph! iiiiiiii Japanese beauty can be viewed in many different ways. One example is the kimono. The Kimono is a beautiful silk robe worn usually only on very big occassions (Kimono), which have no buttons or zippers and are about floor length (Kalman, 24). Most woman usually own only one Kimono. A furoside Kimono is usually the kind that is worn on a women's 19th birthday for her coming of age ceromony. Now, Kimonos are very rarely worn as everyday clothing for Japanese women (Kimono). Along with kimonos, in the Japanese culture, there are many ways to celebrate different things. This is a very old dance that dates all the way back to the 800's! This dance celebrates long life in Japan. It is called the Dance of the Crane. Originally it was to honor a shinto god of good health. Dancers dress up as cranes and have a lot of fun(__The World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places)__. Everyone prepares for challenges differently, also in Japanese culture, Japanese have a very unique way to prepare. They wear headbands. These headbands are also called hachimaki. When someone in Japan is wearing a headband it means they are going to face a big challenge. The challange can be a mental, physical or even spiritual event. Japanese also wear them for special occasions or preparing for an exam (Kalman, Student Research Center). Hachimaki symbolizes great endurance. Beauty in Japan can come from places such as the country's culture. Excellent! media type="youtube" key="CcUJo4WNlxY" height="179" width="221" iiiiiiiii Beauty in Japan can also come from sources such as trends, and popular clothing such as mini-skirts and vests. Mini-skirts are very popular among young Japanese women and teenagers. They are worn with leggings sometimes and are worn in every season. About fifty percent or half of women in Japan where either mini-skirts or short shorts during freezing weather. Females are wearing these mini-skirts in freezing weather because that is what is perceived as beautiful in Japan. Also, vests are very popular among not just women, but men too in Japan, although teens and young adults mostly wear them. They come in all patterns, colors, and there are many types of vests. Almost every Japanese teenager owns at least one vest. Vests are worn over light-weight shirts and there are some vests that are suitable for winter-wear (Trends in Japan). There are many other trends than just these in Japan. iiiiiiiii Even more beauty-inspiring trends are knee-high socks and wa. Knee high socks are a growing popularity in Japan.The socks are solid or brightly colored. In Wa clothing is a growing popularity enjoyed.Wa is trying to get into fashion products." Wa -style items are modern products that attract to a contemporary sensibility while including traditional elements, such as Japanese materials, designs, or fabrication techniques" (Trends in Japan) These are one of many popular trends in Japan.  Good way to incorporate a quote! iiiiiiiii Another popular style in Japan is Gothic Lolita. Gothic Lolita or GothLoli is very popular among Japanese girls, female teenagers, and young women. It mimics Victorian-style girls clothing and comes in many styles. There is Classic Lolita which is more mature and light-colored, Sweet Lolita which is meant to be more childish and is pastel-colored, and then there is Gothic Lolita which is supposed to be cute, but dark which is either mostly black and gray or some other dark colors such as navy blue. These are all very popular fashions in Japan. Citations??  iiiiiiiii A fiction-inspired trend in Japan is anime eyes. Anime eyes are contacts that are designed to make the Japanese eye's look really big. These contacts were inspired by Anime. Anime is a Japanese comic. Females wear these contacts because Japanese men like it a lot add commas think it's cute and beautiful on the girl. Also because it makes their eyes look bigger and makes them stick out while makes their face look smaller. These contacts are really expensive and cost thirty to fifty dollars a pair. These contacts are in all prescriptions and Japanese are allowed to make their contacts as big as they want (Style Guru). Anime eyes are a great example of how a trend inspired by cartoons can inspire beauty. <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">i Furthermore<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"> great transition, beauty in Japan tends to be largely based on their trends and pop-culture. The kimono is a very ceremonial and historical dress. The Dance of the Crane is also historical, being a very ceremonial dance practiced for many years. Headbands in Japan are very symbolic and are worn for purposes such as preparation. Mini-skirts, knee-high socks, wa, and Gothic Lolita are immensely popular among young Japanese women and teenagers. Worn by both genders among Japan, vests have have been an extremely popular trend, brought back from the past. Thanks to anime, the younger generation of women have been wearing anime-inspired contact lenses. In conclusion, today's pop culture and fashion play a great role in the beauty of Japan. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">Very well done! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(38, 0, 255); background-color: rgb(255, 0, 208); text-align: left;">Rubrics for your Research Paper

- The research paper must contain a thesis statement that is discussed and proven in the paper. Stick to your topic. 50 pts +50 -Paper discuss beauty in the culture you were assigned and also reflects on how that beauty is maintained. 30pts +30 -Each group must complete an outline BEFORE they start writing their paper and submit it with the final paper. 20 pts +20 - Parenthetical citations (in MLA format) must be used correctly throughout paper. 25 pts +15 - A works cited page must be included at the end of your paper. 20 pts +20 -Researched information must be paraphrased correctly or in quotes. 25 pts +25 --Each group has used at LEAST two book sources, one internet source, and one database source. 15 pts +15 - Paper includes photos and video that enhance writing. 40pts +40 -Paper contains correct spelling, transitions, complex sentence structures, and good vocabulary. 20 pts +15 -Photos and video are placed in appropriate places in the paper. 15pts +15

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">Total Points: 245/260 = 94 A Well done!