I chose to compare Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus and Agnolo Bronzino's Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time. Botticelli painted the Birth of Venus in 1482, during the Renaissance and Bronzino painted his Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time in 1545 during the Mannerism era. ... Bronzino uses line and sfumato to define his figures and the folds and wrinkles in the fabrics throughout the scene, whereas Botticelli uses line to define his figures and provide visual texture to the waves of the water, the folds in the clothing, the movement of hair, and the layering of the angles wings. ... ...

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Everywhere we look a barrage of media images encourages us to compare ourselves not only with each other but with the most beautiful women in the world, women who have made a full-time job of taking care of their skin, their bodies, and their teeth" (Shapiro Barash 90). ... As a result, society is blinded from seeing the beauty that comes with being an older woman who has experienced life because these are the women commonly seen in wrinkle cream ads or cleaning product commercials. ... According to Jean Kilbourne, a woman depicted in the advertising world these days "has no lines or wrinkles...

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If perhaps by chance a life could be saved ahead of time using gene modification, should it be done? ... Would this idea remain strong when such means and knowledge meant altering the whole idea of individuality and went against many religious beliefs of our time? ... As proven in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, the idea must be looked at carefully and the wrinkles must be ironed out. ...

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Nixon then refused makeup which only accentuated his malnourished look and his wrinkled suit. ... Since that time leaders, companies, celebrities, and even ordinary people are defined by how they are portrayed through social media and images. ...

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