Read “Conforming to Stand Out: A Look at American Beauty” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Discussion Discuss the meaning and effectiveness of Ruggia’s title.
2. Journal Respond to the following question: To what extent do you agree that piercings and tattoos are widely accepted?
3. Thinking Critically What do you think is the reason for the “disconnect” that Ruggia mentions in paragraph 3? Is the problem that women don’t understand what men want? That men don’t understand what women want? Both? Something else?
4. Essay Are Americans obsessed with appearances in other ways? Write an essay explaining another American obsession. Use examples to support your thesis.