tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18883213638806611442012-02-16T20:30:12.868-08:00Sara Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196921321462202019noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1888321363880661144.post-81658235698787615972010-04-19T21:26:00.000-07:002010-04-19T22:23:07.042-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0001.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0001.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0002.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0002.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0003.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0003.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0004.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0004.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0005.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0005.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0006.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0006.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0007.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0007.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0008.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0008.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0009.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0009.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0010.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0010.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0011.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0011.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0012.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0012.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0013.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0013.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0014.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0014.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0015.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0015.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0016.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0016.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/fullsize/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0017.jpg?"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/economy%20blog/small/Sara_Young_Economy_Project0017.jpg?" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462076429154956370" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1888321363880661144-8165823569878761597?l=saratiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sara Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196921321462202019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1888321363880661144.post-61887352421213401352010-04-16T21:41:00.000-07:002010-04-17T13:35:15.466-07:00Beauty pageants, like many other social rituals reinforce traditional ideas of gender, beauty and perfection. Beyond this role of reinforcement, pageants serve as a symbol- a symbol of the <span style="font-style:italic;">experience</span> of a woman. <br />There are moments reminiscent of childhood hopes, purity and beauty. Relationships tangled with jealousy, competition and resentment reveal themselves through the pageant process. <br />For me, these moments represent something larger- the experience of being a woman and trying to understand ideas of perfection.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/fullsize/Sara_Young015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/sty56/blog2/small/Sara_Young015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460962295428502274" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1888321363880661144-6188735242121340135?l=saratiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sara Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196921321462202019noreply@blogger.com0