Believing that talent and intelligence will get you just as far if your ugly as it will if you were pretty is an idealistic thought for an idealistic world, however the fact of the matter is that talent takes a backseat to beauty under most circumstances.
With the economy rising, cosmetic surgery is becoming more widely available, before it was the rich and the famous who had the ability to surgically enhance their features. However as it becomes much more culturally acceptable, and readily available, there have been many more problems concerning it. Is it justifiable to change your appearance? Is it becoming addictive? Is it changing our perspective of beauty? All these questions and more have been addressed time and time again, but still people have chosen to undergo surgery. It can be argued that plastic surgery is beneficial and has greatly improved today’s society, given new life to those in peril, shed light on whole new world filled with wonder and possibilities. Or has it distorted our idea of perfection, tainted our opinions and increased suicide? Both sides can be argued