Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Professor Carter
COMS 105
4 March 2020
Specific Purpose: I would like to inform my audience about the history, importance, and personal
I. Introduction
a. Attention getter: Can you believe that the origin of makeup and cosmetics dates
all the way back to 10,000 BCE in Ancient Greece and Egypt?
b. Introduce culture and artifact: Although its origins began long ago, makeup, and
more specifically, eyeshadow, has made a lasting impact that is prevalent in even
today’s society.
c. Credibility statement: I started wearing makeup at the age of 13, and invested a
d. Thesis: In the world of makeup, eyeshadow has been used since ancient times as a
creative way to express oneself and to represent its culture, and carries on its
<Firstly, let’s review the history of makeup, and more specifically, eyeshadow.>
II. Body
a. Main point 1 (History of Artifact): Eyeshadow, or eyelid pigments, has its origins
accentuate their eye shapes, and it even helped give some protection from
other minerals.
ii. Eye pigment was not only used to accentuate the eyes, but had medicinal
<Now that I have discussed the history of eyeshadow, let’s explore how it is used in modern-day
life.>
b. Main point 2 (How the artifact represents your culture): In today’s society,
most preferences.
1. Eyeshadow can allow the artist the ability to have fun, and show
the world their styles and techniques, that show a lot about their
values.
ii. Although in the past makeup used to be primarily just for women, as
society has progressed, it has become a more inclusive form of art in the
beauty community.
<Now that you have been informed about the usage of makeup in modern-day society, I would
now like to share why this artifact is significant to me.>
yeshadow is significant to me
c. Main point 3 (Personal significance of artifact): E
because it was something that I have used since I was thirteen years old, and has
1. I can experiment with different trends that are “in style” and
confident.
<Now that I have said why eyeshadow is significant to me, let me refresh everyone’s memory on
what I have previously said.>
III. Conclusion
a. Review of thesis and main points: Eyeshadow has been used since ancient times
as a creative outlet to express one’s personality and their culture, and carries on its
but it is important to note that makeup does not conceal or make a mask out of
one’s appearance, rather, it accentuates features that are already beautiful in their
CrystalEve. “The History of Eyeshadow. (And Modern Looks That Will Rock Your World!).”
crystalevekelley.com/history-eyeshadow-modern-shades-will-rock-world/.
Lionesse Beauty Bar. “History of Eye Shadow.” Lionesse Beauty Bar, 6 Aug. 2015,
lionessebeautybar.org/history-eye-shadow/.