I guess you can say you can "own" things in many different ways. You can own a look, own a book or phone, own an animal or in cases I'd rather not speak about, you can own a person .
If you asked me what it means to own something I would say owning something like a phone or a book or thing means that its yours, you have possession over it, you OWN it. I own a computer, I own a bed and I own tons of shoes. I also own my dog or a pet because it is given to me, so I am the responsible owner. In other aspects if you own something like a look, I would say owning a look means it looks really good on you, or you make that certain look fabulous. For example; if you dye your hair pink with blue streaks, it may not look good on some people but if it looks good on you then you OWN it, you make it look good. Lets take Miley Cyrus; she has short edgy blonde hair. She owns that look because it looks really nice on her and her face fits it, she owns it! Now if that was me, I wouldnt be able to own that look because my head is rather big and blonde isnt really my color. However I must say, the color pink; I OWN that color, I look really amazing in that color if I do say myself, so I own that color in a look wise.
If you physically own something, like a person, then you have power and control over them. For instance, roughly between the 1640's and the 1860's, white people owned slaves, which means they bought them, controlled them and have power and say on everything that they did. Or, figuratively men who are controlling can say that they own their wife, referring to having control over them and labeling them as yours. Owning your wife I would say is a mental thing for men, because nowadays no one really owns a person, so there is many different ways owning can lead too.
Personally, as my mom says, you only own the things you pay for and if you havent paid for them or earned them, then it isnt physically yours.
Nakijah, the voice here is great--it's clear and confident, which is what we want. What could improve this is pushing the thinking a little deeper. If an argument essay dives into the pool of philosophy, yours is still dabbling its toes. It's not necessarily the fault of your examples: you could push your thinking more and tie "owning a look" into issues of identity; but you would also get there with less effort if you focused on the example of men "owning" women and all the implications of that (you can't avoid analyzing gender roles and identity if you go that front). So if you use examples that deal with fashion or pop culture, make sure you're pushing them with a "so what?" the whole way--why does it matter if we "own" a certain look? What's the bigger issue and bigger picture behind it?
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