characters‚ the story of Beauty and the Beast can be read as being from the eyes of the Beauty. “Cupid and Psyche‚” written in C.E. 150 by Apuleius‚ Psyche played the role of Beauty‚ who wins back Cupid’s love by overcoming many obstacles which was given by Venus and become immortal. Different versions of the story appeared since Apuleius’ time. The eighteenth century governess and author‚ Marie Leprince de Beaumont‚ rewrote a lengthy seventeenth century version of Beauty and the beast. In this story
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Fair in Vietnam 1. What is your opinion about the topic that has been discussed in this short story? In my opinion about the topics that has been discussed in this short story is the stories that tell us about people in Vietnam are obsessed with beauty. It has been founded when she came to Vietnam and everyone looked at her face‚ there are some who asked her‚ ’how much for your skin’. That person asked that question because her skin really beautiful. If I were in her place‚ I felt scared because
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An Eye For An Eye‚ A Tooth For A Tooth The age-old adage‚ "an eye for an eye‚ a tooth for a tooth‚" when viewed as a justification for capital punishment‚ raises serious ethical‚ moral and social questions. Proponents of capital punishment argue that‚ for justice to be served‚ the punishment must befit the crime. Hence‚ a murderer should have his life taken from him! This kind of perverse logic‚ which has seldom been supported by the victims’ families themselves‚ fails to be convincing. In a similar
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“Beauty and Beast: The women as the true Beast of the classic fairytale” Beauty is a very controversial topic in our world‚ since not everyone thinks of it in the same terms. Here‚ I will discuss how beauty is‚ in actuality‚ the true beast of this classic story. If we think about the word “beast” we might also find unaccountable opinions about the topic. Although there are different concepts of what a ‘beauty’ is and what a ‘beast’ is‚ we will look at the different variations of this fairy tale
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Beauty‚ a term once revered in ancient days as the pinnacle of physical attributes embodied in worldly entities‚ has seemingly in this day lost much of its meaning. Phrases like “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” have surprisingly become commonplace‚ and even Christians have begun to subscribe to the notion of aesthetic relativism. Specifically‚ this is the idea that beauty is purely contained within the observer and objects on their own have no aesthetic value in and of themselves. It is
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Beauty is in the soul A beautiful heart is better than a beautiful face. The phrase you hear all the time while you’re growing up‚ especially if you’re a girl. Audrey Hepburn said “The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole‚ but true beauty in a Woman is reflected in her soul.” That is the theme I see in both “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “Cinderella”. In both poems the person that had a beautiful heart always prevailed. These two poems and this theme basically reiterate what people
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PHYSICAL BEAUTY VS. INNER BEAUTY A. Comparison and Contrast Beauty is a characteristic of a person‚ place‚ object or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure‚ meaning or satisfaction. It can be your personality‚ your looks or even your habits. Beauty can have various forms. Similarly‚ we have physical beauty‚ which can be one’s appearance‚ or personal hygiene‚ and inner beauty can be one’s personality‚ or actions. The meaning of beauty keeps on changing based on every
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“No one believed that a black African could write a good book” (Satwase). In the Bluest Eye Toni Morrison uses wrong and discomfort to show the crushing consequences that come from racism. In 1950 America‚ racial discrimination was implied by different skin colors. The Bluest Eye shows ways in which white beauty standards hurt lives of black females‚ blacks that discriminate on each other and the community’s bias on who you were. Toni Morrison uses the racism of the 1950 ’s and shows that "It is
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Capital Punishment: An Eye for an Eye For many years there has been a constant debate between supporters and non-supporters of the death penalty. Many people argue that the death penalty is as much a murder as the crime committed by the offender. Others may say that it provides closure and justice. I am a strong supporter of the death penalty. There are many others like myself. The world is full of the most dangerous and ruthless criminals that should be put to death. There are many pros that the
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Toni Morrison’s first novel‚ The Bluest Eye‚ was published in 1970. “In the novel‚ Morrison challenges Western standards of beauty and demonstrates that the concept of beauty is socially constructed. Morrison also recognises that if whiteness is used as a standard of beauty or anything else‚ then the value of blackness is diminished and this novel works to subvert that tendency.” (Sugiharti‚ “Racialized Beauty: Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye”). Her goal in writing the novel was to make a statement
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