Ode on a Grecian Urn 1. In Stanza one‚ he talks to Urn as if it were a beautiful woman‚ looking youthful and pure even though it is pretty old‚ addressing it as “ unravish’d bride of quietness” (1). The author is saying that the urn has lived it’s life in quietness‚ (maybe a museum or Greek ruins)‚ but still looks good (no major damage). When the poet says “ foster-child with silence and slow time” (2)‚ he means that the urn has been adopted by silence and slow time‚ furthermore‚ it is really
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ANALYSIS - Diamond as big as the ritz The story was written purely for Fitzgerald’s own amusement‚ and was not as popular as his more realistic fiction. However‚ behind the fantasy and extravagance‚ the recurrent themes of selfishness‚ beauty‚ artifice and excess are still evident in this story as much as any other of Fitzgerald’s collected works. Unger‚ the protagonist of the story‚ comes from a town called Hades‚ which in Greek mythology refers to the underworld. Unger indeed comes from the depths
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generation now because people only care about their appearance and how others see them. The only thing our generation is worried about is our physical appearance; it is all superficial‚ similar to how the pretties are viewed. “There was a certain kind of beauty‚ a prettiness that everyone could see. Big eyes and full lips like a kid’s; smooth‚ clear skin; symmetrical features; and a thousand other little clues. Somewhere in the backs of their minds‚ people were always looking for these markers…” (16)
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ABC News 20/20 “Lookism” (original airdate 08/23/2002) The Ugly Truth About Beauty Like It or Not‚ Looks Do Matter Commentary by John Stossel We like to think of America as a meritocracy. A lot of us think we value people because of what they accomplish‚ or their character‚ or generosity‚ or intelligence – that’s what we thought mattered‚ but are we just putting blinders on? More often than not it seems qualities other than skill‚ intelligence or character pay off. Here’s an example. Anna Kournikova
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The human desire to look attractive is universal and because of this‚ cosmetic surgery is now a multi-million dollar industry. Write a letter to the editor of Hong Kong Express about the obsession with physical beauty. Dear Editor: I am writing to express my obsession with physical beauty. The recent case of a famous female celebrity in Hong Kong who receiving multiple cosmetic surgeries voraciously has been brought to public attention: she lost her money‚ lost her face and above all‚ lost her life
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desire and trends are growing and seen as a gold mine for the beauty care market. Beauty care products imply psychologically that customers are taking care of their hygiene‚ beauty and healthiness by using some products to support this care. The beauty industry in women has been obviously growing since long ago‚ whereas the men’s market has just started blooming lately. Currently men are more aware of their body and the demand for beauty‚ aesthetics‚ youthfulness‚ healthiness‚ and fitness which can
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In modern day society‚ the hijab is a very controversial item of clothing. While the Muslim women who wear the hijab believe it to be nothing of concern to people‚ that they simply wear it because it is part of their culture and they believe that their body is their own. Although the hijab is non-threatening‚ there are still people that believe that they are terrorists‚ and there are others that believe that Muslim women are forced to wear hijabs by men. Throughout the article “My Body is My Own
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This wants them to pursue the American dream and one of the ways to pursue them correctly is getting by with their glamorous looks or as called as an “abominable antagonist”. Many people in different cultures have their different ways of showing true beauty: foot-binding‚ nose jobs‚ and wearing lipstick. Plastic surgery has been in existence since ancient times but now becoming popular in society today. Television shows promote for people to look better through changing their natural image. They show
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potential beauty and life growing from this filth and excrement in Celia ’s beauty‚ only to associate women with the dressing room ’s odors and‚ likewise‚ to associate odors with women. Essentially‚ because Strephon is unable to resist his desire to discern the process behind Celia ’s beauty and chooses not to leave this process a mystery‚ Vengeance punishes him by destroying his image of women that he rightfully deserves. Strephon ’s desire to reveal the mystery behind Celia ’s beauty causes him
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school at the age of 5. I was afraid. I continued to middle school and then high school. I was even more afraid. Then‚ entered to what people call‚ “The real world”‚ but it is rather a world of costumes which people wear to cover their true inner-beauty. Everyone has a fear as they go outside their house and into the superficial world which we have developed. This fear drives us to change our consumption in products and even physically change our bodies to mimic the ideal Kim Kardashian. This fear
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