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    The American Obsession with Bodily Perfection America is a growing and changing nation‚ but one characteristic has outlasted the years. The obsession for a socially-accepted body‚ whether it be wearing a corset‚ being big and voluptuous or‚ for men‚ being muscular and lean‚ has always existed. The culprit‚ a negative body image‚ now haunts approximately eight million people across the United States and is beginning to seep into more American minds as the “Perfect” disease spreads (Davis 8). In

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    Dalia Selman Ms. Burnmaster English 1711 January 27th Essay 1‚ first draft The Ocean I have always been driven by my human desire for beauty. I crave dramatic features that Earth offers. High mountains‚ deep valleys‚ vast oceans and bright sun. I flourish in warm temperatures and unfortunately‚ the Minnesota winter crushes all of my spirits. Thinking of the ocean brings me a tranquil warmth I loyally follow through the cold months. The ocean draws me in with her cool‚ smooth‚ serenity. Exploring

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    Abstract Beauty enhancement may come in various forms and one of that is plastic surgery. Most of the people who passionate about plastic surgery that may result in negative effects of it‚ that will come in form of psychological disorder and later create problems in interpersonal relationships. This paper provides a critique on obsessive of plastic surgery which not necessarily goods to societies especially city dwellers based on many research done by psychologists. It purposely creates awareness

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    Is America’s obsession with sports a bad thing? To some extent it is‚ a lot of things are bad with the obsession from how much they make and the crime reports. Time is money is spent on sports. I believe the obsession is unhealthy with not just for the youth but for adults too. In college football the coaches get paid more than the professors that are teaching the future of the America and the world. On the Sports CheatSheet Website in the article 10 Reasons Sports Are America’s #1 Priority‚ written

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    Obsession is like a poison‚ because the overwhelming feeling of wanting can confuse people with reality‚ transform them‚ and change who they are. The boy from the short story‚ Araby‚ struggles with obsession‚ and his desires confuses him about what love really is. Araby‚ written by James Joyce‚ takes place in Dublin Ireland‚ and is set in the early 20th century on a blind and dead end street lived by a Catholic and Irish community. The main character is the boy that lives in a dying house where a

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    Obsessions are destructive and can ruin people’s ordinary life. Somewhat usually most of people have potential of being obsessive on somethings. However‚ when it becomes severe‚ it can cause mind disorder‚ social problem‚ or crime just like in “The Tell-Tale Heart.” In the story‚ the author‚ Poe shows that the main character‚ the narrator has mental disease. Whenever he sees a pale blue eye of the old man his fear conquer his mind and he says‚ “my blood ran cold‚” which indicates chill on the spine

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    People sometimes may confuse their desire for love with obsession. In “The Great Gatsby”‚ Gatsby is really obsessed with Daisy. He bought a house across the bay; he had a lot of clippings of her stored‚ and changed his whole life to be with her. That shows how much someone is obsessed with another person. Gatsby’s obsession with Daisy causes him lots of misfortune on the long run. When a man buys a house to be closer to the woman he loves there is no other choice but to think he is obsessed. In

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    America has a very unhealthy obsession with beauty. While growing up‚ the Disney channel had shows where the cast was around late teens and early twenties. Now‚ the channel seems to be overflowing with twelve year olds who are all dolled up. Beauty these days is all about appearing young. Companies sell anti-aging creams and lotions‚ plastic surgery such as face lifts are used to counteract aging. There’s a pressure on celebrities to stay skinny and look young even as they inch their way into their

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    stating that he “was consumed by a hell furnace of localized lust” by the mere sight of these girls (26). This obsession does not stem from birth‚ but from a traumatizing failure to obtain love at the age of twelve from Annabel Leigh‚ a girl of the same age who soon dies of typhoid. Humbert‚ unable to let this failed conquest go‚ allows this event to perpetuate itself into an obsession with young girls

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    Paola Cristal Meléndez Navarro 11th English Germain Professor Agosto May 9‚ 2014 First comes love‚ and then comes obsession Love is a powerful emotion that every human being has experience at least once in their life. There are numerous connotations that refer to this emotion‚ but there is only one kind of love that can make a person change completely in unexpected ways. It is the kind of love that consumes the soul and everything within. Mixed with excitement‚ adventure‚ heartbreak‚ happiness

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