if someone is beautiful then he/she must be of good character. However‚ external appearances should not be the measure of good virtue. How many times have you avoided building strong relationships because the external appearance of a person did not meet your standards of “good character”? How many times have you made a conclusion that a person is not morally acceptable based on how they look? Indeed‚ many times how a person looks keeps us away from understanding their real character. We are visual
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Appearances Can Be Deceiving‚ Assignment 11 David Beckham’s $25m claim for libel and slander rejected by US judge In this case with David Beckham’s $25m claim for libel and slander of a celebrity magazine that alleged he slept with a prostitute‚ Irma Nici age 26. US judge rejected his claim‚ the libel laws in the US are more favourable to defendants. In this case‚ public figures where they attempt to bring a libel action in the US must be proved "actual malice". The judge states that David
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According to Alfred Kazin‚ “In every great novel of society... what counts is the reality behind the appearance” (Kazin‚ 1981‚ 297). In other words‚ he’s saying that the best books are those that include one or more realities behind appearances. The novel first I chose is called Perfect by Ellen Hopkins. This book has four main characters; Cara‚ Sean‚ Kendra‚ and Andre‚ who are all teens struggling to fit the ideal of perfection‚ even if it means hurting and lying to themselves and others. The other
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Looks Can Be Deceiving Disguise plays an important role throughout both the "Jew of Malta" and "Merchant of Venice." Play writers‚ especially Shakespeare‚ are known for their use of trickery in their writings. Disguise among characters brings about a literary device known as dramatic irony‚ in which the audience knows what the characters do not: behind the mask there lies someone other than who the character pretends to be. The beginnings of dramatic irony actually date back to the writings
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“Appearances can be Deceiving” We all together as a family joyfully entered the new house that my parents had just bought in which I would finally have my own bedroom; so the first thing I did when we had arrived was ask which room was going to be my bedroom. The move was on a long weekend which made things much more complicated than expected. However‚ it was all worth it since in the end I got to pick the curtains and wall colors for my room. Monday came along and with it came an arrival at
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‘Trash’‚ written by Andy Mulligan‚ demonstrates some examples of how looks can be deceiving. In the novel‚ Jun is seen by others as being unintelligent but he is actually smart. José Angelico stole six million dollars from senator Zapanta but he did it to help the people who deserve it. Finally Raphael is a very strong‚ clever boy even though he looks naïve‚ therefore looks can be deceiving in ‘Trash’. Firstly‚ Jun Jun is a very poor looking boy in the dumpsite‚ conversely he has money and a big
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Course: Freshman Composition 1 Instructor: Prof. Vincent Golphin Session: Fall 2012 By: Nkongho Mengot Topic: Write about a life changing experience I was driving back to Orlando from Miami with a friend after a hectic day. It was twilight and had been drizzling all day and I was half asleep as I was running on only a few hours of sleep from the previous night when suddenly I was awoken by vibrations of my tires on the ‘cat’s eyes’ which are on the turnpike road. Behold‚ my Camry had drifted
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How to Write About China When you write a article describing China‚ what would you want people to feel about it? Do you want to describe China as a perfect world or a world like 1984? Actually‚ neither of the ways are correct. Instead of being subjective‚ writing in a objective tone would be a better choice. So that the reader could have a fair view of a real China. At the beginning‚ think about the most significant things of China‚ both good or bad. What things pop up first in your mind when
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APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEPTIVE 1. There is an old adage “all that glitters is not gold”.Gold is bright yellow metal and very valuable. But there are many worthless things looking equally bright yellow. We should not therefore‚ think that a thing is gold is simply because it is bright yellow. So‚ the proverb teaches us that we should not judge things by their outward appearances. 2. A person may be well dressed and may look a gentle man; but in reality he may be a cheater or a thief. A person
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Dear Inez Anders As you requested‚ I have finished my evaluation of Kyle Huston‚ who works as management consultants in Anders. I suggest that you think again about promoting Kyle to a Team Leader position in Dallas. My opinion is based on the observations of myself of his performance and the opinions from his team members during the three months’ strategic planning. I collected the ratings and evaluations from Kyle’s 15 team members‚ and those team members worked with Kyle during the last three
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