· For the Greeks‚ beauty was a virtue: A kind of excellence. Persons then were assumed to be what we now have to call—lamely‚ enviously—whole persons. If it did occur to the Greeks to distinguish between a person’s “inside” and “outside‚” they still expected that inner beauty would be matched by beauty of the other kind. The well-born young Athenians who gathered around Socrates found it quite paradoxical that their hero was so intelligent‚ so brave‚ so honorable‚ so seductive—and so ugly. One of
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This Socratic Dialogue is set in Ancient Greece around the time of Socrates’s death or 399 BC. Plato desires to give his students a better understanding of Socrates’s thoughts on beauty. Socrates claims to believe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. He simply states that once we define beauty‚ beautiful things will appear beautiful. With this knowledge‚ his students and readers can become more educated on Socrates’s profound teachings. Plato wrote Phaedo as a piece of philosophical literature
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Beauty of Summer I love traveling. I am always thankful whenever I get the chance to go somewhere specially when it is for free. One of my most memorable trip was when I went to Baguio last 2008 which made me appreciate the true beauty of the summer capital of our country‚ the Philippines. During my summer time after first year high school‚ I was given a back and forth airplane ticket by my aunt Maricon for Manila. Though I travelled on my own for the very
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Sam Mendes’ American Beauty‚ at first‚ evinces the perfect picture of the ideal middle class suburban American life. The Burnham family appears to have everything anyone would want- success‚ money‚ status‚ and with that‚ presumed happiness. However‚ reality contravenes this façade and paints a much darker and more sinister truth. Throughout the film‚ several interpersonal communicational concepts are incorporated to depict the elaborate layers of the characters and their relationships in the film
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contemporary society has built so much hype around being a beauty pageant for all girls. The looming advantages are that one would become a celebrity‚ a fashion model for one of the best clothes designers and earn a covetable standard of living without struggling for a long time. This issue has infiltrated the society to the extent that young girls at the ages of four to eight have been forced to undergo gruel some processes in the name of beauty. I think it is unfair to them‚ and this needs to be stopped
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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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Beauty and the Beast | Brothers Grimm Fairy TalesOnce upon a time as a merchant set off for market‚ he asked each of his three daughters what she would like as a present on his return. The first daughter wanted a brocade dress‚ the second a pearl necklace‚ but the third‚ whose name was Beauty‚ the youngest‚ prettiest and sweetest of them all‚ said to her father: "All I’d like is a rose you’ve picked specially for me!" When the merchant had finished his business‚ he set off for home. However‚ a
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Truth and Beauty Megan D. ENG 4U1 February 18‚ 2014 Ms. Reid Truth and beauty can seem to be two different things; I believe beauty is stereotypically a physical feature and truth coming from within the individual. After this unit‚ I have learned that truth is beautiful but beauty is not always truthful. I find truth is a more of a beneficial characteristic to possess; beauty will eventually fade‚ leaving only the truth behind. Outer beauty has never been my first
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Beauty I am not beautiful‚ I have never looked at myself in the mirror and thought I am beautiful. Despite everyone around me telling me how they envy me for my looks‚ I am not beautiful. I’ve told myself that so many times that it’s not an opinion anymore‚ it’s a fact‚ but how do I tell someone that their compliment is completely wrong? How do I say something like that without coming off rude or arrogant? All I can do is smile and thank them‚ but how can I accept something that I don’t believe
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“Outward beauty is transient‚ but inner beauty is lasting”. What is beauty? Well‚ beauty is defined as a combination of qualities‚ such as shape‚ colour or form that pleases the aesthetic senses‚ especially sight. Beauty affects everyone‚ because everyone has qualities of attractiveness globally. However‚ I have always wondered if models were truly beautiful. They might be on the outside but their personalities might ruin their outward beauty. Who knows? They might be even insecure. Hence‚ the world
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