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    Beauty: Analysis of the Idea of Beauty Is beauty only skin deep? What role‚ if any‚ does society play in the views of beauty? Does body modification enhance or detract from a person’s beauty? What role does the idea of beauty play in a person’s life? The idea of beauty is something that has changed over generations‚ and is something that is constantly evolving to this day. The idea of beauty is shaped by media interaction‚ societal views‚ and also engaged in by body modification whether that modification

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    1 “American Beauty”‚ the 1999 film‚ is a motion picture that more or less shows a different side of the average suburban family. Although all of the characters have significant issues‚ I have chosen to take a closer look at Lester Burnham. Lester Burnham is a 42-year-old businessman who is married to the career-obsessed Carolyn and they have one daughter‚ a teenager named Jane. One of the first scenes of the movie explains how the family works: Carolyn is driving‚ just like she “drives” the family

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    Writing Fall 2014 Prof. Kwok Every time refer to beauty‚ Notre Dame De Paris comes into my mind. Esmeralda and Quasimodo are good examples of physical beauty and inner beauty. Both of them are lucky because they have at least one of the characteristics. In my opinion‚ either physical beauty or inner beauty is significant. Like the majority of people‚ I am usually attracted by fashion beauty when walking on street. As we can see‚ physical beauty can be easily recognized. Many people could make a

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    Inner Beauty is the Real Beauty EunSuk Ji (Jenny) from Korea When I was young‚ I read many kinds of books‚ including fairy tales. Most of the books described heroes who were handsome and heroines who were beautiful. So‚ I believed I had to be beautiful if I wanted to become a great person. It was a hard time for me. Whenever I looked at someone who was more beautiful than me‚ I was stressed. As I grew up‚ I began to realize outer beauty was not so important to make someone good. I remember a friend

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    offered scholarships to winners and now to all the women who compete as well. Transitioning from simple contest of beauty‚ it has become become one of the largest providers of scholarships for young women in America. Testing contestants on current events‚ public speaking‚ talents and fitness‚ women must be well verse in all of these categories to compete in the pageant. Competing in beauty pageants‚ women are encouraged to better themselves by obtaining these qualities and sharpening them. Each year

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    Beauty of Nature

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    Nature can bring a lot of beauty into our lives. Nature has a way of affecting our moods and it can force us to change our plans. Nature is responsible for the sun‚ clouds‚ rain‚ and snow. When it is sunny and bright outside‚ we feel cheerful inside. When it is cloudy and rainy‚ we often feel gloomy. When there is a beautiful and starry night‚ the moonlight makes us feel romantic. William Wordsworth in his poem “Daffodils" gives the romantic in nature; the beauty of nature as I wandered

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    November 17‚ 2010   American Beauty: An Analysis of Lester Burnham and Ricky Fitts   American Beauty‚ written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes‚ invites the viewer to do one thing: look closer. Look closer at life‚ look closer at your surroundings‚ look closer at your possessions‚ and finally look closer at your loved ones. What is integral about the subject matter of the film is how applicable it is to almost anyone who watches it. The film’s grotesque depiction of American middle-class society

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    Beauty and the Sublime

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    sublime; beauty is a name I shall apply to all such qualities in things as induce in us a sense of affection and tenderness‚ or some other passion the most resembling these.” (Burke) Edmund Burke sees painting as two very different realms of emotions. On one side‚ there are beauties‚ which are the emotions that might cause feelings of calmness‚ gentleness‚ joyfulness‚ brightness. Where sublime emotions are darker and opposite of beauty‚ like‚ gloomy‚ tragic‚ strong and powerful. Beauty is an enthusiastic

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    Technology Brief All About 2D Bar Codes By MICHELLE MAN September 2007 YOU MAY NOT KNOW what they are‚ but chances are‚ you come across them on a regular basis — on your cell phone bill‚ airline boarding pass‚ and parcels delivered to your home. They’re 2D (two-dimensional) bar codes‚ an advanced type of bar code that can pack loads of information into a very small space‚ sometimes even in an area as tiny as a pinhead. When most people think of bar codes‚ they think of 1D bar codes‚ which

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    The Beauty of Nature

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    very much beauty all around us to see‚ touch‚ and hear. Nature is so miraculous because it is always changing. No matter how many times you look at something‚ it is always different. Nature can set a sky aflame at sunset or magically transform a familiar landscape into a snow-white wonderland. It can paint a rainbow in the sky‚ paint beautiful autumn colors on trees‚ or paint a clump of daffodils in the grass with glow of soft sunlight. Deer Nature can bring a lot of beauty into our

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