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    The Beauty of Imperfection Today‚ many choose to express their love towards someone in song or poem form. This type of affection existed even in the 17th century. “Delight in Disorder” written by Robert Herrick‚ subtly expresses his love for a woman by highlighting her imperfections. Usually‚ women would take offense to such actions but Herrick successfully expressed how he loved her just the way she was. This poem also successfully conveys the theme of love and has a tone of assurance. I had an

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    Love and Beauty

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    but the desire or pursuit of wisdom and beauty. Love is expressed via propagation and reproduction‚ as in the exchange and development of ideas. Socrates in the Symposium best expresses this belief. Socrates ’ view of Love and Beauty was that one is the pursuit of the other‚ and that other is the greatest of all knowledge. Love is a driving force‚ a compulsion forward to a goal. Much as a moth is drawn to light‚ for its heat‚ people are lured to Beauty by Love. Love is an emotion‚ and like all

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    The Beauty of the Trees

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    “The Beauty of the Trees” Imagine a place with giant trees‚ tall bluffs overlooking the ocean‚ and green water lapping on the rocks below. The wind is cool and moist‚ the aroma of sea foam and grass fill the air‚ and water as far as the eye can see. Imagine this place and you have the Pacific Northwest‚ the home of Chief Dan George and the setting for his poem “The Beauty of the Trees. “ Chief Dan George was a leader of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation‚ a band of the Salish Indians located near coastal

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    The Beauty Myth

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    The Beauty Myth Modern times have revealed a more tolerant attitude expressed by society towards those who in the past have been seen as lower class. This included people of other races‚ of mental disability‚ those in poverty‚ diseased‚ the elderly‚ children‚ and women. However‚ underneath this false sense of tolerance and the “standard belief” that women and men are created equal is the beauty myth. The Beauty Myth is everywhere in media and the social order. Women’s rights and equality is controlled

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    Inside Beauty

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    Inside Beauty Most people think that beauty is only skin deep. Meaning that a person is only beautiful by their outside appearance such as weight‚ height‚ hair length‚ or face complexion. Most people do not think pay attention to the important characteristics that make and mode a person. They feel that beauty is based on appearance alone. I on the other hand think differently. Beauty is all about what is on a person’s insides. Inside beauty consists of the person’s love for themselves‚ their

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    what is beauty

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    Beauty When you look at a bruised apple‚ your brain automatically thinks EW. We don’t want to eat the apple because of the outside‚ because of its physical properties. Society shows us pictures of shiny green apples in magazines‚ catalogues and cook books. So when we go into the kitchen and see that bruised apple why wouldn’t we think negatively about it? The truth is on the inside the apple tastes as good as any other apple. Society creates the same effect with girls. They show skinny‚ flawless

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    Real Beauty In the world today‚ the media makes it hard for a girl to be comfortable with her body. Society‚ in general‚ persuades young women to feel that any size above a two is too big. “In 1950‚ when televisions were first finding their way into homes‚ the media’s portrayal of “the ideal” female figure was drastically different than it is today. At that time‚ mannequins and models more or less reflected the average woman’s size. Mannequins and models have grown thinner by the year‚ increasingly

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    The Meaning of Beauty

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    The Meaning of Beauty Man vs. Woman From the beginning we are taught that God created man‚ and from man he created woman. It’s funny how different a man’s thoughts can be compared to a woman’s‚ considering the woman was created from the man. Their views on beauty‚ amongst other things‚ prove to be a perfect example of this. Centuries ago the Greeks saw “[B]eauty as a virtue: A kind of excellence” (Sontag 117). While this is still a shared view between men and women today‚ they share different

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    The beauty image Humans seem to be obsessed with beauty‚ at least in our western culture. Thousands of advertisements are created and put into publication everyday and then distributed to communities all over the world. As we flip through our magazines and newspapers‚ turn on the TV‚ or glance at the billboards high above us‚ we can’t help being influenced by what we see. Advertisements can be successful at selling their product to their audience by manipulating the consumers’ fears. Advertising

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    http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/hygiene-tips/10-ways-the-definition-of-beauty-has-changed.htm#page=0 How does the definition of beauty have changed in the last 50 years? The Greek myth of Narcissus is meant to be a cautionary tale. The handsome hunter looked into water and fell in love with his own reflection. He was unable to look away from the beauty in the water‚ and he died there‚ alone. The lesson for us: Don’t obsess over your looks. And yet‚ evidence suggests that we have very

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