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    Appearance versus reality is a major theme in the novel ’To Kill a Mockingbird’. There are many incorrect perceptions in the town of Maycomb county which include Jem and Scout’s opinion of their father‚ Jem’s judgement of Mrs. Dubose‚ the town’s delusion of Boo Radley and the town’s outlook of the black community. In the introductory segment of the novel‚ Jem and Scout look at their father as an embarrassment and they think his age inhibits the development of their relationships. When Miss Caroline

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    Historian Frederick Jackson Turner ’s famous essay "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" defines the "frontier" as a place of westward expansion with new opportunities‚ heroism‚ triumph and progress mainly by brave white men. While he writes that the "closing of the frontier" occurred with the extinction of the Western frontier and cowboy ’s character‚ Americans have found a way to glamorize the image of the cowboy in the west during the 1800 ’s. It is important to emphasize the

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    from the South is set in a hotel in Jamaica. Roald Dahl makes it seem a relaxing and fun environment. The characters include an English man‚ a South American man‚ an English girl and an American sailor. The story is about a strange bet between the South American man; who’s name is Carlos and the American sailor. The bet is on whether the American sailor’s lighter will strike ten times consecutively. He bets his little finger and Carlos bets a car. The story is very tense towards the end‚ but all

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    a sword with a double edged blade. Although we are forced to see the side pointing us‚ it is the side that is pointing away that is sharper and less used. Macbeth and his lovely wife lady Macbeth are both great examples of this sword that appearance and reality both share from their multiple levels of deception done to Duncan‚ to their slightest change in the characters they once were. Nothing in this story is really what it seams and that is what brings the greatness in this tragedy brought to this

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    Appearance vs. Reality of Modern Music Affect on Teenagers In today’s society the teenager has had more rights than ever before‚ along with these rights comes responsibility‚ independence and good judgment. All of those mentioned have been destroyed in many teenagers lives by these "Rock Stars". The modern teenager is exposed to many different things that may affect their lives as they choose to live it‚ non quite as strong of a force than the effect of music‚ it is the teens outlet to expression

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    Inner Beauty VS Outer Beauty Inner and outer beauties are both needed to feel good about you. Together‚ they make you who you are. While outer beauty gives off a more physical effect on the body‚ inner beauty has more of a psychological effect on the mind. Everyone knows that feeling beautiful or seeing something beautiful is a wonderful thing. Being beautiful on the outer is great‚ but if you do not feel it on the inside‚ it may feel pointless. Beauty is needed both inner and outer for almost

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    Asia is a big continent but their preference in beauty characteristics is very much alike. Pale skin‚ big eyes‚ small features are the main points of what used to be expected in an Asian woman because of high social status. Although social status is not as important now‚ Asia still holds onto their standards of an idealistic woman and uses them as a basis of what being beautiful should mean. Asian beauty‚ like any other standards of beauty can be achieved through cosmetics. Products that can be used

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    Physical Beauty vs. Inner Beauty Beauty is an aspect; a characteristic that a person has which can be defined as anything that appeals the other person. Let it be your personality‚ your looks or even your habits‚ beauty can have various forms. Similarly‚ we have physical beauty‚ which can be a person’s elegance‚ features‚ figure‚ or complexion‚ and inner beauty can be your personality traits‚ your habits or even your sense of humor. The definition of beauty keeps on changing based on what every

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    American Beauty American Beauty‚ directed by Sam Mendes‚ exploits the overwhelming misconception of beauty‚ and of how to achieve happiness. The tag line‚ “look closer”‚ prompts viewers to look deeper into the characters and thus into themselves; something that society should also be prompted to do. The characters in American Beauty are not what they appear‚ and throughout the course of the movie‚ reality hits and many realize the life they have been living is somewhat unsatisfactory. Through

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    Rohan Shah Mr. Pierce Grade 9 – English-Honors (Pd. 5) October 12‚ 11 Parallels Between a Fairy Tale and Reality Who would have predicted that a fairy tale written long ago could set the paths for events‚ which transpire in reality? The anonymously written‚ renowned romantic fairytale‚ Beauty and the Beast influences Paul Gallico’s writing of the short story‚ The Snow Goose‚ and so they have several similarities. Both stories draw parallels through their main female characters‚ male characters

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