social media or advertising. There are different ways of defining perfection. However‚ perfection is hard to obtain because no one is perfect. There are some people who strive for perfection to overcome their insecurities and lack of self-esteem. According to Ursula Le Guin‚ she states “There are a whole lot of ways to be perfect‚ and not one of them is attained through punishment.” Although various people believe that physical perfection is not attained through punishment‚ Guin’s claim is disagreeable
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The Pursuit of Perfection: the Reintroduction of Ancient Roman Principles to Architecture by Renaissance Architects Leon Battista Alberti and Fillipo Brunelleschi Dustan Byler Professor Rachel Mundie Art History II October 31‚ 2011 Fillipo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti were two of the most important and famous 15th century architects in Italy. The façade of the Basilica San’Andrea (Figure 1) by Alberti and the Florence Cathedral Dome (Figure 2) by Brunelleschi are their
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The Pursuit of Perfection Perfection is a much glorious quality‚ yet is completely unattainable. The desire for perfection stems from a desire to be happy‚ to live in an ideal existence and complete. And it could be imagined‚ disguised‚ poorly emulated‚ and foolishly impersonated. It’s because we do not have a distinct notion of what perfection truly is‚ and when a person attempts to be ’perfect’‚ they are usually transforming into seemingly perfect to their own perception. And‚ one will never
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Perfection is often promised by world leaders‚ obviously it is never achieved. For example during the Chinese Civil War that brought Mao Zedong to power‚ he promised a new "perfect" China. It turns out that his "perfect" vision was murdering teachers‚ and low class citizens to "perfect" their population. The point being that‚ he corrupted this promise which was used to lure in dupes. The question "should we pursue perfection" was brought up‚ and to answer that I said we shouldn’t. There will never
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When I was a teenager I really thought that the world revolved around my ability to catch a twirling rifle. This was the thought that haunted me day and night for four years of my life. I would get to school earlier than most so I could practice tossing my rifle before classes started and I would stay later than most in the hopes of being the best with my rifle when compared to the other forty-nine color guard girls. I practiced more than most of the girls on the team but I was still not the best
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Gattaca - Perfection “The Film Gattaca Presents a World Destroyed by the pursuit of our perfection. Discuss.” Andrew Niccol’s film Gattaca does present a world where the world has been destroyed by human’s pursuit of perfection. It is the characters in the movie which show this‚ Vincent‚ Jerome & Irene. These three characters illustrate a world to the viewer‚ a world were perfection means everything. It is this I intend to illustrate for you on how Andrew Niccol’s film shows us a world that has been
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to get done‚ but never could quite complete it? If you look carefully at what was going on in your mindset‚ you probably see that you wanted the project to be completed perfectly. We live in an imperfect world. The idea that perfection is possible is just an illusion. Your desire for perfection can stop you from taking action that is needed. In fact it can even lead to mental paralysis and stop you from listening to your intuition. Imperfect action is better than no action. 2. You Get Caught Up
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Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca portrays a discriminatory society in which status and quality of life is determined solely by a DNA profile. However‚ it is against this oppressive regime that Vincent Freeman shines‚ as Niccol conveys the importance of maintaining individuality in those qualities which deem his protagonist unique. Throughout the film Niccol criticises those who conform and contribute to this‚ while simultaneously he praises those valids who do rebel in order to emphasise how pivotal it
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Perfections of the Future Altough both the movie “Gattaca” and the book “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley are based on perfections done on the future and how science has taken over the world‚ they both have similarities and differences. Vincent‚ the main character on Gattaca has more inner strenght than Bernard and John (main characters of Brave New World) who were not happy with themselves for not been a perfection.They are also similar in the way that they rebel against their societies. Both “Brave
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Gattaca examines science‚ religion‚ genetic engineering and ethics. By opening the movie Gattaca with quotations from Willard Gaylin and Ecclesiastes‚ director Andrew Niccol invites us to ponder the tension between science and religion with regard to the ethics of genetic engineering. This tension is further sustained through the complex relationship of the main protagonists Vincent and Eugene‚ who must ultimately conquer their own physical limitations in order to find ``God’’. As the titles
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