In “The Scarlet Letter”‚ a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the narrator tells a series of events that occurred years before his time. The events take place in the seventeenth century in Massachusetts‚ in what was a Puritan settlement at this time. This story surrounds‚ a young woman‚ who has committed a sin of adultery and therefore is punished by the town. Hester Prynne‚ the young lady‚ is sentenced to public shaming‚ where she is to stand on a scaffold in front of the town. Hester is not only publicly
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Should Teenagers Be Allowed to Get Plastic Surgery? “Beauty isn’t about having a pretty face. It’s about having a pretty mind‚ a pretty heart‚ and a pretty soul” (Anonymous 1). This quote reflects what type of beauty really matter in life; it is showing that people might not like others appearances on the outside‚ but they have real beauty on the inside that can’t shine through. With this generation of teenagers‚ we are always worried about the wrong type of beauty‚ the outside but we should be
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"The Swan 2‚" she morphed into a beauty queen after a slew of plastic surgery procedures--a brow lift‚ lower eye lift‚ mid-face lift‚ fat transfer to her lips and cheek folds‚ laser treatments for aging skin‚ tummy tuck‚ breast lift‚ liposuction of her inner thighs and dental procedures. The Fox show gives contestants plastic surgery and then has them compete in a beauty pageant‚ which last year Stiles won. "The Swan" and other such plastic-surgery shows‚ including ABC’s "Extreme Makeover" and MTV’s
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is the best solution to solve the worldwide plastic bag problem? As time goes by‚ the situation with our planet becomes worse. People are the main cause of the already damaged environment and unfortunately a lot of them do not even realize that they harm their own home. One of the biggest problems that have deteriorated is the plastic bag problem. It is a growing menace to humans and the consequences of it can be very bad. For example‚ plastic bags are made of petroleum‚ and when used
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Topic : Plastic Bag VS Non-woven Bag (to prove non-woven bags are not environmentally friendly and less should be used). Say NO to non-woven bags! ’Thanks for taking your own recyclable bag!’ many sales of retail shops say this as to reduce the use of plastic bags. Nowadays‚ it is not difficult to find at least one non-woven bag in each single family in Hong Kong and its usage has been skyrocketed. But does it mean they are more environmentally
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Plastic bags are not biodegradable‚ so they get littered onto a wasteland which causes soil erosion causing damage and harm to the trees. If plastic bags are burnt‚ they emit hazardous gases causing air pollution which causes damage on the ozone layer. The Plastic can be reduced by u not using lots of plastic and use things in yr homes then going to buy a plastic bottle from the shop. Plastic bags are made out of non-biodegradable substance.(not organic)Because they are durable they do not
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to the increasing production of food. That is why the researchers came up with the project of making biodegradable plastic. The project can reduce our problems in global warming because it needs no burning to decay. If the global warming will be reduced the food shortage will be reduced. It is focus more on lessening the world’s problems by using this product‚ the BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC. The first step done by the researchers is the peeling of one half kilo of squash. It was then chopped. Next‚ the
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Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the most iconic writers of dark Romanticism. His works became so classical due to his use of symbolism‚ time period in which he wrote‚ and the meaningful themes expressed in his writing. In his most recognizable novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ the most pronounced theme is that everyone carries sin with them and no sin goes unpunished. The uses of symbolism allow the reader to develop a deeper understanding of historical context and this theme. Hester lived in a Puritan
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Throughout Nathaniel Hawthorne’s stories‚ a major character faces a common theme of isolation within their lifetime. This theme of isolation can cause a person to act differently. Hawthorne himself experienced a feeling of isolation in his lifetime due to his great shyness towards other people. At the age of four‚ Hawthorne’s father died. His mother and sisters often isolated themselves in their rooms‚ which had an effect on him and his writing. After graduating‚ he spent nearly twelve years with
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Paper vs. Plastic: Which is better? Thousands and thousands of people are shopping in grocery stores each day using either plastic or paper bags. They think of it as something that just holds their items. What they don’t know is how much it harms our environment. So the question is which is better? “3.14 billion Plastic shopping bags and 53 million Kraft paper bags are produced annually to satisfy the national market‚ consuming 28.5 million kilograms of plastic
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