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    Case" the movie‚ beginning to the end‚ is basically the same‚ but slight differences were found in the characters’ physical traits‚ setting‚ some symbolism‚ and the plot. However‚ these changes were not significant enough to change the story as a whole. The character’s appearance plays a key role in a story. It can suggest his personality and his motives. Paul’s physical appearance would be considered a key issue for this story. The text describes him as "very thin‚ with high‚ cramped shoulders

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    personal significance and their contrasting value as a trendy‚ materialistic connection. There is a palpable difference between Maggie and Dee‚ both in physical appearance as well as in personality traits and their treatment of the personal artifacts that come into play within the story is very telling of this. Maggie‚ who is self-conscious of her appearance‚ and will “stand hopelessly in corners‚ homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs‚ eying her sister with a mixture of envy and

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    What Is Beauty?

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    all think that someone or something is beautiful when it provides a perceptual experience of pleasure‚ placidity and satisfaction”. People usually judge the physical or inner beauty of others. A celebrity is always judged by his or her physical appearance. Paparazzi’s are always ready and looking out for outer beauty in a celebrity’s appearance‚ either by the way they look or dress. But outer beauty isn’t the only beautiful thing a person may have. An individual not necessarily a celebrity can not

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    Beauty

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    Beauty As a little girl people knew they are beautiful. They are proud of my dark-skin‚ long legs‚ and short hair. Never giving a second thought about the standards on appearances‚ children are as blissful as they come. As they grew up and figured out what society found beautiful‚ they start to feel less and less apart of that mold. Soon many realized that they are not alone‚ as there are many other kids who do not fit into the category of beautiful. To society they are just ordinary girls. As people

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    been from the start. The physical attractiveness of a person influences every individual throughout every community‚ across the United States and around the world. All people inherit and alter their physical attractiveness‚ which is determined by complex‚ interdependent‚ physical‚ and non-physical factors. Hidden and not-hidden values drive thoughts and actions with significant effects and realities whereby higher physical attractiveness is beneficial‚ lower physical attractiveness is detrimental

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    Reconstructive surgery which is made to improve irregular functions of the body‚ and Cosmetic surgery which is made to improve appearance. Although plastic surgery can enhance the physical beauty‚ give a real confidence boost and give a better perspective of life‚ there are negative effects in other ways. Opponents argue that plastic surgery can improve the appearance and produce a healthier look that can change their entire lifestyle. The results of the plastic surgery are only temporary lasting

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    Taylor‚ Peplau‚ and Sears (2000) there are two characteristics that people asses when forming impressions: competence‚ and physical attractiveness. The authors also state that although people say looks are not important‚ people base most impressions on looks alone. Walster (1966) also said that “Physical appearance is an important element in people’s attraction to strangers. Physical beauty has been shown to have a pervasive influence on our perceptions and evaluations of other people.” A study conducted

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    Geraldine's Dysmorphia

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    Geraldine’s obsession for staying clean and well kept can be seen as a type of dysmorphia. She is so fixated on maintaining her family’s appearance so that she will appear less black that she denies her son of friendships and in a sense boyhood. Her image of the black community is skewed based off physical appearance‚ and believes that appearance justifies superiority in the colored community. Although she seems to lack the loving niche for her son‚ Geraldine has an enormous adoration for her

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    assumptions about her as a person outside of the events depicted in the story. The first descriptive aspect of Priscilla as a character would be her physical appearance. We are made aware in the opening of the story that Priscilla stands as a massive individual in the school community and many students are fearful of her based solely on her physical stature. This may be confirmed on account of the fact that she only had one friend‚ Melvin Detweiler‚ and was not accepted by many of the other students

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    Suicide Note

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    In Mirikitani’s poem “Suicide Note”‚ parental pressures to be “good enough”‚ “smart enough”‚ and “pretty enough” are causes of teen suicide. Whether these feelings of deficiency come from comments and expressions from the narrator’s parents‚ or from her perception of their opinion of her‚ they drastically change the way she looks at herself. The narrator feels like her parents expressed that everything she did was not “good enough” according to their expectations‚ which led to her suicide. She

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