Sylvia Plath takes us into the thoughts of a woman from an interesting perspective. We always view ourselves truthfully in the mirror and face the outside world in nothing but lies. Through the speaker of mirror‚ it tells us that woman’s beautiful appearance will not stay for a long time. In the poem “Mirror”‚ Plath uses various poetic techniques that effectively shapes its meaning and creates a mood for the poem. One of the features in this poem is that it effectively employs the technique of personification
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The common physical beauty is what Elaine Scarry called “a symmetry of everyone’s relation to one another” in her book called On Beauty and Being Just (1999). This means that beautiful subjects or objects are evenly proportioned and ideal in all their forms. In other words‚ if symmetry is perfection‚ then beauty is perfection too. At the same time‚ as absolute symmetry does not exist- beauty is a divine feature of “chosen”. Meanwhile‚ I have my own interpretation of physical beauty. This is the idea
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if outward appearances were not that important. But none of us can deny that we are influenced by a person’s good looks. Men in positions of power choose only beautiful women as wives and pass by the less than attractive. The "sugar daddy" thinks like those in power because he is influenced only by appearances. We should accept the way they both think because all men will imitate them if given the chance. Those of us that say: "inner beauty" is more important then external appearances are only fooling
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a) To Patricia‚ I have assessed the current business situation for the Lodge Bistro Chain and I have decided to demonstrate‚ how your chain is effected by the external environment (threats)‚and what are the internal problems (weaknesses).To identify the problems I have done the SWOT analysed‚ and presented the two groups of factors which effected your business position. |STRENGHTS |WEAKNESSES
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today’s society these things translate to sexual harassment. Pope also raises the issue of conflicting love‚ the opposition between spiritual and secular love. The poem portrays men and women as more concerned with social status‚ material values and physical beauty than the development of the spirit or of the character‚ Pope suggests former is the morally wrong part and criticises(through satire) his character for the vanity and lack of morality. The significance of a woman’s outward beauty (especially
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present in a thing or person that pleases the aesthetic senses or brings about deep satisfaction. However‚ what may please the aesthetic senses will be different for every individual. There are many types of beauty; some people define beauty through physical characteristics‚ others by the inner beauty of the soul‚ or beauty can also be found in nature and the arts. An old proverb states‚ beauty is in the eye of the beholder; which means‚ there can not be such a thing as objective beauty. What one
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one would you prefer? Why? A person of high intelligence will get successes effortlessly no matter how he looks; therefore‚ I’d rather become an intelligent ugly girl than become a beautiful stupid one. A smart person with unattractive appearance; in my opinion‚ has much motivation to step forward as well as has been treated with much more respect from other people. In fact‚ an ugly person can also change to a beautiful one thanks to cosmetic products and medical advances.
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would work on their body language and outfit to leave a better impression. However‚ situations which we are judged in based on our appearance are not limited to interviews. We are being judged by different people on daily bases. Most people hold prejudices toward the groups they do not fit in because of difference in culture‚ race‚ gender‚ social class and even physical fitness. These prejudices are based on societal stereotypes which influence people’s judgement of others and how they present themselves;
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DEPICTED IDEALS OF BEAUTY Throughout the decades of time‚ society has been continuously determining the perception of what it is to be "beautiful." The American standard of beauty is often reflected upon advertisements that convey an unrealistic expectation for most everyday women. Whereas‚ teenagers have grown to interpret advertisements as a model for how they should appear physically. Marilyn Monroe was perceived as the epitome of beauty in the 1950s. The well-known sex symbol was recognized
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The first thing that will surprise you in your first visit to Saigon is the amount of motorbikes. It seems that each and everyone of the 10 million people who live in Ho Chi Minh City has its own bike! The traffic can be a nightmare for visitors to Viet Nam for the first time. Believe it or not‚ there are transport rules but people don’t seem really interested in following them. Three or four people on one motor bike is a common sight‚ particularly with the young and young families The traffic
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