“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” Leo Tolstoy‚ The Kreutzer Sonata. In Scott Westerfelds novel Uglies Tally Youngblood wants to have a legally required surgery that will make her pretty. In the process she gets caught up in a rebellion against society and comes to appreciate a world where not everyone is pretty. However in an ironic twist she has to turn herself in to the authorities to be turned pretty. If one glances at a magazine or turns on the TV‚ you got
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Scott Russel Sanders’s Buckeye is a memoir‚ in which the author reminisces about his late father. He fondly recalls his father’s attachment to buckeyes‚ believing that it would help him overcome arthritis. He highlights his love for his father and the land he once lived on by using vivid sensory details. Throughout the story‚ Sanders describes events and surroundings with specific details that bring readers into the story‚ allowing them to watch it unfold as if they were there with the author. His
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A feminist is a theory of the political‚ economic‚ and social equality of the sexes. Russell Scott Sanders‚ “The Men We Carry in Our Minds‚” discusses his personal observation of the conflict of gender equality that grew in his mind after seeing the harsh lives of his surrounding class of people. It deals with the problems that exist between sex and social class issues. He reveals that the men in this class had no choice over their own destiny in life. Their only ways of making money to barely survive
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New Design in Historic Settings coNteNtS FOREWORD 1.0 IntRODuctIOn 2.0 nEW DEsIgn In HIstORIc sEttIngs 3.0 PRIncIPLEs FOR nEW DEsIgn In HIstORIc sEttIngs 4.0 mEtHOD 5.0 cAsE stuDIEs: An OVERVIEW 1 3 5 7 11 17 Acknowledgments We would like to express our thanks to Urban Initiatives‚ Malcolm Fraser Architects and Andrew Wright Heritage Consultants for their work in preparing the initial report for this publication. Images are Crown Copyright unless otherwise stated. Dates‚ where
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The impact of saying good-bye and actually leaving did not hit me until the day of my departure. Its strength woke me an hour before my alarm clock would‚ as for the last time Missy‚ my golden retriever‚ greeted me with a big‚ sloppy lick. I hated it when she did that‚ but that day I welcomed her with open arms. I petted her with long‚ slow strokes‚ and her sad eyes gazed into mine. Her coat felt more silky than usual. Of course‚ I did not notice any of these qualities until that day‚ which made
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available parking spaces‚ to poorly managed dining services‚ the university has no shortage of problems that need to be solved. One problem in particular that deserves immediate attention is the issue of the Honors College. Being enrolled in the Jesup Scott Honors College is a prestigious honor and is a well-respected program; however‚ there are issues within the Honors College that make it difficult for the wide-eyed‚ ambitious freshmen to graduate as honors students. A major dilemma that works against
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The novel Ender’s Game written by Orson Scott Card involved many issues that you would ordinarily surpass such as manipulating a single person for the greater good whether it destroys them mentally and physically. At first glance of the book I would have ignored it due to me not being a huge fan of sci-fi books‚ but Ender’s Game put me in a trance. It inflicted an emotional thorn that pierced through my heart making me wait with anticipation for the day our class would watch the movie. While the
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Winter Dreams”‚ the main female character‚ Judy Jones‚ is a conflicting character due to her personal attributes. Her beauty and charm countered by her cold affection. Her personality contradicting her need to be treated highly. The way she is violent despite her innocent charm. She is believed to be innocent‚ but deep down she is empty. Judy’s beauty‚ which is noticed by many‚ is contrasted by her cold affection‚ and the way she manipulates people. Shown by
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An overarching theme for many teen books is a character defying society whether it be the corrupt leaders‚ ideas‚ or practices. In the book Uglies by Scott Westerfeld‚ people live in a world where plastic surgery is expected for them and given to everyone through every stage of their life. However when Tally learns the truth behind the operation‚ she questions authority and disobey their standards. When children become teenagers‚ they are sent away from their parents to live in dorms together where
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Characters and the Futures They Develop As characters form relationships with one another‚ their future gets deeply impacted. This can be shown in the “Uglies” series by Scott Westerfeld. In the series‚ Shay’s brutally honest ways change the protagonist‚ Tally Youngblood‚ in ways they both never imagined. This and other bonds that Tally forms with different characters is what shapes her destiny. The first installment of the series‚ Uglies‚ is where Tally’s journey begins. This starts when Tally
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