The most beautiful place (Alex) The most beautiful place for me is Spain. When I was eleven years old‚ my mother and I first went abroad. Mom and I both love to travel. Before that we visited several neighboring countries that were part of the USSR‚ because we do not need a visa to travel there. Those countries are almost the same as my Kazakhstan‚ everywhere people understand the Russian language‚ architecture and lifestyle in them the same. But I knew that in Spain‚ everything will
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How does Hopkins vividly convey a particular idea regarding the beauty of the world in “Pied Beauty”? “Pied Beauty” is a poem which focuses on the things which many people consider to be imperfect and unaesthetic. It’s about finding beauty where others see flaws; it’s about the glory of God and the wonder of life. In fact‚ the beauty of the flawed‚ spotty and dotted surrounds us every day: it is built harmoniously into nature. The poem is essentially centred on the ‘yin and yang’ of nature how its
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very much beauty all around us to see‚ touch‚ and hear. Nature is so miraculous because it is always changing. No matter how many times you look at something‚ it is always different. Nature can set a sky aflame at sunset or magically transform a familiar landscape into a snow-white wonderland. It can paint a rainbow in the sky‚ paint beautiful autumn colors on trees‚ or paint a clump of daffodils in the grass with glow of soft sunlight. Deer Nature can bring a lot of beauty into our
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Response to Anthropological Editions Essay #5 "Where Fat is a Mark of Beauty" Significant Concept: Simmon’s article illustrates a standard of physical beauty that is different than one might find common in United States or other Western societies. In the particular Nigerian tribe that the author details‚ a young girl named Margaret spends her days in a so-called "fattening room" where she eats to excess and purposefully avoids all but the slightest amount of exercise so as to gain weight - weight
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way to make someone ‘beautiful’. This is an unhealthy obsession created by a society that does not even know what it means to be realistically beautiful. They make up these outrageous notions and rules for people. If they do not fulfill these expectations‚ they are outcasted. Opinions on this issue range from completely different sides of the spectrum. Many are convinced that they need to undergo such drastic procedures to look like what society perceives as beautiful. They are fine with the
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The Meaning of Beauty Man vs. Woman From the beginning we are taught that God created man‚ and from man he created woman. It’s funny how different a man’s thoughts can be compared to a woman’s‚ considering the woman was created from the man. Their views on beauty‚ amongst other things‚ prove to be a perfect example of this. Centuries ago the Greeks saw “[B]eauty as a virtue: A kind of excellence” (Sontag 117). While this is still a shared view between men and women today‚ they share different
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The Heroic Quest is a three stage journey‚ in which a protagonist‚ embarks on a voyage facing several different challenging elements. These elements include‚ Separation and Departure‚ Trials and Victories of Initiation‚ and Rescue From Without. The two heroes‚ in this case‚ are Odysseus and Bilbo Baggins. In The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ a introverted hobbit‚ was dragged into a strange journey‚ much different than his peaceful life at home. Odysseus’ (in The Odyssey) story is similar‚ he was forced
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Nature can bring a lot of beauty into our lives. Nature has a way of affecting our moods and it can force us to change our plans. Nature is responsible for the sun‚ clouds‚ rain‚ and snow. When it is sunny and bright outside‚ we feel cheerful inside. When it is cloudy and rainy‚ we often feel gloomy. When there is a beautiful and starry night‚ the moonlight makes us feel romantic. William Wordsworth in his poem “Daffodils" gives the romantic in nature; the beauty of nature as I wandered
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Real Beauty In the world today‚ the media makes it hard for a girl to be comfortable with her body. Society‚ in general‚ persuades young women to feel that any size above a two is too big. “In 1950‚ when televisions were first finding their way into homes‚ the media’s portrayal of “the ideal” female figure was drastically different than it is today. At that time‚ mannequins and models more or less reflected the average woman’s size. Mannequins and models have grown thinner by the year‚ increasingly
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“The Beauty of the Trees” Imagine a place with giant trees‚ tall bluffs overlooking the ocean‚ and green water lapping on the rocks below. The wind is cool and moist‚ the aroma of sea foam and grass fill the air‚ and water as far as the eye can see. Imagine this place and you have the Pacific Northwest‚ the home of Chief Dan George and the setting for his poem “The Beauty of the Trees. “ Chief Dan George was a leader of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation‚ a band of the Salish Indians located near coastal
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