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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Attitude to truth and falsehood Truth is what we always expect and respect. We like the truth but sometimes abhor it when it is distressing. The opposite of truth is falsehood. We detest falsehood and sometimes condone with it if it benefits someone. We see the victory of truth over falsehood and the victory of falsehood over truth. The latter is short-lived because suppression of truth will lose its power and the truth will be out even after centuries. A popular expression compares truth to a rubber
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The very popular children’s movie “Beauty and the Beast” was originally a fairy tale written by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont. While the movie holds true to many of the themes displayed in the fairy tale‚ it falls short in other aspects. In the original fairy tale‚ the deal between the merchant and Beast is that one of the merchants daughter die in place of the merchant. However in the Disney movie the deal that takes place between Belle and Beast is only that Belle stays in the castle as his
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What is Truth? HZT4U1 2013/12/04 Khalid Mohamed For thousands of years the pursuit of knowledge and the definition of fact plagued philosophers. In order to define what knowledge truly is‚ fact must be defined as well. If something is a fact‚ then that must mean that it is truth. Facts and knowledge coexist with truth due to facts being true and incorrect statements being false. Ergo‚ knowledge can be seen as truth. Then the counterpart of truth; error is one
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right and wrong has been battled for years. To many‚ the concept of truth is deep‚ confidential and indefinable. In fact‚ it has been said that "The discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy". Clearly‚ we are in deep water on this topic. Some believe in absolute truth‚ while others believe truth is relative. I believe truth is not absolute when it comes to the names of physical things. Nevertheless‚ I do believe truth is absolute when it comes to moral things. Aside from those‚ I believe
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first novel‚ The Bluest Eye‚ was published in 1970. “In the novel‚ Morrison challenges Western standards of beauty and demonstrates that the concept of beauty is socially constructed. Morrison also recognises that if whiteness is used as a standard of beauty or anything else‚ then the value of blackness is diminished and this novel works to subvert that tendency.” (Sugiharti‚ “Racialized Beauty: Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye”). Her goal in writing the novel was to make a statement about how “something
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Throughout history and modern times‚ beauty has been valued and pursued. It has long played a significant role in shaping societal norms‚ practices‚ and reflecting cultural values. Standards often seen as eccentric in one part of the world could be the epitome of beauty in another. However‚ no matter the era or location‚ a common trend seen throughout history and even today tends to be pale skin. It shouldn’t be a surprise to many to the extent people would go for beauty and the fulfillment of fitting
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I thought that the musical II attended‚ The Beauty and the Beast‚ performed by Castle View High School‚ was extremely well-performed with moving music. The acting was superb‚ the singing was exceptional‚ and the pit music was astounding. I attended Beauty and the Beast‚ a musical performed by Castle View Theater Company‚ on November 21 at 1:00pm. The musical took place at Castle View High School in Castle Rock‚ Colorado. The plot interacted very well with the songs. The songs entwined with the plot
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An Inconvenient Truth explores data and predictions regarding climate change‚ interspersed with personal events from the life of Al Gore. Through a Keynote presentation (dubbed "the slide show") that he has presented worldwide‚ Gore reviews the scientific evidence for global warming‚ discusses the politics and economics of global warming‚ and describes the consequences he believes global climate change will produce if the amount of human-generated greenhouse gases is not significantly reduced in
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The Complexity of Beauty One of the most common phrases about beauty in today’s society is “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Beauty includes a certain subjective aspect in which people are able to construct what they wish beauty to be. The phrase “beauty is in the eye of the beholder‚” allows for one person to admire beauty in one way while another person could admire something entirely differently. However‚ those who perceive beauty as a more complex idea that deals with the layer of its
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