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 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 becomes invested in hoverboarding due to meeting
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An Ugly Toll of Technology: Impatience and Forgetfulness (5) Tara Parker-Pope is an author of books on health topics and a columnist for the New York Times‚ where she writes the Well blog. Her books include "For Better: How the Surprising Science of Happy Couples Can Help Your Marriage Succeed‚" "The Hormone Decision‚" and "Cigarettes: Anatomy of an Industry from Seed to Smoke." Prior to joining the New York Times‚ Parker-Pope wrote for the Wall Street Journal. Addiction is defined as frequent
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QUESTION 1: What is the practical application of text mining? Text mining can be applied in different ways. In this section‚ I will discuss 4 ways in which text mining is used. A. Search Engines Text mining can be used to create suggestions or recommendations based on user input; the Google search engine is a good example of this. As per Figure 1.1 below‚ if a person were to type the word ‘Education’ in the search engine‚ Google would retrieve results containing the word ‘Education’ in the
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THE GOOD‚ THE BAD AND THE UGLY Throughout History‚ Social class has become a barrier for many people; Amir and Hassan are of no exception. Creating a wall between people within societies‚ shows that the concept of social class still exists today. One that is evident between the characters in the novel‚ Kite Runner. Amir ’s mistreatment of Hassan caused by his status of being a hazara‚ Hassan being stigmatized as a degredation in the society and Assef continuously showing superiority over
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disfigured body he carries around with him. Lots of people are born with some deformity or another‚ but none such as the case of John Merrick‚ in other words‚ The Elephant Man’ who was given this name because he was so deformed he resembled an extremely ugly elephant. The movie shows how John Merrick is marginalized not only by the general public‚ but also the poorest of people to such an extent that his life was a misery. This movie shows how cynical people can be towards fellow human beings. His abnormalities
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(Oates 227). As shown by the adverb‚ instinctively‚ Ursula has grown to be more caring towards other people without hesitation. “My voice got brighter and brighter... I was almost pleading now. This went on for five minutes‚ maybe… I was so scared‚ Ugly Girl seemed to have departed. It was just me‚ Ursula (Oates 151). This was when Matt tried to jump off the cliff and Ursula begging Matt to not do it. This also shows that Ursula clearly cares about Matt. Therefore‚ Ursula became caring towards the
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“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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Communication Practices: Mobile text-messaging among Hong Kong College Students Angel Lin Faculty of Education‚ Chinese University of Hong Kong Mobile text messaging—variously known as SMS (short message service)‚ text messaging‚ mobile e-mail‚ or texting—has become a common means of keeping in constant touch‚ especially among young people‚ in many parts of the world today. The research literature abounds with studies on the social‚ cultural‚ and communicative aspects of mobile text messaging in different
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OF RELATED LITERATURE • Literature Review is the documentation of a comprehensive review of the published and unpublished work from secondary sources of data in the areas of specific interest to the researcher. • The main aim is to find out problems that are already investigated and those that need further investigation. • It is an extensive survey of all available past studies relevant to the field of investigation. • It gives us knowledge about what others have found out in the related field
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