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    I picked the song “The Beauty in Ugly” because I think that the lyrics relate to the story of Oochigeas and the Invisible Hunter. The song is about a girl who thinks that she isn’t beautiful‚ but she truly is in her own way. It reminds me of how Oochigeas sees herself versus how she really is. In the story‚ Oochigeas lives with her vain sisters who treat her unkindly. She begins to believe that she is plain or even ugly because she has burns on her body and singed hair. Despite being treated poorly

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    There are many types of shoes that millions of Americans use everyday and that can be classified by purpose. There are shoes for sports‚ pleasure‚ and work. The first classification is shoes for sports. People normally wear tennis shoes for sports’ activities but they can be worn for almost anything. There are running shoes‚ walking shoes‚ basketball shoes‚ and even cross training shoes. The great thing about tennis shoes is that they are comfortable and can be worn almost anywhere. Tennis

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    More To Ugly Than Meets The Eye When hearing the word ugly‚ one typically perceives it as the outward appearance that a person or thing projects to the world. Nevertheless‚ the outward appearance of someone or something is not the only way that “ugly” can be defined. When a person comes off as rude or unpleasant‚ their actions can be considered to be ugly. Commonly defined‚ ugly relates to the outward appearance‚ however‚ it too can be defined as an inward emotion that affects one’s actions

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    The Uglies Essay Over time‚ society changes as well as the people in that society. Today’s society is obsessed with looks‚ fashion‚ and glamour. Advertisements can be found everywhere you look for clothes‚ beauty products‚ diet pills‚ etc. Society nowadays judges people based on their looks more than anything‚ There is a strong belief that the attractive ones are more likely to succeed. People living in today’s society will often find themselves doing anything to achieve this “beauty” in order

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    In the original scene from Uglies‚ Scott Westerfeld chooses first to describe how Tally conceives a letter written for herself‚ in which she justifies her actions. This explanation is supposed to provide her with an inner consent for the acceptance of experimental pills‚ but only reveals the uncertainty reigning in her psyche. In the scene‚ she thinks about the future and David and their joint past. She also asks herself‚ how much time it would take to start missing David and whether she would be

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    In Uglies by Scott Westerfeld‚ it takes us hundreds of years into the future to talk about what bad will come to us and in actuality how good we have it now. It talks about the negative side of basically our biggest dreams. It all starts with the young 15 year old Tally in Uglyville‚ and her quest to see her "best friend" Peris. After sneaking into Prettyville Tally encounters a new friend‚ Shay. They share tricks and late night adventures into the forbidden outskirts of town. They

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    opens with the iconic beginning ‘Once upon a time…’ which leads viewers to believe the film will have a traditional approach. In the next scene the fairytale book is slammed shut. Then this green ugly ogre named Shrek appears. Thus suggesting that this film is not tradition but unconventional. Shrek the ugly ogre is a friendly beast that rescues the princess from the evil prince. Shrek is an unconventional character in a typically traditional fairytale. Shrek’s initially threatens the storybook characters

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    ALLITERATION is the repetition of consonant sounds in a series of words. If the consonants are the same but the sounds are different they do not alliterate. eg. "...the grease that kisses the onions with a hiss." from WILLIAM STREET by Kenneth Slessor ALLUSION is the reference to well-known figures and/or other texts eg. "And thrice I heard the Cock crow thinking I knew it’s meaning well." from COCK CROW by Rosemary Dobson The reference here is to the denial of Jesus after his arrest by

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    her theory as to why the people in America love ugly houses and buildings‚ and hate beautiful things. Her theory answers H.L. Mencken’s question of why people are in love with such ugly buildings. In Buck’s essay‚ she shows that the lack of connection between generations results in poorly designed architecture. In contrast‚ Mencken solely focuses on the buildings‚ not the people’s family structure. Furthermore‚ “Indiana” and “The Libido for the Ugly” both make discuss the disconnection between the

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    Audience Analysis: The Ugly Truth There are many different ways of speaking with different people. These different ways may be through a different language‚ slang‚ or simply with a different personality or demeanor. You wouldn’t want to go to the White house dressed as a hippie‚ and you wouldn’t want to go to a gang dressed up in a tuxedo. It is also possible to analyze writing and who audience is that the author is trying to target. In the story "The Ugly Truth about Beauty"‚ Dave Barry’s target

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