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    Dave Eggers short story‚ “Accident‚” describes the scene of an accident between the narrator and a car full of three teenagers. Eggers chose to tell his story in the second person persepection so the reader can fully understand the emotions. The narrator seems lonely to purposely hit the teenager’s car. The narrator states‚ “You pulled in to an intersection‚ obstructing them‚ and their car hit yours. They have every right to be upset‚ or livid‚ or even violence-contemplating.” I like this short story

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    1302.08 Dr. Watson April 22‚ 2013 The Spark of a Glitzy Circus Commonly‚ children beauty pageants are judged by the following: modeling sportswear and evening wear‚ how well they dance‚ and how much talent they possess. The children are judged by their looks‚ how well they perform‚ and how confident they appear. Mother’s prepare their children for long weekends of make-up‚ hairspray‚ and gowns‚ but what about the children? How will this prepare them for life? Why would any parent want their child

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    company‚ some beauty product making company is taking an initiative to change something ubiquitous. “Whitening” products are the hottest selling thing in the beauty market these days. I used to buy them too because I thought I needed them. Obviously whitening products are to turn a dark complexion into a lighter one and since we “fair is beautiful‚” dusky women like me need them. Research says only 4 percent of the women in the world consider themselves beautiful. Sad but true. We may harp about how beauty

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    True Beauty Lonny Is beauty a splendid sunset when a person climbs a long way up a mountain peak and takes the first glimpse? Is beauty that moment when a person puts his toes into the sand‚ his face softly touched by the wind with its little salty flavor and the sun shining above his head? Is beauty a gorgeous girl that passes by‚ causing a man to not move his glued eyes from her back when she is already gone? Is beauty a luxurious sports car that a man fails to move

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    In The Circle by Dave Eggers‚ it is shown in the beginning that working at The Circle is a dream come true. It is an innovative company that produces new and improving technology. The company improves the daily lives of people with the new technology they create. They believe in “transparency”‚ meaning everything should be known and nothing should be kept hidden. Everyone at work is required to participate in the company’s social media and social events‚ so that employees within the company are able

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    ESSAY: The artist Robert Barry states that “nothing keeps renewing itself the way art does” the meaning behind this statement can be supported by analysing the still life or vanitas of painting in western culture whilst looking through the post-modern frame. The use of the post-modern frame is to primarily analyse and interpret an artwork‚ taking into account the post-modern and temporary influences and how this many affect the making & meaning of the artwork. It is used to examine how changing

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    technology. Among the different generations ranging from the elderly‚ to the new generation‚ technology use is on the opposite ends for each generation. In The Circle‚ Dave Eggers depicts the horrors of advancement in technology. With the parallels between the novel and the present‚ Eggers uses the fictitious society to warn us about the possible future outcomes such as the loss of privacy‚ constant need for affirmation‚ prominence of becoming anti-social and loss of identity. The main theme of the

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    Everything about The Circle seems great… in theory. The Circle by Dave Eggers has a lot of good ideas‚ but it seems to be mainly in theory. The SeeChange camera’s should help eliminate crime‚ and force people to be good. By using them‚ people that are not able to go out and experience what others do‚ can. And they can also help with every day to day tasks‚ like monitoring waves‚ or weather where you plan to go. Although it’s allegedly used for good things‚ it’s currently being used as a real time

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    The Uglies The uglies contains themes of identity‚ especially in the case of teenagers. The government of Tally’s city controlled what happened within the operations and it‚ “removed responsibility for identity‚” and this created sameness and unity. By placing heavy emphasis on individualism and the teen’s self conceit. With the theme of identity being a main concept of the book‚ it allowed me to relate to the text. This year I’m starting at a brand new public highschool with 1‚500 students

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