The Ugly Duckling In this story‚ you will read about someone who was misunderstood. Be able to tell how this someone became happy. Tell also in what way this story could apply to people. It was a fine day and the sun was shining gloriously. The fowls and the other animals in the farm were having the time of their lives. The goats and cows were grazing contentedly. The hens were busy scratching for worms‚ while the ducks swam about in the big pond. Once in a while the ducks would tip upside
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The book I read for the this class is Uglies. Uglies is about a girl named Tally. In this dystopian world when you turn sixteen‚ there is a operation done to make everyone stunningly beautiful. When Tally sneaks into New Pretty Town to see her friend Piris. When she sees him she notices that his personality has changed along with his face. When she gets back to Uglevill she meets Shay. Shay is a rebellious girl who doesn’t want to be pretty. She talks about a place called the smoke. When she runs
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the “The Ugly Duckling” the duck is born late and everyone thinks he is ugly and he goes through a long journey and becomes a beautiful swan. When all the other ducks are born the mama realizes that the biggest egg hasn’t hatched and says “No I declare‚ the largest egg lies there still. I wonder how long this is to last‚ I am quite tired of it.”(Andersen 1) When the mama duck says this she is tired of sitting on the egg and wants to go teach the other baby ducks how to swim. After the ‘Ugly Duckling”
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Leslie an Ugly Caterpillar Once upon a time‚ there was a little caterpillar called Leslie. She was an ugly caterpillar. She was fat and couldn’t walk quickly. The only beautiful thing about her was she had agleam eyes. It was like two shining jewels. Leslie didn’t live alone in Neverland‚ she lived with Bufo the bee‚ Pincher the locust and Binks the bumblebee. But no one wanted to be her friend. They always derided her as an ugly and fat insect. One day as usual in the morning she started
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Within the riveting science-fiction book “Uglies”‚ Scott Westerfeld not only keeps the reader entertained‚ but also reveals the negative aspects of conformity. He relays this information while using events and actions throughout the storyline. Tally‚ the protagonist‚ rebels against the submissive tradition’s of her customs. Although many other themes are also conveyed in this book‚ the main message is clear: Fear of alienation in society causes one to suppress to conformity. Being just like
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Generous David is a character in the book the Uglies by Scott Westerfield who is both hardworking and generous. In the book there are two different types of people such as the pretties and the uglies. Also when you turn sixteen years old you have the surgery to become pretty‚ but some people like David‚ Shay‚ and Tally don’t get the surgery and go to a town called Smoke that David’s parents created. David was an ugly with a nice smile and his face held a kind of confidence. David
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alma mater‚ performance of HONK! the musical. The musical is basically an adaption of the old children’s story about the ugly duckling. I was very excited initially mostly because of the fact that we got to leave school for it. More importantly though‚ I was very excited because it was a musical‚ my favorite type of production! HONK! follows the story of a duckling called ugly and his struggles with being different. To be completely honest‚ I would have to say that majority of the acting was very
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are intrinsic parts of human needs. In ‘The ride of Zhu Bao Sheng’ by Nick Long‚ Nick traces the difficultly of a migrant attempting to fit in to a new place‚ community. Throughout his journey though‚ he constantly faces obstacles. Similarly in ‘The Ugly Duckling’ by Hans Christian Andersen‚ we witness a little duckling that is faced with exclusion by those around him due to his appearance. Places‚ people and language can provide and reflect ways of belonging‚ but belonging is compromised for migrants
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started a frenzy among movie goers. After the film‚ many people rushed to their local Goodwill store. Ugly sweaters have made a comeback. The film is hilarious‚ and the recent sweater craze has started a new trend at holiday parties. The characters in the movie wear ugly sweaters on Christmas Eve‚ and they have a plan to make their Christmas Eve a memorable night. A Bit of Nostalgia The ugly sweater trend comes with a bit of nostalgia. Christmas sweaters were popular gifts in the 1980’s. Once
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If you’ve ever read the story “The Ugly Duckling”‚ which I’m assuming most people did as a child‚ you’d know that there is a wonderful moral to the story. The moral is: you should never be ashamed of who you naturally are‚ because whether it’s tomorrow or a year from now‚ you are going to be happy with what you become. Always keep dreaming of and trying to be the best version of yourself that you possibly can‚ and one day you will be in the exact spot you wanted to be in all along. This tale
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