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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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    Uglies By Scott Westerfled

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    There is no doubt that this book won’t be read 100 years from now. The book‚ “Uglies” By: Scott Westerfled is truly a great novel. This book determines that beauty is not all that proves you as a person. Beauty belongs to everyone‚ everywhere. In a world of extreme beauty‚ anyone normal is ugly. Tally must figure herself out before she undergoes surgery at the age of sixteen to become “pretty”: or what is so called pretty. Tally and Peris are the best of friends‚ but when Peris becomes pretty‚ Tally

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    Ugly Pretty, Or Reality?

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    Ugly‚ Pretty‚ or Reality? Imagine a society of extreme beauty that anyone normal is considered ugly. Although the two classifications of‚ ugly and pretty are viewed as immensely different‚ they have one thing in common. Being in either one these categories causes not only domination of physical appearance‚ but also steals the identity of an individual. The only way out is sacrifice. Westerfield’s dystopian fiction novel‚ Uglies tells the story of an adolescent girl‚ Tally Youngblood‚ who is trapped

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    Uglies Book Report

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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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    Uglies Book Report

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    Uglies” is about a place that separated two towns called Uglyville and Pretty Town. People who are ugly lived in Uglyville and people who were pretty lived in Pretty Town. A girl named Tally Youngblood had been waiting all her life to turn 16 because that is the age where she is able to turn pretty. To become pretty you have to go through plastic surgery and they will fix up everything to make you picture perfect. When you have become a pretty‚ your whole lifestyle changes. You live with no regrets

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    Ugly Sweaters Analysis

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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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    Three hundred years from now‚ one girl by the name of Tally must decide from being surgically beautiful‚ and living the rest of her life being ugly but with her friend. In the book Uglies by Scott Westerfeld‚ Tally begins as a 15-year-old girl who eagerly awaits her 16th birthday where she will turn pretty. On the day of her “Sweet 16”‚ the Special Circumstances people pick her up rather than the doctors. Everybody receives the surgery in which doctors basically cosmetically reconstruct him or her

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    Mad Hot Ballroom Summary

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    Section a) In "Mad Hot Ballroom and the Politics of Transformation" by Sherill Dodds‚ the transformative power of a ballroom dancing program among middle school students is explored. One significant idea presented in the article is the concept of empowerment through dance. Dodds illustrates how participation in the structured environment of dance enhances students’ social and emotional skills‚ thereby empowering them in various aspects of their lives (Dodds‚ 2005). Another noteworthy concept discussed

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    Travis R. Drakeford 09/21/2014 EN1420 ITT Technical Institute Elizabeth Hermans The Ugly Canadian An article from Amir Attaran called “The Ugly Canadian” is an article have Mr. Attaran fighting for Canadian rights. Attaran studied law and decided to become a Canadian despite learning its disappointing flaws throughout his educational career. Amir Attaran really was aim to convince Canadians that the government is disgracing their image and that they are not living up to the

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