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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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    CHAPTER TEN Invasion of the Ugly Ogres We felt our way along like three blind mice through the morning fog. Until at last we left the cold‚ damp‚ mist behind and emerged into a backdrop of wind and grit. I was about to suggest we wait until tomorrow before crossing the kingdom when a set of powerful gray hands clamped around my ankle. “Back off‚ ugly.” I drew my sword. “Ah‚ the little brat‚ wants to play at being a bad boy?” the monster said in scorn. “Well‚ we’re tired of playing‚ kid. So now

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    It is understandable why colleges would focus strictly on academic achievement because when it honestly comes down to it‚ one has to make good grades in order to get into a good school; however‚ I do not think admissions should be entirely based on grades. Yes‚ you should maintain a high GPA‚ but there is more to a person than just their school life. A sentence on page one says “Consider less decorated high-schoolers who have committed time to a sick relative or juggled jobs to help their families

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    예준: There are probably none of you who don’t know the story of “Cinderella”. But what we mostly think of when we hear “Cinderella” is the innocent Disney version‚ with the fairy godmother and the ugly freckled stepsisters. The original Cinderella‚ though‚ was a gruesome and not-so-innocent story. 예림: Although the first-ever version of Cinderella was written in Egypt in the first century BC‚ The original story most similar to the Cinderella we know today was the story Ashenputtel‚ written by Jacob

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    Daisy Miller: Finding Personal Identity as an Ugly American Psychology 112 Vampire Academy for Phlebotomy and Psychology Dracula Smith September 20‚ 2010 Daisy Miller is forced to address her personal identity in the book because she is only able to identify with being American by putting down others she meets. By today’s standards‚ Daisy would be considered “fake” or disingenuous. For example‚ Daisy’s own family tells her secrets and hands out her real intentions to deceive others. Her brother

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    Student Name Exploratory Paper Professor English 26 March 2012 The Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Ugly of Animal Experimentation Animal experimentation plays an important role in today’s medical and pharmaceutical advances‚ but many question the morality of such a use of animal life. Whether one argues that testing different products and drugs on animals is necessary or not‚ this has become an integral part of developing products. From that Tylenol we pop to get rid of our headache to that perfect

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    uses the term nature many times throughout the play. I agree with you that Lear feels it is in the nature of his daughters to obey they father. In 1.4‚ after realizing how awful his daughter Goneril is‚ Lear says of Cordelia‚ “O most small fault‚ how ugly didst thou in Cordelia show‚ which like an engine wrenched my frame of nature” (257-259). Lear is acknowledging that Cordelia’s tiny flaw completely bent him out of shape and wrongfully removed any love he had for her. In the same scene‚ Lear says

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    they make‚ it is a price worth paying. Athletes are continually acquiring injuries that alter their lives forever‚ but the reality is they are fully responsible for those injuries because they put themselves at that risk. In the article‚ “Risk is an ugly reality in sports” by Josh Aldrich‚ he claims‚ “These sports have always been dangerous and the possibility of life-altering injuries has always been a real risk. This is something athletes have long known‚ even if they refuse to acknowledge it” (Aldrich

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    The Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Ugly Sides of the Internet ENGL 1A Professor Royal 22 May 2011 The Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Ugly Sides of the Internet The amount of people that have used the internet has grown 572% from 2000 to 2010. What would the world be without internet? It is only been 20 years since its creation but yet it has affected society immensely. Internet has had both a positive and a negative influence on society. Due to the significance of both influences‚ internet cannot be seen

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