we feel pressured to look good? What difference does it actually make? Marie Claire delves into the subject to find the real reason behind why we crave ‘pretty.’ “Poison them, drown them, bash them on the head. Got any chloroform? I don't care how you kill the little beasts. Just do it, and do it now!” barks the wretched Cruella De Vil, one of the most hated women in the history of imaginary evil characters. How did she garner so much hatred – was it only because she was an evil dog-hater? We feel
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story. The moral that about jealously, greed, and envy, and how it wont get you far because you wont be able to see past what you’re not and what you do not have. On the contrary, Disney does try to incorporate it by saying the Prince was transformed into a Beast because of his greed and pride, but again the impact is not as powerful. Disney not only removes important roles from stories but they also simplify it so much you loose a sense of
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she was planning on trading him for another horse. It was a long, bumpy ride. Every stop sign you could feel the heavy trailer tug behind us. You could feel the car wobble as the horse would move. We finally arrived at the amazing Katy’s Corral. The first thing I saw was a beautiful brown horse. He was built nice, tall, and had a good personality. I knew I would love to own that horse from the start. You could smell the aroma of horse and their odor. I loved that smell. There were
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Charles had avoided Lisa Marie that week at all costs. Had it gotten back to his supervisor, Mr. Fortson, it might jeopardize his job. He had broken the golden rule, not to get involved personally. It was a good rule. Charles now knew where the leak was coming from. He dreaded finding out more about Lisa Marie. If she were the killer, it would mean she would be put to death. There was no saving her. He wondered in his drunken state on Friday night, if he had spilled any personal information about
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Have you ever wanted anything so bad, you would have done anything to get it? In the story “The Great Gatsby” it talks about a man named Jay Gatsby and how he tried to achieve his American Dream. Jay Gatsby did everything he can to try to achieve his American Dream, even if that meant showing off, being sneaky, and fighting. First off, Jay Gatsby loves to show off. There has been multiple times he has shown off in the story. One of the times he showed off was to impress Daisy. He invited both
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A beautiful, flirtatious, yet troublesome girl, Connie. Connie is a fifteen year old girl who learns that being presumptuous may affect her life negatively quickly after encountering a mysterious man who will not take no for an answer. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been includes a variety of symbols; Connie, music, and Arnold’s car. There are also a few themes within this story; beauty can be a curse, and the desire for independence. Oates begins the story by giving us a glimpse of Connie
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article, On Home and Haven. These texts show how belonging or to fit into a group and be part of something is essential to human existence and brings more meaning to one’s life. Belonging is about being comfortable with the people you interact with and the environment you find yourself in. A need to challenge culture is seen in all three texts. ‘Strictly Ballroom’ is set in a surreal world of hyperbole and all of the characters are exaggerated stereotypes. Those who hold the power in the ballroom
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him for twenty-five years, was dead. Attending the wake was the most dismal time of his life, surrounded by a throng of Davinia’s relatives and business associates, many of whom he didn’t even know… A lady with curly black hair and a long, aquiline face approached him. She introduced herself as Leah, Davinia’s cousin or something like that. He was barely even listening to her. “It was always you. You were her favourite. That’s what she said.” As if Jack needed Leah to tell him that…
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Narrator1: People come from all around just to check out how beautiful Psyche is. Narrator2: Men start worshiping her as if she were a goddess and ignore the altars of the goddess of love and beauty, Venus Psyche: (Psyche refuses the gift) I cannot accept this gift because I do not deserve to be worshipped! I am not a goddess! (Higher tone) Narrator1: Men even start saying that Psyche is more beautiful than Venus. (Uh-oh.) Narrator2: We bet you can guess who got mad about this. Yup, that's right – Venus
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finds out that he has a long way to go. The orb gathering teams are only for the best trained soldiers and the few lucky people who have the skills for conducting the orbs. Adam begins military training from scratch but despite that he spends most of his time in the cafeteria cleaning dishes. Brik, the lieutenant of the military unit doesn’t have big expectations for Adam, but to Brik's biggest surprise, does Adam discovers that he has skills for conducting orbs and is therefore asked to join the gathering
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