A Beautiful's Voice

The poem “Famous” by Naomi Shihab Nye is a short but very impactful passage. Through repetition this poem suggests that fame is not necessarily what we think it is. Rather than it being a widespread reputation it is formulated by perspective. This poem is a perfect example of imagery. Nye gives a new perspective to items that are overlooked or seen as being unimportant.

• The goal now, it seems, is simply to become known, to turn oneself into a sort of miniature celebrity. (The end of solitude, pg. 2)

There is a cliché quote that people say, “Beauty is in the eye of beholder.” But in the essay “The Ugly Truth About Beauty” (1998) Dave Barry argues about how women who spend countless hours on their so called “beauty” whereas men seem not to care. Barry uses juxtaposition and exaggeration to poke fun at men and women behavior and shed light on the harm that the beauty industry is doing. When Barry argues his point of his essay he addresses both genders, but more specifically teenage to middle age men and women, but he writes about it in a humorous and light-hearted manner.

2. "… there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget: a singing compulsion, a whispered “Listen,” a promise that she had done gay, exciting things just a while since and that there were gay, exciting things hovering in the next hour." (p. 11)

When she is given the opportunity to dress in extravagant clothing and act like she is wealthy, she found a “sense of triumph that is so sweet to a woman’s heart” (3). Mathilda Loisel’s change from the exposition of the short story to the rising action is dramatic. The reader’s first impression of the character is that she is unhappy and resentful but at the party she comes off just the opposite. She was joyful and “danced wildly, with passion, drunk on pleasure, forgetting everything in the triumph of her beauty” (3). Mathilda Loisel’s true character starts to reveal itself when the reader sees how much value she puts in possessions.

The short story, The Sound Of The Singing, deals with conflicts and how they effect the people in them and around them. Vanessa McLeod is a dynamic character who changes her perception of herself in the course of the story. Through her changed perception, Margaret Laurence is suggesting that a person’s identity is change by their surroundings and the conflicts they fight through in there lives.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be the center of attention? Cameron Russell, the speaker of, “Looks aren’t everything. Believe me, I’m a model,” related to this in every shape and form. According to Russell, she is pretty because in her industry pretty is defined by being a tall beautiful white woman. She is what every little girl dreams of being. In Cameron Russel’s ted talk she states that she gets things she doesn’t deserve because she is a beautiful, stunning white woman.

At the beginning of the article, the author brings to the public attention that the

“Speech Sounds” is a short story written by Octavia Butler that follows the adventures of Rye in a dystopian world where a mysterious pandemic severely limits humankind’s ability to communicate. Written in the time period of the late 1970’s/early 1980’s, Rye as a female in a dystopian story is unusual and against the normal conventions for this genre of stories. So now Rye, a woman with the ability to speak, becomes the dominant female character throughout the story. This breakthrough fight against the norms allows Butler to take steps forward in feminist culture through the power of Rye’s character. Through Rye’s actions and dialogue, it is seen that she does not stand for man???????

In the words of John Wooden, "Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful." The talent we have was given to us by God and we need to remember that. Fame was given to us by the talent we have and we need to be grateful for the talent and fame we have. This essay will show you have some people, places, things, and ideas get their fame.

Explication of “Frank Sinatra’s Gum” “Frank Sinatra’s Gum” is written by Kelly Simon and covers the important issue of conformity vs the individual. This story features a girl in junior high who gets to interview Frank Sinatra and decides to go against the grain. Simon says, “Secretly I did not adore him like the other girls in junior high did” (1).

Interest is further maintained throughout the poem by the use of unique literary techniques. Unlike other poems, ‘Famous’ does not rhyme nor does it follow any specific structure. It does, however, correspond with the spontaneity of incorporating everyday objects by not following a set structure. Throughout the poem, sibilance, anaphora, parallelism and allusion have been incorporated to achieve a constant face paced movement throughout the initial seven stanzas of the poem. These stanzas reflect a constant change in setting, replicating the insightful thoughts of an everyday person throughout their day, passing insignificant objects yet subconsciously identifying their importance. This fast paced movement is maintained through the use of anaphora in lines one, two, five and seven. In conjunction with anaphora, personification is used to enhance the already vivid image

While your new circle of famous friends have made the same arduous climb as yourself, succeeding in spite of insurmountable odds, they have also been famous longer than you and are accustomed to the expectation that they

Thesis: Colbie Caillat uses her music to spread positivity and acceptance, making her a muse, while Madonna serves as a monster by encouraging reckless behavior and unnecessary rebelliousness. MUSE TS: Colbie Caillat serves as a muse by promoting positivity and self love and calling out today’s unrealistically high beauty standards. In her song, “Try”, Caillat addresses young girls who struggle to fit in and appreciate their unique beauty. C1: In the beginning of the song, she criticizes the pressure put on girls to look “perfect” by voicing the message they get from the media and from other people.

What they failed to mention is that “famous” isn’t a job and it doesn’t just happen, truth be told it isn’t even the message in my heart. “Pretty” doesn’t get me anywhere I want to go.