I. Introduction A. Hook: To the world, the word ugly may mean an abundance of things. What is ugly? Is it having acne, glasses, a big nose, or being overweight? Who has the right to call another human being ugly, when they are in fact not perfect themselves? Who says ugly has to be an appearance related topic? B. Bridge: We have all heard the story of the ugly duckling. The others isolated the duckling because they could not accept something different. As if being different is some terrible act and you must be shunned for it. As if having something out of the ordinary about you is repulsive or ugly. C. Thesis: Many may find that the essence of beauty is primarily focused on what you look like, rather than what is deep within. It is an evil first instinct we all possess. Ugliness; however, is more than just what a person looks like. A person could be visually appealing, yet have evil intentions deep within. Likewise, a person could be deemed as ugly purely based on what they look like, but within they could have the most beautiful heart. …show more content…
First Body Paragraph A. Topic Sentence: I clearly remember the school year those my age learned that ugly was something based off of appearance. B. Detail #1: It was the fourth grade, and there was a new girl in my class. Up until this point those in my grade pretty much grew up together, and a new student was an unfamiliar thing to us. C. Detail #2: One striking aspect about her was a birthmark that took up most of her face. Right away kids isolated her, and labeled her as ugly. They used to say she looks like a wrong answer you tried to erase, but could not get rid of. D. Detail #3: As the school year went by, so did the teasing: however, one day we were paired up with each other for a partner. Right away her striking personality and kind heart overcame her appearance. E. Summary/Transition: It was that day that I learned to get to know someone before throwing the word ugly at
These examples of dialogue show that it would be better to just stay an ugly. In other words, she should just be happy as she is instead because it is a smarter idea to keep her brain and memories as they are, rather than to change herself all for nothing but a better face.
In the essay “Why Looks Are the Last Bastion of Discrimination” by Deborah L. Rhode, she portrays the stereotypes hardships which are faced by certain people. She wants the audience to know how the stereotypes can cause suffering. The way certain people appear can cause people to have certain view point towards them due to their look. Discrimination is generated in people’s minds due to the physical appearance of a person. She wants the people to know that discriminating others because of their race, religion, color, and gender should be stopped. She gives an example in her essay about an obese lady, where the lady is called she not fit for job and
It was a beautiful day in my four year old eyes. An enjoyable day of kindergarten was nearing its end, and the students were playing in the sunshine while they waited for their parents to come pick them up and take them home. The grass was fresh and green, and a light breeze tickled the earth. The seemingly towering playground stood in dappled shade, swarming with joyfully screaming children. Another bright thing: I had decided that I was in love. I had a crush on the meanest kid in the school, and, oblivious of his disgust, fawned over him every waking moment. Today, I had decided to take (another) blindingly obvious and, frankly, brave leap of faith and further proclaim my love. I picked a handful of little wildflowers growing around the
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People are judged for their appearance all over the world, every day. People with brown, ragged clothes are assumed to be less intelligent, or homeless. People with long hair are assumed to be female. There are many stereotypes that limit the social actions of many people, and it is not just in real life. Rodman Philbrick shows that these stereotypes are not always true in the book “Freak The Mighty” in the form of Maxwell Cane, Kevin, Loretta, and Iggy Lee. All of those characters are misjudged by others, and in some cases, even by themselves. The message that your appearance does not determine who you are is very important, and applies to everyone everywhere.
The Rhetorical Analysis of the “Against Meat” by Jonathan Safran Foer People argue about ethical and health issues of the meat consumption for decades. Many individuals have own stories of how they came to the vegetarianism or its versions. Jonathan Safran Foer is one of them. In the article Against Meat the man describes his personal experience of the meat consumption and factors that made him to abandon this type of meals. Foer also raises an issue about the attitude to the food.
As I read Uglies, I consider the topic of acceptance because the message the author is trying to get across is that everyone should just be accepted for who they are. When I read this book, I see a society that needs to change. The place the characters live in forces them to get a surgery to change into what society considers “attractive”. You are called “ugly” or a “pretty” and treated differently based on your looks. In my opinion, this is very wrong. No one should be judged based on the way they look. Everyone should just be accepted for who they are and not be judged by who they are on the outside. Tally says in the book, “What’s inside you, matters more.” I think the author had Tally say that to prove his point even more; that
The Talk, a humorous essay - with a serious message - by Gary Soto, shows the reader a small snippet into the lives of two boys who find themselves to be “ugly”. The twelve-year-olds elaborate on their ugliness, from the narrator's gangling arms to his pencil dot eyes. Later, they dream about their future; the kind of girl they want to marry, and what jobs they want. The narrator expresses that even though he’s ugly, he’ll have a beautiful wife, and she’ll have plenty of dresses. Toward the end of the piece, the boys watch a girl - not for the first time, mind you - through her bedroom window.
Subsequently, I myself am of course judged by superficial people in this society. From elementary to the
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Throughout all societies and ages, prejudice has existed. Individuals or groups are oppressed because they are different from the majority. It has taken many shapes and forms, yet most people associate prejudice only with gender, color, or sexual orientation. Each of these has a visible history that has been recognized and attempts at amends have been made as society tries to become more accepting. But there is one group that has always existed, a category that is widely ignored but mistreated, judged, and abused based on a factor that these individuals cannot control: appearance.
The concept of beauty is a matter of opinion, namely, opinions imposed upon us at fairly early ages by society through those around us and through what the media feeds us. Societal beauty standards are unnaturally high and nearly unattainable— one must be tall, thin but curvy, light-skinned, acne-free, have symmetrical facial features, and overall conventionally attractive. Because of these standards, some may reject relationships with others if they don't find them attractive. In the short story “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a man begins rejecting his own wife because he finds a birthmark on her face repulsive. He rejects her to the point of her willing to do anything to rid herself of it, even if it means bringing about her own
Most of my freshman year of high school has been blocked out and forgotten; however, a few memories are still prominent in my mind, whether because they were terrible, outrageous, extremely happy, or just plain puzzling. Exact dates I’m not exactly sure of but it was nearing the end of my first year in highschool. The Art was the perfect spring time temperature and the sun was shining through the windows. Chirping birds could be heard because Mrs.Stuart loved to have the windows open with pleasant weather. Through the class my friend and I lost track of our projects and were, instead, talking and laughing. I was acting silly, talking randomly about my life, and checking my grades. Then my friend, Sarah, asked me ,“How are you so perfect? How is your life so great?”; moreover, in my mind I was baffled because I
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What is beauty? How do we decide who is attractive and who is not? Society is full of information telling us what is beautiful, but what fact is that information based on? The topic of beauty has been studied, analyzed and controversial for centuries. We all know the feeling you can have when you hear a beautiful song that brings joy to your heart, stand in a field of flowers that excites your eyes, or admire a face that is visually pleasing. As human beings, we are all drawn to beauty, but what is it that makes something beautiful? The controversial issue that surrounds beauty is that some believe that true beauty is defined by someone’s outer appearance, while others believe it is something that is experienced through a person’s