The Ugly and Beauty Inside Essay

At the library, she was offered a book by the mayor’s wife multiple times but Liesel declined. After being removed from the job because the mayor couldn’t offered job, Liesel must leave. Though she declined the book many times, she returns to the house to steal food but instead retrieves the book. She steals it for her close friend Rudy. The book itself represents the connection between the two especially Rudy valiantly saves the book after it was almost thrown into a river.

Rosa Hubermann was not shy when she was first introduced and you hardly saw a glimpse of her quiet side. When Liesel, was dropped off at Rosa’s house, her first words were harsh towards the girl. She always used the word, Saumensch, which means bastard in english. Besides using harsh words, Rosa had a loving side

“Beauty” by Tony Hoagland was written in 1998. In this poem, Hoagland expresses his feelings on how women care too much about physical appearances. Throughout his poem he tells the story through the eyes of a brother of a girl who learns to love herself for who she is. Hoagland’s poem stresses the importance that beauty goes deeper than the surface. Throughout his poem, Tony Hoagland uses many literary devices to perfect his poem. These devices include the message, tone, imagery, figures of speech, and personification.

Her enthusiastic attitude can only be calmed down by the sound of Papa’s accordion. Nothing can come in between her and her words, not the darkness of the room, and of course not even the Nazi Germans. Furthermore, in the book A Girl Made of Darkness, it is shown that Liesel is intrigued by the smallest thing in life as she questions her parents about her Christmas present (Zusak, 89). Understand her family situation, Liesel is not expecting for any present for Christmas, however her dad has been able to trade cigarettes for some books . To most of us, when we receive presents we will just accept the present, no questions asked. On the contrary,many questions have been proliferating in Liesel’s mind when Papa gives her the gifts. Not to mention another obvious evidence is when Max first arrived at the Hubermann’s house. As can be seen, Zusak has portrayed Liesel as the book thief because her inquisitive characteristic indicate those who questions the Nazi German

In The Book Thief, a work of historical fiction, written by Markus Zusak introduces the main character Liesel Meminger, the reader starts to see how she keeps having many conflicts but always stays positive. Liesel has many conflicts, for example her brother dies early in the book and that shapes the way she is. Later on Liesel steals books and that makes her happy because the first book she stole was the grave digger's handbook and that is how she remembers her brother. Liesel steals and reads books this is how she finds happiness with all the bad things going on around her. In the end of the book most of the people she loves die and it is hard for her to find happiness again. The author uses the setting and point of view to express theme and to make the reader feel sympathy; He uses this because with the theme of finding light in the darkness, deaths perception, and the setting of Germany makes the theme clearer.

Brutality and Beauty are both aspects of the human spirit and therefore are evident in society and have been through the ages. History can be examined to bring forth examples of both, often side by side, often in times of great destruction such as in times of war. In the novel, The Book Thief, Marcus Zusak explores and compares the juxtaposition between great brutality and beauty in the human spirit evident in the German town of Molching during WW2. The author demonstrates how the characters in the novel can overcome cruelty and ruthlessness with acts of extraordinary kindness and humaneness. This is shown through the novel with Max and Liesel’s friendship, when Hans gives one of the Jewish camp prisoners a piece of bread and when Rosa and Hans protect Max from the Nazis. Zusak illustrates that a human’s capacity for hope is difficult to destroy regardless of the circumstances.

Her foster mother, Rosa Hubermann, collects laundry to provide necessities for the family; she collects laundry from the wealthier parts of town. Rosa takes Liesel with her on her laundry job; and because of this, the broken girl meets the silent woman. Liesel usually walks to Ilsa’s house, so it is significant her walking to a new pathway of healing. When Liesel first meets Ilsa, she describes her as a woman with hair like fluff and a bathrobe. Zusak uses the word ‘fluff’ because it is usually not given a second glance; it is normally ignored. This is used to show how Ilsa has ignored her happiness because she feels guilty about her son freezing to his death. Ilsa’s feelings are represented by her doorway, “Standing fluffy-head and shivery in her enormous cold-aired doorway. Always silent. Always alone. No words, not once” (94). “Cold-aired doorways” suggest frigid but open paths. The mayor’s wife shows no sign of friendliness or enthusiasm, although, on some level, she is willing to let Liesel in so that both of them can walk down a new path as different people. In the mayor’s wife’s state of coldness, she feels empty, blank. She is frigid because of the ‘home-cooked’ war that took her son, home-cooked meaning started at home. In Germany, a home that is supposed to be safe and welcoming it isn’t for her son. So Ilsa’s home is not welcoming either. Ilsa desires to suffer like her son does, “he froze to death” (146), and so she attempts the same painful exit from

She stole from the Nazi book burnings on the street, the Mayors library and wherever she could. Liesel also received two special books written by a Jew hiding out in her basement. She related to the Jew, Max, in many ways. They discovered that they both frequently had horrible nightmares and that they share the same passion for words. She was able to befriend an unwanted Jew in Germany because she was able to see past the hatred everyone normally felt. Liesel saw Max as another human being, and was loyal enough to keep him a secret. When Liesel spotted Max marching to the concentration camp with the rest of the Jews, she risked her life by running up to him. Her boldness made them both suffer the ruthless consequence of being whipped by a soldier. She was also brave enough to beat up a boy in her class who made the mistake of teasing her. Liesel was filled with rage. "Her knuckles and fingernails were so frighteningly tough, despite their smallness" (Zusak 78). Liesel had the audacity to stand up for herself because she refused to be ridiculed.

Liesel purposefully (to put it nicely) used her newfound words in a (heated) conversation with the Mayor’s wife when she fired Rosa from doing her and her husband’s laundry. As an apology gift, Ilsa Hermann gave Liesel The Whistler. Midway through Liesel’s rant with Frau Hermann Zusak writes, “The injury of words. Yes, the brutality of words” (252). By the time Liesel reaches the end of her tirade and throws the book at Ilsa Hermann’s feet, Zusak uses imagery to describe the effect Liesel’s words had on the Burgermeister’s wife, "Blood leaked from her nose and licked at her lips. Her eyes had blackened. Cuts had opened up and a series of wounds were rising to the surface of her skin. All from words. From Liesel's words” (263). This paints a vivid picture in the reader’s mind of the repercussions of Liesel’s words on Ilsa

In The Book Thief, the author, Markus Zusak writes a beautiful story following a young German girl named Liesel who experiences the atrocities that occur during World War II. Early in the book, she is given by her mother to foster parents who raise her as their own. During her childhood, she begins stealing books and learns about the power of words. Throughout the story, she bonds with many people including her neighbors, her foster parents and a Jew hidden in their basement. Most of the characters end up dying due to the horrible living conditions and time period the book takes place in.

The subjective element of beauty involves judgment, not opinion. Many people feel beauty is only something seen by the eyes. St. Thomas Aquinas views beauty in both the supernatural and natural orders. Aquinas lists the attributes of beauty to be found in nature. These are; unity, proportion, and clarity. We will see how these attributes of beauty are seen through the eye and felt by the heart.

This essay is for women who believe their thighs are too big, their breasts are too small, their hair is boring, their skin is flawed, their body is shaped funny, or their clothes are outdated. This month's column is for women who believe their life would improve if they could lose 15 pounds; if they could afford contact lenses, that new perfume or anti-cellulite concoction; if they got a nose job, a face lift, a tummy tuck, etc. This month's column is for women who feel shame or unhappiness when they ponder some part (or all) of their body. In other words, this month's column is for 99.9% of the women reading it!

In Nazi Germany, the axis fought extremely hard to oppress Jews and dehumanize them. These ideals were pushed upon the German citizens relentlessly during Hitler's reign through laws. In the book, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the author presents the readers with characters who are under Nazi rule. These characters are all affected by the government in different ways, but the overarching theme of the book is the dehumanization of good people. Hans, Rudy, and Liesel all give humanity back to someone who has been dehumanized, even in the face of adversity.

Beauty is pain. Isn’t it? From hair and nails to skin care and pedicures, a women wants to feel beautiful inside and out. Women would go through just about anything to have the perfect eyebrow, manicure, and much more. Often what women envy most in other women is the genes of long beautiful hair.

Have it your way at Burger King. In that case, I’ll have a body about twenty pounds lighter with a butt and breast enlargement please. Wouldn’t it be great if we could order the bodies we live in like ordering food from a fast food restaurant? It would be so much easier if we could just choose our own ideal bodies, wouldn’t it? Unfortunately we don’t live in this utopia, and whatever body you’re born with, that’s what you get, so learn to love the body you were born with. As Plato once put it, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This basically means that everyone has their own beauty and just because you don’t find someone attractive doesn’t mean somebody else doesn’t, or even more importantly, that they don’t love themselves. Because I agree with this statement, I believe that this constant pressure people are put under by society to lose weight and lose it fast, is not only a ridiculous request, but it can be detrimental to someone’s health to suggest they come to Ihop hungry, and leave still hungry, and when so many women are willing to risk their health to have the body that society deems acceptable shows that most if not all women have been taught to hate themselves for not having the “perfect” body. When it comes to body image we must first as people learn to accept ourselves for who we are, accept that the process of losing weight is a process that takes time and effort, and that if you are not a doctor, someone else’s body problems are none of your business.