The Ugly Duckling

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    black bear?” I turn around and look down, I find myself face to face with an ugly creature, which I assume is the owner of the squeaky voice. Upon closer look I recognize the ugly creature as a petite mandarin duckling. Then he spoke again asking the exact same question with the identical annoying voice “Mr. Panda, are you a hybrid of polar bear and a black bear?” “No, I’m not.” I responded with a monotone voice. The duckling keeps staring at me for what seems like eternity. The silence combine with

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    The Disquieting Duckling by Asger Jorn (1959) is oil on canvas painting. The style of this painting is Neo-Dada, a movement with audio, visual and literary manifestations that had similarities in method or intent with earlier Dada artwork. Asger Jorn played a massive role in this movement. The title refers to a fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen called 'The Ugly Duckling.' The story is about a duckling that is born in a corral and who suffers abuse from his surroundings until

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    New Human Duckling Once upon a time, in an old barn with blooming flowers and golden stalks of corn, there was Mama Duckling. She is soon having Ducklings that will pop out of their shell and be part of the world. It has been about 6 months now and they are ready to hatch. As the Ducklings start to hatch they are all beautiful creatures. All of those Ducklings were normal except one of them. That one odd Duckling was quite ugly. The Ugly Duckling would get bullied by the other Ducklings and would

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    Hans Christian Andersen

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    Ugly. Different. Broken. Worthless. These are all names and problems The ugly Duckling and the Tin Soldier had to deal with everyday. Hans Christian Andersen uses the theme of an unfortunate outcast, marked by physical appearance to display the neglect and rudeness the characters receive for being different and eventually the Regret from others of the beauty that becomes of them. Hans Christian Andersen Lived a very different life, The only thing that ended up keeping him sane was his ability to

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    Shrek : A Short Story

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    this moment the ugliest duckling walked in, also looking for a quiet place to escape. As the ugliest duckling sat he noticed the large green mass that was Shrek. The ugliest duckling asked, “Why are you here,” Shrek, angrily replied “Now is not the best time” The Ugliest Duckling replied persistently “Well if you aren’t going to tell me I’ll start,” His tragic tale went like this: The Ugliest Duckling was born to a long line of ducks including the most famous ugly duckling. Everybody in his entire

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    black bear?” I turn around and look down, I come face to face with an ugly creature, which I assume is the owner of the squeaky voice. Upon closer look I recognize the ugly creature as a petite mandarin duckling. He then open his beak again asking the exact same question with the identical agitating voice “Mr. Panda, are you a hybrid of polar bear and a black bear?” “No, I’m not,” I responded with a monotone voice. The duckling keeps staring at me for what seems like eternity. The silence combine

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    The movie Lilo and Stitch is a movie that addresses the struggle people face with feeling alone. A heavy topic for a children’s movie, and one I never really thought about all the times I have watched it. Lilo and Stitch was the first movie I ever saw in theatres and so it holds a special place in my heart for that reason, but I think also connected to the movie on a deeper level. The story centers around Lilo, a 6 year old girl from Hawaii with a big imagination, who is now in the custody of her

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    and are still implicated so devastatingly that it not only corrupts the mind but also the soul of an ugly looking individual that bounds him to be as monstrous as the society sees him. The main discussion is that how a single person is alienated by the society only by the basis of particular mentality. A person who might appear beautiful might be an ugly soul whereas the one who appears to be ugly might be a beautiful soul. The notion that is created by the society could also be witnessed in our daily

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    Everyone in life has to choose whether they follow someone's footsteps or go their own way. Being yourself is important because you never know if you’ll make history or set an example for others. In other words, the book, The Ugly Duckling, teaches you that you need to be yourself no matter if you stand out from the rest. The duck from the book knew he was different, but to him, even though he stood out, he still thought he should be himself.he didn't try to be like his “brothers” just so he

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    The journey matters more than the destination. Although a person has a final goal, a destination no matter what that destination is, a person does not revolve everything around that. It is the journey that truly when going through that a person receives and gains. After the journey that person finally arrives at their destination, whether they are pleased with the destination or not, it was the journey that created the destination. While the destination is important it is the journey that defines

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