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    What is beauty? There are two ways you can judge beauty‚ by appearance (external) and inner (internal) qualities. The noticeable beauty is what is visible on the surface; it does not have as much value as the beauty that is unseen which comes from within and glows outward. Therefore‚ judging people by looking at their appearance is irrelevant because beauty is more than what we look like. Our experiences in life‚ our self-confidence and our character traits define who we really are as individuals

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    different appearance and reality are. Appearance may differ from reality in a huge way and can have an impact on those you love. Claudius fakes his love strongly towards his stepson Hamlet by telling him to not leave for school so he can kill Hamlet and continue on with his plan. “I must to England‚ you know that”‚ (Shakespeare 220-225). In this quote Hamlet is sent by Claudius to go to England knowingly that he will be executed and it shows the fake love between them. Another way appearance differs

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    send it. Appearance vs. reality is a theme most commonly used in writing. It requires the audience to think about the fact that the piece of art they have just read or seen has more to it. This theme is used in Nadine Gordimer’s “Once Upon a Time”‚ Julio Polanco’s “Identity” and American rock band Evanescence’s song‚ “Everybody’s fool”. It is used in the plot of each work to give three major underlying messages. The first is that appearance exists to hide the truth‚ the second is that reality is often

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    premise of Casablanca‚ the film. With so much time on their hands working on getting these visas‚ people need someplace to go. If you were waiting to go to America‚ you’d want to hang out somewhere that was itself American. In Casablanca‚ that was Rick’s cafe. Owned and operated by American expatriate Rick Blaine. In the film‚ two German couriers are killed by a man named Ugarte. They were carrying a pair of these same exit papers. Ugarte plans on selling these papers to the highest bidder to make

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    Hamlet supports a large array of themes‚ but I feel that the most prominent theme‚ by far‚ must be that of Appearance vs Reality. Shakespeare’s work‚ very much open to interpretation of the individual reader‚ makes the question of the central theme one that proves difficult to choose but simple to support no matter the decision. The play‚ filled with problems and questions answered with yeses or noes or anywhere in-between‚ creates a large area for discussion and person identification. Whether the

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    : Beauty Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In other words‚ beauty can mean different things to different people. However‚ if we were to categorize beauty‚ we would eventually come to a conclusion there are two kinds of beauty - outer beauty and inner beauty. Outer beauty can be defined as the physical appearance of a person – how good looking or pretty a person’s face is‚ how slim and fit looking a person’s body is. Some people are born naturally with a great outer appearance while

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    THE DARK SIDE OF REALITY TV SHOWS In the 21st century‚ reality television has dominated our screens ambiguously. It is has become an essential part of our lives and entertainment. Reality television can make our culture become worse. It negatively impacts the viewers of the new generation when limited “reality” is present that occasionally is scripted and edited for entertainment purposes. But what is reality TV actually? Reality TV is a kind of television programming which consists of people appearing

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    transforms into the beautiful butterfly‚ or how the chameleon changes its colour according to its surroundings‚ the world is a place full of a variety of people who may not act according to his/her own outward demeanor. The obvious events of appearance versus reality which occur in everyday living is also a prevalent theme throughout literature and media; William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is no exception. In fact‚ this theme provides the characters of Hamlet with a wall of protection to allow them to conceal

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    Americans are obsessed with appearance due to their surroundings and the prevalence of the media in everyday life. Celebrities are idolized and seen as societies version of "perfection". Ways of editing and distorting like photoshop have become prominent in the media. These things shove the idea of perfection in the faces of impressionable Americans because we are so exposed to it. We see perfectly straight‚ white teeth‚ stick thin figures‚ flawless complexion all over magazines and movies. These

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    The Great Gatsby: Appearance VS Reality F. Scott Fitzgerald presents multiple themes and characters that have an overlaying façade that they portray throughout the novel. Fitzgerald’s main representation of illusion is with James Gatz or Jay Gatsby as he is known in the time covered in the novel. Gatsby can also be considered to be the embodiment of illusion within the novel. It is revealed that James Gatz created the persona of Jay Gatsby. As the novel continues it becomes apparent that James

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