Sophia Martinez Professor Ahn English 114b Conforming Identity Identity is one concept that is easily influential‚ though it can be destroyed by society. There are aspects that strengthen who we are as an individual‚ or weaken by conforming to society’s pressured expectations of how and who to be in life.In the novel‚ Uglies by Scott Westerfeld‚ and in The Twilight zone episode “Number 12 Looks Just Like You”‚ identity is weakened when it comes to society’s values. In the articles “It’s a
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Judy Burnside Mrs. McClure English 11 Honors‚ Period 7 3 Jan 2013 Have you ever wanted to be perfect? Have you ever wanted a perfect society? Imagine a place where everyone was equally beautiful‚ and there were no responsibilities or worries. A place where you were given everything you could’ve ever asked for. If you had a place this luxurious‚ would you still want it? Sometimes we think our lives would be fulfilled if we were smarter‚ or prettier‚ or more athletic. It is these times that we neglect
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Although a blazing fiery hot flame of despise grows inside of me for Madeline‚ I know that I must see my children. In the meantime‚ I need to get my mind right and have fun just once. There’s always one person I can count on for fun‚ my best friend Shay. I met Shay way back in 9th grade and we’ve been cool ever since. He’s a dark version of me basically. We have so much in common‚ which results in nothing but laughter and jokes whenever we’re together. I must link up with him. The cab ride seemed like
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Pretty and move to New Pretty Town where they have the next ten years to party and fall in love which is almost what Tally succeeds at doing until she meets‚ Shay‚ who teaches Tally of the Smoke after befriending her and then running away; Tally is forced to follow Shay’s obscure directions under threat of never becoming Pretty to find Shay and her fellow rebels in
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The endless pursuit of power by individuals is an unavoidable characteristic of the human existence. This trait is unavoidable because it is instilled within us through our biological makeup as well as through societal conditioning. It is a common theme among living systems to amass energy‚ resources‚ influence‚ productivity‚ efficiency – Power. This concept is the driving force behind the theory of evolution that life has progressed and will continue to progress unless acted upon by an outside force
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English Assessment Term 4 - c. 3015 "Hello and welcome to 107 news. A new super virus has taken over the nation of Astar. The citizens are dying in waves and the cure is still unknown. Soon there won’t be anything left to find when other nations try to take the land." The scene in the news studio was completely different to the scene outside. The stench of rotting bodies and the screams echoing through the streets from the distraught families of the deceased. One girl stood out from the rest
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as it is today. 2) January 25‚ 1787-Shays’ Rebellion Shays’ Rebellion took place in 1787‚ when Daniel Shays led a rebellion to seize Federal arsenal to protest debtor’s prisons. Daniel Shays proposed a battle to Luke Day of West Springfield Massachusetts‚ for a battle on January 5th 1787. Day sent a message to Shays that he would not have his army ready by then‚ and that the battle should take place January 6th instead. The message never reached Shays‚ and therefore‚ he and his army attacked
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according to the video. This was unfair and Daniel Shays should be upset about this. He was already struggling with money‚ and now this. In addition Daniel Shays had no way to pay his debts‚ was going to be forced to imprisonment‚ and was going to lose his farm unless he did something about this‚ according to the video. He originally tried to make a change legally but the government wouldn’t cooperate so now he was forced to battle. Daniel Shays and his followers had been speaking out against the
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Unit 3‚ #1 Name ____________________________ Date ________________ Pd ________ America’s First National Government—The Articles of Confederation II. The Articles of Confederation A. When Americans declared ___________________________ in 1776‚ they needed to form a new ___________________________: 1. They wanted to form a __________________________ where citizens ________________ for elected leaders to represent them 2. They wanted to __________________ citizens
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enjoys swimming and singing‚ she especially likes to listen to the sounds of the ocean and other animals in the ocean. Mila is a very smart child because she learns faster and learns quicker than an ordinary child. Mila meets a friend whose name is Shay; shay was also a child who was put into the institution. Mila made friends with a female doctor whose name is Sandy‚ sandy is there to assist Dr. Beck and to help out with Mila. Mila and Sandy became really good friends‚ and because Mila was new at being
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