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    interested in him if only he had more hair and muscle tone. In the real world, that concept is still true. In 2014, over 15.6 million plastic surgeries were conducted because people do not believe their natural appearance is good enough for society to accept them (web). Body image is also a huge part of why people are not feeling accepted into society. The world has set the standard that, for girls, they have to be a size two be beautiful and for guy, they have to have a six pack to be…

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    having a duty to deal with something or of having control someone” (“English Oxford” 1). Throughout life, people have the duty to deal with, or to accept responsibility for, situations that arise. As each new day and each individual action a person makes creates new situations, responsibility is unavoidable. Interestingly, the way in which people accept responsibility, whether they fearlessly embrace or avoid it, is often a defining mark of their character and is also a profound shaping factor…

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    character of Miss Emily as a mysterious woman trying to establish her belief by ignoring to accept changes and reality, This character trait is repeated throughout the story by the narrator’s commentary on various incidents. Hence, in the short story Miss Emily’s fight against reality is shown by depicting her reaction to deaths, her refusal to accept societal changes by clinging onto the past, and her inability to accept life’s disappointments. However, Miss Emily’s sense of pride and insanity…

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    Emily” takes place in the 19th century, when the civil war has just ended. The abolishment of slavery after the civil war affected southerners crucially and was hard for them to accept. This is symbolized in Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” through Emily being unable to cope with death and modernization. Emily’s refusal to accept change invites us to contemplate that many post war Southerners had a hard time adapting to a new way of living after the civil war and people in general also cling to…

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    A Part-Time Indian

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    in fact Junior is poor, however, his family and him gets along with what they do have. Junior does not really accept himself because he struggles with several medical issues, and he’s been beaten up by others his whole life. However, things start to look up for him when he transfers to an (American) school here he starts to not only make new friends, but most importantly learns to accept himself as a person. In this book, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie, the…

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    forgetfulness, and the decrease of intelligence Charlie learns that he will lose all of what he got. Charlie doesn't really accept what happened to him at first but then he realizes that it's no use. In the story “ Flowers for Algernon” the author is trying…

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    the existentialist concept that a person’s place in society is defined by his/her individual decisions. Meursault chooses his place is society, by choosing not to be religious or at least not giving of the facsimile of someone devout, Meursault must accept that as long as he is not religious…

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    this and I have to accept that this is who I am, this is me. My whole life I have always put this on God, always asking “why me” “why pick me”. I really didn 't think about it until I got older that God is’t the problem nothing is the promise that if I want to fight this I have to accept that this is who I am and nothing can change that, I never had a good life when I was a little kid always getting bullied and it never stoop that no will understand me or that no one will accept me. But who care…

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    and the poem “At the River Clarion” by Mary Oliver. Through literature, writers are able to express their own beliefs about what happens after death; many have strong connections and faith in their religion. However, I believe that people should accept death and not spend their lives worried or scared of death. Whether we like it or not, death is inevitable, so I firmly believe we should try to make the most of our life while we are still alive and not worried about what will happen after death…

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    their innocence. It is either taken or given away willingly.” In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden is a young boy who is not willing to give way his own innocence. Salinger tells us that to grow up, is to accept loss of innocence. In order to grow up, one has to accept being phony at times, however, Holden refuses to do this showing he is not ready to grow up. At the beginning of the book, Holden introduces his brother D.B., who happens to be a terrific writer. When D.B. was…

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