Tally Youngblood

As a term, expanded cinema generally refers to cinematic exhibition or spectacle in which the concept of established filmic practice and structure is broadened by incorporating immersive and dynamic elements as opposed to single-screen viewing experience. ‘Expanded’ components may be evident in the materiality of the spectacle, such as in the employment of numerous surfaces for a screening, juxtaposition of various interdisciplinary mediums not restricted to cinema, immersion of the viewer and…

Book Review The Essential 55 One of the earlier rules I found vital for first grade students to follow is rule number two, “Make eye contact. When someone is speaking, keep your eyes on him or her at all times. If someone makes a comment, turn and face that person” (Clark, R., 2003, p.1). Teachers would find this rule to be an effective confidence booster when trying to communicate with one or more students. The ability to make direct eye contact with another person shows that you are…

It doesn’t give you what to desire — it tells you what to desire” (Slavoj Zizek). How is the cinema the ultimate pervert art? Cinema is shared. Cinema is not “owned” by a person alone, but enjoyed by everyone. Everyone has been introduced to a form of cinema, even though they may not have seen it in that manner. From people in remote villages across the globe partaking in dramas that portray their cultures, to staged sets. From pre-world war II societies to the post war societies. From…

I. Attention-Getter: As early as the age of 5 I remember my parents taking me to my favorite place. As I walked in, I was overwhelmed by the smell of delicious food and the rows of free samples. I lugged my parents around with me and grabbed all the food I could- from chocolates to gummy snacks: I was in heaven. However, when I got older, my parents decided to try out a new but similar place. But the question remained: could it replace my favorite place? II. Thesis Statement: Costco vs Sam’s…

"Uglies" his main character is one that quickly catches a person's attention. Tally Youngblood is a person who wants nothing more than to fit in with the society that was made up around her and her generation. Tally wants nothing more than to become a "Pretty" yet in order to do that, she has to "save" a friend and rat out a secret hideout for those of whom want nothing to do with being "Pretty" and the society in general. Tally does not know it yet, but she is a cautious conflicted adventurer,…

Westerfeld, Tally Youngblood is a normal girl in a diverse society. When she is exposed to the truth, she becomes curious as to what lurks past her home. As people in her society age, they leave their individual civilizations separated from everyone else. From there they move to different, more advanced ones. At the age of 16 they go through a special treatment/surgery that advances them to New Pretty Town. When Tally meets Shay, they ultimately become close friends and before Tally turns 16 she…

But underneath her glamorous world Tally knows the consequence to having this carefree and perfect lifestyle. Brain damage. Her perfect world is a dystopia disguised as a utopia. Tally learns that everyone who underwent the 'pretty' operation had lesions put into their brain. The lesions made the 'pretties' forget their lives as 'uglies' and force their brains…

transition is meant to reduce conflict by making everyone to better conform to certain beauty standards. Tally Youngblood cannot wait to reach her sixteenth birthday so that she can now become ‘Pretty’ and reunite with her friends. In every society, there are those people who are…

turn themselves pretty. In doing so, they gain freedom and become acceptable in society’s eyes. Tally Youngblood is a girl with no confidence and sees the surgery as an escape. However, her friend Shay is extremely self confident and does not understand the point of the surgery. Tally and Shay both learn to be more self-confident throughout the different challenges they face in their lives. Tally discovers her self…

operation when they turn 16 to be turned from a undereducated ugly, into a beautiful pretty. The main character, Tally, is an average 15 year old girl, who can’t wait to turn pretty and live the pretty life. Two month before she turns pretty, she meets another ugly, Shay, who doesn't want to follow the cities rules and wants to stay ugly forever. As their birthdays near, Shay tries to convince Tally to come with her to Smoke, an outside town where people don’t have to follow the cities…