Smile Essays

  • Smile Molds

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    by means on spores. The spores drift along in the wind or are carried about by animals and insects much like seeds are. Also, like seeds the spores wait until conditions are favorable before developing. The spore are unable to move on there own. If smile molds reproduced sexually they may be considered to be an Animal instead of an Protist. However, not all slime molds reproduce exactly the same way. The slime mold has a simple environment. They can be found in cool, damp places were they can easily

  • Why Women Smile

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    “Hey, thanks for telling me,” with a soft voice and light smile. Does it sound familiar to you? Perhaps the response seems good and polite on the surface, but people might be very frustrating deep inside. Truly, the burden of societal expectation forbids people to share their true feeling and opinion, therefore a genuine interaction among people becomes very rare. Although the U.S. government encourages gender equality, but the society remains the same; in reality, society has a higher expectation

  • Why Smile Are Contagious Essay

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    Why Smiles are Contagious Name Institution Why Smiles are Contagious Introduction People feel comfortable when those around them smile, and the reason why this happens is simple; a smiling face can be trusted. It is the reason why others smile with you either consciously or unconsciously without the “why” of the action. Maybe, it is the stimulating effect of a smile on the central nervous system or its communication of the assurance that everything would be okay. Maybe it is not because

  • Why Women Smile Analysis

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    “Why Women Smile” Amy Cunningham’s article “Why Women Smile” states the reason of every woman’s constant-smiley face and the subliminal message it has within the society. She does this by sharing her personal experience in this matter in an honest, bold - but at the same time - fancy way. In my essay I will analyze her approach to the subject and the methods, like metaphor and tone, she used to convey her argument. Cunningham starts off the article by stating that she’s trying to stop smiling after

  • A Smile Is Worth So Much More

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    When I asked my friends of a personal trait that best suits me, I received the same response from them all. The overwhelming feeling shared by each individual person showed how I looked in there eyes. Each person, as different as they were had said that I am “too nice.” This trait does not seem to me as large of an issue as my friends think that it is. Although they say I am “too nice,” I feel that I am not “nice,” just pleasant. I do not understand how a person can be “too nice.” I never found it

  • Inner Smile - Deconstructing the Heterosexual Matrix

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    Inner Smile - Deconstructing the Heterosexual Matrix An issue that is gaining in political and social importance is the issue of homosexuality. Reports of homosexuality and societal responses to homosexuality are brought up again and again in media coverage. These past few decades have seen a large increase in awareness of issues concerning homosexuality. Gender is intricately linked to homosexuality and numerous theorists have explored gender and sexuality under the umbrella term of Gay and Lesbian

  • Siddhartha Essay: The Symbols of the Smile and the River in Siddhartha

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    The Symbols of the Smile and the River in Siddhartha An important symbol in Siddhartha is the smile. Each of the three characters in the story who attain a final state of complete serenity is characterized by a beautiful smile which reflects their peaceful, harmonious state. In each case this smile is a completely natural phenomenon; it cannot be created at will by people who have not attained the prerequisite state of harmony with life. The first character who is described as possessing

  • Film Review Mona Lisa Smile

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    Mona Lisa Smile. Dir. by Mike Newell. Columbia Pictures, 2003. In the movie, Mona Lisa Smile directed by Mike Newell, a new art history professor at Wellesley College teaches her female students alternatives to their seemingly preordained futures as wives and mothers. In this paper we will examine women's roles in the 1950's through Mona Lisa Smile and compare this film to actual experiences of Wellesley collage graduates. In 1953, a time when women's roles were rigidly defined, free-spirited

  • Analysis of the Film, Mona Lisa Smile

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    Chills traveled down my spine as my heart began to burst. I thought to myself, “How could a film be this powerful to my eyes?” Mike Newell’s “Mona Lisa Smile” hit me like a ton of bricks. I could not believe how well put this film was as the cried the last scene hearing lines such as “But not all who wander are aimless. Especially not those who seek truth beyond tradition, beyond definition, beyond the image. We will never forget you.” This 2003 film takes place in the 1950’s where everything was

  • Social Norms And Values In The Movie Mona Lisa Smile

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    The movie Mona Lisa Smile is about a woman, Katherine Watson, who is looking for a job as an art history professor. She ends up getting an opportunity at her first choice Wellesley College for women. She moves from California to teach there with full knowledge that the college is known for being conservative in nature and she is more of a radical compared to the ways of the 1953 culture. Throughout her first semester teaching on campus she had to fight to get her students to listen. They did not

  • Gender Norms In Mike Newell's Mona Lisa Smile

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    careers. Mike Newell’s, Mona Lisa Smile begins his film with skepticism regarding the female students attending Wellesley College and Katherine Ann Watson, the art history instructor. The starting point of the film represents the female students as highly motivated but naïve. At the conclusion, the same Wellesley students uncover contemporary thoughts and feelings they were previously forced to repress. Despite the actuality of the characters in Mona Lisa Smile, the post-World War II era was a period

  • Smile Train

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    However in underdeveloped countries the surgery is virtually impossible since there are not many surgeons and they do not have the money for the surgery to be completed. To help solve this problem a non profit organization called the Smile Train was developed. The smile train travels to remote parts of the world to help the children living with this humiliating deformity live normal lives. The...

  • The Land of Smiles

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    Thailand is referred to as the “Land of Smiles” as Thais use smiles for many different situations. There are happy smiles but one smile the “yim soo” smile is used when the situation is so bad and tense that all one can do is smile (Jesus). But Thais have a lot to smile about though their life expectancy is only on average 69 years. As agriculture is 54% of Thailand’s wealth and economy. Thailand’s agricultural based economy ties very well into the ceremonies they perform (Frances 7-8). Thailand

  • Analysis Of Smile, Smile By Wilfred Owen

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    Introduction: • Smile, Smile, Smile is a poem written by Wilfred Owen where he contrasts the attitude of society towards war compared to the war itself. The society was lead to believe that the their futures would only be bright if the young soldiers sacrificed their lives for their "nations". • Wilfred Owen was an officer in World War I, who was sent to a hospital because he suffered from "shellshock". There, he met poet Siegfried Sassoon, who played a part in influencing him to write poetry about

  • Smiling and the Effect on Others

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    times in a day. Has smiling lost its effect on others through routine? I think that smiling will never lose its way of impacting others and us throughout our lives daily. Maybe smiles really are the gateway to ones true personality; maybe smiles really are just muscles tensing in one’s face; or maybe smiles are useless. Smiles affect our lives from the day we are born until the day that we die. I think we all might as well know a little more about how they work in order to utilize this special skill

  • My Last Duchess by Robert Browning

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    Duchess becomes the sympathetic character, a victim of foul play. It is through the various representations of the Duchess within the poem that we come to know both characters. The representations of the Duchess, which focus on her ever-present smile and easily satisfied nature, come in sharp contrast with the desperate, sputtering language of the Duke as he tries to tell their story on his own terms. This contrast is a manifestation of the Duke's frustration with his inability to control the Duchess

  • Kroisos vs Doryphoros

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    is not naturally flowing, but not geometric. The emotion in the figures is also very different. In the archaic figure, the face contains emotion other than the archaic smile. The eyes are closed with no facial expression. The classical statue on the other hand does not have any facial expressions but has open eyes and no smile.

  • The Day I Found Joy

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    things that exist in the world. He reminded me of the words of Jesus Christ: "Heaven is not here or there, it's inside of you." It's a state of mind, it's the ecstacy of breathing, is inner peace, is happiness. So you, whoever reads this, smile, hug a friend, go home and kiss your parents, the ones that gave you the great gift of life. Shake hands for no reason--maybe he needs it. Be thankful for everything that you have, for your eyes, for your legs, for your existence. Be joyful and

  • Smiling

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    Grin and Bear It - The Science Behind a Smile A true smile is a sensory reaction that we don't even think about. Something we hear, someone or something we see, or perhaps a special thought or memory, and the brain is given a signal to smile. It's a pure emotional reaction that we can't control. To be more specific, the prompt excites the left anterior temporal region of the brain. Two face muscles are immediately sparked into action. A cheek muscle called the zygomatic major tugs the lips upward

  • Waking Up Means: A Narrative Fiction

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    his arms around her felt amazing. She remembered last night, the way they cried and apologized and when he got on one knee. She sat up trying not to wake him but it didn’t work. His eyes fluttered open and he smiled up at her. She couldn’t help but smile and lean down to give him a kiss. “Good morning.” He said wrapping his arms around her. “Good morning.” She said with a giggle. “You should go visit Yuriy. He’s worried about you.” “Yeah… he might be a little mad.” She said closing her eyes. “But