Poem - Repetitive Rhyme : Tally

Governmental Control

The government clearly has control of us but in how many ways? The government has been controlling us mentally, physically, and emotionally. They allow for our perception on things to become warped by large companies that support and can even fund their habits and governmental goals such as those that put out society's idea of beauty. They put out health advice that isn't backed up by evidence to keep the majority of people from reaching their full potential such as 8 hours of sleep a night. The average human being is supposed to have 6-7. Humans are also supposed to sleep twice a day which is called biphasic sleeping. Consolidating sleep and sleeping too much keeps our bodies from functioning properly and can have harmful long term effects on our bodies. Pizza has been listed as a vegetable on the food pyramid which isn't even correct to begin with. If one were to eat the amount of grains (which in most cases is process and just a lot of carbs) can end up making a person overweight over time. They may make things sound like everything is how it should be but it's not. They don't want us to live long because they want us gone. The government is hurting us more than we know.

Post Secret

Looks and Grammar

Model-

Noun: Beauty

Adjective: Thin

Verb: Pose

Preposition: She Walked Down The Runway

Athlete-

Noun: Health

Adjective: Fit

Verb: Sprint

Preposition: She Volleyed The Ball Down The Court

Professor-

Noun: Knowledge

Adjective: Smart

Verb: Teach

Preposition: He Put The Pencil In The Drawer

Artist-

Noun: Acrylics

Adjective: Expressive

Verb: Create

Preposition: He Set The Canvas On The Easel.

Actor-

Noun: Script

Adjective: Personable

Verb: Conform

Preposition: She Went To Rehearse Her Lines On Set

Construction Worker-

Noun: Beam

Adjective: Dirty

Verb: Lift

Preposition: He Walked Along The Beams Of The Building

Uglies to Book Comparison

I am comparing the book "Uglies" to the book "The Giver" because they both have similar themes of that of the "ideal" dystopian society. In the book "The Giver", the residents of the town that the giver lives in do not experience love, color, emotional depth, or even knowledge. In the Uglies, the residents of New Pretty Town have lesions on their brain that prevents them from having true original thought or very real emotions. In both of the books there are few people that have the ability to experience what true life is really like. The difference between the two books is that in "The Giver", Jonas, the main character, has to figure out whether he wants to live a true life or live around people that don't have a clue of what life could be. In the "Uglies", Tally, the main character, doesn't want to have a pretty mind and she wants to be "bubbly" meaning that she can think clearly unlike everyone else in her town. The books have two different takes on a dystopian society, one being based on beauty and one being based on having no feelings or emotional experiences but they both depict a "perfect" world in which everyone would ultimately get along.

Empathy

Dear Ellie and Sol,

I have decided that I am going run away for a while in an effort to save myself and also my new friend Shay. I have a few reasons as to why I must do this. I went to see Peris in New Pretty Town and I promised him I would soon be with him once I was Pretty. My friend Shay ran away to go to a far away city so she wouldn't have to go through with the operation. I was taken in by people running our city and they told me that if I couldn't tell them where Shay was, I wouldn't ever become pretty. I did promise Shay I wouldn't tell anyone about where she was but her promise conflicts with the promise I made with Peris before hers so I have to do what's right to Peris. I don't know if she is safe out there so I could also be saving her. All I have ever wanted was to become pretty and I will do everything that I can to be a resident of New Pretty Town. It's not fair that her leaving is affecting my life and what I want. Hopefully I will be back soon, please don't worry about me. I should be fine.

I hope you understand...

                                                              Love,

                                                               Tally Youngblood aka "Squint"

Secret Code

Letter From Shay

x$*m e*^^~,

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Extra Credit

PLEASE      COME    AND   FIND   ME.   
THE   OPERATION    WILL    CHANGE    NOT   
ONLY    YOUR   LOKS    BUT   YOUR   
PERSONALITY  TOO. 
SURGERY    WILL    BE    
DONE   ON    YOUR   BRAIN.


Deciphering Code

A: *    B: ?    C: #    D: x   E: $   F: i    G: Y   H: @   I: -   J: =   K:!   L:^    

M: %  N: +  O: <   P:  w  Q: &   R: m   S: ?  T: e   U: C  V: >  W: {   

X: {   Y: ~  Z: /