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---- — PLAISTOW— The Deacons of the First Baptist Church will host a pasta supper Saturday from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The menu will include pasta with meatballs and sausage, salad, garlic bread, assorted desserts and beverages.
Tickets are $10 per person, $6 per child, with a $30 maximum for a family.
Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door the night of the supper. Proceeds from the supper will be used by the deacons to help local families in need.
Call Jill Senter for additional information at 382-7458.
First Baptist Church is located at 122 Main St.
Used clothing for sale at Good Shepherd
HAVERHILL — Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 471 Main St., will offer a gently used clothing sale on Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The sale is sponsored by the church's United Methodist Women and will feature fall and winter clothing. More information is available by calling 603-329-6047.
Craft fair planned at Citizens Center
HAVERHILL — The Council on Aging will host a Craft Fair featuring 25 vendors on Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Citizens Center, 10 Welcome St.
Local senior citizens will be selling a variety of handcrafted items. More information is available from Kathy Bresnahan or Rita LaBella at 978-374-2390.
Stock up for winter reading at church sale
EAST HAMPSTEAD — A Used Book, Record and Video Sale will be held Tuesday, Oct. 22, through Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at East Hampstead Union Church, 225 E. Main St., Route 121A, just south of Route 111.
Paperback books and music cassettes are 50 cents each or 12 for $5. Hardcover books, VHS tapes, records and books on cassette $1 each or six for $5. DVDs are $1 each.
The church is an interdenominational Christian fellowship serving the community since 1897 and proceeds benefit the Operating Fund. The site is chair-lift accessible. Call 378-0683.
Pancake Breakfast announced in Haverhill
HAVERHILL — The Anchor of Hope Diaper Bank, based in Haverhill, will hold its second annual pancake breakfast fundraiser on Oct. 19 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Riverside Memorial Church, 278 Groveland St. The meal will include pancakes, bacon, coffee, tea, milk, juice and a pancake toppings bar.
Tickets are $5 in advance and $6 at the door. Admission is free to children ages 2 and under. Tickets can be reserved by calling 978-372-0335. The Haverhill-based Anchor of Hope Diaper Bank provides diapers to partnering agencies that in turn distribute them to low income families they work with. For more information visit online at www.aohdiaperbank.org.
Register now for photography class
PELHAM — A digital photography class starts Oct. 23.
The class is for beginning photographers, ages 18 and up. The cost is $65.
Sign up online at webtrac.pelhamweb.com. Call 635-2721 or email firstname.lastname@example.com with questions.
The registration deadline is Oct. 18.
The Jammin' Divas coming to Haverhill
HAVERHILL — The Jammin' Divis will perform traditional and contemporary original folk music on Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. at the Newmoon Coffeehouse, located in the Universalist Unitarian Church, 16 Ashland St. Opening act is guitarist/vocalist and songwriter David Dodson.
The Jammin Divas are Aoife Clancy (Ireland), Becky Chace (USA), Kath Buckell (Australia), flutist Hadar Noiberg (Israel) and bass player Craig Akin (USA). Admission is $20 and $10 for ages 18 and under. Tickets will be available at the door starting at approximately 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.. Tickets can be reserved online at www.newmooncoffeehouse.org or by calling 978-459-5134.
The New Moon Coffeehouse, a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization strives to present the best performers in a friendly, smoke and alcohol free environment. Enjoy a great show, fair trade coffee, and awesome desserts. Bring your own mug and the coffee is only $1 for the evening.
There are two parking lots available behind the church, on both sides of Ashland Street. You can also enter at the back of the church.
Upcoming events at the Methuen Senior Activity Center
METHUEN — Here's what's coming up at the senior center:
Singer and storyteller Davis Bates performs "Celebrating New England – Stories & Songs for Everyone" on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Methuen Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
The annual Holiday Craft Fair will be held Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring a wide variety of assorted craft items, a luncheon snack bar, free hourly drawings, pastry shoppe, jewelry table and more. Admission is free and everyone is invited to attend.
A three-part informational money management program, "Finances 50+" will be presented by Bea Stankard from the Money Management Program at Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley. Each 90 minute session will focus on a different topic including, Budgeting and Goal Setting, Taking Charge of Credit and Debt and Developing a Savings Plan and Protecting Your Assets. Sessions will be held at the center on Nov. 6, Nov. 13 and Nov. 20 from 6:30-8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. All are invited to attend.
Mark your calendars for the '60's Invasion, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. This show band features music and television trivia from the '60s, with tributes to artists like Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison. They'll take you through the seasons through music and thrill you with history of rock! All are invited to enjoy the fun, excitement, memories, interaction and some really groovy music! Tickets are $9 per person and are available in the office or at the door. It's open to the public. Call 978-983-8825 for more information.
On Nov. 18, for National Alzheimer's Awareness Month, the center will host an Alzheimer's/Dimentia Registry event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Methuen Police Department and TRIAD Senior Safety Program will conduct this sign-up clinic for families to register information about a loved-one diagnosed with Alzheimer's or dementia. Information gathered, including an up-to-date photograph, is designed to assist authorities in the locating and safe return of a family member who may have wandered off.


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- Louisville's Sierra Nevada signs letter of intent to land Dream Chaser at proposed Houston spaceport
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- Louisville-based Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser gets Nov. 1, 2016, launch date
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- Louisville-based Sierra Nevada forges European partnerships for development of Dream Chaser
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- Louisville's Sierra Nevada completes NASA milestones for Dream Chaser
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- Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser suffers bumpy debut in California landing test
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- Louisville company's Dream Chaser completes tow tests in Calif.
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- Dream Chaser leaves Louisville for critical tests in California
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- Lockheed Martin joins forces with Louisville-based Sierra Nevada in building Dream Chaser
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- Louisville-based Sierra Nevada reaps $212.5M from NASA for Dream Chaser
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- Big week for commercial space flight, big week for Louisville-built Dream Chaser
Louisville-based Sierra Nevada Corp. is positioning itself to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station after NASA's space shuttle program ends later this year.
Company officials hope to have the Dream Chaser Orbital Space Vehicle, which began development in 2005, operational in 2014 to ferry crews and cargo to and from the International Space Station.
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., toured Sierra Nevada and the new space vehicle Tuesday as part of his Colorado Workforce tour, then led a town hall-style discussion with about 150 employees.
"I'm here to be an advocate for the Colorado aerospace industry," Udall said. "We're going to be subject to buying seats from the Russians at $63 million a seat. That will quickly add up."
Udall noted that the company, with no debt, is "very well positioned" to make investments on projects like this.
Mark Sirangelo, Sierra Nevada's corporate vice president, said the company has put tens of millions of dollars into the Dream Chaser and also received funding of $20 million from NASA last year.
To get the NASA funding, Sierra Nevada had to finish tasks including beginning vehicle construction, building and firing the craft's rocket and building and flying a small model of the Dream Chaser.
Sierra Nevada partnered with aerospace engineering students from the University of Colorado in building the model craft and flew it in December in the Mojave Desert, Sirangelo said.
Officials also tested the craft in an earthquake lab at CU, testing the walls and its structural integrity.
"We wanted to take it in and stress it out and see how it worked," Sirangelo said.
The company is competing for 2011 funds and waiting for an announcement from NASA.
Udall told Sierra Nevada employees that he was going to make sure the company could compete fairly for a contract with NASA.
Though Sirangelo wasn't sure of the cost for one of the Dream Chaser's seats to the space station, he said the spacecraft would be good for Colorado's economy.
"They would put the jobs in the United States and spend that money on our infrastructure in the state and specifically Boulder County," he said.
Udall said an important element in creating jobs and strengthening the economy is promoting innovative industries like Sierra Nevada.
"I look to see Sierra Nevada right there on the front line," he said. "They've created a marvelous instrument."
Sierra Nevada officials will begin testing the craft in 2013, Sirangelo said, but that still means there will be a gap between the end of the shuttle and Dream Chaser's first flight.
The reusable spacecraft would spend three to four days in space, docking into the back of the space station, then returning home to land on any major runway, including Denver International Airport, Sirangelo said.

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- Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios , Turn 10
- Release Date: Oct 23, 2012
- Summary: Combining the traditional Forza with a music festival vibe, Horizon promises to take freedom of the open road to the next level. Explore vast and varied driving playgrounds. Team up or compete with friends and rivals online. Show off your unique driving skills and become the star of the world's most rocking motorsport party. … Expand
- Developer: PLAYGROUND
- Genre(s): GT / Street
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
Positive: 75 out of 83
Mixed: 8 out of 83
Negative: 0 out of 83
Oct 23, 2012It's hard to find negative things to write about Forza Horizon. It certainly is a different experience compared to Forza Motorsport 4, but that doesn't mean it's not as good. The spotless presentation and the enormous amount of things to do makes this one of the finest racing games I've ever played.
Oct 15, 2012But getting behind the wheel of one of the most realistic driving engines and booting around, challenging racers, and having all kinds of fun adds value to all cars – not just the ones that are ridiculously fast and expensive. I've played the game at numerous difficulty settings both with 360 controller and MS Force Feedback Racing Wheel, and have come away impressed.
Oct 12, 2012Playground Games took a humungous, beautiful world, packed it full of entertaining challenges and events, added in tons of personality and style, and built it all around the proven Forza tech, giving racing game fans an exceptional automotive experience that they didn't even know they wanted. For as much as I love Forza Motorsport, it's going to be hard to go back after this.
Oct 24, 2012Forza Horizon is made of pure, unadulterated open world racing fun, and I can't take off points for that.
Oct 23, 2012A great arcade racing game, with a lot of content and nice visuals.
Nov 3, 2012A different, but superb Forza title nonetheless. The game does not harm the series name; on the contrary, it expands on stiff racing circuits with a dense public traffic panorama. Even though it has its flaws and the game shows compromises in it, as their first attempt Playground Games own this specific sub-genre. However, no daydreaming to you Playground Games, you need to drive away from your competition, especially from your Turn 10 fellows.
Oct 12, 2012Horizon's accessibility gives way to a lack of foresight. Its open world feels empty, its economic model is questionable, and its armada of cars are powerless against arbitrary AI escalation. Forza Horizon has more flash than its predecessors, but it's hollow by comparison.
Score distribution:
Positive: 66 out of 79
Mixed: 4 out of 79
Negative: 9 out of 79
Nov 3, 2012Just played this game, very beautiful, very engaging, perfect usability design, excellent choice of music of various genres, love it! Lighting and overall presentation is gorgeous! Very fun to play, thanks for making this game M.S. you made my weeknights and weekends!… Expand
Jan 15, 2013I recall seeing rumors for this game popping up in the Forza 4 thread and instantly despising it once I saw the trailer. Being a fan of racing games, dumping many hours in Forza 3 and 4, and also a huge fan of EDM, it was like seeing them perverted and slapped together in some BS off year game. While I still hold strong on my position of the whole EDM center to the game, it held up on the racing side. If seeing a racer look so damn beautiful and remind me what it is like to drive a nice car through a beautiful part of the world wasn't enough, the gameplay was really fun. It held up extremely well to what I would expect from a Forza series and in some cases went beyond my expectations in providing something that a more "arcady" racer wouldn't necessarily require to please most of its fans. My favorite parts of the game were the point to point races that felt more like a reality than something like a circuit race. Being able to fly at 120mph on the edge of the cliff with the orange faces of Colorado's natural formations surrounding me or blazing down desert highways dodging commuter traffic at absurd speeds were really the staples of this game; these were the moments that kept me wanting more. There were definitely dull moments and a lot of the story, if you want to call it that, was exactly the same as NFS: Pro Street. I think the most surprising part for me was how much side stuff there was to do. When I first started playing I was annoyed by how far apart the races were and thinking about how much time I was going to spend over the course of the game driving in between events versus just choosing an event off a grid in Forza 4. Luckily the game soon unveils that you actually have an amazing amount of other stuff to do to pass the time and make those trips more fun. I equate it to interactive loading screens. Some of the downsides for me included not being able to swap my free roam car with ease or not being able to tune/upgrade without visiting the garage in the center of the map. I often found myself driving the same car in between events for each act of the game. So, I am pleased to say that Forza Horizon was the first game I completed in 2013, and if you are the kind of person who enjoys racing games (especially ones that are BEAUTIFUL), arcade or sim, this is absolutely worth dropping time into.… Expand
Jan 3, 2013it's very good many new things great songs why not buy it nice cars nice places to race the game looks awesome it's a free rom if you love free rom racing games you will want to get this game (… Expand
Nov 19, 2012After owning and selling 2 Xbox 360's now i thought i had had enough of the Microsoft console, preferring the slicker graphics and general nerdiness of a PC rig. That was until this game was released...and being an avid fan of the Forza series i succumed to the purchase of my 3rd Xbox 360. So far i have not been disapointed with my decidion, Horizon is everything i was expecting and in places a little more. Having played the new NFS: Most wanted title before getting my hands on Horizon i was genuinely shocked and pleasently surprised by the graphcis, options, feel of cars and attention to detail you get with Horizon. Cars still portray some of the traits from the Forza Motorsport handling models, providing a solid, grounded yet more forgiving feel when hurtling around the country roads in Horizon. The open world take on the Forza game is a welcome addition with tracks, roads and short cuts providing an excellent playground for the generous car list provided by the Turn 10 team. I am only about 2 hours into the game and continue to be enthralled and surprised by what is thrown at me in this game, but from Turn 10 should i expect anything else?… Expand
Dec 7, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is really nothing wrong with Forza Horizon but they do need to update the game and put a 2006 or 2007 Chevy Corvette Z06 and a McLaren P1 and maybe more race events… Expand
Jul 18, 2014I love that this game is expanding the audience from a typical gear head Forza. I like arcade type games and this one hits the spot without making me feel like I have not grown up. I would suggest that anyone looking for something a little different in a racer but still likes it to be grounded in reality to check this game out! I can't wait for the next one to come out on the "horizon" .... Thanks, I will be here all week, try the fish!… Expand
Dec 4, 2012boring dull and repetitive, don't buy this game rent it as you can easily complete it in less than 4 days, no value at all plus the DLC that costs more than the game costs to buy, if you still want to buy it wait till after xmass and no doubt it'll be in every stores bargain bins.… Expand
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Newly Built — Close to Heavenly! Sierra Tract Townhouse centrally located in South Lake Tahoe
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2½
- sleeps 9
- pool no
- hot tub yes
- pets considered yes
- type Townhome
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$ 5,938 - $ 6,080 / month
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This extremely spacious Heavenly vacation house sleeps up to 9 guests, offering a wide range of options for your next South Lake Tahoe vacation.
From a cozy getaway for two, to your next large family-friendly, pet-friendly vacation, business retreat, or gathering with friends, this house definitely has it all.
The openness of the main floor is ideal for entertaining family and friends. The kitchen overlooks the dining room, a design which promotes fun and communal enjoyment. Kick back and relax in the living room in front of the 52 inch-wide, wall-mounted HDTV.
With 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a single car garage, and street parking, the space is perfect for your next group stay. The large backyard has ample space for both barbecuing in the summer and making snowmen in the winter.
The extremely large and spacious upstairs Master Bedroom (yes, extremely! :) has plush carpeting and more than enough closet space for everything.
The ensuite (attached) Master Bathroom has a large standing shower and your very own private, jetted bathtub. Relax and enjoy it after your long day out and about in Lake Tahoe.
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U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., issued a statement just before 5 p.m. Jan. 23 calling for "hazardous Freedom Industry site to be torn down and cleaned up."
Freedom Industries is the Charleston business where two chemicals were spilled into the Elk River Jan. 9 drawing a "do not use" order for West Virginia American Water customers in parts of nine southern West Virginia counties. The company filed for bankruptcy Jan. 17 and is the target of more than 20 lawsuits.
"After speaking to people directly affected by the spill, it is clear West Virginians are still very concerned about the quality of their water and the potential long-term effects of the water contamination," Manchin said in the statement. "The first step to restoring confidence in our water system and ensuring West Virginians that their water is safe is to tear down Freedom Industry's facility and completely remediate the site.
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Manchin said he also would continue to work at the federal level on legislation that would "fix the problems that allowed this disaster to happen in the first place."
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Updated Dec 17, 2013 - 9:02 am
Celebrities on Santa's 2013 naughty and nice lists
By Ben Nichols
Originally published: Dec 16, 2013 - 1:44 pm
Originally published: Dec 16, 2013 - 1:44 pm
It's no surprise that 2013 saw a slew of celebrity scandals. From Paula Deen admitting she used the N-word to the endless antics of Justin Bieber, it goes without saying that many Hollywood celebs aren't on best of terms with Santa Claus.
Unfortunately for them, their stockings this year will be filled with a lump of coal. Well, probably gold-plated coal. Nonetheless, their on Santa's naughty list.
But let's not dwell on these A-list troublemakers, since we also saw an unbelievable amount of touching moments from entertainers who showered fans with love.
Among stars who are in Santa's good graces for 2013 are late actor Paul Walker, Jennifer Lawrence and Beyonce.
So without further ado, here is our naughty and nice list for 2013. This is a reminder to negative-attention-seeking celebs: Stop acting like nimrods and maybe you'll make the nice list next year. Santa is watching.
Ben Nichols, Web Content Editor - 987ThePeak.com
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"Somehow in the course of dancing with the individual to his rear and touching his waist, his Detroit Police Department issued weapon discharged one time," Police Chief Ralph Godbee said Monday. "There is absolutely no indication, number one, that the officer placed his hand on his weapon at all."Godbee did his best to explain what he describes as a tragic accident, the death of 24-year-old Adaisha Miller. She was shot and killed early Sunday morning during a fish fry at the home of off-duty Officer Isaac Parrish on the 12000 block of Archdale."He is very remorseful of the incident and the tragic nature of this young lady losing her life in the matter that she did," Godbee said.Police say this 16 year veteran officer had the Smith and Wesson M&P .40 caliber handgun in a soft neoprene holster. It was on his waist when it somehow accidentally fired."It is possible still for the trigger to be manipulated with that type of holster," said Godbee.The victim's family members say they just can't make sense of it, and neither can gun expert Rick Ector, who showed us the exact same gun in a neoprene holster."How do you bypass this holster to get at the trigger?" he said while repeatedly tapping on it. "I haven't figured it out."Detroit Police have a lot to figure out. Internal Affairs is investigating. One unanswered question is how was the victim shot in the chest when a gun is typically pointed down.The officer involved is on administrative duties.
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Nicolas Medevielle
Visiting Assistant Professor of French
Julia Rogers 261
B.A. Droit (Law), Université de Rennes I, Rennes, France, 1996.
Diplôme d'Études Approfondies / M2 en Science Politique, Université de Rennes I, Rennes, France. 1999.
PhD French literature, The Ohio State University, August 2006
Areas of Scholarly Expertise and Interest
History of French Colonialism, Travel literature (especially early modern and nineteenth century), Renaissance cartography, History of Slavery, History of racial constructions, Franco-African relations (pre-colonial, colonial and postcolonial period), Language Instruction
Recent Publications/Presentations/Performances
"Conquering Africa from the air: Cinq semaines en ballon, or When Modern marvels meet the Marvel of the East." Article under review:Verniana
" 'Tombouctou' de maupassant (1883) ou la revanche cannibale." Article in Progress. Expected submission Thanksgiving 2013.
"Vallard atlas or Gandille atlas, a reexamination (1547)? " Article in Progress. Expected Submission December 2013
Holz, Grégoire. A l'ombre de l'auteur : Pierre Bergeron et l'écriture du voyage au soir de la Renaissance. Renaissance Quarterly (65.1) Spring 2012. 253-55. Book review
Mudimbe-Boyi, Elisabeth. Empire Lost: France and Its Other Worlds.Research in African Literatures (42.1) Spring 2011. 176-77. Book review
Contributed scholarly papers and talks
"Tombouctou" de Maupassant (1883) et la revanche cannibale. Thresholds and Horizons. 39th annual Nineteenth-Century Studies Colloquium. Richmond, VA, October 26, 2013.
Conquering Africa from the air: "Five weeks in a balloon", or When Modern marvels meet the "Marvel of the East". Loco/Motion. 34th annual Conference of the Nineteenth Century Studies Association. Fresno, CA, March 8, 2013.
Of Spiritual and earthly Riches: The Vallard atlas and the Three Indies. The 23rd Barnard Medieval and Renaissance conference, NY, December 1, 2012
The Dieppe maps of the 1540s-50s and the Three Indies. The 65th Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, Lexington, Kentucky. April 20, 2012.
Promoting Colonialism through Maps in Mid‐Sixteenth Century France. French Colonial Historical Society. 37th Annual Meeting. Toronto, ON. June 2, 2011.


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Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess. Once upon a time there was an ugly girl. Show these two beginnings to any child or adult and ask them: was the character, described so briefly above, good or bad? Most of them will tell you almost without thinking: the beautiful girl was probably good, the ugly girl was probably bad. After thinking a bit longer everyone would agree that it's against logic and experience but nevertheless, it works this way amazingly often. Although our life is not a fairy tale, we do judge people by appearances. According to the research, those among us who are supposed to be more than averagely good-looking tend to earn more, get a job quicker, marry a better situated partner, win the sympathy of strangers in times of trouble, and even get lower sentences in court.1
A survey conducted by London Guildhall University showed that good-looking people are definitely privileged in many ways. Alternatively, one could say that people who earn more are more likely to be (or able to be) beautiful. 2 Nobody says it is fair, but what can you do? Let's face it – personal appearance is not exactly a thing you can make your choice about.
Now, is it true for the magical word created by J.K. Rowling: a world where you are what you choose to be? This essay will try to analyse the connection between the looks and the morality of characters in the Harry Potter series; not all of them, though – it would be twice as lengthy as it is now- just a few examples. I would like to start, however, with a more general question.
What Is Beauty? How Can We Define It?
Believe it or not, this is a problematic question to ask. Everyone knows when they see a beautiful person, thing or landscape, but to define objectively what beauty is would need some magic indeed. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder – that means that we set the rules for our own definition of beauty, every single one of us. It implies that different people perceive different things as beautiful or ugly, unless we happen to deliberately follow the majority, as is the case from time to time. The notion itself seems to be a maze of different meanings.
Many people would contrast physical beauty with moral beauty, describing the first as a shallow representation of somebody's attractiveness, and the second as a deeper trait of somebody's character or inner self. Hence religious and moral teachings of many saints and philosophers, living in different countries and in different times, have often focused on the divinity and/or virtue of beauty. They tended to assert natural beauty as an aspect of a spiritual beauty (i.e. truth) and to define all self-centred or materialistic pretensions as based in ignorance. It is true that nice-looking people are not moral just because of their looks, but from ancient times the notion of beauty connected closely with goodness or virtue ("kalos kai agathos" in ancient Greek, which can be translated as "beautiful and good") was meant to be the height of human perfection, linking physical and moral attractiveness in one, creating a symbol of universal beauty and nobleness.b>3
It raises another question: are bad people/things/animals also ugly? The most natural answer seems to be "no" but you cannot deny the influence of physical ugliness over our perception of people and things. Italian author Petrarch stated: "Rarely do a Great beauty and Great virtue dwell together."4 Is it really so?
Let's see how it was presented in the Harry Potter books by analysing the physical appearances of the characters in the series and their morality and behaviour.
Starting With Those Undefined By their Looks…
Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, is (or rather was) one of the most prominent and interesting characters of the series. He is described in this way:
Nothing like this man had ever been seen in Privet Drive. He was tall, thin and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak which swept the ground and high-heeled buckled shoes. His blue eyes were light, bright and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice. 5
The first thing that comes to mind reading such a description is that there are no evaluating words whatsoever. Nothing in this man's appearance is described as "nice" or "beautiful" or "handsome" or even suggested to be so. We just see a tall, elderly wizard with acrooked nose and bright blue eyes. Only during the following conversation with professor McGonagall do we learn that he speaks "gently" 6 (in a nice way), has a sweet tooth (something that might reflect the "sweetness" of his character) and is admired by his interlocutor for being "noble" – i.e., "good." 7
Physical appearance is moved to the background and made almost insignificant; we are told, though, what others think about Dumbledore – he is definitely perceived as "beautiful" from the moral point of view. This impression is deepened by the headmaster of Hogwarts himself when he produces words and deeds of power and wisdom during the rest of the series until the end of his life. Although old and tired, he has definitely been presented as "positive," and the more we learn about him the more we like him and value his opinions. After all, actions speak louder than words, and Albus always puts his money where his mouth is. Rowling herself explained it this way:
Professor Dumbledore, though very old, always gave an impression of great energy. He had several feet of long silver hair and beard, half-moon spectacles and an extremely crooked nose. He was often described as the greatest wizard of the age, but that wasn't why Harry respected him. You couldn't help trusting Albus Dumbledore….8
Trust and respect are "beautiful" feelings but they are earned mainly by other factors than your looks. It can be summed up best by the words of J.K. Rowling herself:
I believe in different kinds of magic. There's a kind of magic that happens when you pick up a wonderful book, and it lives with you for the rest of your life. That is my kind of magic. There's magic in friendship and in beauty and… Metaphorical magic, yes.9
Dumbledore apparently had always plenty of it – and not only him, to tell the truth. Let's have a look at Harry now, as he is the hero of the whole series. His creator hada very precise vision of him even before she wrote anything and she stated in one of her interviews:
Harry, I saw Harry very very very clearly. Very vividly. And I knew he didn't know he was a wizard. So I see this skinny little boy with black hair, and green eyes, and glasses. And erm… Patched-up glasses, you know, that got scotch tape around them, holding them together.10
That description remained intact in the first book of the series, where Harry is presented as:
small and skinny for his age. He looked even smaller and skinnier than he really was because all he had to wear were old clothes of Dudley's and Dudley was about four times bigger than he was. Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair and bright-green eyes. He wore round glasses held together with a lot of Sellotape because of all the times Dudley had punched him on the nose. The only thing Harry liked about his own appearance was a very thin scar on his forehead which was shaped like a bolt of lightning.11
Once again, no evaluating adjectives here, like "pretty," "nice," "handsome" – after all a skinny little boy, even with brilliant green eyes, can hardly be described as the paragon of beauty. We might sympathize with the fate of an orphan, forced to grow up with horrible relatives, but we are not in awe about his looks. Of course you cannot deny Harry some inner beauty which is reflected by his deeds and decisions; this is what the others are drawn to, almost unconsciously, like Ron and Hermione on the Hogwarts Express or Dobby during his short visit to Privet Drive. Not to mention a few million avid readers, of course. The description of his physical appearance – a skinny, knobbly-kneed boy with untidy black hair and a narrow face – doesn't determine our perception of Harry at all. It's merely a shell hiding his great and incredibly strong ability to love. We don't need any coding here to know that Harry is good and the author didn't provide it, in my opinion, on purpose.
A very interesting detail is connected with the scar. Harry has a scar on his forehead – the memory of his first encounter with Lord Voldemort. In fact, it's the only thing he actually likes about his own appearance. Isn't it rather strange? Usually people don't consider scars as something that makes them more attractive, and only too often the scarred tissue on your body reminds you about accidents or other mishaps. In other words, scars are hardly considered to be beautiful. Harry approves of his scar, though. Without going deeper into the reasons for this feeling, from an aesthetic point of view it shows clearly that Harry has nothing against some disfigurement or ugliness. It's not a case of external beauty coded as a "heroic" trait.
Similarly, no coding can be found in the description of Hagrid, Harry's first wizarding mentor and also one of his best friends:
A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair.12
Although the appearance of Rubeus Hagrid might be terrifying or even repulsive, his character traits definitely make up for it – he is a loyal, honest and brave man, and one of the wizards whom Dumbledore trusts the most. His internal beauty makes us forget about his looks and other vices, like drinking or having a knack for saying too much in the wrong moment, very quickly.
Are there beautiful people in the HP series? Surely they are there. Their beauty, however, is rather misleading sometimes.
The Beautiful – Sometimes Even Beauty and Beast In One
The first really good-looking character is introduced in the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. His name: Gilderoy Lockhart. His occupation: writer (of some kind) and con man. Let's ponder a while over his physical description:
There was a big photograph on the front of a very good-looking wizard with wavy blond hair and bright blue eyes.13 […] Gilderoy Lockhart came slowly into view, seated at a table surrounded by large pictures of his own face, all winking and flashing dazzlingly white teeth at the crowd. The real Lockhart was wearing robes of forget-me-not blue which exactly matched his eyes; his pointed wizard's hat was set at a jaunty angle on his wavy hair.14
Was he handsome? Yes, certainly. Was he "morally beautiful?" No, not exactly, taking into account the fact that he made his career tricking other wizards out of their achievements and was rather proud of his own ingenuity and Memory Charms. His own beauty was for Lockhart an object of almost idolatrous and narcissistic pride. It has been emphasized in the books by the fact that the walls of his office were full of his own framed portraits.15 Appearances are very deceptive in his case – although good-looking, Lockhart has almost no moral scruples or sense of decency and shame. Two students' memories and the life of a little girl was nothing to him compared with his future career prospects.
Here we see a man who suits the role of a hero only on a physical level, a perfect example of stupidity and cowardice disguised by his looks; his conscience is non-existent and his skills are doubtful to say the least. A great lesson can be drawn from Lockhart's example – somebody who judges others only by their looks may be bitterly disappointed. The pop culture often presents that kind of hero – an empty-headed butterfly – and Rowling's criticism is very loud here. She makes her own character explain his personal success in an honest but chilling way:
No one wants to read about some ugly old Armenian warlock, even if he did save a village from werewolves. He'd look dreadful on the front cover. No dress sense at all. And the witch who banished the Bandon Banshee had a hairy chin. I mean, come on…16
It seems almost like an explanation of a marketing or television pundit.
The thing about Gilderoy that is perhaps most bothersome is the fact that he has actually succeeded so easily in the magical world – he has been famous, admired ("Witch Weekly's Most-Charming-Smile Award won five times in a row," 17 as he repeats every chance he gets), probably even rich, offering no more in return than his treacherous, distorted books, good looks and a small degree of wit. Like similar people in the real world, he has plenty of gullible fans. Eventually, he is even employed as a Hogwarts teacher. Hermione – a twelve- year-old girl at the time – has held him in awe, and older women than her make the same mistake as well. Sensible and down-to-earth Molly Weasley, a happy wife and a mother of seven, has had a crush on him. Later on, in St Mungo's hospital, where Lockhart has been a permanent resident due to hislack of memory after the adventure with the basilisk, he has been treated probably better than the others because of his looks – one of the healers, a motherly-looking woman, actually called him "a sweetie" and "a poor lamb," which might suggest something more than a professional sympathy for a patient.18 The power of beauty is amazing.
The next case of great appearances presented in the Harry Potter books is Fleur Delacour, a young French witch and the Beauxbatons Academy champion during the Triwizard Tournament. Her description leaves no doubts about her appearance and the reaction of the people around her:
A long sheet of silvery blonde hair fell almost to her waist. She had large, deep blue eyes, and very white, even teeth. [...] As the girl crossed the Hall, many boys' heads turned, and some of them seemed to have become temporarily speechless, just like Ron.19
Fleur is undoubtedly beautiful, but is she "good?" Ron happened to think that this unusually good-looking girl is a Veela – a creature introduced a few chapters earlier during the Quidditch World Cup. Veelas were incredibly beautiful Bulgarian team mascots, too beautiful to be true, as Harry thought when observing them for the first time.20 During the match, though, these fabulous beauties revealed their other, different face:
At this the Veelas lost control. They launched themselves across the pitch, and began throwing what seemed to be handfuls of fire at the leprechauns. Watching through his Omnioculars, Harry saw that they didn't look remotely beautiful now. On the contrary, their faces were elongating into sharp, cruel-beaked bird heads, and long, scaly wings were bursting from their shoulders – 21
In this way we are introduced to a literal representation of the beauty and beast concept – the fiery character of the Veelas is a good metaphor of inner ugliness lying dormant in many beauties. We have been told about the mother of Blaise Zabini, for instance, a famously beautiful witch who has been married seven times and who, it is strongly implied, has been responsible for the deaths of her rich husbands. If these rumours are true she would definitely be this type of a beast – like a cross between a black widow spider and a praying mantis.22
What about Fleur? Apparently her "beastliness" is limited to commenting in a contemptuous way about the food, location and everything connected with Hogwarts23 but it changes very soon. When Harry saves her little sister, Gabrielle, during the second task, Fleur definitely becomes nicer and more lovable to him.24 Finally, she proves her good character in choosing to remain with maimed and disfigured Bill Weasley, her fiancé, and declaring with amazing resolution that she wants to marry him, against all odds.25 In my opinion they will be a well-matched couple – she partly a Veela, he partly a werewolf. Two "beauties and beasts in one" joined in a marriage!
Finally, let's look at the handsome but tragically deceased Cedric Diggory, a Hogwarts champion like Fleur, and a victim of Voldemort's ruthlessness. The boy is definitely handsome, but what's more important: he knows what fair play and gratefulness mean, so he is morally beautiful too. He, like his father, could have borne a grudge against Harry, who unwillingly "stole his glory" becoming the second Hogwarts champion, but apparently that isn't the case – he still wants to repay Harry's tip about the dragons with a tip about the second task. He shows his real value arguing with Harry in the maize about who should take the Triwizard Cup first, although he could have taken it alone. His inner personality is even more beautiful than his looks, and the fact that he is described as a handsome boy only emphasizes his noble character. Look at his short but meaningful description: "Cedric Diggory was an extremely handsome boy of around seventeen. He was captain and Seeker of the Hufflepuff house Quidditch team at Hogwarts." 26
For the first time in the description of a character J.K. Rowling uses explicit, unambiguous words. Is there any beast hiding in the boy? No, apparently not - Cedric's looks don't make him evil at all, and we pity him even more because he is "such a lovely boy" and also had such a nice personality. Because of these traits, he was a perfect person to make the main "baddie" look even worse; by his pointless death he proved the ruthlessness of Lord Voldemort beyond any doubt.
Speaking of his Lordship…
Tom Marvolo Riddle a.k.a. Lord Voldemort is a special case here. He used to be a very handsome man and he decided to change into a beast out of his ownfree will. He destroyed not only his own appearance but also his personality. Why has he done so? Apparently he didn't hold his beauty, either internal or external, in high esteem.
First, we see a physically attractive, intelligent and highly gifted wizard boy, not exactly innocent but certainly very promising. He was described this way: "There was no trace of the Gaunts in Tom Riddle's face. Merope had got her dying wish: he was his handsome father in miniature, tall for eleven years old, dark-haired and pale." 27
Riddle as a young man used to be even more handsome and even more like his Muggle father, Tom Riddle, Sr. Let's quote one more description of young Riddle, working at that time for Borgin and Burkes: "He was plainly dressed in a black suit; his hair was a little longer than it had been at school and his cheeks were hollowed, but all of this suited him: he looked more handsome than ever." 28
The resemblance between the father and the son was apparently great, and it happened to be the dearest wish of his mother, Merope. This broken-hearted witch, who fell in love with the handsome Muggle man from her village, tricked him into marrying her, and was abandoned by him shortly afterwards, must have known a lot about the power of good looks.29 The looks of Voldemort, however, covered the greed, selfishness and the cruelty of a sociopath – a strong contrast with Cedric Diggory here. Unfortunately, few people realized that truth. Later in life, Tom Marvolo Riddle used his skills and charms to make others part with their treasure. We've been shown a short scene between him and a rich, old and apparently besotted woman called Hepzibah Smith. Although Riddle at no point made a pass at her or even pretended that she'd aroused an interest in him (really, did he need to?), he knew perfectly well why she put out the welcome mat for him. Other sales wizards, his own bosses amongst them, weren't so warmly invited (most likely, they weren't invited at all).30 Tom used her infatuation and stole some precious objects, killing her in the process. Voldemort wasn't as stupid and as vain as Mr. Lockhart, though – his sinister pride hasn't been limited to his good looks. He had his own schedule and aims and when he needed to get rid of his beauty, he did it without any regret or second thoughts. The change of looks indicated here something definitely more profound than aging, difficulties in life or mood. In the case of Lord Voldemort it reflected a drastic change of his character – essentially when he made the first Horcrux he stopped being human. Let's look at the description of his appearance some years after the visit to Hepzibah Smith:
Voldemort had entered the room. His features were not those Harry had seen emerge from the great stone cauldron almost two years before; they were not as snakelike, the eyes were not yet scarlet, the face not yet masklike, and yet he was no longer handsome Tom Riddle. It was as though his features had been burned and blurred; they were waxy and oddly distorted, and the whites of the eyes now had a permanently bloody look, though the pupils were not yet the slits that Harry knew they would become. He was wearing a long black cloak and his face was as pale as the snow glistening on his shoulders.31
In this fragment Harry made a quick comparison between Voldemort after his rebirth, portrayed in the Goblet of Fire book, and Voldemort after making at least some of his numerous Horcruxes. In both scenes, the main villain of the series has become a portrait of Dorian Grey incarnated, reflecting the evilness of his deeds with his facial features. What does it indicate? Maybe the fact that Lord Voldemort has placed himself at a point of no return and is beyond any possible forgiveness or mercy. He's become a beast out of his own free will, hoping for immortality and partly achieving it. Perhaps he thought that the loss of his great looks was a reasonable price to pay. After all he hated his Muggle father and therefore, he might have observed the change of his facial features with something close to morbid satisfaction. He hasn't noticed, though, that his inner nature, not necessarily totally bad from the beginning, changed too and with more grave and devastating effects. I believe that Lord Voldemort, in choosing his path, has destroyed himself.
Ugliness At Its Finest and Possible Reasons Behind It
Harry Potter books are a place where you can meet some really unpleasant people, but it would be difficult to find anyone as physically repulsive as the Gaunts, the family of Voldemort from his mother's side. They are the descendants of Salazar Slytherin, pure-blood descendants additionally, which might have sounded great to them but really meant years of inbreeding that left them without wealth, position or even a decent cottage to live in. What a stark contrast with Hepzibah Smith, the rich lady mentioned earlier, who was a descendant of Helga Hufflepuff.
The description of Lord Voldemort's grandfather, his daughter and son is one of the darkest in the whole series so far. This is the portrait of Marvolo Gaunt:
An elderly man had come hurrying out of the cottage, […] This man was shorter than the first, and oddly proportioned; his shoulders were very broad and his arms overlong, which, with his bright brown eyes, short scrubby hair and wrinkled face, gave him the look of a powerful, aged monkey.32
His son, Morfin, looks, if it is possible, even uglier:
The man standing before them had thick hair so matted with dirt it could have been any colour. Several of his teeth were missing. His eyes were small and dark and stared in opposite directions. He might have looked comical, but he did not; the effect was frightening, and Harry could not blame Ogden for backing away several more paces before he spoke.33
Now, let's look at Voldemort's mother, Merope, the second child and the only girl in the family:
…a girl whose ragged grey dress was the exact colour of the dirty stone wall behind her. […] Her hair was lank and dull and she had a plain, pale, rather heavy face. Her eyes, like her brother's, stared at opposite directions. She looked a little cleaner than the two men, but Harry thought he had never seen a more defeated-looking person.34
Why werethe Gaunts portrayed like this?Just to be coded as "baddies"? In my view it is not as simple as that. There might have been at least three factors leading to their nasty looks.
Firstly, they might have inherited some of the traits of their ancestor. The statue of Slytherin, most probably being his own likeness or even a self-portrait, situated in the Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts that had been built by him, is described in the second book of the series:
Harry had to crane his neck to look up into the giant face above: it was ancient and monkey-like, with a long thin beard that fell almost to the bottom to the wizard's sweeping stone robes, where two enormous grey feet stood on the smooth chamber floor.35
The likeness to a monkey, therefore, is something that might be a common family trait. The second factor that should be mentioned here is inbreeding – the Gaunts, according to Dumbledore, had a custom of marrying their own cousins with disastrous effects for their mental health and stability.36 What's more, it might have strengthened their likeness to each other and could have enhanced the ugliness from one generation to the other.
The inter-family marriages were also very fashionable among the Muggle noblemen of Europe, but the effects discouraged the practice, mainly because of the genetic illnesses, incurable at best, deadly at worst, which decimated their offspring – if there were any offspring to talk about, of course. You can argue that the Gaunts got off tolerably lightly as they inherited only repulsive looks and a very nasty temper in the form of a vein of instability and violence. They were wizards, though, and I suppose wizards have had their own methods of getting rid of the more severe side effects of inbreeding. They had to, being not very numerous, especially those who believed in the higher value of pure-blood offspring.
The final factor which, in my opinion, had a bearingon their looks was the Dark Arts. Although we aren't shown any dark magic performed by any of the Gaunts in the memory of Mr. Ogden, it seems certain that they were the kind of wizards who practiced the Dark Arts without qualms of conscience.Some indirect evidence could be quoted here. The Gaunts hated Muggles and Muggle-born wizards, calling them "Mudbloods" – a more than derisive term in the wizarding world – and believed firmly in their own superiority. Such an attitude only too often leads to crime, especially if combined with poverty and a sense of injustice. Certainly it's only speculation, but personally I doubt if the Gaunts had enough moral force left to know better than toperform an Unforgivable curse – if only they knew them, of course. Morfin didn't hesitate to attack an unknown man because he entered his "territory" and the curse he used didn't seem innocuous.
It's easy to imagine that using the Dark Arts might affect your looks and your personality as well. This branch of magic emphasizes and helps to develop such negative feelings as hatred, contempt, greed, and even a sadistic pleasure in dominating other beings, hurting them or killing. Tom Marvolo Riddle definitely lost his good looks as well as any positive traits of character he'd ever had because of the Dark Arts. Although you may start as a tolerably nice person, you'll end up as a monster and, one way or the other; it will be seen on your face too. Curiously enough, we haven't been shown any really handsome Death Eater throughout the series, like Bellatrix Lestrange, who, although very good looking as a young woman, kept only the vestige of her beauty being the Death Eater, mainly because of long Azkaban stint. Even Lucius Malfoy, played in the movies by the handsome actor Jason Isaacs, is described in a less than flattering manner by Rowling – a pale pointed face, cold grey eyes, blond hair, and a drawling voice. Really nothing to get excited about.37
The only other person whose ugliness could be compared with the Gaunts is Fenrir Greyback, the second werewolf that we have been shown so far. He is described as
…a big, rangy man with matted grey hair and whiskers, whose black Death Eater's robes looked uncomfortably tight. He had a voice like none that Harry ever heard: a rasping bark of a voice. Harry could smell a powerful mixture of dirt, sweat and, unmistakeably, of blood coming from him. His filthy hands had long yellowish nails.38
It's the first description when our senses are practically attacked by the ugliness – not only our sight but also our sense of smell and our hearing. An unpleasantly weird voice, a powerful body odour … small wonder, though, as it all has been reserved for one of the most repulsive wizards we've seen so far - a werewolf who happens to attack not because he has to do so, but because he wants to. He aims at children, small and defenceless, turns them into werewolves and makes them join his side afterwards, as usually the werewolves have no better option offered. I see it as Greyback's personal revenge on the wizarding world. Voldemort uses Greyback to blackmail those who refuse to obey him and he usually gets the right results – people would rather do something awful than expose their own children, especially with the knowledge that a meeting with a werewolf might end tragically. We've been told about the Montgomery sisters and their younger brother who, being only five, was bitten to death.39 Apparently his mother refused to carry out the wishes of the Death Eaters. No wonder Fenrir is coded so unambiguously by his physical description – "ugly" definitely means "bad" here.
It's time to present the last of the "ugly faces". Here he comes – Professor Severus Snape, the linchpin of the whole series. His appearance leaves nothing to doubt – he is not very handsome. Here are the quotes concerning his appearance:
…a teacher with greasy black hair, a hooked nose and sallow skin.40
…even Harry, who hated Snape, was startled at the expression twisting his thin, sallow face.41
He was a thin man with sallow skin, a hooked nose and greasy, shoulder-length black hair.42
His eyes were black like Hagrid's, but they had none of Hagrid's warmth. They were cold and empty and made you think of dark tunnels.43
Say what you might, it is a description of a villain born or at least, somebody with serious psychological problems. Some of his traits might have been inherited, of course. At the same time, the man has all the specific appearances of a Byronic character – he is a mysterious individual, often at odds with the law, hiding his real nature and motives of his deeds deep enough to make the whole lot of ladies sigh and swoon. Not to mention his wearing these stylish black robes all the time.
Why is Severus presented in this way? His past experience might be the clue. As a young boy he was said to be attracted strongly by the Dark Arts and used to experiment with new spells, later on he joined the Death Eaters and I suppose he did it out of his free will. Knowing that Voldemort has always ordered his followers to do terrible things, Snape's face has every right to be pale and sallow and his character acidic as a result. The other fact is that Severus doesn't seem to consider his behaviour as wrong in any way.
Human eyes are known to be the mirror of one's soul – what do they say about our dear Severus? He is a complex character, nobody can deny it. His feelings are profound but suppressed. Is he evil? Is he simply misunderstood and good? The appearance could indicate both answers; the most possible answer is that he just represents complex characters and defies simple classification. It is true that, contrary to people, mentioned earlier as "undefined by their looks," who show the sweetness of their character with almost every word and move, he seems to be coded as a baddie very strongly. Snape's behaviour is usually full of distrust, venom and prejudice. Now and then, however, we are being led astray by a comment of Dumbledore, who happens to be the only friend of Snape, at Hogwarts and elsewhere. In the end, Severus Snape will be presented as an independent man – that's my best guess anyway.
What counts the most?
Researchers report that women's magazines have more advertisements and articles promoting weight loss than they used to, and over three-quarters of the covers of women's magazines include at least one message about how to change a woman's bodily appearance – by diet, exercise or cosmetic surgery.44 What can be suggested by these facts? Nowadays beauty is no longer an extra feature or addition but an essential thing in life – or at least it is presented this way. It seems that nothing counts more than your weight, height, waist size, bust size, hip size.… What seems to be even more outrageous, male and female models – and their body parts – are overused and sell everything from food to cars. Their constant presence in the media makes other people think that they should look exactly like them – or die trying. Teenagers are the most vulnerable group, but the influence of very thin, very made-up and very artificial models, doesn't end with them. Popular film and television actresses are becoming younger, taller and thinner. Some have even been known to faint on the set from lack of food. J.K. Rowling has noticed the trend, or rather has been forced to do so. This is an excerpt from her internet diary:
I whiled away part of the journey reading a magazine that
featured several glossy photographs of a very young woman who is either
seriously ill or suffering from an eating disorder (which is, of course, the
same thing); anyway, there is no other explanation for the shape of her body.
She can talk about eating absolutely loads, being terribly busy and having the
world's fastest metabolism until her tongue drops off (hooray! Another couple
of ounces gone!), but her concave stomach, protruding ribs and stick-like arms
tell a different story. This girl needs help, but, the world being what it is,
they're sticking her on magazine covers instead. […] I went to the British Book
Awards that evening. After the award ceremony I bumped into a woman I hadn't
seen for nearly three years. The first thing she said to me? 'You've lost a lot
of weight since the last time I saw you!'
'Well,' I said, slightly nonplussed, 'the last time you saw me I'd just had a baby.'
What I felt like saying was, 'I've produced my third child and my sixth novel since I last saw you. Aren't either of those things more important, more interesting, than my size?' But no – my waist looked smaller! Forget the kid and the book: finally, something to celebrate!
[...] I've got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don't want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I'd rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny – a thousand things, before 'thin.' 45
Although this was said (or written) some time after publishing the first six Harry Potter books, the appearances of different characters in these books reflect well the sensible approach of the author – the mere fact that somebody is more beautiful than the rest of the population doesn't code them as better, nicer, or braver and never should do so. In fact, the opposite is true in many cases. It's the personality which counts the most, your inner value; who you choose to be, not what you look like. If you are bad, or you want to be so, it will be seen sooner or later. On the other hand, even if you are physically ugly, you can choose to be beautiful and it will be seen as well. Let it be the final warning: you can make a beauty of yourself but, even easier and quicker, you can make of yourself a beast.
1. Wikipedia, s.v. "Beauty."
2. Ibid.
3. Donlan, "The Origin of Kalos kagaqos."
4. Wikiquote, s.v. "Petrarch."
5. Rowling, Philosopher's Stone, 12
6. Ibid., 13.
7. Ibid., 14.
8. Rowling, Prisoner of Azkaban, 71
9. Rowling, Interview with Diane Rehm.
10. Ibid.
11. Rowling, Philosopher's Stone, 20.
12. Ibid., 39.
13. Ibid., Chamber of Secrets, 32.
14. Ibid., 49.
15. Ibid., 92.
16. Ibid., 220.
17. Ibid., 71.
18. Ibid., Order of the Phoenix, 451.
19. Ibid., Goblet of Fire, 222–23.
20. Ibid., 93.
21. Ibid., 101.
22. Ibid., Half-Blood Prince, 138–39.
23. Ibid., Goblet of Fire, 363–64.
24. Ibid., 439.
25. Ibid., Half-Blood Prince, 580–81.
26. Ibid., Goblet of Fire, 67.
27. Ibid., Half-Blood Prince, 252.
28. Ibid., 406.
29. Ibid., 201–3.
30. Ibid., 407.
31. Ibid., 413.
32. Ibid., 192.
33. Ibid., 191.
34. Ibid., 194.
35. Ibid., Chamber of Secrets, 226.
36. Ibid., Half-Blood Prince, 200–201.
37. Ibid., Chamber of Secrets, 42.
38. Ibid., Half-Blood Prince, 553–54.
39. Ibid., 442.
40. Rowling, Philosopher's Stone, 94.
41. Ibid., Prisoner of Azkaban, 72.
42. Ibid., Chamber of Secrets, 62.
43. Ibid., Philosopher's Stone, 102.
44. Media Awareness Network, "Beauty and Body Image."
45. Rowling Official Site, "For Girls Only, Probably…."
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The 6-foot-8, 209-pounder has been the top player for the struggling Tigers this season, mainly because he plays so many roles.
"He's the do-all guy. He's what I call the stat sheet stuffer for this team," coach Tony Barbee said before rattling off a list of contributions that proves his point.
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Gabriel will play his final home game for Auburn (14-15, 4-11 Southeastern Conference) on Saturday against LSU, finishing a career that has produced some highlight-reel plays if not big numbers or a bunch of wins.
Barring a run to the SEC tournament title next week, the junior college transfer will finish his three-year Auburn stay without making it to the NCAA tournament or NIT.
Gabriel has carved multiple niches on a team that doesn't really have a go-to scorer or a dominant big man.
He posted Auburn's first triple-double against Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 2 with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks -- all career highs.
Gabriel is the No. 2 scorer with 12.1 points per game and top rebounder (7.7) and his average of 2.3 blocks is tied for second in the SEC. He also ranks second on the team with 32 steals and 38 made 3-pointers.
"He does everything," Tigers center Rob Chubb said. "He's always in the right place. It doesn't happen that much just by luck, so he's got a really good knack for where things are about to happen.
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"After somebody just gets hammered on by him, usually the other team calls timeout," Chubb said.
Gabriel said he doesn't consider himself a stat-sheet stuffer. But when asked what the best part of his game is, he answers with a bemused "I don't know" before citing his ability to get into high gear in transition even when he's fatigued.
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The Czech Republic is a cool little landlocked country south of Germany and Poland, with a national addiction to pork and beer. Potatos, cabbage, and dumplings are close behind them, and they also have this great bar food called "utopenec." It means "a drowned man," it's pickled sausage with onions, perfect with some dark wheat bread and beer. The Czech bread is legendary, like a meal all by itself.
Czechoslovakia first became a sovereign state in 1918 when it declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The state of Czechoslovakia lasted until the "Velvet Divorce" of 1993, which created Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
It was occupied by Germany in WWII but escaped major damage, unlike most other European cities. The nation's capital, Prague, retains some of Europe's most beautiful Baroque architecture as well as one of the largest medieval castle complexes still standing. The President of the Czech Republic has his offices in the Prague Castle even today.
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The next twenty years saw rapid economic growth and westernization. Today in Prague you can eat at McDonald's or KFC, shop for snowboarding boots and go see a punk rock show.
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CATEGORIES Fandom, Tech Stuff, Movies, CinematicalIn an interesting video game/movie tie-in, GameStop has a promo running until June 30, 2009 ("or until all e-Movie Cash tickets have been distributed, whichever comes first," natch) called "Love the Movie - Live the Game," and it's definitely a mixed bag.
Basically, if you buy one of the following games, you can get a $10 voucher for select movies at participating theaters that's only good until July 31, 2009. That's a lot of ifs, especially if you check out the games they're offering, which are not all tied in to current releases. And some of them will make real gaming geeks bleed from the eyes. Take a look.
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11. Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
First of all, let's not even discuss Destiny of Zorro or Hannah Montana. Resident Evil 5 is definitely worth $10, because it's a good video game made by an actual video game company, Capcom. As for Wolverine, I haven't played it yet, but sister site GameDaily gave it a thumbs-up in its preview. And Ghostbusters is definitely looking sexy with help from its Infernal Engine inner-workings, which developer Terminal Reality is actually going to use to power other games as well. And the orig Busters of Ghosts Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis were involved! But the rest? Big fat MEH.
The worst offenders are video games based on children's movies. I tried to play Coraline and nearly threw my Wiimote at my TV because it was so frustrating and ugly that I couldn't even finish the goals to get to her crazy alternate Other Mother universe. The movie website was actually more entertaining.
Let's face it. Many video games that are based on movies suck because they're quick money-makers that the studios often have nothing to do with or are rushed out the door so they can be released at the same time as the movie. With video game sales dropping, this is an interesting way to get movie-goers into GameStop; once they're there, chances are something else will also catch their eye. Something that's not Zorro, probably.
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The public is invited to attend a free opening reception on Thursday Nov. 29, 5-8 p.m. at MCLA Gallery 51 as part of the City's annual kick-off to the Hometown Holiday celebration.
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"The fast-paced energy of this show closely relates to the annual tradition of Black Friday," Parker said. "Like many retail stores that pack their shelves with consumer goods at sale prices, MCLA Gallery 51 does the same. The only difference being the unique art we make available to the public. If you are looking for that perfect, one-of-a-kind holiday gift at an affordable price, the '99 Cents and Up' show has something for you."
Featured artists include: Yura Adams, John Breiner, Pam Buchannan, Danielle Christensen, Laura Christensen, Andrew Davis, Claire Fox, Forrest Graham, Wayne Hopkins, Jen Huberdeau, Henry Klein, Wendy James, Julia Morgan, Melanie Mowinski, Mark Mulherrin, Dina Noto, Kristen Parker, Marianne Petite, Sean Riley, Ben Ripley, Gail and Phil Sellars, Josh Simpson, Karin Stack, Christina Stott, Sandra Thomas, Ven Voisey, Colleen Williams and Cathy Wysocki.
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