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Argumentative essay 'Against Cosmetic Surgery'

0Could someone please help me with this argumentative essay? I have to write an argumentative essay against cosmetic surgery. Could someone please look if there are mistakes (grammar mistakes, vocabulary mistakes, logical mistakes), if the text is well-structured, if everything in the text is formal? (if there are informal words, expressions in it I will not get a pass mark)02br
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01b01u00Cosmetic surgery: the magic potion?02u02b02br
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00A study by Psychology Today magazine shows that many people are not satisfied with their looks: 60,000,000 do not like their noses; 30,000,000 do not like their chins; 6,000,000 do not like their ears and 6,000,000 do not like their eyes. Unfortunately, science has achieved so far to try to meet our society's unhealthy level of ‘perfect body'. Cosmetic surgery: the hype of the moment. But is it the magic potion? Certainly not.02br
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00To begin with, there is no point in cutting into a healthy body. How small the operation might be, for example cosmetic nose surgery, there is always a chance something goes wrong. The numbers are very alarming: in 20% of all cases, the patient has to recover from the damage he experienced. Although serious risks such as blindness and heavy lung problems are rather rare, less serious risks may not be concealed: chronic pain, allergic reaction, delayed or prolonged healing, ... In any case, cosmetic surgery is far from pain free.02br
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00And what is more: a number of surgeries have already failed. ‘The magic potion' caused a many people to die because of operations that were far from needed. To take one example: the 36-year old housewife Lorraine Batt, mother of three young children, came to an untimely death as the result of surgery that would make her belly more pretty to look at. Such tragic events are a strong warning that our society has to move into a less appearance-focused one.02br
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00In addition, the long-term consequences are often not taken into account. In fact, it is useless to go through a facelift. That is to say: the only thing such a cosmetic surgery does, is to make you younger for a few years. Life goes on and afterwards, the wrinkles come back. It is as unnatural to try to possess eternal youth, as it is to oppose the ageing process. Silicones implants have to be replaced within fifteen years. That seems to be a long time, but the fact that this implies a new surgery, is often forgotten.02br
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00Moreover, is it morally right to change the body you are given and transform it into ‘something' you are not? Every single person is unique and that is what makes life so special. Of course some do more resemble (twins and look-alikes), but nobody feels quite the same as you do. The outside appearance is the representation of the inner-self. Therefore, drastically redesigning your looks causes strange effects, take for instance Michael Jackson. If your personality is lacking, your appearance will also lack. This goes hand in hand, cosmetic surgery does not make you a different person.02br
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00A common ground to go through this procedure is to make oneself more confident, comfortable and stronger than others. Some youngster see plastic surgery as a quick fix for their physical, and their emotional problems. On the contrary, cosmetic surgery cannot produce miracles, and if teenagers keep thinking in that way, our society is facing an unhealthy future. Cosmetic surgery should not be the option, and it can definitely not be taken lightly. It will change the patient's life, and in ways they may not have expected, which is shown in the paragraphs above.02br
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00As wonderful as this piece of modern medical technology may sound, it turns out that cosmetic surgery is not at all that advantageous. That is why the ideal body image has to be thrown away, and has to be replaced by the idea that everyone is special human being, with his/her shortcomings.0-
  

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0Highlighted a few things for you to fix. 01blockquote 01cite 10Inka12cite 12br 10 Could someone please look if there are mistakes (grammar mistakes, vocabulary mistakes, logical mistakes), if the text is well-structured, if everything in the text is formal? 12font 10 But is it the magic 11font 10potion (odd to compare surgeries to something you can drink)12font 10?

  • 0Highlighted a few things for you to fix.
  • 01blockquote 01cite 10Inka12cite 12br 10 Could someone please look if there are mistakes (grammar mistakes, vocabulary mistakes, logical mistakes), if the text is well-structured, if everything in the text is formal?
  • 12font 10 But is it the magic 11font 10potion (odd to compare surgeries to something you can drink)12font 10?
  • 12br 12br 10To begin with, there is no point in 11font 10cutting into12font 10 a healthy body.
  • 11font 10How12font 10 small the operation might be, 11del 10for example cosmetic nose surgery,12del 10 there is always a chance something goes wrong.
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0Thanks, Julielai0-
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1b01u00Cosmetic surgery: a miracle worker?02u02b02br
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00A study by Psychology Today magazine shows that many people are not satisfied with their looks: 60,000,000 do not like their noses; 30,000,000 do not like their chins; 6,000,000 do not like their ears and another 6,000,000 do not like their eyes. Only considered the face! 01u00
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0I have tried to correct the mistakes you underlined, and have changed some other things. Could you please look if everything is correct? (I really do not know how I can rephraze the sentence I underlined in the introduction paragraph)02br
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10A study by Psychology Today magazine shows that many people are not satisfied with their looks: 60,000,000 do not like their noses; 30,000,000 do not like their chins; 6,000,000 do not like their ears and
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1u00I tried to improve the things you indicated. I tried to change the paragraph beginning with 'a common ground' into another argument. Indeed, that paragraph made no sense. Did you mean that I had to combine paragraph 2 and 3? (the point about death) Isn't the second paragraph too long now? Now that I am changing and trying to rewrite parts of the text, I have to admit that it is really
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1b01u00I suggest taking out the fourth paragraph all together. But make sure your essay is long enough for your assignment. Perhaps elaborating a bit more on the deaths?02u02b02br
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0Yes thank you Julielai for the help you gave me! I will try to elaborate on the deaths, and will change a few other things!0-
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"A study by Psychology Today magazine shows that many people are not satisfied with their looks: 60,000,000 do not like their noses; 30,000,000 do not like their chins; 6,000,000 do not like their ears and another 6,000,000 do not like their eyes. Only considered the face! Unfortunately, science has achieved so far that it is able(rephrase and

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