Summary
“ Attitude of Others” is a chapter of “ Facial deformities and plastic surgery”, a psychosocial study, done by Frances Cooke Macgregor, M.A., Theodora M. ABEL, Ph. D., Albert Bryt, M.D., Edith Lauer, Serena Weissmann, M.S., published in1953. It emphasized how important of the behavior of other people toward the patients who was born with deformity. A few mothers moaned to authors that the “curious, remarks and ridicule never stopped” from their nationhood. However, the authors restated that the neighbors will turn to very nice later, thought they had been curious and “nasty” at first. According to the study, other than “a minority of parents felt remarks as well as staring were easier accepted to children than adults”, a great amount of parents said the pressure of deformity children were higher than the adults. Moreover, the authors discussed that “the origin of the disfigurement was also said to be an important determinant of the behavior of others”. Eventually, “in postoperative interviews”, parents frequently claimed that, nowadays, “people gave more sympathetic and less curious.”
Critique
Deformity children, as the most concerned people among contemporary society, should paid more attention and care during their growing up. Definitely, authors’ opinions explained in the article were unbalance which toward to the parents of the patients. For instance, “Nearly all parents reported that it was extremely difficult for the child to be accepted in school. Furthermore, aside from the child’s own ability to gain friends, it depends to a large extent on how successful the teacher was able to help them.” After reading that, most readers would pay sympathetic on the children, but citied the attitudes of others even the teachers. Nevertheless, I agreed with most of points which being explained in the article. The authors noticed the people who around a deformity child need treat them as a normal child and encouraged him or her confront his or her life positive. Combine all the information in the chapter; it was a useful and valuable article.
Vocabulary
1. Deformity (n.): a faulty formation.
2. Enormous (adj.): excessive in size or intensity.
3. Curious (adj.) eager to know.
4. Nasty (adj.): highly unpleasant.
5. Postoperative (adj.): of the period following a surgical operation.
Questions
1. What’s your attitude toward deformity children?
2. What would you do if you born with deformity?

Summary
On the January 1, 2005, BBC News’s website published the article “ 40% of teens want plastic surgery” revealed the truth, which quoted from Bliss magazine, that four out of ten girls nowadays have a desire of plastic surgery. According to the article, suffer a high pressure from celebrities, many young girls were upset by their weight and engage an “endless parade of thin yet curvy”. Nevertheless, the article noted a suggestion from the Bliss magazine that, not only “celebrity pressure was blamed” but also parents should shoulder the responsibility. In addition, a statement of Mr. Nick Parkhouse, a consultant plastic surgeon, referred in the article declaimed that “a vast majority of teenagers” other than “a small number of teenagers, who correct prominent ears or nose, were inappropriate to doing the plastic surgery.” Finally, Mr. Parkhouse emphasized that any people who is considering plastic surgery” should deliberate the risk of the result of the operation.
Critique
BBC News reported a research done by Bliss magazine that 40 per cent teens have a burning a desire to plastic surgery. It has been a hot issue among contemporary society and drawn a highly concerned by many educationists. To me, it was a very article that pointed out a wrong phenomenon among the teens. For instance, the article stated that “the endless parade of thin yet curvy, surgically-enhanced celebrities have made young girls obsessed with their own normal lumpy, bumpy bodies”. Even more, the girls also received a “tremendous pressure” from their boyfriends who gradually expect their girlfriends have a perfect body shape and a gorgeous appearances. Moreover, the article reminded the vast majority of girls took the risk of operation result into account before plastic surgery. As well, the article restated any teens should consult some professors when you considering plastic surgery. To sum up, it was a useful and valuable article that lessoned us plastic surgery not only an operation but also impact a great effect in out rest lives.
Vocabulary
1. Moan (v.): complain or grumble.
2. Celebrity (n.): a well known person.
3. Grotesque (adj.): comically or repulsively distorted.
4. Turbulence (adj.): characterized by conflict violently.
5. Reputed (adj.): generally considered or reckoned.
Questions
1. Whether plastic surgery have a good influence or not?
2. Do you agree with some one who wants plastic surgery?