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Beaton/D/2/3/5
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GB 275 Beaton/D/2/3/5
Title
Beauty and the Bee Sting
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7p paper
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Typescript article, in which Beaton recounts an incident where he was stung on the lip by a bee. He considers how differently people responded to his swollen face and uses these responses as a basis for reflection on the connection between appearance and personality. He asks whether one's personality is determined by one's beauty, or whether non-conventional forms of beauty can be determined by one's personality.