"He [Bernini] told me a remarkable thing... if a man bleached his hair, his beard, his eyebrows, and, if it were possible, the pupils of his eyes and his lips, and showed himself in this state to those who were accustomed to see him every day, they would have difficulty in recognizing him." (152) This is referring to the marble process, of course, speaking to its "bleached" white nature. ... In addition to this truth, there is even more distortion in sculpture-making in certain situations: "He [Bertini again] said something even more paradoxical, that sometimes in a m...

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Coral Reefs Coral reefs are arguably the world's most beautiful habitats. Coral reefs have been called the rainforests of the oceans, because of the rich diversity of life they support. Scientists have not yet finished counting the thousands of different species of plants and animals that use or li...

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He then inserts a hollow plastic tube with a knife-like tip into the uterus, which has the suction force 29 times more powerful than a home vacuum cleaner. ... Besides the safe ways an abortion can be done, there are also dangerous methods and procedures used to induce such as: inserting objects (sticks, wires, knitting needles) into the uterus, drinking poisonous or harmful substances (including herbs, bleach and hair dye) taking dangerous doses of over-the-counter medicines, and inflicting physical abuse like falling down stairs, blows to the belly, and jumping from heights. ...

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