History of Body Piercings Throughout history people have decorated and altered the appearance of their bodies in many different ways. Body piercing is one of the oldest and most interesting forms of body modification, yet the reasons for piercing the body are as diverse as the cultures they come from. ... Body piercing was often identified with royalty and portrayed courage and virility. ... The oldest mummified body in the world was found frozen in an Austrian Glacier in 1991, tests showed the body to be over 5,000 years old. The body had pierced ears and the holes had been enlarged to...

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Today people can change their clothing, hair, teeth, face, and body. ... This is seen currently with the trend of body piercing, tattoos, branding, and other forms of body adornment. ... Body piercing, tattoos, and other forms of body ornamentation have been used for years among indigenous people globally. ... Body ornamentation provides an attainable alternative to that standard. ... The moko is usually done on the face, but may be applied to other parts of the body. ...

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Males control the space of society by their presence. ... the heat of Nature and the heat/stress/pressure imposed upon them by the male-dominated culture, social expectations and lifestyle. She wins a victory for women in this issue of 'having the right to exist' and also the issue of sexuality and women's bodies - that we own our bodies i.e. we own this personal space, we may display it to the world but our bodies belong to us, not men. ... does this mean that Harry is not a male chauvinist pig after all?? ... This only goes to show that Stanley was a male chauvinist totally s...

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Yoga and meditation provide anyone of any skill level with a non-competitive activity that can improve all aspects of life: mind, body & spirit. ... Jan sounds the chime and we are asked to return to our bodies, take a deep breath and roll to our right sides momentarily. ...

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Also it can have changes in the DNA in somatic cells or in other body cells; mostly it doesn't has to be the in germ cells. ... In males who have only one X chromosome and one copy of the gene is enough to cause the genetic condition. ... For example, males with haemophilia will pass the altered gene to their daughters but not to their sons. ... Males with the altered factor VII or IX gene on their X chromosomes will obtain haemophilia. ... This desmopressin is a synthetic hormone which is powerful chemicals that can have wide range of effects on the body. ...

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Of those three, one was female and two were male. One of these males completed a non-structured interview, while the other male and female completed structured interviews. ... One was female and the other one was male, their ages were 60 and 42 respectively. ... These methods of tattoo application are the reason for the name of this form of body modification. ... How old are you and where are you from I am 23 year old white male from upstate New york. ...

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Recognizing male dominance plays its oppressing force in the society, therefore, he brings into concerns the endeavoring strife of women under the demanding masculine power. "The Knight's Tale," "The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale," "The Miller's Prologue and Tale," and "The Clerk's Prologue and Tale," for example, grant a close sight to the marriage and male-female sexual relationship of the medieval time. ... However idealized is the lady, the courtly tradition therefore surfaces the existence of females, whether by physical or male-defined virtue, disguises the inner...

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It does not develop a body cavity. ... This symmetry pretty much divides the body into right and left sides equally. ... In radial symmetry, the body is disk-like or cylindrical, perhaps with radiating arms. ... It produces male sperm without resting.5. ... C. the bending of the shoots toward the light.Most growth produces primary plant body. ...

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We are all familiar with how religion can be used to maintain male power. ... For centuries now, the female body has been targeted in the medical profession. ... This arguement does not make sense because it is interesting to see how an equivalent professional group caring for male does not exist. Is it because male don't need any gender related medical treatment and its only womens body that can be controlled. ... Once the body factory norm is no longer presupposed, alternate understandings of the female body become possible. ...

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This means that for the duration of the film, the male character has to struggle to win back the affection of his girlfriend, and then at the end of the film the couple are reunited and go on to live happily. ... They perform a body scan on him, when they discover that he is a robot andriod. ... He moves closer to see the faces of the people, and he sees that the two dead people in the spaceship, are the bodies of his girlfriend and him. The police officer also sees the bodies, and as he tries to talk to the main character , who is laughing at the police officer. ... They perform a ...

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These chromosomes have areas on them that code for specific traits, dealing with eye color and other phenotypic traits such as body and wing shape. ... Males and females are distinguished on the basis of three basic differences- genitalia, coloring, and examination of the front legs. Heavy dark bristles surround the male genitalia, while the female genitalia have none. ... Determination of the Mode of Inheritance through Generations Reciprocal crosses began by crossing six wild-type males with six mutant #16 females, and by crossing six wild-type females with six mutant #16 males. ... Af...

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In pre-industrial Europe,for example, the practice of medicine (other than midwifery) was generally seen as a male prerogative. ... The category sex refers to our biological makeup, and uses certain biological markers (such as our genitals) to create the distinction between females and males. ... Likewise, the gender category man (that is, the so-called "masculine" gender automatically assigned to members of the male sex) carries with it a very different set of expectations about how to act, what to do and who to love: Men are assumed to be more active and dominant than women, and are seen to ...

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Hester's Heroinism in The Scarlet Letter Thinking of books read in most schools across the nation, most of the heroes in the stories are male. Sure, within the last couple of decades women heroes are starting to show up more but the history of writing contains male heroes. ... Leland Person, who is a male feminist, talks about how Hawthorne was demonstrating males" constant need to want to have control over women and master them. ... In reality Hester is a heroine because she is female, but why there are two different words to describe males and females in this realm is another essay...

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The body of a snake is quite amazing. ... The muscles on one side of the body contract. Next, the wave on contraction is sent down the other side of the body. ... The effect is that the body is thrown into horizontal waves. ... With the body in a straight line muscles pull forward a belly scale. ...

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The presence of the male gaze is/has been dominant in society, and is therefore reflected in much literature. ... Mulvey's article is extremely helpful in identifying the male and female roles in within this gaze. The male is an active participant who "projects [his] fantasy onto the female figure" (589). ... The most infuriating male character of all, John Thorpe, is repeatedly seen struggling to find self worth in bragging, lying to gain importance, and degrading other male and female characters. ... These examples are quite different from Austen's use of male characters in P...

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Males are very territorial and so to avoid fighting, only one male should be kept per enclosure. ... Both males and females can reach lengths of 36-/90 cm, although females are normally smaller than males. ... Males are very territorial and so only one male frilled dragon should be kept per vivarium. ... Adult males will have a large dewlap and a larger crest than females. ... Males have two bulges at the base of their tale. ...

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Man is the only animal marked by his thirst for blood and body mutilation. ... In both chimps and humans a strong lethal male is the most desirable mate for the females. However, in the Bonobo chimpanzees it is not the violent male that gets to mate with the females but the more passive and less aggressive male that will pass on his genes. So the theory goes that if the females of the species would choose the passive male then aggressiveness would no longer be a trait to strive for by males. ...

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An example of demography from the main camp at the Dobe area waterhole in 1964 had 9 elders (5 males and 4 females), 15 average adults (8 male and 7 females) and 4 children (2 males and 2 females). ... Mating among the Ju/"hoansi is done for the most part in through the monogamous marriage between a male and a female. ... Only about 5% of the Ju marriages were polygamous, this is usually done among males who have a great reputation as strong healers and multiple wives are seen as a symbol of their strength (Lee, pg. 85). ... Males are usually married between the ages of 18 and 25 but have b...

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The argument depends on a curious tradition, which may or may not be sound, that the quality or quantity of marijuana resin (hashish) is enhanced if the male and female plants are separated before the females are pollinated. There can be no doubt that Washington separated the males from the females. ... (Andrews 34) August 7, 1765: `-began to separate the Male from the Female Hemp Do-rather too late. ... THC is lipid soluble and is stored readily in fatty tissues in the body. ... The reason for the extended period of time that THC stays in the body is that unlike alcohol, which is excreted thr...

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It is an important piece of literature because it portrays the problems experienced by the modern day male who feels trapped in a world of the gray-collar working-class, a world filled with materialism and distractions, a group of men raised in single-parent families often devoid of a male role-model, in a world where there is no great cause to fight for. ... The reason that he is not given a name is because he represents the average male living in our society today. ...

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He, desiring, seeking to produce various creatures from his own body, first created the waters, and deposited in them a seed. ... Being formed by that First Cause, indiscernible, eternal, which is both existent and non-existent, that male is known in the world as Brahma. ... Beholding his daughter, born from his body, Brahma became wounded with the arrows of love and exclaimed, 'How surpassingly lovely she is !' Satarupa turned to the right side from his gaze; but as Brahma wished to look after her, a second head issued from his body. ...

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In lupus, something goes wrong with the body's immune system, which is the part of the body that fights off viruses, bacteria, and germs (Lupus Foundation of America, 2011). ... Stress to the body, surgery, pregnancy, as well as giving birth can also set off a flare up. ... Inflammation can occur both on the inside and outside of the body. ... Lupus is diagnosed more commonly among females than males. ... The female to male ratio of those diagnosed with lupus before puberty is 2:1 and after puberty 8:1 (Wallace, 2008, p.12). ...

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Statistically, the average serial killer is a white male from a lower to middle class background. ... The demented killer cut up the body of this young man and placed it in a trash bag. When he was done with is mutilation of the body he then buried it behind the house. ... Upon returning there he dug up Hicks' body. ...

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The action filled opening scenes, and the fact that Trinity is wearing a PVC body suit, suggests that the target audience for this film is males, around the age of 20, There is however a romantic side to the film, later on in the plot, which widens the target group a little. ... In my opinion, it is males of around 20. This is the same as "The Matrix", and I think this because it is clear that it is a horror film, and will involve a lot unpleasant scenes, and this generally appeals to males rather than females. ...

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Since the year 221 BC, the philosophy of China has always been male dominance over women. ... Now "decent was traced through the male." ... These sacrifices could only be made by male descendants, and this meant that a male heir was necessary to perform the rituals and continue the family line." (Tan p. 13) Parents also valued male children for two reasons. ... It was believed that a woman's body was not to be seen by a man. ...

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