Body proportions

The roads of the Empire could be considered the veins and arteries of a human body. Roads supplied whatever a part of Rome needed. The ports and navy of Rome could be compared to the hands of Rome. Exports and imports coming and going through ports supplied Rome with the goods its consumers wanted, retrieving anything the body or Empire needed. Slaves of Rome are just like the muscles of the body; slaves did the hard work on farms and in other jobs to make sure Rome was fully functional…

Is there really such a thing as super or mutant lice? In 25 states and counting, there has been a highly drug resistant strain of head lice known as the Super Pediculus humanus capitis. Also known as the head louse, it infects six to twelve million people each year (Lice vs Super Lice, n.d.). This is tiny, vampire like parasites that sucks the blood from its victims. Even though they are being called super or mutant by the media as a scare tactic, these lice are actually just regular lice.…

communication Body language may be one of the most complicated languages in the world, as it is somewhat open to interpretation or cultural norms. What exactly is it though and how can it be used in persuasion? Nonverbal communication is an essential, yet an involuntary form of communication. Many of us are not aware of our or other 's nonverbal signals, facial expressions, gestures, body language, etc. Nonverbal communication often refers to body language and tone of voice. To notice body…

Kasey L. Serdar talks about the effects social media has on people 's body image. She explains how much the frequency in which people see the "ideal body type" of Americans in advertisements and magazines brings up the percentage of how many of them have negative body images of themselves. Serdar talks about how the more social media becomes a part of the daily lives of us Americans the more men and women will be affected by the negative effects that come with watching, reading, listening to,…

Surviving in harsh conditions is rough, but how quickly the mind reacts to its surroundings can change everything. Whether it is a natural disaster, being in a war, or getting captured by an enemy government, the urge to survive skews the mind from what is right, wrong, and what is truly real. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah, and Night, by Elie Wiesel, all show the changes of the mind and the people around them that push them to survive. These books…

According to Johnson, the Hmong have three souls that clarify the relationships between the human body and spirit. (Johnson 130, 2002) These souls are: one that stays with the body after death, one that wanders but returns to the body after death, and one that protects from harm and death. (Johnson 130, 2002) In this respect, it can be argued that the holistic model of health supports the approach of the Hmong in…

Body Image Struggling with body image, fighting off obesity, and being healthy is a struggle we all know of, or have encountered personally. Here in America the crisis of having Obese adults has spread to having obese children. Obesity is a problem by itself, but in our world today we are exposed to social media sites that constantly talk about the “Ideal Body” or what one should look like. One of the biggest obstacles we have to face throughout our lives is dealing with body image and obesity,…

better than the traditional and mainstream ways of healing to improve one’s health, we need to understand what this holistic approach is all about. Holistic medicine is nothing but a form of healing which considers the entire human being full with the body, spirit, emotions and the mind in the quest to optimal wellness and health. According to this approach or philosophy, a person is capable of achieving the levels of an optimal health condition via the means of proper balanced life. The…

The biggest overarching theme I noticed among all of the different texts was the connection of body modification to passing. The method, cultural context, and reasons all varied; however, body modification in all cases was used in order to fit a certain set of standards. I originally used to think of passing in a different way, I mostly associated the term with the transgender community and biracial people (as in white-passing); however, I now realize that the term passing can mean different…

from plastic or metal that takes the place of the body part that was lost in order for you to maintain a proper functionality within society. I think a better solution is just around the corner. It will not be too long before we will have the technology and resources available that will enable us to use 3D printers to print new organic body part replacements that will not only keep a person maintained in basic functions but could restore their body to complete working order. Imagine the benefits…