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Thus, these unattainable standards led to the feeling of inadequacy that is still prominent in society today. In the 1920s, flapper uniforms were the must-have outfits of the era. For the first time in history, women were wearing short skirts, high heels, and had short, bobbed hair. Nonetheless, though this may have been a strive for feminism at the…

can be used to support weak limbs, or to position a limb with contracted muscles into a more normal position. In addition, AFOs are used to control foot drop caused by a variety of neurologic and musculoskeletal disorders. Due to the common use for addressing foot drop, AFO has become synonymous with the term “foot-drop brace”. The goal of AFO use is to stabilize the foot and ankle and provide toe clearance during the swing phase of gait. This helps decrease the risk of catching the toe and…

“There are no covenants between sheep and wolves nor between you and me,” wrote Achilles. According to mythology, Achilles was a hero to the Greeks, he was one of the greatest warriors that participated in the Trojan War, and he was the protagonist of Homer’s epic, the Iliad. But because of his “fatal flaw” and his tragic death, it resulted in ending the hero he was. Achilles and his background history, his fights for his honor, and even his death are just three of the many reasons he fulfilled…

No one is completely certain who built Stonehenge, but it was erected in Wiltshire, England approximately 4,500 years ago. It is carefully aligned so that, if one sits at the center, one has a clear view of the summer-solstice sun rising over the heel stone. It is amazing what early astronomers were able to accomplish without modern technology. It was in the 18th century that the antiquarian William Stukeley (re)discovered the axial alignment of Stonehenge upon a…

Every Hispanic girl dreams about the day that they get the chance to have a Quinceanera. What is a quinceanera, you ask? It’s a very important Hispanic tradition that symbolizes a girl becoming a woman and taking on the responsibilities of an adult female. They celebrate it when the girl turns 15. It is not only to honor the young woman for her maturity, but also to her parents and family, as well as her padrinos (godparents). The tradition dates back to Aztec times. The festival shrouded in…

"Now.. Why should you get the job? I mean, look at your clothes. Those are unacceptable in the fashion industry." "Ugh... I thought this was a good outfit." I stutter. "No, that is a pile of black and white. You should be wearing dresses and heels. Not a white jacket and boots."So I look at my shoes. "Sorry?" I question. Alistar looks at me. "But, you will have to do." He hands me a packet. I open it and it has the rules of the job. 1) Always do as Liza York says. 2) Never get on the wrong…

The Myths of Gender Role According to Wikipedia, gender role is “a set of societal norms dictating what types of behaviors are generally considered acceptable.” Gender roles tell us whether something is “right” or “wrong”. A popular example of gender role is the difference between feminine and masculine characteristic. In the United States, masculine roles are usually defined as aggressive and dominant while feminine roles are defined as sensitive and submissive. In our society, gender role has…

It is common sense to know that every sport has a specific shoe designed only for that sport. The shoe may help enhance performance or help in preventing injuries. Whatever it is, a professional will always make sure he has the right shoe for the task assigned to him. But most people do not think that weightlifting shoes are required when lifting free weights. This is a very common error and most people wear other shoes to the gym, just making sure they are comfortable. Weightlifting shoes are…

Come to a flat back by lengthening the spine. Position your head and neck in a nonaligned place, staring down in the direction of the floor. Breathe out and raise your knees away from the floor. At the start, keep your knees slightly bent and your heels lifted away from the floor. Lengthen your tailbone positioned from the back of your pelvis and press it slightly toward the pubis. Alongside this tension, raise the resting bones…

as the alignments of the sun and moon but Hoyle doesn’t agree that the sun hits the heelstone exactly. Mike Parker Pearson’s theory of a burial site for the elite has lots of flaws, for example, he explains what the stones around the heel stone were for but not the heel stone itself. He also doesn’t explain why most of the skeletons found were sickly and that most of them died a long time before Stonehenge first started construction (Vince Gaffney, 2010). The great bells theory could be wrong…