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The body is a form of art that extrapolates ones identity. It is through the identity of the body, that the society dictates the treatment of individuals. Ovid declares in his opening statement of the Metamorphoses, “to tell of bodies changed into new forms.” The body is consistently changing or shape-shifting, like the Greek characters, thus changing ones identity. And with the change of identity come the change of treatment of the self. Ovid’s proposition in his Metamorphoses, In the Flesh by…

Caffeine is defined as: a crystalline compound that is found especially in tea and coffee plants and is a stimulant of the central nervous system. The stimulazation of the nervous system can begin as early as fifteen minutes after ingestioin and can last up to six hours. In moderate consumption few negative side effects occurred. Moderate consumption of caffeine is up to 250 milligrams or about four twelve ounce cans of pop. Caffeine can increase blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, and…

George Orwell’s 1984 ~ An Examination of Controlling Governments “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” This is the idea of a totalitarian government. Expressing the ability for one’s self to have free thought concerning their own well-being. In George Orwell’s novel “1984”, he demonstrates that in the world established telling the truth is a revolutionary act. The Party has rule over every aspect of their citizen’s lives, and one of the way they do so is by…

1 It was a muggy evening of July, 1993, when, I got some unexpected visitors from my village, Rehanpur. They were none, but the close relatives of one of the friends of my elder sister, Bilqees Bano. She studied in the village Middle School until class seven together. After that, both had parted their ways as it was their helplessness to do so. There was no longer any high school in my village. And, village people would hardly allow their sisters and daughters to go to any far-flung schools for…

Erythritol – Your New Favorite (Antioxidant-Rich, Diabetic-Friendly) Sugar Substitute! The verdict is in: Sugar is BAD for our health! But, does this mean we’ll never again be able to enjoy a decadent piece of chocolate cake, a plate of warm, chewy cookies, or a heavenly handful of candy ever again? Absolutely not! Thankfully, there is a sweetener out there that tastes like sugar, bakes like sugar, and can even improve your health (unlike sugar). It’s called erythritol (pronounced Air…

“A Beautiful Mind” was the title of Sylvia Nasar’s biography (and eventual award-winning movie) of the famous mathematician John Nash. But despite his “Beautiful Mind” that eventually won him a Nobel Prize in 1994, Nash has been tormented by Schizophrenia since the late 1950’s. As one of the most famous people to be suffering from this disorder, Along with depression, Schizophrenia is one of two disorders that have been found across our planet, in every culture. Schizophrenia is characterized…

Joseph Glidden (Barbed Wire) Glidden was an Englishmen that was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire. He was born on January 18, 1813. Shortly after he was born, him and his family moved to the City of Orleans County, New York. Joseph attended school just as a normal child during his young, adolescent years, but soon after, was needed at home for farming help so he only went during the winter months. When Glidden was a teenager, he discovered that he had an interest in teaching. He attended…

In most tropical countries with long coastlines where coconut palms grow in abundance, coconut water has always been used as a refreshing drink and a health enhancer. The people of the Pacific Islands respect the coconut and use all of its parts for food and medicine. It is only recently that this humble natural beverage has started receiving the attention it clearly deserves in North America. If you are not familiar with this drink, coconut water is the nearly colorless liquid contained within…

Mexico is a vast country with rich history, complex terrain, and a deep devotion to the Catholic religion and its traditions. Merriam-Webster defines culture as “the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time” (2017). Mexican culture is defined by their significant military conflicts, social structures, religion,…

Abstract A spontaneous, one-pot strategy for the room temperature biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using Cocos Nucifera Linn (coconut palm) coir extract is described. The formation of AuNPs was observed within 30s of reaction time between the metal precursor and coir extract. The bioextract acted as both reducing agent and a stabilizer. The influence of various experimental parameters such as % volume fraction of coir extract, concentration of metal precursor, contact time and solution…