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    Tattoo Informative Essay

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    What is a tattoo? A tattoo is a form of body modification, where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The word tattoo, or tattow in the 18th century, is a loanword from the Polynesian word tatau, meaning "to write". Another meaning is from Tahitian word tatau which means ‘to mark something’. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the etymology of tattoo as "In 18th c. tattaow, tattow. What…

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    Egypt Blue Symbolism

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    The color blue (irtiu and khesbedj) in ancient Egypt represented the color of royalty. Egyptian jewelry and regalia was usually blue and gold. Synthetic pigments were used to produce dyes and pigments. Blue is associated with the sky, water, prime-evil waters and the heavens. It signified the Nile River and all of it’s associated offerings, fertility, and crops. The inundation of the Nile which was an annual reminder or re-enactment of the watery origins of the world. The annual flood of the…

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    Dragon's Blood

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    Is not the blood of real dragons but a resin that comes from various sources. The pigment which is bright red is how it got the name Dragon's Blood. There are those that used the pigment to create lipstick out of it, using the [i]Dracaena cinnabari[/i] 0r the cinnabar tree that is found on an island in the Indian ocean, those empires are the Greek and the Roman as well as some others. Another name for this herb is [i]Sangre de Dragon[/i]. This version of the herb comes from the Croton Uechelri…

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    Since the dawn of cognitive thought, human civilizations have sought to understand the inheritance of certain physical traits from parents to their offspring. The limited knowledge of the true mechanism of inheritance remained elusive for many generations. The role of inheritance was clear, as seen with selective breeding of livestock and plant life. This could be seen by, breeding two parental types that had specific desirable traits and getting the desired results in offspring, most of the…

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    Elodea And Photosynthesis

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    respiration takes sugars and turns those sugars into energy for living organisms. While animal cells obtain sugar from an outside source, plants synthesize their own sugar in a series of anabolic reactions powered by sunlight. The photosynthetic pigments present in a plant, such as chlorophyll, allow the plant to harness energy from the sun and perform the reactions necessary for photosynthesis. Various wavelengths of light from the sun are used to power photosynthesis, and different…

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    You will need to meet with the technician prior to the procedure to learn if you meet the requirements. Results Vary Between People The final results will vary between recipients since everyone's skin accepts pigment in a different manner. Brows May Itch After the Tattoo Process Recipients may experience temporary itching in the area of the tattoo following the procedure. In addition, they will need to adhere to aftercare instructions. It Is Necessary to…

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    In the year 576 BCE the Babylonian King, Nebuchadnezzar commissioned his builders to construct and design a monumental gate on the outskirts of the city. The gate was situated at the main entrance to the promenade, north of the city’s border to the temple of Marduk, chief God of Mesopotamian. The monument was dedicated and named after Ishtar, the Babylonian Goddess of; love, fertility, war and sex. (Wikipedia) If thou openest not the gate to let me enter, I will break the door, I will…

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    BACKGROUND Photosynthesis is a solar-powered process that transforms energy from the sun into oxygen and carbohydrates (Harris-Haller). For the process to occur visible light, water and carbon dioxide have to be present. When photosynthesis has occurred the final product includes organic molecules such as glucose an oxygen (necessary for cellular respiration). There is a significant correlation between photosynthesis and cellular respiration. During photosynthesis, the plant uses carbon dioxide…

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    DISCUSSSIONNN ————————— 1+2.) The results gathered showed that compound A had two spots, lower spot had an rf value of 0.48 and upper spot had an rf value of 0.77, this shows that compound A contained both paracetamol which has an rf value of 0.48 and caffeine which has an rf value of 0.77. Compound B had an rf value of 0.77 which is the same as caffeine therefore compound B contained caffeine. Compound C had an rf value of 0.48 which is the same as paracetamol therefore compound C contained…

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    short, is a disease that affects the sight of a person. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in America. It affects people between sixty five and older, which is a large proportion of Americans today. The macula, an oval shaped pigment near the near the center of the retina, is responsible for the sharp, high-acuity, central vision. Within the macula are the fovea and foveole, high density cones. The AMD affects the macula which causes for central vision to occur. Already…

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