Silicone

Airbrush Contouring 101 One of the biggest concerns city girls like me have in the summer is that liquid foundations and contouring powders seem to melt the moment I leave the house. And it’s not only about the finish or quality of makeup products I pick -- the City is just way too hot to wear makeup. Saying so, I’m definitely one of the girls who is not okay not wearing a foundation at all. Yes, my skin might not be the worst I’ve seen and I have a confidence walking around bare-faced, but I…

Values 2 Although Dow Corning’s restricted scope of business to breast implant research will prove that its “corporate culture” upholds the medical community’s “network of ethical value,” at the same time it also proves that it failed to maintain its “free expression” and “conservatism” within capitalistic markets (Brooks & Dunn, 2015, 1-530; Pfeiffer & Forsberg, 2014, p. Inside front cover -161). In other words, Dow Corning’s restricted business model could be viewed by the public as an…

Goal: Write a buyer’s guide for getting the first guitar. Title: Which Type of Guitar Is Best for Beginners? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since the 11th century, people all over the world have been playing stringed instruments similar to the guitar, and it has become an integral part of the uncountable musical tradition for generations. The guitar is one of the best and most popular music…

easy, to take off to help shave off time in transitions (“Triathlon”). Wetsuits are not only made to reduce drag and make one swim faster, but also to help get it on and off as quickly as possible. The wetsuits have arm and leg cuffs and formulated silicone coating to get the suit off faster. Some wetsuit brands like Zone 3 have downwards zips to make it easier to get the back open. The rubber in today’s wetsuits make people faster and more buoyant. Ironman wetsuits have many panels and neoprene…

While my parents traveled to and from work everyday, there were a couple of songs they may have heard quite often due to their popularity. If they happened to be listening to the radio when I was born, they more than likely heard the number one song “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith (“Birthday No #1.”), which won the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie (“Aerosmith Awards.”). Diane Warren, the songwriter, became nominated for an Oscar for the Best Music from an Original Song,…

Obesity is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world today with more than one-third of US adults and one-in-six US children considered obese, according to the Center for Disease Control (2014). Over the past few decades, obesity has more than doubled within the US, increasing from 15% of Americans in 1990 to over 36% of Americans in 2014 (CDC). Not only is obesity increasing rapidly within the US, but researchers have found that obesity is also more prevalent in ethnic minorities than in…

Arsenic exists in the environment in many different forms, each of those forms having different chemical abilities that have the potential to influence human health (Lynch, 2014). Arsenic has the potential to impact human health and has been studied over the centuries (Lynch, 2014). The research that has been studied has determined that the chemical form of arsenic found in food products characterizes over 20 different arsenic species (Lynch, 2014). The focus on organic and inorganic arsenic has…

Auguste Rodin once stated, “What is commonly called ugliness in nature, can in art become full beauty”. In Rodin’s sculpture The Kiss, made from 1901 to 1904, he applies his own philosophy to showcase the relationship of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Ramini from Dante’s Inferno, in the impressionism period. The marble sculpture depicts the two nude, sensually embracing in a corkscrew with their hands all over each other, sitting upon a rough rock-like structure. The sculpture is carved in the…

One secret to maintaining a thriving business is recognizing when it needs a fundamental change. 50 Harvard Business Review | December 2008 | hbr.org Business Reinventing Y our by Mark W. Johnson, Clayton M. Christensen, and Henning Kagermann Model IN 2003, APPLE INTRODUCED THE IPOD WITH THE ITUNES STORE, Jim Frazier revolutionizing portable entertainment, creating a new market, and transforming the company. In just three years, the iPod/iTunes combination became…

Antiperspirant/deodorants are used to reduce underarm wetness and control body odor. These products are made by blending active ingredients with waxes, oils, and silicones and molding the mixture into stick form.…