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Movies like Beetlejuice [Beetlejuice, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094721/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1] (1988) and the ever-popular Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0030079/bio] (2004) have used shrunken heads as a form of comedic relief; however, the actual practice of creating a shrunken head is extremely dark. While numerous cultures participated in the practice of headhunting, the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Peruvian Amazon…

Itch mites are also referred to as scabies mites and they are the cause of scabies. These microscopic creatures are quite irritating and can cause major itching along with a rash. A doctor will probably have to diagnose you if you do have itch mites. Itch mites are contagious and are most commonly found on people who have close contact with each other. Children are particularly prone to them, since they tend to be in closer contact with other people. Once itch mites get into your home, it can…

At first, she tried to get the attention of anyone who would stop and look at her. Unfortunately, these were the same people who worked in the carnival. They seemed unimpressed and unmoved by her pleas. Perhaps they all knew already what went on in that tent, or maybe they just didn’t care that some strange girl was begging for help. And if she thought she might get help from one of the attendees, she was wrong. Reaching out, Ruby Ann stopped a young couple. They looked a little embarrassed to…

We were laying back in the back of the truck. Her hair was still wet and her skin smelled like salt. We were tangled together, covered in blankets and pillows. “The take-out is cold now.” She said, her voice barely audible. I groaned. The CD was still playing in the background. “If this is my last night with you” She started to sing along. “Hold me like I’m more than just a friend” She would litter the words of the song with random melodies and beautifully vibrattoed notes. Her voice was wild…

Learning how to do gymnastics Imagine if around you there were people taunting you by doing things you couldn't do. How would you feel? Well, this is how I felt in fifth grade. I would watch other girls do cartwheels or other amazing flips and tricks. Whenever I would tried to do a cartwheel or handstands I would fall on my face. This caused me to go home one day in tears. My grandma asked why I was crying. I told her what was happening at school every day. That weekend she took me to this…

Mattel’s Barbie was first introduced to the world in 1959 by Ruth Handler. Ruth came up with the idea of Barbie by watching her daughter and friends play with paper dolls that mimicked adults. She thought to herself that there were no teenage and adult dolls on the market, she then took her idea to husband Elliot Handler who was one of the co-founders of Mattel Toys. He was skeptical at the idea because there were lots of baby and toddler dolls on the market but there were no adult dolls. Even…

Maya Angelou’s poem Phenomenal Woman reflects how women and men in society view others who do not physically appeal to the naked eye and how Maya angelou’s life contributed to the confidence she has now as a woman and by the end of the poem it shows all the confidence Angelou portrays, and how that confidence is reflected in her words. To better understand how Angelou came to see herself as a phenomenal woman, it may help to know a bit about her childhood and how it sculpted her. When Maya…

until the 20th century, strong and healthy body images were treated as the “ideal” body. Though, throughout the 20th century the image of the “perfect” body kept changing. From, The Gibson girl who was tall, had a large bust, wide hips and a narrow waist, to the Flapper who had bobbed hair and often showed their…

50’s. The top female model of the 50’s and 60’s was Carmen Dell’Orefice. One of the top models in the late 2000’s is Candice Swanepoel. Dell’Orefice stood 5 feet and 10 inches tall with bust, waist, and hip measurements of 36-26-39 and a BMI of 18.5. Swanepoel stands 5 feet and 9 inches tall with bust, waist, and hip measurements of 33-23-34 and a BMI of 17.7. In the past 5 decades, the ideal body type has gone from a normal BMI to .8% under the normal body mass index, which is considered…

took the hazardous jobs. Factory labor required strenuous labor and life-threatening conditions. For example, the Triangle Waist Company building went up in flames in 1911. The Triangle Fire article emphasizes the severity mentioning, “146 out of 500 employees died” (The 1911 Triangle Factory Fire”, 2018). The large number of casualties could have been reduced if the Triangle Waist Company didn’t have severe fire hazards of fabric piles up to the ceiling, or if the employers didn’t lock the door…