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    Body Language

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    1 GESTURE CLUSTERS Like any other language‚ body language consists of words‚ sentences and punctuation. Each gesture is like a single word and a word may have several different meanings. It is only when you put the word into a sentence with other words that you can fully understand its meaning. Gestures come in ‘sentences’ and invariably tell the truth about a person’s feelings or attitudes. The ‘perceptive’ person is one who can read the nonverbal sentences and accurately match them against

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    Burial Rituals of Native American Culture At some point in our lives‚ we all come to realize that death is a part of life. Cultural diversity provides a wide variety of lifestyles and traditions for each of the unique groups of people in our world. Within these different cultures‚ the rituals associated with death and burial can also be uniquely diverse. Many consider ritualistic traditions that differ from their own to be somewhat strange and often perceive them as unnatural. A prime example

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    Body Systems

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    Body Systems Intergumentary- The integumentary system consists of the skin‚ hair‚ nails‚ glands‚ and nerves. The main function is to act as a barrier to protect the body from the outside. It also retains body fluids‚ protects against disease‚ eliminate waste products‚ and regulates the body temperature. Cardio Vascular- The cardiovascular system carries blood‚ oxygen‚ and nutrients to organs and tissues of the body. It also carries waste and carbon dioxide from these tissues for removal from

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    Body Image

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    programs‚ most of the programs had bring a major negative influence to the youth such as youth are more consciousness about their body image. What is body image? Body image defined as a person’s realization‚ conception and feeling about their own body regardless of he or she. In 2003‚ Ricciardelli and McCabe reported parents‚ peers‚ and media take part in shaping body image and body changes for both girls and boys. (Hammond‚ 2005). Girl in 21st century are more conscious about their weight on younger age

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    Body Image

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    fashion magazines‚ and advertising makes them feel insecure? Body Images is a growing problem among our society today. Some people believe that Body Image is something that come purely from the mind. they day its not influenced by media. Others believe that Body Image is something that can be influenced easily by media and magazines. They say society is influenced by the pressure to be skinny. I believe that media has a negative affect on body image. Media does things like show advertisements‚ that says

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    Body Modifications

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    Different Types of Body Modifications and why People do them. Throughout the world people are modifying their bodies. Various cultures have tattoo traditions dating as far back from 3000 BC in Asia‚ Africa and the Middle East. From the article “Pretty like a coloring book” by Vybz Kartel‚ he said “The teardrop [tattoo] on my face is in memory of my close friends who have died”. In ancient and modern history people participated in body modification for physical‚ sexual and cosmetic enhancements

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    human body

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    The human body is the entire structure of a human being and comprises a head‚ neck‚ trunk (which includes the thorax and abdomen)‚ arms and hands‚ legs and feet. Every part of the body is composed of various types of cell.[1] At maturity‚ the estimated average number of cells in the body is given as 37.2 trillion. This number is stated to be of partial data and to be used as a starting point for further calculations. The number given is arrived at by totalling the cell numbers of all the organs

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    sociology of the body

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    The sociology of the body is a new area in sociology and one where much work remains to be done. In this journal‚ the focus is on how something as seemingly individual and given as your own body is influenced by the power of the state and the attitudes and pressures in the wider society. Abstract The state has the potential to control the population and individuals in many ways like population‚ size‚ where people live and appearance. Attitudes towards the body have changed over time and cultures

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    In Ancient Egypt‚ masks were an extremely important aspect of the burials and spiritual rituals in the transition from life to death. These elaborate masks‚ usually made of gold and inlaid with precious stones‚ were believed to not only provide the dead with a face in the afterlife and protect the “Ka” or spirit‚ but it was it also believed that it enabled the spirit to recognize the body. They often contained inscriptions‚ and many of these masks included written spells that were meant to protect

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    Body Constructions

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    have the other. However‚ this is not the case with body decorations like tattoos and piercings. These body decorations have been around for many centuries; from the ancient Egyptians to the Native Americans‚ they are cultural all around the world. Since this time‚ they have been linked in many situations to similar diseases. If people harm their bodies just to obtain beauty‚ then why would it be a part of their culture? The harmful effects of body decorations only weaken a society; but‚ since it is

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