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    beginning of these‚ but the real reason is laziness. These numbers were chosen by designers because this is easier to make clothes only for one little size. It happened in the middle of XX century‚ when mannequins began to demonstrate the clothes. So thinness became fashionable. A woman spends on diets about 10 years of her life. But according to statistics‚ only 10% of men prefer thin women. Losing weight the woman notices that she likes herself‚ her man like her‚ and not only he. But psychologists

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    Margot is a girl on Venus that wants to see the sun more than anything. In “All Summer In A Day” by Ray Bradbury explores the subject of jealousy. Jealousy can bring people to do many things that they might regret later. All of her classmates don’t like her since they are jealous and she is different than everyone else. Before she was on Venus‚ she was on Earth. She was born‚ barely grew up there‚ but she still lived there and that is one reason why her classmates are jealous of her. And since

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    positions abandoned by the Igbo. The twin evils of campus cultism and examination malpractices entrenched themselves in the campuses during the years of military despotism. They are product of the years of decay while the nature of inter-campus linkages of cult groups as well as the sophistication with which malpractices are now being perpetuated in various examinations has made the matter more difficult to rout (Omabu‚ 2003). Aims and Objectives of Education in Nigeria Education has been described as

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    disturbance of quiet (repairs‚ lack of some occupants’ imagination‚ quarrels among neighbour‚ etc.) This seems particularly so for panel blocks and is caused by the low sound insulation and high sound transmission quality of external walls‚ and the thinness of internal walls inside flats and to the stairwell. The other problem is also temperature and draught: Flats in large housing estates are usually supplied with heat from a district heating scheme. However‚ as radiators in the flats are often inefficient

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    when he had to go to the hospital because he had heart problems and reportedly had a near-death experience. One of his nurses‚ Bonnie Lu Nettles‚ told him that he was put on this planet for a reason‚ she recruited Applewhite into the Heaven’s Gate cult. It seems as though Nettles took advantage of Applewhite’s mental state having just recovered from‚ well‚ almost dying. Applewhite faced prison time‚ had a huge influence on ordinary people‚ shared his beliefs on spiritual beings and the human body

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    Mass Media’s Role on Health Mass media‚ by communicating with large amounts of people‚ can have a huge impact on the public’s knowledge‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ and behaviours. Firstly‚ body image has a huge contribution on public when receiving mixed messages through mass media. Second‚ mental health has become an issue by poorly influencing self-esteem. Third‚ physical health has been portrayed poorly in media by promoting unhealthy habits that can become addictive as having more immediate plessure

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    Introduction The Aum Shinrikyo is a Japanese ‘New Religious Movement Organisation’ but they are also labelled as a terrorist organisation in many countries across the world. The group originated in 1984‚ in Japan. It started as a cult where the founder and leader‚ Shoko Asahara‚ promised followers that they would have the power to hover or levitate if they joined. Since its establishment in 1984‚ it has committed at least two terrorist attacks. The group was popular in the 1990’s and had many members

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    initiation of a young woman into the Dionysian cult‚ possibly a bridal initiation meant to symbolize the woman’s passage into adulthood. At the time‚ rituals such as the one described above were an important part of life in Roman households. For contemporaries this chamber was not merely a piece of art to be gazed upon but a dynamic space where they lived and worked. Some art historians agree that it is indeed the initiation of a woman into a mystery cult but that the particular god is impossible to

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    memorial cult center for yourself and your father‚ Thutmose I‚ this structure has a dual purpose where religion also is fundamental. The independent chapels which must be included are the cults of Anubis‚ Hathor‚ Amun and Re‚ the sun god. Anubis and Hathor have chapels in opposite axis locations; Anubis being placed on the north axis and Hathor on the south axis. The two chapels stand independent from the main structure which is clear by the separate ramp designed. As for the other cults‚ the design

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    the cult of The Lord Our Righteousness Church all started‚ grew‚ and quickly ended in 2008 when the leader was arrested for sexual contact with a minor (Sect’s ’Messiah’ Arrested). The big questions here are; how did Wayne Bent get

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