against heat‚ radiation and infection. The skin also regulates your temperature and produces vitamin D. To the surprise of many‚ the skin is considered an organ. In fact‚ it is the largest organ you have. The skin is surprisingly tough given its thinness. That being said‚ it can be damaged by exposure to sunlight. This often presents in the form of skin cancer. There are three types of skin cancer - basal cell carcinoma‚ squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Squamous occurs in the top level of the
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Beauty is combination of qualities‚ such as shape‚ color‚ or form‚ that pleases the aesthetic senses‚ especially the sight. This is how the majority of people define beauty without having an understanding of its different points. We are so closed minded about how we should look and how we should not look that we overlook the big picture. Beauty gives us confidence and should make us feel confident in how we choose to express yourself. There should not be one ideal way we should look‚ but we somehow
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many demographics‚ particularly women. This had created an entirely new ideal for women to follow called the Cult of Domesticity‚ in which they would be bound to domestic life styles and stay out of politics or business. Soon‚ however‚ this sprout of Revivalism had overgrown throughout
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A cult film is described as‚ “strange‚ quirky‚ offbeat‚ eccentric‚ oddball‚ or surreal‚ with outrageous‚ weird‚ unique and cartoony characters or plots‚ and garish sets” (Dirks‚ 1). Furthermore‚ they are usually awry or different in style and are considered controversial because in a sense‚ they are breaking the rules of the narrative and production of film. There are certain elements that make a cult film to be considered one‚ anatomy‚ consumption‚ political economy‚ and cultural status. In Mathijs
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following their leader‚ such as on a sports team‚ to extreme religious cults. Religions itself have different levels of obedience. Depending on how fanatic an environment you’re in‚ the level of obedience is obviously raised. It is my opinion‚ based on personal experience that many people involved in such cult-like religions eventually decide that they don’t want to be there. To some people‚ the structure that these cults provide is very attractive to them. They love the fact that people are
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threatened to obey and respect their new leader. Both of these examples are what makes up the dystopian world of 1984. People can also be persuaded into thinking they are joining their ideal vision of a utopia. This example is much like the Heaven’s Gate Cult. These examples best describe how a utopia can easily become a dystopia. A Utopian society can easily be converted to a dystopian society if power fall into the wrong hands. They could easily manipulate people by playing the nice guy and persuading
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the Romans renamed those gods so they would have Roman names instead of Greek names. Also‚ both the Greeks and the Romans believed in and practiced religious cults. One religious cult that the Greeks followed was The Bacchae. Followers of this cult mainly believed in partying and fornicating. A Roman religious cult was the Cult of Isis. This cult revolved around the deity Isis who was borrowed from the Egyptians. Although they were two different cultures‚ the Romans and the Greeks believed in similar
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A teenager with a death wish and a 79-year-old high on life find love in Hal Ashby’s cult black comedy. Deadpan rich boy Harold (Bud Cort) keeps staging elaborate suicide tableaux to get the attention of his mother (Vivian Pickles)‚ but she keeps planning his brilliant future for him instead. Obsessed with the trappings of death‚ Harold freaks out his blind dates‚ modifies his new sports car to look like a mini-hearse‚ and attends funerals‚ where he meets the spirited Maude (Ruth Gordon). An eccentric
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reading books or watching movies. Movies commonly portray women as being sexy and thin‚ so do advertisements and even some book describe women as so. This has resulted in many women trying to achieve the looks of actresses in Western countries‚ as thinness is promoted as the ideal female form due to the presence of such media. While trying to achieve such figures‚ women could develop disorders such as Anorexia or a chronic low self-esteem (as a result of being unable to achieve the figure). In order
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true basis behind organized religion but‚ there are cults formed and devilish actions made in the name of religion when it is used or interpreted wrong. Take for instance the fact that a mentally impaired person can interpret the words of the bible to mean that they are a chosen angel of GOD sent to cleanse the world of evil and decide to start killing other people. Another instance where religion can fall astray is when it forms a cult. There are instances where they practice polygamy
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