A HISTORY OF BODY ART: TATTOOING AND PIERCING The art of Tattooing and Piercing has been happening for thousands of years. The oldest evidence of extant tattooing on preserved skin dates to 6000 BC on the a South American Chinchorro mummy. Piercing’s have been going on since the BCE era and still have a impact on society today with more and more piecring ideas happening everyday. Bod-mod” is the growing revival of highly visual‚ primitive body modification practices such as branding‚ scarification
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understand the history and major modifications of eyeglasses. Consequently‚ this paper introduces the history of eyeglasses from inception to the modern day. Then‚ it attempts to address the impact the invention has had on the perception of time‚ the economy‚ modern society and analyze the related unintended consequences. In conclusion‚ this paper analyzes the sustainability of this invention in the wake of recent changes in the external environment. Throughout their long history‚ eyeglasses have
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observation‚ explanation‚ and prediction of real world phenomena by experiment. Given the dual status of science as objective knowledge and as a human construct‚ good historiography of science draws on the historical methods of both intellectual history and social history. Tracing the exact origins of modern science is possible through the many important texts which have survived from the classical world. However‚ the word scientist is relatively recent—first coined by William Whewell in the 19th century
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you the history of chocolate‚ types of chocolate‚ and some benefits from eating chocolate. Let’s start with the History of Chocolate! Chocolate’s history started over 2‚000 years ago. It began in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America from the seed of the cacao tree. This small tree grows best in the tropical atmosphere because it receives the best amount of rain‚ shade‚ humidity‚ wind‚ and nutrients. According to Susan J. Terrio‚ the author of Crafting the Culture and History of French
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"Strategic locations are places important to those with the power to make or break you. It thus follows that external trends‚ not local efforts‚ will always decide which locations thrive." Does the rise of regional hubs from Palembang to Melaka confirm or refute this theory? The Malay world first acquired high strategic value because improvements in shipping technology made seaborne trade more efficient than shorter land-based routes. Combined with the increase in demand for goods traded over long
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What historical events have been ignored in the national history of the United States? While doing some research on this topic‚ I noticed that there are plenty of historical events that are ignored in the United States. I’m sure there are topics not only ignored‚ but hidden from Americans as well. Although it is not right‚ there are several reason behind the government hiding certain events from us. The biggest reason could be for our safety. For this reasoning‚ I’ll refer to an old saying “ignorance
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The History of Derivatives: A Few Milestones EFTA Seminar on Regulation of Derivatives Markets‚ Zurich‚ 3 May 2012 Steve Kummer (research and redaction) and Christian Pauletto (concept and speech delivery) Policy and Trade in Services Division State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA Introduction This presentation contains a selection of records and events that constitute a part of the history of derivatives. It relates how derivatives date
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The History of Ballet The first experience of watching a ballet‚ for me or any little girl‚ can be fascinating and exhilarating. Wondering how a dancer can be so steady on her toes as she spins in circles and leaps through the air. Watching a ballet‚ there is a feeling of wanting to be graceful‚ as well as the warm sensation felt by a little girl as she slips into dream land. My mom had taken me to my first ballet when I was 11 years old. When we returned home home‚ she signed me up for classes
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occur‚ wars are fought out‚ and someone is left without. And soon‚ the same conflicts happen‚ wars are fought out‚ and nothing changes. This has been realized by many people throughout history‚ and there has been recent movement for equality‚ not just an illusion of it. In American history‚ there is an undeniable history of racism‚ among other things. It is a shameful past‚ and it has not yet passed. Laws have been put into action‚ opinions have faded‚ and people have changed. Though‚ it does not change
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Bogotá D.C. a city in central Colombia‚ is the country’s capital‚ located at an elevation of about 2‚650 m. / 8‚660 ft. on a mountain rimmed plateau high in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes Mountains. This gives it constant spring like weather. It lies only 4°36’ north of the equator. Bogotá was founded on the 6th of August 1538 by the Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada who fought the Chibcha Indians near the site of the populous tribe center called Bacatá. The new city became
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