VELVET Velvet is a fabric with a short and closely woven nap. The production of velvet varies between two methods. One uses a double-cloth construction in which two shifts of fabric are woven with long threads joining them together. After the double fabric is woven‚ the center threads are cut‚ producing two pieces of velvet. The second method of producing velvet uses wires. During the weaving the yarn is lifted over the wires to form the pile. After removing the wires theyarn is cut to form the
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Summary Christine Pinsent-Johnson has written a story titled “The Visitor”. At the beginning of this story the town of Copelin‚ Newfoundland was slowly dying and lots of people were leaving to find a better life. William wanted to leave to but his dad‚ Graham-Percy‚ didn’t want to have to find a new job because he knew he would never find one as good as his current job. Will hadn’t been very happy with his dad lately; he wanted him to just stand up and state his mind‚ not to agree to everyone
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INTRODUCTION The indigenous peoples of the Philippines consist of a large number of indigenous ethnic groups living in the country. They are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines who have managed to resist centuries of Spanish and United States colonization and in the process have retained their customs and traditions. The Philippine government succeeded in establishing a number of protected for tribal groups. Indigenous people were expected to speak their native
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stronger and stronger. Everyone probably has a telephone or computer so people have various communicating software to connect with their family‚ friends‚ or other colleagues. Some software‚ such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and WeChat‚ became very popular today. However‚ in the article “The Pleasure of the Texting" Charles McGrath thinks that texting message can hurt a relationship. In my opinion‚ WeChat can strengthen a friendship because people can communicate with their friends every time and everywhere. In
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Famous people and their privacy Like most children‚ you and I probably once fantasized about being famous when we were older. Whether it’s mesmerizing thousands with music‚ or having a star role in an action movie‚ being a famous celebrity is something most people in North America covet in at least one point of their life. But famous people are always persuaded by photographers and reporters‚ which destroys their privacy‚ and enables the public to know the daily life of every celebrity. Celebrities
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Although people attend college or school for many different reasons‚ one of the most common reason for people to attend a college is for a career preparation. Although we have new experiences and also gain knowledge by attending a college or university‚ those are not the primary reasons for people attending a college because we can also get new experiences wherever new we go and whatever new we do. We will surely have new experiences if we attend a college but we do not attend a college for new experiences
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Organized religion is the way most people live their lives by whether it be spiritual‚ believing in a high power‚ or a god. It can promote inner peace‚ unity‚ and harmony when it has a positive effect on society; however‚ It can be destructive‚ harmful‚ and evil when it has a negative effect. One negative effect of organized religion was the Holocaust. It is a past world event that brought a large amount of pain and suffering to those involved and many years later. The Germans believed
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His ideas‚ though‚ were greatly influenced by Freud‚ going along with Freud’s ideas about the structure and topography of personality. However‚ whereas Freud was an id psychologist‚ Erikson was an ego psychologist. He emphasized the role of culture and society and the conflicts that can take place within the ego itself‚ whereas Freud emphasized the conflict between the id and the superego. According to Erikson‚ the ego develops as it successfully resolves crises that are distinctly social
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DISCURSIVE WRITING An issue that creates heated debate almost anywhere you go is the legalisation of cannabis. There are two different opinions: one‚ that cannabis should not become legal because it leads on to the use of harder drugs and causes more petty crime. The second view is that if it became legal then fewer people would have to sneak around to get cannabis and therefore not get caught up in the underworld of drugs‚ and that would stop the lead on to harder drugs. Also cannabis can be used
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Wikipedia and how people are interacting online. The internet serves a purpose for research‚ schoolwork‚ and connections. However‚ the result from the internet age is loosing communication‚lack of social interaction‚ and the unreliable nature of websites. First‚ Communication is key with success‚ however because of the internet age the ability to communicate face to face is dwindling.“Making Conversation” by Appiah is an idea on the expression cosmopolitanism and the feeling people in any nation have
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