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    School of Languages‚ Humanities and Social Sciences Mapúa Institute of Technology A Research Draft on “Vulgarized Filipino Identity: Development of Filipino Profanity” Introduction Vulgarity of Language Humans express their feelings in many different ways physically‚ mentally or verbally. Vulgar words‚ also known as swearing or cursing exists in all human languages that perform certain functions. One study found that swearing is not merely a common reaction to pain; it actually functions

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    Angier claims how the American families are getting more diverse‚ and how it is changing the definition of a family. For instance‚ one example she gives is gay parents having multiple children by adoption. She went on to state how in the last decade more gay parents are adopting children. Also‚ Angier talk about variety of families from poor to immigrants are changing and diversifying families. Another‚ example given by Angier is of parents coming from India‚ and

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    history. From Plato to Descartes‚ from Aristotle to Kant‚ the understanding of existence became nearly an obsession of the great philosophical minds. It is this “obsession” that drives Hugh Jackman’s character‚ Robert Angier in Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige. In this “obsession” Angier finds his match with Keanu Reeves’ character‚ Neo in Andy and Larry Wachowski’s The Matrix‚ whose transformation from computer hacker to an almost God like position of knowledge‚ stems from his obsession with defining

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    According to the news article‚ “The Changing Families‚” the reporter‚ Natalie Angier‚ wrote about how Stephanie mentioned that resources are needed to maintain a good marriage‚ meaning that a family will require necessities to keep them together (2). Some people need money to purchase goods‚ while others need the acknowledgement

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    Advertisement’s Affecting The Male Body Advertisements have set a bar to how the male body should look. In today’s culture‚ the male body is defined as fit‚ tone‚ and lean in order to gather peoples attention‚ which is most often seen in advertisements making people change their lifestyle to be part of their culture. The description mentioned above will keep continuing through the rest examples. Clothing brand stores hire popular models even athletes‚ like for example Express (2014) hired Stephen

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    this change a good thing? The common curse words‚ some starting with S’s and some with F’s‚ have been found in every aspect of your day. “A virtual pandemic of verbal vulgarity…” Is how the beginning of “Almost Before We Spoke‚ We Swore” by Natalie Angier explains todays society and our common use of foul language. Walking down the street someone drops their phone and an unsavory word slips out‚ this person is a teenager and you ask where do they learn these kinds of words? Is it the parenting

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    fever and narcolepsy (Angier) and mental factors like depression and stress (Oak) actually affect the orientation of dreams. This paper will discuss all about what it is to know about the origin and definition of dreams‚ its formation‚ its reasons‚ as well as the factors that affect dreams using scientific terms and concepts. Dreams have been seen as a connection to the unconscious (“What are Dreams?”). The scientific study of dreams is called

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    Such little focus on the women of the Paleolithic era led scientists to misinterpret these Venus statutes as objects of sexual fetishes due to their exaggerated body features‚ as Angier points out‚ “Researchers have suggested that the figurines were fertility fetishes‚ or prehistoric erotica‚ or gynecology primers.” Angier and several other scientists believe that minor details such as intricate headdresses‚ string skirts‚ and belts were overlooked during the observation of the statues.

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    Cited: AngierNatalie. "Two Pre-decision Articles on the Daubert Case (rules forscientific evidence)." Free Legal Information & Forms | The ’Lectric Law Library. The New York Times‚ 2 Jan. 1993. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. <http://www.lectlaw.com/files/lit03.htm>

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    hidden by Michelangelo within some of his most renowned work‚ such as Dr. Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt‚ a professor of fine arts at New York University‚ who states‚ ’ ’… I think it is a retrofit of … modern knowledge onto Renaissance culture. ’ ’ (Angier) However‚ the case for these hidden images is strong. During his lifetime Michelangelo was famous for his unassailable anatomical renderings of the human body. Known for such meticulous human sculptures as the Pieta and David‚ he also painted stunning

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