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    Tattoo’s culture The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian word tattau. It means "to mark" and was first mentioned in explorer James Cook’s records from his 1769 expedition to the South Pacific. Some scientists say that certain marks on the skin of the Iceman‚ a mummified human body starting from about 3300 B.C.‚ are tattoos. In fact‚ tattoos were found on Egyptian and Nubian mummies starting from about B.C. One of the earliest tattoos was tribal tattoos. Tattoos have different meaning in different cultural

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    Richard Kuklinski

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    Richard Kuklinski When a man is a product of his environment and the environment is filled with violence and hatred‚ the possibilities are horrifying. Richard kuklinski is a prime example of just that. His childhood was something no human‚ let alone a child should go through. His anger built up and his life eventually was overcome by it. He then progressed to a cold-blooded killer‚ starting small‚ and then ending with the mob until his capture. Richard Kuklinski was born on April 11‚ 1935‚

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    Humanity‚ and History‚ to 3500 B.C.E. * African Genesis * History and Culture in the Ice Age * The Agricultural Revolutions * Life in Neolithic Communities * Diversity and Dominance: Cave Art * Environment and Technology: The Iceman 2. The First River-Valley Civilizations‚ 3500-1500 B.C.E. * Mesopotamia * Egypt * The Indus Valley Civilization * Comparative Perspectives * Diversity and Dominance: Violence and Order in the Babylonian New Year’s Festival

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    Syllabic Division

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    The Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education of Republic of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan State World Languages University English Phonetics and Phonology Department II-English Philology. Course paper On Syllable theories Done by: Vingurskiy Nikita Group 340 “A”‚ 3 course Checked by: Senior teacher Shatunova A.S. Tashkent 2009. Plan I. Introduction II Body Chapter 1: “Theories of

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    The History of Tattoos

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    our own culture in recent years. Everywhere we look today; movies‚ advertisements‚ television‚ are signs that people of all walks of life appreciate and practice the art of the tattoo. Incidentally‚ some scientists say that marks on the skin of the Iceman‚ a preserved human body dating back to 3300 B.C.‚ are in fact tattoos. These markings represent the earliest known evidence of the practice. Tattoos found on Egyptian and Nubian mummies date back to 2000 B.C.‚ and classical authors mention the use

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    Tattoos in Society

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    For thousands of years people of all cultures have been marking up their bodies. Some of the markings can be dated back to the Egyptians “and were present on several female mummies dated to c. 2000 B.C. But following the more recent discovery of the Iceman from the area of the Italian-Austrian border in 1991 and his tattoo patterns‚ this date has been pushed back a further thousand years when he was carbon-dated at around 5‚200 years old.” (Lineberry par.2) Sciencists have found that people for over

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    Kuklinski Serial Killer

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    Richard Kuklinski was a contract killer‚ or hitman‚ for several families of the American Mafia. After his arrest in 1986‚ Kuklinski readily admitted to murdering more than 200 men; however‚ he contends he was just a hit man‚ not a serial killer. There is some debate regarding whether or not Kuklinski should be considered a hit man or serial killer. Overwhelming evidence proves that Richard Kuklinski’s was undoubtedly a serial killer. In order to determine whether or not Kuklinski should be considered

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    History 101 Study Guide

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    technologies were used by the earliest Western civilizations? [pic] Stone‚ wood‚ leather‚ and fibers[pic]/ 1st appearance of tools (bone‚ wood‚ stone) (Paleolithic “Old Stone Era”) What conclusions may be drawn from a study of the Iceman and the materials found with him about what he did and what he was most likely to have been? [pic] He was probably a hunter or a shepherd who was accustomed to spending months each year in the high country. He pulled an arrow out of his skin‚ causing

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    Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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    Intro. When he walks down the street‚ there are stares. When he walks into his church‚ there are scoffs. When he walks into his job‚ there are questions. The man has several body modifications; a bridge piercing‚ ¾ inch ears‚ and a small star tattoo under his left cheek. Does this deem a man dangerous and loathsome? Or is he the embodiment of personal expression? Body modifications stand as an art form because of its expressive and aesthetic properties and its social statement against mainstream

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    Gladstone O’Neill is one of the greatest American playwrights‚ he is known for plays such as “Long Day’s Journey into Night” ‚”Beyond the Horizon” (1920)‚ “Anna Christie” (1922)‚ “Strange Interlude” (1928)‚ “Mourning Becomes Electra”(1931)and The Iceman Cometh (1946). His plays probe the American Dream‚ race relations‚ class conflicts‚ sexuality‚ human aspirations and psychoanalysis. He often became immersed in the modernist movements of his time as he primarily sought to create “modern American

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