Another source discussing hair analysis‚ emphasizes the problem with the presentation stage in expert witness testimony in court (3). Not only has contamination been a reason for false convictions (1)‚ but also the ways in which the testimony from the hair analysts is worded (3). Investigations of how the phrasing and wording of expert witness testimony impacts the final court decision have been done‚ revealing the misuse of words in court have contributed to wrongful convictions‚ which have created
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Since hair growth is fed by the bloodstream‚ the ingestion of drugs of abuse is revealed by analyzing a small sample of hair. Hair testing is the most accurate and effective method of finding users of drugs of abuse. Using a small sample of hair cut at the scalp‚ hair analysis evaluates the amount of drug metabolites embedded inside the hair shaft. It takes approximately 4-5 days from the time of drug use for the affected hair to grow above the scalp. Hair differs from other materials used for toxicological
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Byrd‚ A.‚ & Tharps‚ L. (2014). Hair story: Untangling the roots of black hair in America. In the early west african societies many of these cultures use hair as a symbol of aestheticism ‚pride and Tradition. They would use things such as bead and elaborate braiding styles to show glorification as to who they are as people. Hair was used as a language system that could display if someone is married ‚ age‚ religion‚ ethnic identity ‚ and rank within the community . Each tribe and group of people
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Tiempo’s To Be Free‚ numerous aspects of freedom were emphasized and highlighted. One of them is national freedom‚ as seen in the three different historical periods: the American‚ Spanish‚ and Japanese colonisation. Another aspect of freedom is also highlighted in the personal life of the servant‚ Rubio‚ before and during his wedding. This scene emphasizes the fact that “to be free is to feel free.” (Tiempo 274) In addition‚ it also emphasizes the general theme of freedom in the book: being free was feeling
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Title: Menopause and Hair Loss Word Count: 585 Summary: Tired of losing your hair and having in thin out all over? FInd out what natural remedies can help for hair loss as a result of menopause. Keywords: menopause‚hair loss Article Body: The onset of menopause can often lead to hair loss and has long been a part of aging that many women fear the most. These days many more women are also experiencing thinning and bald spots as they mature‚ and both men and women are reaching out for new solutions
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always characterize me and that I will always adore‚ my hair. My hair is my armor‚ not only because it is a representation of my strong‚ determined‚ and go-getter badass chic personality‚ but also because it protects me from the sorrows of the world. Growing up as an Afro-Latina kid‚ I was taught to abhor my kinky Afro-textured hair. According to Eurocentric beauty standards‚ my hair was not the epitome of beauty. Having this type of hair meant that I should be ashamed of it‚ that I should disguise
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Are we free to do what we want? Humans are species with highly developed brain‚ intelligence‚ wisdom‚ and self- awareness. We do also have a free will. Does it mean that we are free to do what we want? Does it give us ability and permission to act regardless of any other features? In the topic of this essay we can notice the construction of argument with its hidden premise. The full argument can sound: ‘If we have a free will‚ then we are free to do what we want and nothing can stop us in achieving
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Woman of the 1920s: Debating Bobbed-Hair I Bobbed My Hair and Then— by Irene Castle Treman There has been so much controversy over the bobbed-hair craze that I feel I ought to put some of the world right‚ as to my side of it at least. I do not claim to be the first person to wear bobbed hair; in fact‚ I believe there are a number of people who‚ like myself‚ picture Joan of Arc with shorn locks! There have been several periods in history when women wore short hair. It is easier to be the first person
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Muhammad Zaid Prof. Dr. Asim Karim 28 January 2013 FREE WILL IN GREEK TRAGEDIES ABSTRACT There are many occasions in the Greek tragedies where the characters are making decisions according to their own free will. They are not merely the puppets in the hands of fate and gods but their own motives surpass over all other influences. if they are performing any action or making any decision by following the gods even at that time their inner feelings and desires are there that compel them to act
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‘Hair’ by Marcia Aldrich In Marcia Aldrich’s short story ‘Hair’‚ she used one of the most defining aspects of our physical appearance to show how the efforts to tame our hair reflect upon the construct of our identity. This is evident in the line: “But don’t you think hair should reflect who you are?” (p. 55). Throughout the story‚ the obsession (or the lack thereof) of the characters does reflect upon them in many interesting ways. The author says of her mother: “but‚ in my lifetime‚ she never
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