Period. The plugs‚ lip‚ nose and ear‚ were two-piece assemblages with a ring secured in the body by a thick plug. The earplugs were usually so heavy that they would distort the ear lobe (Similar to modern ear plugs). These plugs were usually made from jade‚ semiprecious stones and shell. However‚ by the Early Post classic Period the jadeite resources were nearly used up‚ so turquoise and serpentine were used more
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those areas. Mother knocked on my door. “Come in‚” I called‚ adjusting the large amethyst earrings that I always wore. They had been a gift from Mother‚ when she had stolen them years ago from a treasure chest. After all‚ Mother was the fearsome “Jade Princess”‚ the pirate who had stolen thousands of pounds of loot years ago. She had been a powerful and respected pirate on the last ship she had been on‚ but she was now a healer because these pirates‚ the ones aboard the Silent‚ had severely underestimated
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Setting in Alias Grace Setting is one of the most important elements exists in every kind of fictions‚ it represents the time‚ place‚ and social context that raised by the novel. By using setting‚ author creates particular moods‚ character qualities‚ or features of theme in order to make his or her work more attractable and vivid. Margaret Atwood successfully uses setting to organize the case of Grace. It is a murder case that happened in Toronto at 1843‚ due to the background of that period‚ the
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Sophie‚ unlike every woman in Missouri smitten with Hyde Reed finds the much talked about night club owner‚ to be pompous and overhyped. And Hyde‚ rich‚ arrogant‚ but charming with a plethora of women at his disposal‚ finds something he hasn’t in a long time when he runs into Sophie at Fringe‚ the night club he owns. And as these unlikely two navigate around their differences‚ driving one another mad‚ their attraction is undeniable. However‚ as their relationship progresses‚ Sophie’s fear that she
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LION DANCE THE HISTORY EARLY BELIEF According to traditional Chinese belief‚ the lion signifies courage‚ stability and superiority. The lion’s dance is performed to chase away ghosts and evil spirits. This is derived from folklore about a monster called Nian. This lion-like monster eats human-flesh for living and hunts for food in a village near the mountain. One day‚ the villagers decided to chase the monster away by throwing firecrackers and playing loud music. To come to their surprise‚ it
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Phobias: * Behavioral therapy * i/ Systematic desensitization: hierarchical set of fear situations related to phobic stimulus‚ and training in muscle relaxation. Choy 2007 can reduce anxiety but not necessarily the avoiding behavior. When effective‚ the benefits are long lasting. Benefit over drugs is that it corrects the problem‚ doesn’t just alleviate the symptoms. * Flooding. The opposite of SD. * Aversion
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The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin is an animated‚ lively account of life in a large Chinese household in the mid-18th century Qing dynasty. It remains a fascinating novel for modern readers with its vivid and detailed descriptions of the minutiae of daily life - from clothing‚ food and interior design to education‚ marriage and death. For all its realism however‚ The Story of the Stone is not set entirely in reality. The very premise of the whole tale‚ that of a single rock left out of
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In Elizabethan times‚ garlands made of flowers were worn on special occasions such as weddings or celebrations‚ and Queen Elizabeth I was given bouquets of flowers from her admiring subjects. Just as red roses symbolize love‚ four-leaf clovers mean good luck‚ and mistletoe suggests holiday romance today‚ flowers also had meanings in the sixteenth century. In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ Ophelia mentions several kinds of flowers and herbs and their meanings: * Pansies represent "thoughts." The English
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Sky Lee’s The Disappearing Moon Café Seminar Paper Arguably‚ Sky Lee not only presents us with an alternative in narrating History‚ but more importantly‚ a method of self-discovery and self-awareness – a search for one’s self. Unfolding identity or distinct character profiles‚ however‚ is less of a straightforward task than simply collating character descriptions from the novel and piecing them together like a jigsaw puzzle in order to come up with a holistic perspective on each character. Readers
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Elizabeth Bishop‚ an only child‚ was born in Worcester‚ Massachusetts. After her father‚ a successful builder‚ died when she was eight months old‚ Bishop’s mother became mentally ill and was institutionalized in 1916. Effectively orphaned during her very early childhood‚ she lived with her grandparents on a farm in Great Village‚ Nova Scotia‚ a period she also referenced in her writing. This was also where she developed into a first-class fisher woman. Bishop’s mother remained in an asylum until
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