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    Humor and Voltaire

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    antiquated‚ as nearly 250 years old‚ its concise speech opposed to the verbose nomenclature that was familiar to those times keeps many from having drool get on their book with boredom. Another turn-on of lucycat’s was that the book had a sense of humor. During some instances by-passers would stare in curiosity at the bookworm cackling crazily at the classic Candide. The satire of Voltaire’s brilliance was also welcomed by many readers. "The pace is incredibly fast (almost too fast‚ at times)‚

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    Bath Soap

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    REPELLANT BATH SOAP MAKING (Source: http://www.ehow.com/how_4443311_make-bug-repellent-body-soap.html) Instructions * 1 Gather all the materials and supplies you need so as to have them handy when you begin. Grate the Castile soap and set it aside. Grate it as fine as possible to help it dissolve faster. * 2 Pour the water into a saucepan and place it on the stove. Bring the water to a boil. Turn the heat down low and then pour your grated Castile soap into the saucepan. Stir

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    Pompeii Baths

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    Baths * There were 4 public baths in Pompeii: the Stabian‚ the Forum‚ the Central and the Amphitheatre Baths. Herculaneum had 2 sets of baths: one near the centre called the Forum Baths‚ and the other on the marina outside the walls by the sea‚ known as the Suburban Baths. * Apodyterium- a change room. Caldarium- a hot bath. Tepidarium- a warm steam room. Frigidarium- a cold bath. Thermae- a bath. * Public baths were a very social place where friends met not only to bathe‚ but to

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    Bath Salts

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    The drug I chose for this are bath salts. The reason why I chose this drug is because I want to learn more about its effects and potential dangers. It also seems interesting to know that they are human-made chemicals. Bath salts are an amphetamine that are known to cause erratic behavior and psychotic episodes (Gateway). After doing some research‚ I found out that bath salts also go by the name “synthetic cathinones.” Bath salts have gained tremendous popularity in the past decade. They’re known

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    The Roman Baths

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    century B.C that the first bath houses were built and back then they were simple washing facilities for men only. By the time of Augustus there were 170‚ privately owned bath houses. As they became more popular in the imperial age‚ they became public bath houses and people went there to bathe‚ meet‚ or discuss business. However‚ men and women did have different bath houses.• You had to pay to use the baths. • You could buy refreshments at the baths. • Only the very biggest baths had facilities for men

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    Wife

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    Chaucer’s character‚ the Wife of Bath‚ grabs the reader’s attention immediately as she sets the stage for giving an account of her beliefs on love and life: “Housbondes at chirche dore I have had five.” Because of her blunt honesty at the very beginning of her Prologue‚ the reader senses that the Wife of Bath feels no shame and carries no regrets about her many marriages. This is confirmed when the Wife proclaims‚ “Of whiche I have piked out the beste.” She displays two attitudes throughout the piece:

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    Bath Salt

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    Bath salt description Ways to use Snorted Smoked injected Classifications It’s a depressing drug that also cause you to have hallucinations. Its schedule is 1 of the most of high restricted drugs with no accepted medical use in the U.S. Bath Salts Nicknames Ivory wave Vanilla sky White lighting Cloud 9 Charge + (plus) White dove Blue sky Mojo diamond Bolivian bath Ivory Bubble love Plant food Mad cow Snow leopard Pure ivory Sextacy Purple rain Purple wave Crush Zoom Red dove Bliss Hurricane

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    Bath Salts

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    When you think of the word "drug" what comes to mind? Probably marijuana‚ cocaine‚ lsd‚ prescriptions but what about bath salts? When I first heard stories about people on bath salts my reaction was you have to be kidding right‚ but no first popping onto the radar of the DEA and poison control in 2010‚ this product is causing quite a stir in the United States. Mark Ryan from the LA poison control says in an interview on the Dr. Oz television show "that he has never seen a drug that has caused the

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    Usually stories have only have one humor going on whether that be stupid humor‚ jokester humor‚ accidental humor‚ or just any kind of humor throughout the tale. Well in this tale‚ the Miller (the one telling the tale) would probably be in the range of accidental humor. It just turned out to be that his take was funny and he was acting funny. First of all the Miller was drunk when he

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    Wife

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    Syfers- I Want a Wife Vocab: 1. Nurturant- warm and affectionate physical and emotional support and care. “I want a wife who is a good nurturant attendant to my children‚ who arranges for their schooling‚ makes sue they have an adequate social life with their peers‚ takes them to the park‚ the zoo‚ etc.” 2. Entail- to cause or involve by necessity. “And I want a wife who understands that my sexual needs may entail more than strict adherence to monogamy.” 3. Adherence- to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling

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