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taiwanese grass jelly herb (3.1/5) (cooling, bitter mint sensation that feels light but has an intense climate. apparently, when steeped with agar agar or gelatin, it can thicken into a jelly. however, i would prefer to drink the herb as is.) "And surely you have seen, in the darkness of the most innermost rooms of these huge buildings, to which sunlight never penetrates, how the gold lead of a sliding door or screen will pick up a distant glimmer from the garden, then suddenly send forth an ethereal glow, a faint golden light cast into the enveloping darkness. How in such a dark place, gold draws so much light to itself is a mystery to me. Modern man, in his well-lit house, knows nothing of the beauty of gold, but those who lived in the dark houses of the past were not merely captivated by its beauty, they also knew its practical value, for gold in these dim rooms, must have served the function of a reflector. Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty." Tanizaki'...
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Anthropology 3

Anthropology is usually portrayed in movies and Hollywood as forensic anthropologists or crime investigators. This was a hard subject to get around because of the myths and fantasy associated with this subject. The popular TV show, Bones, is a prime example of over-romanticization of the topic. It gives anthropology a light of criminal investigators and as an "easy" job which is not what it is at all. Forensic anthropologists, however, are usually the ones who make the most money or gain the most profit in that career path and are in the higher percentile. 

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