resistance‚ flexibility‚ or moisture absorption. FINISHING: In textile manufacturing‚ finishing refers to any process performed on yarn or fabric after weaving or knitting to improve the look‚ performance‚ or "hand" (feel) of the finished textile or clothing. Some finishing techniques‚ such as fulling‚ have been in use with hand-weaving for centuries; others‚ such as mercerization‚ are byproducts of the Industrial Revolution. ADVANTAGES OF TEXTILE FINISHING: Textile finish
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Semester Assignment Rough Draft Sea Turtle Conservation Introduction Sea turtles are one of the Earth ’s most ancient creatures‚ having appeared on earth millions of years before humans. The sea turtle ’s shell‚ or "carapace" is streamlined for swimming through the water. Unlike other turtles‚ sea turtles cannot retract their legs and head into their shells. Their color varies between yellow‚ greenish and black depending on the species. Sea turtles are found in all warm and temperate waters
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Sea turtles are becoming more and more endangered as time goes on and is something that really needs to be changed. There are seven species of sea turtle and they are all either endangered or critically endangered. Millions of sea turtles used to inhabit the sea now only a fraction of them are still around. Humans are partly the cause of this because we hunt them for food and profit. It is unbelievable that people can kill such beautiful creatures just for their personal benefit. Humans are
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Did you know turtles can breathe through their butts? Now‚ I know this may sound weird‚ but it is true. Turtles are a species that have adapted to their environments in a way that allows them to breathe in three different ways‚ one of which is through their butts. This whole butt breathing adaptation is part of the aquatic turtles’ evolution. Apart from breathing through their butts there are two other ways turtles can breathe. The first way is the one most used among all creatures: through their
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Their clothing and items of apparel were dictated by the Elizabethan Sumptuary Laws which governed the style and materials worn. The Elizabethan Sumptuary Clothing Laws were used to control behaviour and to ensure that a specific class structure was maintained. English Sumptuary Laws governing the clothing that Elizabethans wore were well known by all of the English people. The penalties for violating Sumptuary Laws could be harsh : fines‚ the loss of property‚ title and even life. Clothing in Elizabethan
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Clothing is a big part of Mexico’s culture. Before the U.S influenced Mexico’s clothing‚ it was unique and everyone had there own style. Traditions influence what clothing is to be worn such as during celebrations many important pieces are worn. Celebrations including birthdays‚ weddings‚ and parties men commonly wear Sombreros. A traditional garment that women wear is a Huipil. A Huipil is a cotton blouse that usually has a floral print embroidered on it and is wide with a low cut frame. A type
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Hawksbill turtles are found all throughout the tropical waters of the atlantic‚ inidan‚ and pacific oceans. Hawksbill turtles avoid deep waters‚ favoring coastlines where sponges are plentlyful and have sandy nesting sites within reach. Hawksbills grow up to about 45 inch in shell length and 150 pounds in weight. When hawksbill turtles are young‚ their carapace‚ or upper shell‚ is heart-shaped‚ and as they mature it elongates. Their strikingly colored carapace is ragged and has overlapping scutes
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Turtles and Tortoise are different in many ways. Turtles and tortoises are reptiles‚ the only ones to have a shell. Their bodies are protected by a shell on top and underneath. Their backbone‚ breastbone and ribs have become part of the shell‚ so they cannot remove their shells. Like all other reptiles‚ turtles are cold blooded‚ which means their bodies are the same temperature as the surrounding air or water. They cannot remain active in cold weather. Most hibernate during winter‚ which means a
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Do people really know the meaning behind their clothing? Usually when you have a certain style of clothing people will put you in a category. Category meaning prep‚ nerd‚ goth‚ and all of the other types. The wife beater shirt and sagging jeans have negative meaning behind there styles. Gayle Rosenwald Smith wrote the essay‚ “The Wife Beater”‚ it is about the sleeveless undershirt men and women both wear and how its’ name has a connotative meaning. She stated how much she hates the name that
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Before this Earth existed‚ there was only water. It stretched as far as one could see‚ and in that water there were birds and animals swimming around. Far above‚ in the clouds‚ there was a Skyland. In that Skyland there was a great and beautiful tree. It had four white roots which stretched to each of the sacred directions‚ and from its branches all kinds of fruits and flowers grew. There was an ancient chief in theSkyland. His young wife was expecting a child‚ and one night she dreamed that she
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