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October 13, 2009
I did not take snacks when I was in China. As I knew it’s not our custom at least in my province Shan xi. After I came to the Philippines two years ago I had to try to follow here the schedule of taking snacks twice a day during mid morning and afternoon. Even though I didn’t eat it frequently, but it’s a nice occasion to join them during the snack’s time. And it’s also an opportunity for me to communicate with them in English. Because out of that time we were often busy with other things.
I checked the meaning of the English word snack from a concise oxford English Dictionary. It means a small quantity of food or a light meal, eaten between meals or in place of a meal. They also use another word merienda which came from Spanish the same meaning with snacks. Because years ago there were many Spanish lived in this country. And now here still remains some Spanish culture and life style. One here my friend told me that in the Filipinos language tagalong are at least ten percent Spanish words.
Perhaps you’d like to know what’s kind of snacks are they take. It depends on the cook how to manage it, and it also has a difference according to the people’s economic situation, those who are richer could have better snacks, for instance, bread, cake, and some others. But for those who are poor they can only have simple snacks banana fruits. It’s fitting the climate that to plant banana here in Mindanao of Philippines. So people could harvest banana from time to time as long as it has rain. Because here there is only one season, so they have the fruit during their daily and it also serves their snacks if it is needed.
October 11, 2009
The experience of "beauty" often involves the interpretation of some entity as being in balance and harmony with nature, which may lead to feelings of attraction and emotional well-being. Because this is a subjective experience, it is often said that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In its most profound sense, beauty may engender a salient experience of positive reflection about the meaning of one's own existence. A subject of beauty is anything that resonates with personal meaning.
The classical Greek adjective for "beautiful" was καλλ??, kallos. The Koine Greek word for beautiful was ?ρα?ο?, hōraios, an adjective etymologically coming from the word ?ρα, hōra, meaning "hour." In Koine Greek, beauty was thus associated with "being of one's hour." A ripe fruit (of its time) was considered beautiful, whereas a young woman trying to appear older or an older woman trying to appear younger would not be considered beautiful. In Attic Greek, hōraios had many meanings, including "youthful" and "ripe old age.
Then I'd like to mention beauty from the following history, human and inner of beauty.
History beauty:There is evidence that a preference for beautiful faces emerges early in child development, and that the standards of attractiveness are similar across different genders and cultures. Symmetry is also important because it suggests the absence of genetic or acquired defects. Although style and fashion vary widely, cross-cultural research has found a variety of commonalities in people's perception of beauty. The earliest Western theory of beauty can be found in the works of early Greek philosophers from the pre-Socratic period, such as Pythagoras. The Pythagorean school saw a strong connection between mathematics and beauty. In particular, they noted that objects proportioned according to thegolden ratio seemed more attractive. Ancient Greek architecture is based on this view of symmetry and proportion.
Classical philosophy and sculptures of men and women produced according to these philosophers' tenets of ideal human beauty were rediscovered in Renaissance Europe, leading to a re-adoption of what became known as a "classical ideal". In terms of female human beauty, a woman whose appearance conforms to these tenets is still called a "classical beauty" or said to possess a "classical beauty", whilst the foundations laid by Greek and Roman artists have also supplied the standard for male beauty in western civilization.
Beauty ideals may contribute to racial oppression. For example, a prevailing idea in American culture has been that black features are less attractive or desirable than white features. The idea that blackness was ugly was highly damaging to the psyche of African Americans, manifesting itself as internalized racism. The black is beautiful cultural movement sought to dispel this notion. Conversely, beauty ideals may also promote racial unity. Mixed race children are often perceived to be more attractive than their parents because their genetic diversity protects them from the inherited errors of their individual parents.
Human beauty:The characterization of a person as “beautiful”, whether on an individual basis or by community consensus, is often based on some combination of Inner Beauty, which includes psychological factors such aspersonality, intelligence, grace, congeniality, charm, integrity, congruity and elegance, and Outer Beauty, (i.e. physical attractiveness) which includes physical factors, such as health, youthfulness, sexiness,symmetry, averageness, and complexion.
A common way to measure outer beauty, as based on community consensus, or general opinion, is to stage a beauty pageant, such as Miss Universe. Inner beauty, however, is more difficult to quantify, though beauty pageants often claim to take this into consideration as well.
A strong indicator of physical beauty is "averageness," or "koinophilia." When images of human faces are averaged together to form a composite image, they become progressively closer to the "ideal" image and are perceived as more attractive. This was first noticed in 1883, when Francis Galton, cousin of Charles Darwin, overlaid photographic composite images of the faces of vegetarians and criminals to see if there was a typical facial appearance for each. When doing this, he noticed that the composite images were more attractive compared to any of the individual images. Researchers have replicated the result under more controlled conditions and found that the computer generated, mathematical average of a series of faces is rated more favorably than individual faces. Evolutionarily it makes logical sense that sexual creatures should be attracted to mates who possess predominantly common or average features.
Another feature of beautiful women that has been explored by researchers is a waist-to-hip ratio of approximately 0.70. Physiologists have shown that this ratio accurately indicates most women's fertility. Weight and skin color often govern attractiveness in a way dependent on one's culture Beauty is not solely limited to the female gender. More often defined as 'bishōnen,' the concept of beauty in men has been particularly established throughout history in East Asia, and most notably, in Japan. This is distinct from the idea of being metrosexual, which focuses mainly on the behavior of men in traditionally feminine ways. Bishōnen refers to males with distinctly feminine features, physical characteristics establishing the standard of beauty in Japan and typically exhibited in their pop culture idols. The origin of such a preference is uncertain but it clearly exists even today.
Inner beauty:Inner beauty is a concept used to describe the positive aspects of something that is not physically observable.
While most species use physical traits and pheromones to attract mates, some humans claim to rely on the inner beauty of their choices. Qualities including kindness, sensitivity, tenderness or compassion, creativity and intelligence have been said to be desirable since antiquity.
My friends after you read the three kinds of beauties, which one do you like more? Nowadays people like to follow fashion, and they think it's a beauty for them,e.g.they likes to have colorful hear cut or dress themselves which is from my own observation especially in downtown or cities. perhaps for them it's an art beauty. And for barber it's a good business, of course there are still other a lot of business men are making product according to client's desire of beauty.
However I like simple nature and inner beauty. I think it will improve our human development.