地元のタウバテ大学（Universidade de Taubaté）で英文学を勉強しているのですよ。。。
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英文学の授業でビクトリア朝の慎ましい女性たちを調べる課題でも出たのですか？
そうらしいのです。。。
。。。で、マリアさんは記事のどこに参考になるパッセージを見つけたのですか？
次の箇所ですよ。。。ジューンさんも読んでみてね。。。
Foreign prejudice
against bathing
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Foreigners coming to Japan was amazed to witness the mixed-bathing scene in Japan.
Why is that?
Well…, if you want to understand their wonder, you should know thier prevailing common sense at the time.
First of all, the Western approach to nudity was quite different from the Japanese.
For example, the British at the time abided by the Victorian prudery.
During the Victorian era, the British must not expose their naked bodies.
There are some episodes about those strict social codes.
One episode goes like this:
A newly-wed husband was stunned to death when he saw the pubic hair between his wife’s legs for the first time.
Another episode goes like this:
Even the glimpse of an ankle of a piano leg was scandalous so that it was covered with tiny pantalettes.
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Such being the case, the British were stunned to death when they saw the Japanese men and women bathe together naked.
Besides, the Western bathing custom was quite different from the Japanese.
In much older times, the Westerners took a bath and mixed bathing was also found in Europe.
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However, when the medieval plague went rampant, spread the rumor that “the heat and water caused a rift to the skin and the plague slip into the body through the rift.”
Because of this rumor, the bathing custom became obsolete.
Some historians believe that most European women in the 18th century died without taking a bath for their lifetime.
Most Westerners had this kind of prejudice when they visited Japan in the 1850s.
Even in 1897, other historians say, “some French women never took a bath for their lifetime.
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Source: The Canadian Press
Posted: 07/30/09 8:09AM
VANCOUVER, B.C.
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The city of Vancouver has registered its hottest day on record.
Environment Canada says a temperature of 33.8 C was recorded at Vancouver airport on Wednesday, shattering the previous high of 33.3 C that was set in 1960.
“A very strong ridge of high pressure is currently dominating all of B.C.,” said Gary Dickinson, a meteorologist with Environment Canada.
“The ridge of high pressure also brought up from the south very warm air, which was responsible for the record-breaking temperatures.”
So, you borrowed the above DVD on August 10, 2014 and, after viewing it, you jotted down the comment, didn’t you?
Yes, I did.
That was almost 8 years ago, huh?
Yes, it was. . . At that time, 18 people were waiting for the available DVD. . . Many people were interested in GMO.
I can see that. So, Kato, how did you like the movie?
Well… before I’m gonna tell you my opinion, why don’t you take a peek at the trailer?
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Ummm… Quite interesting! I think I’m gonna borrow it myself.
Please do. Actually, I’ve been really convinced that those genetically modified foods are damaging human beings.
Really?
Take a look at the following clip.
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You see, Diane… Monsanto, a multinational agrochemical and biotechnology corporation, introduced genetically engineered cotton to India. Because of this cotton, farm workers are getting itching rashes, and livestock eating the plants are getting sick or dying, and the cotton’s unreliable yield is leading to an enormous number of suicides among indebted farmers.
Amazing, isn’t it?
Yes, it is. Besides, genetically engineered foods play as a major contributor to rising disease rates especially among children. Gastrointestinal disorders, allergies, inflammatory diseases, and infertility are just some of the problems implicated in humans, pets, livestock, and lab animals that eat genetically modified soybeans and corn.
But Kato, is this all true?
Well, a variety of American organic food companies see Smith as a champion for their interests, and Smith’s supporters describe him as the world’s foremost expert on the topic of genetically modified foods.
I’ve heard that Mr. Smith was a ballroom-dance teacher and yogic flying instructor before he started his crusade against GMO.
That’s darn true, but as you see the above clips, he is respected as a public educator on GMO.
But some people describe him as misinformed and misleading, don’t they?
That’s true. Although they accuse Mr. Smith of being an activist with no scientific or medical background, the film is quite convincing that GMO really damages human beings. Don’t you think, Diane?
Then how come the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) ignores a growing health emergency?
The film says, the USDA has lied about it since 1992. Besides, some of the top administrators of the USDA are ex-executives of Monsanto. That is, Monsanto controls key appointments to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as well as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The thing is, no matter who wins the presidential election Monsanto benefits.
How about President Obama at the time when the problem hit the public? Was he influenced by Monsanto?
Oh, yes he was. Throughout his first term, for example, President Obama presided over the passage of several Monsanto-friendly legislative initiatives and appointed numerous people associated with Monsanto to high-level positions. So, in this regard, even Putin opposed President Obama as shown in the following clip.
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I see… So, most of the countries are introducing anti-GMO legislation, huh?
You’re telling me, Diane. I’m pretty sure, these clips may change your diet.
So, Kato, what would you suggest?
Of course, you should go for organic foods, and take a lot of phytonutrients.
What are phytonutrients?
Watch the following clip.
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I see… So, I should eat foods of 5 colors every day, huh?
There have been at least five mass extinctions in the history of life on earth, and four in the last 3.5 billion years in which many species have disappeared in a relatively short period of geological time.
The massive eruptive event is considered to be one likely cause of the “Great Dying” about 250 million years ago, which is estimated to have killed 90% of species existing at the time.
There is also evidence to suggest this event was preceded by another mass extinction known as Olson’s Extinction.
The Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event occurred 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period and is best known for having wiped out non-avian dinosaurs, among many other species.
Cause of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction?
Many scientists believe that a comet or meteor triggered the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
You might wonder if another comet collides with the Earth in the near future.
Super Comet Hits the Earth
This is a 2007 speculative documentary produced by ZDF and the Discovery Channel.
It was directed by Stefan Schneider.
The 84-minute film hypothesizes the effects on modern-day earth of a large comet impacting in Mexico near the same location of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, the ancient impact of a comet or meteor that is believed to have triggered the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
It alternates between interviews with climatologists and researchers and dramatized scenes following several groups of people as they attempt to survive in the days and months after the disaster: a separated family in France, a pair of scientists in Hawaii, a man who manages to survive for a period of time near the ground zero impact in Mexico, and a tribe in Cameroon.
It is such a thrilling, exciting and profoundly astounding docudrama that you would forget to take a pee during the show.
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