14) An excerpt from What is acupuncture? http//nccam. nih. gov/health/acupuncture/Hvisit
1 Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used medical procedures in the world. 2 Originating in China more than
2,000 years ago, acupuncture become better known in the United States in 1971, when New York Times reporter James
Reston wrote about how doctors in China used needles to ease his pain after surgery
3 The term acupuncture describes a family of procedures involving stimulation of anatomical points on the body by a variety
of techniques. American practices of acupuncture incorporate medical traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other Eastern
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countries. The acupuncture technique that has been most studied scientifically involves penetrating the skin with thin, solid,
metallic needles that are manipulated by the hands or by electrical stimulation,
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View a film and read a text-based representation of your hero, such as a modern graphic representation of your hero (comic book, graphic novel). compare how your character is represented in text and how your character is visually represented. next, you will compare how this information informs the idea of what it means to be a hero.

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Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you