Multi-culturalism

Cause-effect

Cause-Effect

• The cause is the reason why an event happens.

• Cause can sometimes be a motivation• The cause is the event that happened first• The effect is the result of the cause• Signal words are: because, if, then, so, so that,

since, due to, as a result

• In China, right up until World War II, upper-class girls had their feet bound, crippling them for life but ensuring the three or four inch long feet were prized as exquisitely feminine. Beginning at about the age of five, a girl's foot was virtually folded in two and a 10 foot long bandage was wrapped tightly around it to force the toes down toward the heel as far as possible.

• Ming, the 5 year old daughter of wealthy socialites, knew that in order to have a suitable husband, she must be attractive, starting with having tiny feet. Keeping with tradition, Ming’s great-grandmother bound her feet. The toe nails were meticulously trimmed, and the toes and arches of Ming’s feet were broken and tightly bound.

• The ancient Egyptians, Romans and Persians tried to make their eyes glitter by using drops of antimony sulfide. The drops often dried up the tear ducts, and evenly destroyed their vision.

• Abena recalled having her neckrings placed on at the age of 12 during her marriage ceremony to Berko. Years later, at his burial ceremony, Abena is having the rings removed, as his custom in her culture after one’s husband has died.

Puritan women were expected to be as plain as possible. Because the Bible teaches modesty, they believed that women and girls should dress in a proper manner. Make-up was banned. Puritan leaders and soldiers would roam the streets of towns and scrub off any make-up found on unsuspecting women.

• During the Elizabethan age many women, in search of porcelain like skin, whitened their faces using ceruse, a potentially lethal combination of vinegar and lead. Queen Elizabeth herself used ceruse so consistently that it ultimately ate pits into her skin, causing her to pile the pain on in thicker and thicker layers in hopes of camouflaging her growing imperfections. The Queen's face was ultimately so ravaged that she ordered all mirrors banned from the castle.

• Brittany knew that in order to win the Miss Tennessee pageant, her body must be in perfect shape. This meant losing about 15 pounds before the pageant. Brittany started her weigh loss journey and went on a very strict diet.