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[[Image:Bathroom_sink_and_cabinets.jpg|thumb|250px|mirror in the bathroom over the sink]] |
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| − | A '''mirror''' can server multiple purposes. |
+ | A '''mirror''' can server multiple purposes. It allows us to check our appearance. It can reflect light, making a dark space seem lighter, or a room seem larger. |
| − | There are many different superstitions, beliefs and |
+ | There are many different superstitions, beliefs and traditions that involve mirrors. For instance, many people believe that breaking a mirror is bad luck. In some cultures, mirrors are covered in a home that is mourning the loss of a loved one. In other traditions, like [[feng shui]], mirrors are believed to improve certain aspects of the lives of the people in the place. |
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| + | "Smoke and mirrors" is a idiom that highlighs something or a situation that appears to be a something we believe it is, but on the outskirts, appear to be something else. |
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Revision as of 17:18, 17 March 2011
mirror in the bathroom over the sink
A mirror can server multiple purposes. It allows us to check our appearance. It can reflect light, making a dark space seem lighter, or a room seem larger.
There are many different superstitions, beliefs and traditions that involve mirrors. For instance, many people believe that breaking a mirror is bad luck. In some cultures, mirrors are covered in a home that is mourning the loss of a loved one. In other traditions, like feng shui, mirrors are believed to improve certain aspects of the lives of the people in the place.
"Smoke and mirrors" is a idiom that highlighs something or a situation that appears to be a something we believe it is, but on the outskirts, appear to be something else.