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  Convenience Store Woman The book I read in early 2021. This book changed my perspective on the views of people who want to live in peace. This book is written by Sayaka Murata. The simple and not too thick cover of the book stole my attention to read it to the end. Who would have thought that in 2016 this book has sold more than 600 thousand in Japan and won the Akutagawa prize. Keiko Furukara, a 36-year-old woman, has worked for 18 years at a convenience store. The people around her were confused as to why the woman was able to stay with the job for half her life and did not choose another, more established job. In fact, she didn't even think about finding a partner, getting married, and having children. This is what makes Keiko feel ostracized and considered different by society. As we get older, the pressure to become a 'normal' human being, such as finding a steady job, finding a partner, and getting married increases. Infact, Keiko is comfortable with her current con...

  Earwax can be a Determinant of Body Odor Body odor is a very scary thing for women. In fact, 95 percent of American and European women regularly use deodorant. Indeed, many people can not be separated from deodorant. But it turns out, deodorants and other antiperspirants are actually unnecessary, and can actually be harmful to the body. In today’s era if people who have body odor are definitely labeled as having dirty and unclean behavior. Though every human body produces bacteria and body odor is different. Earwax that we produce can actually be a determinant of whether we have body odor or not. Their study, published in 2013 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, examined 6,495 mothers who had previously been involved in long-term health studies, since they gave birth in 1991 or 1992. About 2%, which is about 117 people, had the ABCC11 gene or we can call it "fragrance gene". Reporting from Smithsonian Magazine, actually researchers already know the existence of...