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 * 1) American body mod. is very different from other worldly practices
 * 2) many nations have body mod. as a rite of passage
 * 3) places that still have extreme body mod in use aren't really touched by modern times
 * 4) Body-mod tourism--where people travel to places to see certain types of body mod
 * 5) some cause wealth to come to the tribe due to publication about their practices
 * 6) others cause a "cheapening" of their traditions


 * 1) Neck Rings
 * 2) golden rings are added to a young woman's neck to make it look longer, and also skinnier
 * 3) starts at age 5
 * 4) what it really does is push down the collarbone with all of its heavy weight and change the shape of the females' shoulders
 * 5) Burma and some small groups of the Kayan Tribe (Thailand)
 * 6) Lip Plates
 * 7) six months to a year before a girl is to be married, a small incision is made in the middle of her bottom lip and a stick is put in.
 * 8) Slowly over time, larger disks are inserted until her lip is stretched big enough to be used for a basketball hoop
 * 9) many girls have their two lower teeth knocked out to accommodate the huge plate.
 * 10) have trouble speaking normally and often drool since they essentially have no lip or teeth on the bottom of their mouth