Many of the features of the homes are the latest modern devices in American homes, but an interesting blend of cultures finds us using Japanese artfulness in our own Western architecture at the same time that the Japanese are adopting Western utility patterns.

Many ancient cultures, including the ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks, used specially selected mold and plant materials and extracts to treat infections.

Many cultures have built devices that travel through the air, from the earliest projectiles such as stones and spears, the boomerang in Australia, the hot air Kongming lantern, and kites.

Many cultures have attached importance to astronomical events, and the Indians, Chinese, and Mayans developed elaborate systems for predicting terrestrial events from celestial observations.

Many cultures feature autumnal harvest festivals, often the most important on their calendars.

Many people regard bare female breasts to be erotic, and they can elicit heightened sexual desires in some men in some cultures.

Many cultures use different baselines for their calendars ' starting years.

Many cultures have myths about a flood that cleanses the world in preparation for rebirth.

Many ancient cultures used adorned daggers in ritual and ceremonial purposes, a trend which continues to the present time in the form of art knives.

Many epic poems of various cultures were pieced together from shorter pieces of traditional narrative verse, which explains their episodic structure and often their in medias res plot developments.

Many Asian civilizations distinguish between art / court / classical styles and " folk " music, though cultures that do not depend greatly upon notation and have much anonymous art music must distinguish the two in different ways from those suggested by western scholars.

Many cultures have a recognizable cuisine, a specific set of cooking traditions using various spices or a combination of flavors unique to that culture, which evolves over time.

Many cultures have diversified their foods by means of preparation, cooking methods, and manufacturing.

Many cultures hold some food preferences and some food taboos.

Many cultures use additional descriptive terms in identifying individuals.

Many cultures used patronymics before surnames were adopted or came into use.

Many other Native American cultures also made hominy and integrated it into their diet.

Many home aquaria are unable to naturally supply sufficient infusoria for fish-rearing, so hobbyists may create and maintain their own supply cultures or use one of the many commercial cultures available.

Many ancient cultures around the world have independently discovered and formulated inks for the purposes of writing and drawing.

Many cultures have their unique version of the knife.

Many people in cultures which have notation still learn by ear and ear training, often through a musicianship course at a music conservatory or college, is common practice among those who use notation extensively.

Many Native cultures feature skin-walkers or a similar concept, wherein a shaman or warrior may, according to cultural tradition, take on an animal form.

Many other cultures and religions still celebrate the beginning of the New Year in March.

Many associate the term " born again " with the revelation of a new concept, or an experience of conversion, defined as mental assent to the acceptance of Jesus Christ as one's personal Savior ; though some believe that this experience or mental assent ( See Gnosticism ) is not alone sufficient to merit Christian salvation.

Many people still mistakenly associate DIN with the old naming convention.

Many of the expectations and practices which we associate with spoken and written language are no longer applicable.

Many today believe that it was not written by Paul but by an associate or disciple after his death, representing what they believed was his message, so Ehrman, Gaventa, Smiles, Schnelle, Boring, and Kelly.

Many of the odder conspiracies in the book are taken from unpublished letters to Playboy magazine, where the authors were working as associate editors while they wrote the novels.

Many people associate it with young drivers, but adults are also very active in karting.

) Many of these early accounts associate miracles with the relics: mentioned in Acts are Paul's handkerchiefs which healed the sick ().

Many tribes, such as the Zuni, also associate Kokopelli with the rains.

Many Kshatriya clans in India associate them with Chandra and call it Chandra Vansh.

Many listeners associate Klemperer with slow tempos, but recorded evidence now available on compact disc shows that in earlier years his tempi could be quite a bit faster ; the late recordings give a misleading impression.

Many people associate leather culture with BDSM ( Bondage / Discipline, Dominance / Submission, Sado / Masochism, also called " SM " or " S & M ") practices and its many subcultures.

Many Americans associate large, multi-story towers with public housing, but early projects were actually low-rise, though Le Corbusier superblocks caught on before World War II.

Many traditionalist Catholics associate themselves with a particular priestly society.

Many studies associate the sex hormone, testosterone with sexual desire.

Many mouthparts and associate structures ( such as pedipalps ) are modified legs.

Many of them had been written to an associate who later told Ernst & Whinney officials about the fraud.

Many crew members who had worked with Joel and Ethan on Blood Simple returned for Raising Arizona, including cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, co-producer Mark Silverman, production designer Jane Musky, associate producer and assistant director Deborah Reinisch, and film composer Carter Burwell.

Many scholars who support the Kinki theory associate these shinju-kyo with the " one hundred bronze mirrors " that the Wei Zhi ( tr.

Many outsiders associate Scottish folk music almost entirely with the Great Highland Bagpipe, which has indeed long played an important part of Scottish music.

Many former members did not join the West German ( now German ) unions as their previous experience had led them to associate unions with state nannying, especially as old GDR functionaries had managed to get new positions there.

Many communities associate themselves with the fruit because of its reputation as a celebrated delicacy of Southern U. S. cuisine.

Many medical schools also offer a Bachelors or, more commonly, a Masters of physician assistant / associate program.

Many Hindu deities are associated with the bird, Krishna is often depicted with a feather in his headband, while worshippers of Shiva associate the bird as the steed of the God of war, Karthikeya ( also known as Skanda or Murugan ).

Many associate Rastas and Reggae because of Bob Marley, the Jamaican Icon.