Hot oil treatments prevent breakage, which is common among people with coarse hair textures, such as African Americans' hair. The need to moisturize the hair follicle with extra oil is born out of a desire to promote continued growth and sheen while maintaining the integrity of the hair follicle.
alum, alumna, alumnae, alumni, alumnus (see usage note at the current entry) Usage note Expand. Alumnus (in Latin a masculine noun) refers to a male graduate or former student; the plural is alumni. An alumna (in Latin a feminine noun) refers to a female graduate or former student; the plural is alumnae. Traditionally, the masculine plural alumni has been used for groups composed of both sexes and is still widely so used: the alumni of Indiana University.
An undergraduate degree (also called first degree, bachelor's degree or simply degree) is a colloquial term for an academic degree taken by a person who has completed undergraduate courses.It is usually offered at an institution of higher education, such as a university.The most common type of this degree is the bachelor's degree, which typically takes at least three or four years to complete.raduate degrees in Brazil are called postgraduate degrees, and can be taken only after a 4-6 year long bachelor's degree. 1  Lato sensu graduate degrees: degrees that represent a specialization in a certain area, and take from 1 to 2 years to complete.