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==Examples==

==Examples==

#Protection (more under practical) - Masks can be used to protect the wearer from things ranging from gunfire (as in the head masks worn by the SWAT team) to gas masks, which protected the wearer from biological and chemical attacks. [[Image:Chicago fire fighters.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Two Chicago Fire Department firefighters, one of which is wearing a protective mask.]]

#Protection (more under practical) - Masks can be used to protect the wearer from things ranging from gunfire (as in the head masks worn by the SWAT team) to gas masks, which protected the wearer from biological and chemical attacks. [[Image:Chicago fire fighters.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Two Chicago Fire Department firefighters, one of which is wearing a protective mask.]]

#Performance - In many theatre groups, masks are used for dramatic effect or as a way to add emotion to a performance.  

#Performance - In many theatre groups, masks are used for dramatic effect or as a way to add emotion to a performance.  

#Amusment/costumes - Masks can be worn for personal amusment or to impersonate another person or character. Perhaps the most well known display of this is [[Halloween]]

#Amusment/costumes - Masks can be worn for personal amusment or to impersonate another person or character. Perhaps the most well known display of this is [[Halloween]]