Let's take a closer look at the setting. What is Setting? You probably remember from grade school that the setting is where the story takes place, like the woods or Grandmother's house. Actually, the setting of a story tells the time, place, and duration of a story and is told using techniques like imagery. Time
Sometimes a breakout of hives has nothing to do with allergies. 1  Other causes include: 2  infections, including colds. 3  exercise. 4  anxiety or stress. 5  exposure to the sun. 6  exposure to cold, such as from diving into a cold pool. 7  contact with chemicals. 8  scratching.
Hives is an outbreak of raised, itchy, sometimes reddened patches of skin and bumps that are frequently caused by allergic reactions to food, drugs, chemicals, cold, sunlight, etc. Foods that can cause allergic hives are shellfish, nuts, peanuts, eggs, wheat, and soy. Hives can occur anywhere on the body but are usually seen on the extremities (arms and legs). Hives can also be caused by the friction from hot, restrictive clothing such as bra straps or tight elastic bands in panties. Hives are not contagious and can not be passed from one person to another by contact.