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 are most commonly caused by  an allergic reaction in which your immune system releases histamine into the bloodstream to fight the allergen. In essence, your immune system thinks there is a foreign substance (called allergens) in your system, and tells the body to release histamine to fight it off.