1101 September 13‚ 2010 Should the Penny be Eliminated? The penny‚ a copper and zinc coin‚ that represents one cent in the United States currency‚ is as American as apple pie. It is part of our heritage to honor and recognize our founding fathers and past presidents for their contributions to the economic system of America. According to the Harris Poll #51 conducted online between June 10 – 16‚ 2004 including 2‚136 adults‚ the majority favor keeping the penny in circulation (Source E). The United
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walked past a penny on the ground or carelessly dropped it on the floor and not picked it up‚ thinking that a penny is not worth your time. The Canadian mint produces nearly one billion pennies a year and sets them off for circulation where most of them will spend their time on the streets or collected in jars. The Royal Canadian Mint says it costs only 0.7 cents to make a penny but if you factor in other costs such as shipping the pennies to banks then it could add up to 4 cents per penny. Surely we
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Abolish the Penny Between 2001 and 2006‚ there has been an increase of .6 cents for the reproduction of the penny. This increase displays economic problems that may lead to fatal ones. The penny is composed of 2% copper and 98% zinc. These elements are exponentially in demand causing the price of these materials to skyrocket. Many Americans think the penny is putting our country in jeopardy with financial losses. This meaningless coin is losing money for the mint‚ and should be abolished.
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Dylan McFarland 9/15/14 Honors Chemistry Richardson Lab: Measuring the Density of Pennies Pre-Lab Questions: 1. The equation that relates density‚ mass‚ and volume is: density = mass / volume. 2. All substances have unique densities‚ so if you are able to find the density of a substance‚ you can properly identify it. 3. We measure irregular-shaped objects with the use of water displacement because it would be nearly impossible to get the exact measurements
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Son‚ Father and the Penny Pete is a naive protagonist in the story “Penny in the Dust” by Ernest Buckler. When Pete was being imaginative playing with the penny in the dust‚ he lost the penny‚ and he had to get his father to help him find it. Pete’s father asked Pete why he was hiding‚ Pete said "“I wasn’t hiding‚ father‚” I said‚ “honest – I was – I was burying my penny and making out I was digging up treasure. I was making out I was finding gold. I didn’t know what to do when I lost it‚ I just
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Gold Penny Lab Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to convert a regular penny into a “gold” penny. Background: Chemistry is a branch of physical science that studies the composition‚ properties and behavior of matter (www.acs.org). Sodium hydroxide is considered to be a strong base because it breaks up in water. When mixed with certain metals it produces potentially explosive hydrogen gas. Many alchemists believed that doing certain chemical reactions that they would be able
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Title: Penny Lab Experiment By -Objectives To determine how soap affects the surface tension of water. -Hypothesis In this experiment the hypothesis was that soap was going to affect the surface tension by weakening the bonds and allowing less water on the penny. -Materials * Penny * Beaker x2 (One containing soapy water the other containing pure tap) * Paper towels * Lab review sheet * Pencil * Pipette -Procedure First we picked who would drop the water onto
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4. James Brigsley: The son of a respective earl in England‚ the third victim to a tragic incident. 5. Robin: The famous doctor‚ who the fourth and the last victim of the fraud. BIBLIOGRAHPY: The title of the book is “ NOT A PENNY MORE‚ NOT A PENNY LESS”. The author of the book is Jeffrey Archer. He was born in 1940 and educated at Wellington School and later on in Brasenose College Oxford. Currently he is living in London and is happily married with two children. This book was the first
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To Ban or Not To Ban Every human is born adventurous and curious. In this process of discovery‚ everyone experiences ups and downs‚ happiness and sadness. Different emotions can be felt by one’s heart. It is in this state where people often find avenues to release deep-seated emotions‚ frustrations‚ confidential matters or confessions. The question is‚ would you post something bothering you on social media such as Facebook or Twitter; or would you rather find solace by reading other people’s blogs
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rid of the penny because they’re worthless. Removing the penny won’t hurt charities‚ American History will not be forgotten and making pennies is a waste of time. You can’t use pennies for a lot of things nowadays. The whole point of having the penny is to spend it‚ however‚ the penny itself can’t be spent. Pennies cost more then what they are worth. Yearly it costs the government 134 million dollars to produce 80 million dollars worth of pennies. The U.S had a half penny and when we
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