____ 7. If the period of a certain wave (wavelength = 4.5 m) is 2 seconds‚ what is the speed of the wave? a. 0.44 m/s c. 9.0 m/s b. 1.1 m/s d. 2.3 m/s ____ 8. Tapping the surface of a pan of water generates 17.5 waves per second. If the wavelength of each wave is 45 cm‚ what is the speed of the waves? a. 7.9 m/s c. 39 m/s b. 790 m/s d. 2.6 m/s ____ 9. Which characteristic of sound is associated with frequency? a. pitch c. pressure b. loudness d. timbre
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chosen to compare two opposing theories‚ Immanuel Kant ’s absolutist deontological ethics and Joseph Fletchers relativist situation ethics. The deontological ethics focuses on actions made according to duty and the categorical imperative - which shows how acts are intrinsically good or bad. The situation ethics state that no act is intrinsically good or bad‚ and that actions should b made according to love. From this perspective it looks as thought Kant ’s views were less personal than Fletcher ’s‚ although
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The Influence of Kant and Rousseau on the Enlightenment The eighteenth century was a time of rapid change and development in the way people viewed humans and their interaction with others in society. Many countries experience revolution and monarchies were overthrow. People began to question the values that were ingrained in society and governments that ruled them. Two of the biggest philosophers of that time were Immanuel Kant and Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ who both ignite the overthrow of tradition
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capitalism. Regardless of Marx and Weber ’s differences‚ both theorists agree that capitalism is a system of highly impersonal relations. Karl Marx was born on May 5‚ 1818 to the father of a Jewish lawyer. As a young student Marx often read works written by Hegel. From school‚ Marx wrote to his father of his feelings on Hegel. He had found a disliking for those Hegelians who sought to "draw atheistic and revolutionary conclusions from Hegel ’s philosophy" (Granat Encyclopedia‚ pg.153) In order to
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• S-R Theory • Stimulus • Response • Theory • Classical conditioning • The memory system that links perceptual information to the proper motor response • Necessary component: Observable Experiments • The probability of a verbal response is conditional on four things: reinforcement‚ stimulus control‚ deprivation‚ and aversive stimulation. • If a dog brought its human a ball and the human pet it‚ the dog’s behavior would be reinforced‚ and it would be more apt to getting the ball
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jacob stevens P R I S O N S O F T H E S TAT E L E S S The Derelictions of UNHCR T here are currently over 20 million people ‘of concern’ to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Just over half of those are internally displaced or stateless‚ with 8 million having fled across an international border. Established in 1950‚ unhcr was charged by the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees with the protection of their interests: full political and economic rights in
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The 1950’s were a restless time. People were moving in the U.S from the cities to the suburbs‚ entertainment was becoming more and more popular‚ civil rights and arts movements were growing‚ and science and technology was becoming more advanced. One of the many books and movies that help to depict the social continuity of the decade was the movie “The Sandlot”. “The Sandlot”‚ though also a very enjoyable and funny movie‚ showed many of these aspects of the 1950’s. From suburbia to sexism‚ the movie
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Breakfast At Tiffany´s – Truman Capote Author Born in New Orleans in 1924‚ the homosexual Capote was abandoned by his mother and raised by his elderly aunts and cousins in Monroeville‚ Alabama. As a child he lived a solitary and lonely existence‚ turning to writing for consolation. In his mid-teens‚ Capote was sent to New York to live with his mother and her new husband. Disoriented by life in the city‚ he dropped out of school‚ and at age seventeen‚ got a job with The New Yorker magazine. Capote’s
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was major league baseball like in the 1940’s? Integration was a controversial issue in the 1940’s. Many of the major league teams were interested to know more about integration which impacted many factors. The impact of black players on the field was significant. They were brought over from the Negro leagues an aggressive style of play. Black players soon established themselves as major league stars. The impact that black baseball players had in the 1940’s was powerful because it sparked the end of
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Professor Wheeler English 105.48 23 October 2007 A True American Icon Throughout the years America has had many symbolic icons that have influenced its change. In the late 20th century one man by the name of Hunter S. Thompson made a big impact on American society. Hunter S. Thompson with his writings‚ satirical humor‚ and his strong political beliefs caused changes in our society. Through his journalism he criticized society on topics from consumerism to politics. He fought desperately for
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