Experiment 1: Synthesis of Isopentyl Acetate via Fischer Esterification Introduction: Isopentyl acetate‚ banana oil‚ is a naturally occurring compound that has a very distinct and recognizable odor. It is most commonly found in bananas but also can be found in other organisms. The purpose of this lab was to synthesize the ester isopentyl acetate via an acid catalyzed esterification (Fischer Esterification) of acetic acid with isopentyl alcohol. Emil Fischer and Arthur Speier were the pioneers of this
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At Risk Readers Introduction Did you know that learning to read is a challenge for almost 40 percent of kids? There are only just a few students who do not have some type of short coming when it comes to reading. Looking at National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores only one third of students read at the proficient or advanced levels. One third read at a basic level and the last one third are reading below that basic level. (1) Who are at risk readers? There are students that
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activity in which readers experience worlds other than their own. Not only that‚ but they are also introduced to various aspects of characters. Such privilege contributes to the fact that readers are a lot more compassionate than non-readers. People have started to write various kinds of books ages ago which include plenty of different experiences such as‚ romance‚ tragedy‚ science‚ fiction and comedy‚ to continue to infinite other topics. This means that not all kinds of readers have the same
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In today’s society companies and marketers main focus is persuading their customers into living a specific lifestyle. People are being manipulated into buying and feeding into the illusion companies are trying to sale. In the articles “Do You Want Lies with That?” in Don’t Eat This Book by Morgan Spurlock and “Escalating Dining: Is Mall Food Becoming Class?” Slate by Sara Dickerman both authors discuss the high effort from marketers to get people to live a certain way. The sellers of these products
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PARTS CATALOG REVISION 0 CARD READER-C1 F25-9401-000 XEW00001- CARD READER-D1 F25-9411-000 JAN. 2001 FY8-31F6-000 COPYRIGHT C 2001 CANON INC. CANON CARD READER-C1/D1 REV.0 JAN. 2001 PRINTED IN JAPAN [IMPRIME AU JAPON] I-1 PREFACE This Parts Catalog contains listings of parts used in the Canon CARD READERC1/D1. Diagrams are provided with the listings to aid the service technician in identifying clearly‚ the item to be orderd. Whenever ordering parts‚ consult this Parts
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E-readers and e-books may have seemed like a fad‚ but clearly they are not going anywhere. There are a number of styles and types to pick from; the Nook and Kindle each have various versions and options‚ for example‚ based on your budget and your needs. Debate rages about which is the best e-reader‚ but this is about the advantages and disadvantages of an e-reader regardless of the one you buy. Advantages For starters‚ we will look at the benefits of e-readers. Do you travel a lot? If so‚ an e-reader
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Living in his little hobbit-hole in Hobbiton‚ Bilbo Baggins is not the adventurous type. He is content with his normal life: eating good food‚ which a favorite past-time of hobbits‚ sipping piping-hot tea and serving it to his guests‚ and strolling through the rolling hills watching the sun set. Little did Bilbo know‚ that one bright morning in May‚ his life would change as a result of a few unexpected guests. Journey with Gandalf the Grey‚ a mysterious wizard‚ thirteen dwarves‚ and a hobbit that
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Pride and Prejudice Reader Response To me personally I found this book to be beneficial in understanding the ways of society throughout time. Within Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice‚ Bingley and Jane’s relationship proves that social pressures essentially inhibit people from fulfilling their true identities‚ and their true desires. Whether it manifests itself in the pressure to marry for security and convenience‚ or the pressure to attain affluence and culture‚ the social norm erases individual
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The main arguments between Thomas Hobbes natural state of man and Jean Rousseau’s natural state of man‚ where there is no society or government over us‚ is whether man in naturally selfish and out for his/her own personal gain and protection or if we would naturally come together for the betterment of all persons and cooperation. I will first be talking about Hobbes’ view point of the state of nature of man and then Rousseau’s objection to Hobbes and his differing thoughts about the state of nature
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Tiara Barabino Bedford Reader Essay There are different kinds of parents some are good to their children‚ but some are not. Most parents raise their kids the way their own parents raised them‚ whether it is good or bad. Some parents are too protective‚ and some are too laid back. Then there are the parents who don’t really care‚ and that is my father‚ Vernon Barabino. From him I have learned that it is okay to leave your children‚ its fine to never call or text them
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