Matt Waitt Dr. Shedd HIST 3683 11/12/15 Word count: Racial Tension of Ferguson The racial tensions in Ferguson had been growing over time‚ but the incident with Michael Brown set the city over edge. The fact that it was a white man that shot an African-American male was enough to cause a bit more of racial tension between the police department and the citizens of Ferguson‚ a predominately black community. The riots that broke out in Ferguson were similar to the riots that broke out in Watts . The
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contractions. Isometric contractions‚ which means that tension happens in the muscle but there is no change in muscle length‚ therefore there is no movement of the muscle itself. An example of Isometric contractions would be strength training‚ such as holding a weight still‚ which happens in the biceps brachii. The biceps brachii the gets more tension‚ but the muscle length stays the same. As for isotonic contractions‚ which means that tension is in the muscle while there is a change of length‚ can
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dead and is going to visit the tomb. The audience are drawn into it because the words he uses in that line suggest he is going to do something when he gets to Juliet. The scene is set in the Capulet tomb‚ also where Tybalt is buried. This adds tension because the time the play is set people were very superstitious and believed in fate‚ ghosts and spirits. The Pages line ‘I am almost afraid to stand alone‚ here in the churchyard.’ Adds to the scary atmosphere because he is afraid of what he could
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1 Explain how to create assessment opportunities that meet the needs of learners Assessment is a process of measuring the knowledge‚ skills and attitudes of students. This helps to monitor the learner’s progress in and understanding of a subject. Assessment should be planned. An assessment plan should address the variety of student learning styles and personalities. Many students dislike particular types of assessment‚ for example‚ examinations‚ tests‚ or essays. In an extreme case‚ having
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My science fair project is on the surface tension of water and what affects the surface tension of water. The question that I am going to ask is how does temperature and salinity of water affect the surface tension of the water. My hypothesis is that the colder and the saltier that the water is‚ the stronger that the surface tension of the water will be. Some of the background research that I have done has explained to me that the surface tension of water is a property of a liquids surface that
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order to prevent antislavery petitions. Slavery became a huge focus politically. Not only did the Wilmot Proviso make slavery a politically huge discussion‚ but it also was a step towards the Compromise of 1850. Lastly‚ the Wilmot Proviso caused the tension between the North and the South to increase‚ because the South depended on slavery the Proviso would prohibit slavery to expand to the newly gained territories‚ resulting in much more power for the North. Henry Clay‚ John C. Calhoun‚ and Daniel Webster
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came mostly from subsistence farming families in Salem’s area‚ and aimed at property owning women. This hysteria eventually ended in 1693 when the governor’s wife was accused and he prohibited any further trials. Bacon’s Rebellion is an example of tension that people tried to fix by taking matters into their own hands. They revolted and openly fought for what they thought was right. The Salem
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How does Shakespeare create dramatic interest for the audience in the trial scene‚ Act 4 scene 1 in The Merchant of Venice’? In the trial scene (act 4 scene 1)‚ Shakespeare uses many different dramatic techniques to make the tension in the court room rise and build. He also uses dramatic irony and many other techniques to engage an audience in this particular scene in the play. These techniques would work have worked on an Elizabethan audience or a modern day audience. Although‚ these two eras
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life was profitable during the post war economy boom. However not everyone could be pleased with this shift into modern practices. The 1920s was a period of tension between the push for modernity and the struggle to maintain traditional values. This tension was present particularly in the economic‚ social‚ and political realms. The tension between old and new was relevant in the social lives of Americans mainly due to the backlash from Nativists and the Ku Klux Klan (which had reemerged stronger
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To create a whiskey‚ the grain used must first be germinated by soaking it in water and allowing it to sit. Once a sprout is formed‚ the grains are dried in a kiln to stop germination. The peat used to power the kiln can affect the final flavor of the whiskey. This process is called malting‚ and the newly formed product (no surprise) is the malt. Malting releases the soluble sugars in the grain that are needed for fermentation. Once the malt is made‚ it is ground down and cleaned‚ forming what is
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