1. Provide a comprehensive description of the experiment Thomson used to discover the electron. Thomson was experimenting with electric discharges in electric discharge tubes when he found that it would glow when a high voltage was applied in a gas volume at low pressure‚ while it was known that the glow in the gas was something to do with the cathode and the negative pole of the high voltage‚ Thomson continued with his experiments with the rays coming from the cathode and he found that the rays
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Napalm has been used in World War 2‚ but became famous in the Vietnam War. It was first used as a weapon against buildings‚ but later it became a weapon against other soldiers. Napalm was very effective against people‚ because it sticks to the skin and causes extreme burn wounds. Napalm is quite an inhumane weapon. When napalm was created in World War 2‚ it was used in flamethrowers. Later in World War 2‚ Napalm was put into bombs‚ which were dropped on targets. The U.S. Army used Napalm‚ because
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Madeline Bragulla Joe Kane American Literature 6 December 2013 The Raven and its Remorseful Reasoning Perhaps one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous works‚ “The Raven” sets a tone of Stygian mania. The narrator‚ a man nearly napping in his study and filled with grief over his lost love Lenore‚ hears something rapping and tapping on his door. When he rises intrigued to greet the visitor‚ there is no one there. He calls for Lenore in vain‚ and turns back to his empty chamber when there is no answer
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between? People of Troy and Allie’s of Greek Kings. Epic and Values 1. What are epics? Long narrative poems that tell of the adventure of hero’s who in some way embody the values of their civilianization. 2. What were the Iliad and the Odyssey used for? To teach greek virtues.
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Both cartoonists use analogy to display and compare social classes‚ and how upper class reacts to lower classes. Analogy is the comparison between two things or ideas to clarify and explain the problem. In the “House problem” cartoon‚ showing middle class life Vs. Upper class is simple explanation for analogy. It is used successfully comparing middle class life and the upper class’ point of view. Although the rich man has a house and a car‚ he still thinks he is living like middle class. In the “Unions”
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The language used in the tragedy of King Lear encompass the development of plot and the definition of the characters in the play. The literal and figurative meanings of the language reflect the inner workings of the characters and enhance the subtlety of the tragic tone that the playwright is trying to achieve. At the beginning of the play‚ language is inflated by Goneril and Regan who strive to outdo each other in flattering their father for the vain attempt of winning the love-test devised by
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uncle Claudius‚ who is now King. The ghost of Hamlet’s father influences him to seek revenge and prove Claudius’ guilt. Queen Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ influences Hamlets behaviour‚ causing him to lash out and attempt revenge. A conversation Hamlet has with the Capitan of the Fortinbras army influences him to finally man up to the situation he is in‚ ultimately ending it all by killing Claudius. Hamlet’s father‚ King Hamlet‚ influences him by visiting Hamlet as a ghost and telling him to seek revenge
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Alyssa Palomo Professor Braman GEW September 29‚ 2014 Treat Others How You Would like To Be Treated When I was a little girl‚ I would go up the people in wheelchairs or people carrying items or people who looked weird to me and ask so many questions. “Why are you sitting there?”‚ “What’s that you’re carrying?”‚ “Are you going to make balloons?”‚ “What’s that on your face?”‚ “Why do you have two different colors on your face and arms?” One Saturday‚ Mom took me and my sisters to the
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An aqueduct was the Roman solution to providing water to their towns and cities. The Romans constructed aqueducts with stone blocks that came from the quarries nearby. Romans also used concrete‚ mortar‚ tiles‚ or bricks to build the aqueducts. The channels of the aqueduct were then lined with a mixture of crushed tile and amphorae‚ called opus signium. The opus signium helped to waterproof the aqueduct channels. Finally‚ the Romans would layer the surface with a mixture of limestone and crushed
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How is music alongside poetry used in Twelfth Night Critics call Twelfth Night one of William Shakespeare’s most poetic and musical plays. Shakespeare writes poetic lines for the major characters‚ Viola‚ Orsino‚ and Olivia‚ and gives the Fool‚ and other minor characters‚ songs to sing throughout the play. The particularly romantic lines of the play make it seem as if the characters are professional poets themselves. Shakespeare also uses the music and poetry in Twelfth Night to foreshadow what
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