Effie Trinket is a dynamic character‚ who plays a seemingly unimportant role in Suzanne Collins’ novel “The Hunger Games”. It is only seemingly unimportant because she supports the main character‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ and boosts her self-esteem before the Games‚ which contributes to Katniss’ victory. At first‚ one might be under the impression that Effie is shallow and egocentric. This is due to her deep caring for her appearance‚ which is shown by her explicit described dyed hair‚ her extravagant
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Magister Ludi (The Glass Bead Game) Hermann Hesse Translated from the German Das Glasperlenspiel by Richard and Clard Winston with a Forword by Theodore Ziolkowski Foreword By Theodore Ziolkowski THE GLASS BEAD GAME‚ Hermann Hesse’s last major work‚ appeared in Switzerland in 1943. When Thomas Mann‚ then living in California‚ received the two volumes of that first edition‚ he was dumbfounded by the conspicuous parallels between Hesse’s "Tentative Sketch of the Life of Magister Ludi Joseph
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The word “bead” originates from the Middle English word “bede‚” meaning prayer. (Trade Beads‚ 1) To most people today‚ beads are usually just seen as just an accessory. Many are not aware of the history that beads and the beading industry carry. In the Native culture‚ beads were and still are seen as very important. To the Aboriginal Peoples from 1700 to the 1930s‚ beads were significant because they were used for trade‚ they were used as decoration‚ and they had a spiritual/religious significance
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Period 7 UV Lab Purpose: What sunscreen protects the most using UV sensitive beads? Background Research: I used UV sensitive beads to test how effective sunscreens are. The UV sensitive beads can be used because it contains different pigments that change color when exposed to ultraviolet light from any source. In this experiment I used sunlight. The beads are all white but in UV light they will change colors. The beads can change colors about 50‚000 times before the pigment will no longer respond
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Design an experiment to investigate the stoichiometric mole ratio of a chemical reaction. Present your data in terms of the mass of one reactant compared to the mass of one product. Purpose: The experiment will be designed to find out the stoichiometric mole ratio of Barium Chloride and Silver Nitrate yielding a precipitate of Silver Chloride in a Barium Nitrate solution. (BaCl2 + 2AgNO3 -> Ba(NO3)2 + 2AgCl) Research Question: How will the amount of Barium Chloride and Silver Nitrate
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The sequence of exercises through which the child is introduced to the group operations with the Golden Beads Math operations include addition‚ multiplication‚ subtraction‚ and division. All these operations require full understanding of quantities on a concrete level before moving to the abstract level of performing these operations mentally. So the first exercise introduced to the child to prepare him for these operations; is the “Number Rods”. The ten number rods are graduated in length from
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Montessori way of teaching mathematic is truly a wonderful and interesting way to learn the concepts of mathematics. Mathematic is very important for our daily life. Mathematic relates to numbers and numbers are around us all the time‚ so it is very important to introduce numbers to the child at very early age‚ but before you introduce numbers it is important to lay a strong foundation of practical life activities and sensorial training to the child. Practical life activities allows the child to
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The Europeans began to trade immediately with the Guanahani people. Columbus documents various items of low value being brought out to trade (Parrots‚ cotton thread‚ etc.). He notes that the natives accepted cheap trinkets such as caps‚ glass beads‚ and hawk’s bells in return for their items. The natives appeared to be delighted with their trades. Columbus also notes a lack of sophisticated weaponry. A lack of iron in even their javelins led him to believe the natives are not well
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New Orleans in known mostly for the celebration of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday as it is also referred to as‚ is celebrated over about two weeks with parades‚ floats‚ and beads. The three primary colors of Mardi Gras are purple‚ gold‚ and green. All three colors represent something different. Purple represents justice‚ and green represents faith‚ while gold represents power. The parades that roll through the streets are made
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Tom Welch Service Article(revised) IT’S MARDI GRAS!!!!! Yes‚ New Orleans’ famous Carnival season is this years’ never-ending party and you’re invited. Mardi Gras‚ famous for its colorful and cultural parades‚ is an experience you can’t go any longer w/out! The Streets are packed with both tourists and Native Louisianans as they celebrate Mardi Gras in full color and sound. . The Huge Parades come flashing down the street we fresh music‚ an explosion of lights‚ and spectacular
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