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    Question: Do all liquids diffuse in the same way? Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to find out if all liquids diffuse in the same way. Hypothesis: If different liquids diffuse‚ then the process will not be the same because liquids are made up of different molecules‚ with different densities‚ the diffusion will take longer/shorter than others. Materials: 1 plastic dropper with rubber top (medicine dropper) 3 glass beakers (400mL) 1 graduated cylinder (500mL) 4 drops of red

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    Why are some pressure groups more successful than others? A pressure group is a group of people with specific aims and interests. Also known as interest groups‚ lobby groups or protest groups‚ they try to influence political decision makers such as MPs and councillors to influence local or national policy and/or legislation. They seek to do so‚ either to protect interests of members (e.g. Trade Unions‚ NUT) or promote a cause (e.g. Greenpeace or RSPCA). Not all pressure groups are as successful

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    Why Do Women Still Earn Less Than Men? By Laura Fitzpatrick Last year’s tax returns may already be signed‚ sealed and delivered‚ but April 20 is the day the average American woman will finally finish earning her 2009 salary — at least‚ the one she would have received if she were a man. That’s because U.S. women still earned only 77 cents on the male dollar in 2008‚ according to the latest census statistics. (That number drops to 68% for African-American women and 58% for Latinas.) To highlight

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    Why Should the Government Tax “Junk Food”? The duty of ensuring a healthy life for the citizens is the government’s in the first place‚ then the citizens’ their selves. The reason is that the citizens provide their necessary supplements from the markets‚ almost markets that are legalized by the government‚ and their job is to sell feasible foods. Some foods lack the nutritional values that are necessary for health; they’re called junk food‚ and they’re being sold and used by people. These kinds

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    you’d never been born. Today‚ more than 7‚906 children are physically abused in Australia. Whilst research suggests that physical abuse peaks when children are 4 to 8 years old‚ physical assault resulting in death occurs most often to toddlers and infants (Kaplan and Labruna 1998). In my opinion‚ child abuse is terribly disturbing and should be stopped. Do we not all think that children should deserve to live their childhoods in peace and harmony? Why do some parents deliberately torture their own

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    Why do some liquids flow more freely than others? Liquids vary in their viscosity (resistance to flow). A definition of viscosity; “Viscosity is a measure of a fluid’s resistance to flow. It describes the internal friction of a moving fluid. A fluid with large viscosity resists motion because its molecular makeup gives it a lot of internal friction. A fluid with low viscosity flows easily because its molecular makeup results in very little friction when it is in motion. Gases also have viscosity

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    4. Explain why economists usually oppose controls on prices. The reason most economists are usually oppose about price controls is that they distort the allocation of resources. Price ceilings‚ which prevent prices from exceeding a certain maximum‚ cause shortages. Price floors‚ which prohibit prices below a certain minimum‚ cause surpluses‚ at least for a time. For example‚ let’s say that the supply and demand for milk and eggs are balanced at the current price‚ and that the government then fixes

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    Die When an individual decides that he or she no long want to live because of death soon to be or a serious illness some states will allow the right to die. The right to die does not mean they will just give up on life and passed but is assisted in some way‚ which could be assistance from a doctor. Throughout this essay I will cover what the right to die means‚ what states allow and do not allow and what is used to assist in the right to die. Have you ever just felt like you wanted to die? All because

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    wondering if there should be a junk food tax.With a junk food tax the obesity percentage will go down‚ it may not be by a lot but it would be better than it is today. As a result of putting a junk food tax in action‚ therefore the obesity percentage and health cost will go down. Junk food can be known as different types of food‚ candy‚ and even sugary drinks. Some foods that can be considered ‘junk food’ are candies‚ chips‚ gum‚ and salted snacks are just a few examples of ‘junk food’. Pizza‚ hamburgers

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    Account for why some enterprises become successful innovators and why others do not. It is a difficult question to answer why some enterprises become successful innovators while others do not especially in these days of rapid technological changes‚ high inflation and highly fluctuating exchange rates in the world of borderless world. The first reaction is it could be due to the strong entrepreneurial leadership of the enterprises in terms of knowledge management or an acute sense of financial investment

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