Lasers and Their Uses We have all at some point in our lives used or seen someone use a laser. They are used in compact disc players for stereos or computers‚ laser surgery‚ laser printers‚ holography‚ cutting and borring metals‚ communication‚ bar-code scanners‚ etc. Over the past three decades’ lasers have become a tool used daily by many people and they have become very useful in scientific research. As you can see lasers are a very useful and important tool which is why I have chosen this
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The Use of Symbolism in Literature Obviously‚ symbolism requires the use of a symbol. Symbolism in Literature A symbol is a common object that represents meaning. For example‚ a common symbol in literature is the color black. Black often represents darkness or night. It may also symbolize evil or something bad. Thus the symbol of black must be interpreted within the context of the story and in light of what the author may be trying to represent with his or her use of the color. Many types of
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Essay 1: The Beowulf Poet’s Effective Use of Kennings As I sit here reading Seamus Heaney’s modern translation of “Beowulf”‚ I realize what the poet is trying to portray and how he portrays it. Heaney’s use of the Anglo- Saxon poetic device of kenning brings about a different approach of reading (which seems to be more complex) yet allows the reader to still be able to derive the meaning of the story and what it’s about. Heaney uses a large number of kennings throughout the poem‚ “Beowulf”. Kennings
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Essay #2 Everyday Use Daughters In “Everyday Use” an essay by Alice Walker‚ she demonstrates that there was a totally different framework about daughters from what we have previously read. She shows the reader that instead of having mother and daughter relationship issues there are problems between the two sisters. Walker wanted us to think about how this was also a social norm in the 1960’s and not just think about how the mothers and daughters fought. In “Everyday Use” there are two sisters
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How has the study of chemistry affected the lives of ordinary people? Every single day‚ without even realising it‚ we use so many things that are brought to us by the discoveries and advances in chemistry. Many of these things we take for granted‚ and don’t even bother to question how it got there‚ why it is there‚ and how it works. Chemistry makes up everything in our lives‚ from the air that we breathe‚ to the plastic on the keyboard I’m typing on now‚ and a in depth study of some of the wonderful
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Abstract Three tests were performed to determine the identity of unknown number 34‚ a gram stain‚ citrate utilization test‚ and a urease detection test. These tests are explained in detail‚ and the method of performing the tests is described. The tests showed that the bacterium was gram-negative bacilli that did not utilize citrate‚ and the ability to hydrolyze urea using urease. These results indicate that the identity of unknown number 34 is Proteus mirabilis. Introduction Proteus mirabilis is
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10/10/12 Test Period 3 The assessment was created to measure your ability to analyze how the author’s use of words created an angry and vengeful tone with an intense‚ scary and eerie mood. With his use of words he was able to make an angry tone which put a scary mood or feeling when a person reads the author’s abhor words. The author uses metaphors to show the tones and moods shown in his writing. A metaphor that shows mood is “The bow of God’s wrath is bent‚ and the
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organisms. It is the science of life‚ involving the study of all living things ranging from the atomic to ecosystem level. Far from being a science restricted to universities and laboratories‚ the principles and findings of biological sciences have uses in everyday life. Human Health · When people get sick‚ they visit the doctor‚ who is a practitioner of medicine‚ the branch of biology that involves diagnosing‚ treating and preventing disease and other human ailments and injuries. Understanding
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“The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay for All” * Herbert J. Gans Poverty is a persistent social phenomenon. A functional analysis (Robert Merton) of poverty may explain positive functions as to why such phenomenon continues to persist‚ as seen by Herbert J. Gans’ study‚ “The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay for All”‚ which expresses thirteen positive functions of poverty and further expresses its consistency with the functionalist perspective. In society‚ everything goes hand in hand‚ the rich need
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Omar Jimenez Advanced English 10 11/27/09 Everyday Use The short story “Everyday Use”‚ by Alice walker‚ begins with a family of three: Maggie‚ Dee‚ and “Mama”(there mother). The author never reveals her actual name. However Dee being old enough to attend college leaves off to college. When she comes back from college‚ she begins to express herself in different ways‚ a way that is more liberal. By the authors description she is dressed differently‚ she talks differently‚ she even changed
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