“A Distant Episode” written by Paul Bowles recalls the story of a professor who is captured by the Reguibats‚ a nomad tribe. As the story began‚ it focused on the professor and his journey to find an old friend; however it took a turn when the professor was turned over to the tribe. This short story has similar aspects when comparing it to The Heart of Darkness‚ by Joseph Conrad. The ideas of cultural imperialism‚ the climax and the idea of people going insane are resembled in both pieces of literature
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Lab Report: How Temperature affects Reaction Rate Aim: The Aim is to investigate how temperature can affect Reaction Rate. The experiment will be performed by heating equally sized and weighted lime stones with equal amounts and concentration of Hydrochloric acid at different temperatures. The temperatures will be 35˚C and 40˚C. We will measure the reaction rates by observing gas release of the reaction between lime stones and Hydrochloric acid. The amount of gas release at different
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The reaction order‚ based on the rate law‚ was first order with respect to crystal violet and second order with respect to OH-. The rate law was as follows: Rate law = k [CV]1[OH-]1 where k equaled 2.61. In order to determine the reaction order with respect to crystal violet‚ the graph that described the relationship between ln[CV] and time (seconds) was Figure 2. Not only did Figure 2 generate a more linear relationship‚ but it had the highest R2 value of 0.992 than ([CV] versus time) and ([1/CV]
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Factors that Determine the Currency Exchange Rates Exchange rate is often referred to as the nominal exchange rate. It is defined as the rate at which one currency can be converted‚ or ’exchanged ’‚ into another currency. For example‚ the pound is currently worth about 1.824 US dollars. One pound can be converted into 1.824 dollars. This is the exchange rate between the pound and the dollar. There are four types of currencies can be operated‚ which are a floating‚ managed and fixed exchange
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sharpens their own characteristics. In the story “Astronomers Wife” we see a strong foil between two of the characters because of the protagonist‚ Mrs. Ames‚ who describes both men in very different views through their attitudes towards people‚ work ethics and their different intelligentsia. Another way that Mrs. Ames differs the plumber and Mrs. Ames husband is how they treat her. Mr. Ames is a person who seems to treat people as an object rather than an actual human being‚ especially
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Aim: To determine the rate law of chemical reactions Introduction: The aqueous solution of potassium peroxydisulphate can oxidize potassium iodide as follow: Equation: K S 0 (aq) + 2KI (aq)->2K S0 (aq)+I (aq) 2 2 8 2 4 2 KI(aq) +I (aq) -> KI (aq) 2 3 _________________________________________________ K S 0 (aq) +3KI(aq) -> 2K S0 (aq)+ KI (aq) 2 2 8 2 4 2 The rate law of this reaction can be represented as follow: Rate=k[S208 2-]^a [I-]^b When the concentration of peroxydisulphate ions
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An astronomer has a goal to discover and understand the nature of objects in our universe. Astronomers analyze and interpret the information obtained in order to make accurate models of these objects using instruments that collect‚ record‚ disperse and magnify the light that celestial objects give off. In this laboratory I learned how to measure the altitudes of stars using a quadrant. A quadrant is a quarter of a circle that has been divided into 90 degrees. I also learned how to find the angular
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Depending on the medium and temperature‚ the time it takes for sound waves to travel vary. The hypothesis states that if the temperature in the air increases‚ then the speed of sound will also increase because faster-moving particles transfer energy quickly. The data collected supports the hypothesis. Therefore‚ increased air temperature affects the speed of sound because the molecules move faster‚ which causes the energy to be transferred quickly‚ which then increases the speed of sound. In the data‚
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A Distant Mirror: The “Calamitous” 14th Century Barbara Tuchman’s A Distant Mirror is about as entertaining as a history book can get or should be. Tuchman is a captivating storyteller and the quality of her history of France in the 14th century speaks for itself as the book has remained in print after 25 years. Famous for her engaging‚ narrative style that makes history flow like a thrilling novel‚ Tuchman presents a comprehensive review of 14th century Europe (via France‚ the dominant European
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I predict that as I increase the temperature‚ the distance moved by the meniscus will also increase. I believe this will happen as aerobic respiration is taking place. This is respiration involving the consumption of oxygen gas‚ producing carbon dioxide and water‚ as shown below. C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + 36ATP This process allows energy to be produced in the form of ATP‚ Adenosine Triose Phosphate. This occurs by converting glucose into pyruvate via glycolysis. Pyruvate is then transported
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