Building a Popsicle-Stick Bridge The goal: to build the strongest possible bridge to take a matchbox car‚ using wooden popsicle sticks. Constraints: The bridge must span a 55cm gap No more than 100 popsicle sticks may be used The sticks may not be cut Only white glue may be used Construction paper may be used for the deck only The test load is applied to a 4cm-wide section at the top of the arch. The test jig looks like this: (Well-built bridges can
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the most throughout the story was Tally Youngblood. At the beginning of the book Tally thought the only important thing in her life was becoming pretty. On the night before her birthday Shay‚ her friend shares a secret with her‚ she doesn’t want to turn pretty‚ she wants to run away to a town called the Smoke. Tally is confused and upset with her friend and tells Shay that she cannot run away she has always wanted to turn pretty. On the day of her birthday Tally is told by Special Circumstances
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Scott Westerfeld’s book‚ Uglies takes place in a dystopian version of earth with advanced technology. Tally‚ the main character‚ is an average ‘Ugly’‚ a name for children/teenagers under the age of 16. Once a teenager turns 16‚ they go through a procedure that makes them impossibly pretty‚ which is the new ‘average’ look. Tally wants to be a pretty‚ but her friend Shay does not‚ due to many reasons. Shay unknowingly ruins Tally’s chance to turn pretty after escaping the city‚ managing to avoid the
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Sticking up for diversity I’m going to stick up for diversity because if we were all the same it would be a complete disaster. I will cover what is diversity? Why is diversity important? Why is sticking up for diversity important? How can you stick up for diversity? What is diversity? Diversity is a range of different things for example you are African American‚ and I am white. You’re a boy and I am a girl. This is what diversity is. Why is diversity important? Diversity is important because if
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The Incident of the Goalie Stick I had just finished my hockey game‚ one which we lost by far. I slowly skated my way off the ice‚ as everyone looked at the “losing team” in disappointment. I stepped my way over to the locker and to my surprise‚ a couple of kids had found a broken goalie stick‚ and the floor was a mess with splinters. It looked as if a volcano had erupted in the left side of the tiny locker room. These kids swung it back and forth‚ trying to break it‚ but had no luck in doing so
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The Best Alternative To Accounts Software Tally One of the best alternatives to Accounts Software Tally is Peachtree Accounting Software by Sage. It is one of the most popular softwares for small business owners. With a clear understanding of what it takes to manage a business‚ they recognize that Peachtree accounting software offers them both insight and clear reporting to make better business decisions in a timely manner. Tailored to the small business owner‚ the Peachtree suite of products
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attention to the tachometer. The tachometer lets the driver know when to shift‚ either up or down. The first thing the driver needs to do is start the car. Starting the car is different with manuals than it is in an automatic. In an automatic you just stick the key in and turn. In a manual transmission‚ the driver first has to depress the clutch pedal and turn the key. Once the car has started‚ the driver must make sure the car is in neutral‚ or the clutch is still depressed‚ or else the car will stall
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“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” Leo Tolstoy‚ The Kreutzer Sonata. In Scott Westerfelds novel Uglies Tally Youngblood wants to have a legally required surgery that will make her pretty. In the process she gets caught up in a rebellion against society and comes to appreciate a world where not everyone is pretty. However in an ironic twist she has to turn herself in to the authorities to be turned pretty. If one glances at a magazine or turns on the TV‚ you got
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. Safety aspect of glow sticks Glow sticks are a form of lighting typically used in events and parties. The chemicals responsible for luminescence are contained within a plastic case. The chemicals are separated by a glass vial‚ such that when the stick is bent‚ the vial breaks and allows the reaction to occur. In general‚ glow sticks are considered safe to use. None of the chemicals used are classified as radiation‚ flammable or explosive hazards. Some of the chemicals however‚ are classified
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How to Drive a Stick Shift Starting the car with a bright smile on my face. Feeling absolutely confident. I released the hand brake and immediately hit the brakes in attempt to stop the car. My heartbeat began to increase as I started to think what I should do next. As the car stood in the middle of the road I visualized my dad driving the car. Taking three deep breaths I quickly released the brake again and pressed on the clutch and shifted to first. As I cruised in the neighborhood feeling proud
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