In this experiment a ketone, 9-fluorenone is reduced to and alcohol. The are two possible ways by which this reduction can occur. One is by a catalytic hydrogenation, this uses a catalyst such as palladium or nickel, hydrogen gas, and heat/pressure. This can reduced an alkane to alkene. This catalytic process is preferred in industrial practices because the cost is low in the long run and more importantly there is little to no waste expense. However, hydrogen gas is dangerous due to being very flammable/combustible. Therefore, a reducing agent will be used in this experiment instead. There are multiple types of reducing agents that reduce different types of functional groups and thus selection of the proper reducing agent is crucial.…
My book report is about the very well written novel, ALL RISE FOR THE HONORABLE PERRY T. COOK by Leslie Conner.…
In her article “Rise of the Coyote: The New Top Dog,” Sharon Levy describes that coyotes need to stop being criticized as static entities and know that they are evolving rapidly. Coyotes have helped researchers understand how other mid-sized predators respond when larger carnivores are wiped out. The larger animals that are prey make the smaller animals feel that they secure in their habitat because the wild animal that could kill them, has something that could kill the predator. Coyotes have been helpful in discovering the smaller animals reactions, helping people show that not all wild animals are as harmful as they seem to be. Levy goes on to say that coyotes are interbreeding with dogs, leading to a different sort of hybrid animal.…
In the story The House of the scorpion, written by Nancy Farmer, the main characters are Matt, El Patron, Celia Maria Tam Lin. The Main setting is in the future, in Mexico, On an opium farm. In the beginning of the story we meet Matt who is a clone of El Patron. Who has never known anyone else but Celia. In the story the main problem is that Matt is a clone And is not seen as an equal because he is a clone. The solution is When El Patron died, he was the only copy of him, so with the law Matt was the new drug lord El Patron. At the end of the story Matt finds out every one of his enemies died by drinking of wine but in that process of losing all his enemies he loses his close friend Tam Lin.…
Sophocles once stated, “Success is sweet, even if it comes from deception.” This truth is portrayed through three different short stories known as “How Stories Came to Earth”, “Coyote Steals Fire”, and “Master Cat: Puss in Boots”. In each of these three tales the main character spins webs of deceit by tricking people or, in some cases, animals into doing what they want them to. This includes Anansi’s act of tricking a snake into stretching himself out so Anansi could tie the snake to the stick in “How Stories Came to Earth.” Another form of deceit used, this time, in “Coyote Steals Fire” is when Coyote pretends to be dead in order to steal the fire from Thunder. In the story “Master Cat: Puss in Boots” Puss creates many empty threats to tell people so that they will lie for him. Each character obtains what he/she wishes to through a form of deception. While “How Stories Came to Earth”, “Coyote Steals Fire”, and “Master Cat: Puss in Boots” share similar tricksters who ultimately achieve their goals, they differ on the subject matters of their strategies, the benefits their tricks play on society, and the justification of their actions.…
In August of this year Mr. Potts, Mr. Norris, Mr. Roach and Mr. Brett where tasked with operating D 8 Cat dozers at the CAAA DEMO range. While on duty they noticed a fire had inadvertently been started in the nearby forest from detonated surface shots. Without hesitation the four sprung into actions by quickly utilizing their dozers to contain and extinguish the blaze before the fire department arrived on screen. Their quick actions and thinking saved countless acres of woodland and animal habitat from certain destruction. Way to go TEAM!!…
Both 8th grade classes have recently finished the book “Into the Mouth of the Cat”. So at this point, you may not know what the book is about, so that’s what we are going to talk about. Lance Peter Sijan; does this name sound familiar to you? Probably not, since he died nearly 50 years ago. Lance happens to be a ‘Medal of Honor’ recipient which is the highest award you could receive in the United States military. He was captured in the Vietnam war when he suddenly crash landed which left him stranded for 46 days until he was taken to a NVA camp. You see, there is a lot to know about Lance Sijan. After finishing the book, I realized that I actually knew a lot about him to the point where it felt like I knew him. Since you’ll probably read “Into the Mouth of the Cat”, I’m going to tell you a little bit…
“Leopard, is this how you act? You should not be prowling around at night; look at where you are! Now put your paw here and here, and I will help you out.” This quotes in the trickster tale “How stories came to earth.” In this story Anansi, a spider had to catch four animals to get stories from the Skygod. The Trickster tales “How Stories Came to Earth” and “ Coyote Steals Fire” both have similarities and differences.…
Mostly, the main theme of the stories , a young, confused, boy trying to find himself and attempting to figure out what they want out of life and what life wants out of them. That is pretty much where the similarities ended for me.…
"No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. Blood was its avatar and its seal- the redness and the horror of blood" (1). Edgar Allan Poe was a master of the macabre; his very stories injecting fear into the hearts of his readers. Poe's life was filled with tragedy, as several of the important women in his life, including his wife and daughter died at a young age. He utilized poems and books to express that tragedy. The short stories, "The Black Cat," and, "The Masque of the Red Death," both written by Poe, enhance the theme of fear. "The Black Cat," was about a narrator who had gone crazy and was so overcome by guilt that he went to extreme measures including…
While the basic storyline and character description appear similar, each author writes from a completely different standpoint when it comes the emotions and intentions of the beast. The original writer of…
Compare and contrast the storyline of each story? Are there any differences in the events which take place? You might explore the card game, the use of gifts, the automaton and the horse ride in the second story.…
The texts "Monkey's Paw", "The Tell-Tale Heart", and "The Raven" all share similarites and differences. The stories all use word choice to create suspence and have similar themes. All of the stories have the theme of "what you want may not always be best". In "The Raven", the narrator wants for his lost love, Lenore, to come back and to no longer have sorrow. But, when a raven arrives (presumbably to rid him of his sorrow) he becomes furious, proving that what he wanted isn't what he needed. In "Monkey's Paw", the husband and wife wish for 200 pounds and recieved it, but at the cost of the death of their son. This shows that by getting what they wanted they lost what they needed. In "The Tell-Tale Heart", the narrator wanted to kill the old…
An example of when Master Cat used his intelligence would be when he told his master to go for a swim in the river. When the King drove past the river, Master Cat acted as if his master was drowning. By doing this he created a scenario in which he could come up with a reasonable explanation as to why his master was not dressed properly. Another similarity between the two stories is that in each story a significant, power figure is present. In “How Stories Came to Earth”, the power figure is the sky-god, meanwhile in “Master Cat”, the power figures would be the ogre and the king. Typically, the main character is trying to get something from the power figure. In these stories, Anansi is trying to receive the stories from the sky-god and Master Cat is trying to take the ogre’s castle, and the king's wealth and daughter. A third similarity between the two stories is that in both whatever the main character gains in culturally important. Anansi gained the stories which he in return shared with the world. These stories were then able to be knowledge to everyone and society benefited from…
The similarities are that both these stories are that both these people are from Native American tribes, the Laguna and Kiowa. These cultures have beliefs that they practice and value. Both these stories consist of death and grandchildren honoring their grandparents. They both make you sad and show how different cultures feel about death. The cultures differences are stronger than their similarities.…