October 17 & October 24‚ 2012 How is Aspirin Made? This lab is about synthesizing aspirin using a hotplate to heat the reaction. It involved vacuum filtration‚ recrystallization‚ and comparing the properties of aspirin with salicylic aspirin. The first thing we did in this lab was make a hot-water bath by putting a beaker with water on a hot plate. After measuring out 2.1 grams of salicylic acid and 3 ml of acetic anhydride‚ we mixed the two together‚ along with 3 drops of sulfuric acid. We
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unnecessary goods‚ an enterprise will be better positioned to services customers quickly‚ as well as navigate any unexpected changes in business‚ such as a supplier abruptly going out of business. Although many companies maintain this information manually‚ there are benefits to using a computerized inventory system. Time Savings As the old saying goes‚ “time is money.” The amount of time that can be saved by a business is‚ perhaps‚ the biggest benefit of using a computerized
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Although some individuals are naturally more inclined to become leaders‚ it should be noted that their early life experience plays a fundamental role in their future life (Mishra & Karen‚ 2008). All people can become leaders only if they desire and take efforts to do so. In relation to this‚ it is clear that some people are more empathetic than others‚ others are more energetic and some are more engaging than others (Mishra & Karen‚ 2008). This implies that individuals have unique composition
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changed the world I listed 100 people who influenced and changed the world. Often they are important public figures who made a big difference to changing the world. In this list I wanted to choose people who have made a difference to the world in a positive way. Their contributions may be less powerful and influential but I wanted a list which selected people who have really made a difference to improving the world. I have not tried to place people in ’order’. World of Change Earth is constantly
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Man-made disasters are disasters is the element of human intent‚ negligence or involving a failure of a man-made system that leads to human suffering and environmental damage. Man-made disasters are sometimes referred to as anthropogenic. The term anthropogenic designates an effect or object resulting from human activity. Man-made disasters can be divided into different categories and they include technological hazards‚ sociological hazards and transportation hazards among others. These are
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Was HIV Man Made? Before we get into this topic‚ I’d like to give you all a brief understanding of HIV. HIV - the Human Immunodeficiency Virus - is a virus that attacks the immune system‚ resulting in a chronic‚ progressive illness that leaves people vulnerable to opportunistic infections and cancers. When the body can no longer fight infection‚ the disease is known as AIDS‚ which stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. So this brings us to‚ is HIV a man made disease to control the population
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The film “Something the Lord Made” directed by Joseph Sargent tells the tale of Alfred Blalock‚ a cardiologist‚ and his African American lab technician Vivien Thomas‚ who work together in finding a solution to a disease known as Blue Baby Syndrome before time runs out. Though in the beginning Thomas was intended to be a janitor for Blalock’s laboratory‚ Thomas’ profound knowledge of medicine and the body led him to be Blalock’s right-hand man‚ and together‚ they further their research. Though
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usually trimmed to below 2 m (6.6 ft) when cultivated for its leaves. It has a strong taproot. The flowers are yellow-white‚ 2.5-4cm (0.98-1.6 in) in diameter‚ with 7 to 8 petals. Tea-drinking can be traced back to the 10thcentury BC in China before it was spread to Korea and Japan. Basically‚ this drink is made by brewing tea leaves to create an extract. Due to the chlorophylls and other pigments in the leaves‚ the extract commonly appears with a brown color. Objectives This research is being done
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House Made of Dawn: The Loss and Rebirth of Identity Indian‚ as the first inhabitants in North America continent are known as mysterious and full of legends‚ but they are always considered an old race with glorious and miserable history‚ like most other earlier civilization in the world. The Indians had been silent in the history of literature for a quite long time‚ because most of their works are in oral forms‚ and spread from mouth to mouth among themselves. In House Made of Dawn Momaday tells
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Are criminals born or made? A criminal is defined as someone who has committed a crime. Psychologists have come up with many theories and reasons about why people commit crimes. The two main explanations lie in genetic and environmental factors‚ which relates to the nature and nurture debate. Studies have been carried out to explain criminal behavior. Some suggest that criminals are born; these are twin and adoption studies. On the other hand there are also studies that have been conducted to prove
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