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    Six’s Thermometer The thermometer on the right is a special one for recording maximum and minimum temperatures. All Six’s thermometers have one long ’U’ shaped tube. There are two bulbs of alcohol at the top of the tube. These cannot be seen on this thermometer. These expand or contract as the temperature changes. They then push round the indicator liquid to show the temperature. This example has no mercury‚ and is therefore safer. You get to see the temperature twice‚ it should show the same

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    Oral history is the collection and study of historical information with people having personal knowledge of past events. In the article “ Movement Without Aim‚” Ronald J Grele discussed how the world views oral history and how it should not be taken seriously. Grele formed a strong argument due to the way he debated the irrelevance and how unsuccessful oral history is in the modern world. In the article Grele projected a strong and effective argument with the usage of quotes and how others felt

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    Without Conscience Book Report Without Conscience: The Disturbing World Of The Psychopaths Among Us It all started with unusual brain wave patterns on an electroencephalogram (EEG). It was several years ago when Robert Hare and two graduate students discovered these unusual brain wave patterns‚ so unusual that they couldn’t have come from real people‚ as described by the editor of a scientific journal. However‚ those EEGs did come from real people‚ a different

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    Where the mind is without fear summary? Answer: It has been more than sixty years since we became independent but yet we are enslaved by fear. A fear that refuses to let go‚ a fear that has become habitual to us and a fear that dominates our minds. We have the fear of getting lost. So we don’t take the risk of venturing out too far. We are afraid of taking the road less travelled. That is why most of the parents want their children to become doctors‚ engineers or lawyers but not painters‚ scientists

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    soldiers expected to fight to the death and to never surrender to the enemy‚ they also dehumanized their opponents. The Imperial Japanese Army had since the United States had entered the war‚ began propagandizing the enemies they faced. The book War without Mercy gives various examples of how the Japanese public saw and exemplified the United States. The book takes note of one article referred to as “The Bestial American People”. The article refers to the “real meaning of American individualism … in

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    surveys I coordinated‚ I asked the following question‚ how have groups like CDC and Doctors Without Borders been important? Bob Bollinger replied with‚ “These groups are very important and help communities manage health issues locally‚ which saves lives and also helps reduce the risk of these diseases in the US.” Jeremy Youde stated‚ “All three are very important‚ though they do different things. Doctors Without Borders is a non-governmental organisation that provides a lot of on-the-ground medical care

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    1. Without knowing Gary Erickson’s age‚ where would you guess he falls in the four generations of workers as delineated by Zemke? Without knowing Gary Erickson’s age‚ he falls in the category of the Baby Boomers according to Zemke. Gary’s characteristics are very similar to the Baby Boomers because Gary is a person that has loyalty to the organization‚ and moral values are first than anything. Like the Leadership book mentioned‚ Baby Boomers have passion‚ spirit and heart for the organization. Gary

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    Imagine going a whole day without your cell phone. Would you be able to function right? Most people I know would answer no to this question. Now imagine going a whole week without your cell phone. Would you go insane just thinking about not having your cell phone? I know that I would not go insane‚ but my friends would say otherwise. Now‚ I would like for you to imagine there was no cell phones in the world for an entire month‚ year‚ decade‚ and century. How would you react? Me‚ I would be just fine

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    Prompt: Without connection to others there is no me. In a society which inherently seeks to categorise individuals‚ it is paramount that each person finds their genuine place in the world. The most powerful influences that impact on an individual’s sense of belonging include identity and heritage. It is a part of humanity which makes us desire to want to belong to a social‚ religious or even racial group which ultimately forms the person we become. Renowned author Carlson McCullers reflects these

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    Edward L. Dy Jr. January 6‚ 2014 PI 100 – M-Th 2:30-4:00 Veneration Without Understanding: Analysis Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda‚ our national hero who is known for his nationalism and patriotism usually come side by side with these words; the doctor‚ the writer‚ the philosopher‚ the clairvoyant‚ and most of all the hero who died for the country. More than a hundred and fifty years ago‚ that hero was born and history says that he was the one who revolutionized a new

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