Mofu Lin Ms. Conte 15/3/12 IB Chemistry Soda can calorimeter(Energy content of food) Lab report Introduction We‚ human needs energy to live and for movements. Thus‚ we eat and combust food to release its heat energy in our bodies. In this experiment‚ we will determine how much heat energy released when we eat snack foods such as popcorn or potato chips. This lab includes three burning tests of different foods with different energy contents. Calorimetry is the science associated with determining the
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In “Can a liberal arts education really make us better?” by Richard Kamber‚ he argues that even though a liberal arts education can make us better‚ it depends solely on that person’s definition of better. Now the question on everyone’s mind‚ “What are liberal arts?” A liberal arts education gives us a general review of humanities‚ arts‚ and sciences. Liberal arts are usually delivered in small classes‚ full of active participants‚ by “seasoned faculty.” They aim to develop our character and provide
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at this point in my life‚ not in contrast to Singer‚ but in agreement with him. In the first few pages of The Most Good You Can Do‚ Singer introduces us to Matt Wage‚ who chose to enter a career in finance in order to donate more money. Singer encourages people to “[choose] the career in which they can earn the most‚ not in order to be able to live affluently‚ but so they can do more good.” Effective Altruism is entirely focused on the consequences of their actions‚ and with regards to donations‚
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artist is putting out into the world. It’s the beat‚ the tone‚ and the emotion behind the lyrics is what makes listeners feel the way they do because it speaks on a specific aspect of life and what someone can be going through. Mark Edmundson helps explain this feeling in his article‚ Can Music Save Your Life? For Edmundson‚ there were so many things he wanted in life‚ however‚ he couldn’t figure it out. No matter how hard he tried to cope with the struggles
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Can a nameless slave-girl save him? December 1st 1132 December 1st 1132 Julian‚ sheriff of the northern high lands‚ has the trust of the king and the loyalty of his men‚ but since the death of his wife he has been angry‚ plagued by nightmares‚ resentful‚ wanting no other woman. Then he discovers a nameless girl freed from an outlaws’ camp‚ a captive abused so badly that she is virtually without speech. Julian senses a kindred soul and feels compelled to help her. He calls her Marian and takes
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J U LY 2 0 12 How strategists lead Cynthia A. Montgomery A Harvard Business School professor reflects on what she has learned from senior executives about the unique value that strategic leaders can bring to their companies. Seven years ago‚ I changed the focus of my strategy teaching at the Harvard Business School. After instructing MBAs for most of the previous quarter-century‚ I began teaching the accomplished executives and entrepreneurs who participate in Harvard’s flagship programs for business
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I took inspiration from the hand-lettering piece “Wild Hearts Can’t be Tamed” because it reminded me of a quote by American writer‚ Henry David Thoreau: “all good things are wild and free.” I personally like this quote as it emphasizes on a person’s independence to make choices on their own without being forced by others. Inspired by the quote‚ I connected the theme of “wild” to freedom‚ and expanded on the idea of freedom by relating it to children as they are not yet corrupted by society and
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Haas and Hahn’s TED Talk‚ “How Painting Can Transform Communities” describes the effort and planning that is needed to create such astounding works of art. This duo’s first piece of artwork on buildings came from Vila Cruzeiro; this is a poor and dilapidated town in Brazil with buildings clustered together while each seems to scream with agony from the claustrophobic space. To begin with‚ the community was not very well-behaved and did not set an example for others; not many people ventured out of
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Mrs.Price Single or Not: Men Can Be Fathers Too All around the world‚ there are thousands and thousands of children waiting to be adopted. Some wait for months‚ others for years‚ and some have aged out of foster homes and are forced to take the world by storm all on their own. The adoption process‚ as some have come to learn‚ is long and grueling; nonetheless‚ worth it. What is adopting? To be put quite simply‚ adopting is the act of legally taking another’s child under one’s care and raising
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PL 115 ASSIGNMENT Q. 2 The aim of this essay is to discuss “Can the study of politics be scientific or not?” and I will give reasons for my arguments. It will be divided into three parts: the first part is the introduction‚ the second part discusses politics and science then the last part concludes the essay. Keywords: Politics and Scientific DEFINITIONS Politics: There are various definitions of politics. i. Politics is the art of managing conflicts. Conflicts occur at different levels
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