Examine character development as exhibited in one story The narrator in Carver’s "Cathedral" changes his point of viewat the end of the story. In the story‚ the man is seen with his wife‚ but has some arguments between each other. The following paragraphs will include the original thinking of the narrator‚ what is the key point for him to change‚ and how does he change at the end of the story. At the beginning of the story‚ the narrator has his own ideas about things and will not attempt to see his
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Raymond Carver’s Change in Style Raymond Carver is probably best known for his minimalist style. A lot of his stories followed this style of writing. He was dedicated to his short stories and was even quoted as saying he was “hooked on writing short stories” (Carver‚ Maturity: Cathedral 2). One of the reasons he wrote short stories and used his minimalist style was because of his life. He had other jobs so he worked a lot of the time and wrote in his spare time which made writing short stories
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George Washington Carver George Washington Carver was born in 1860 in Diamond Grove‚ Missouri and is one of the most celebrated and respected scientists in United States history as his important discoveries and methods enabled farmers through the South and Midwest to become wealthy and prosperous individuals‚ all due to peanuts. George‚ being the sickly child of two slaves was very frail‚ allowed him not to be able to work in the fields but he did possess a great interest in plants and was very
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chemistry‚ an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom. In particular‚ this carbon center should be saturated‚ having single bonds to three other atoms.[1] An important class of alcohols are the simple acyclic alcohols‚ the general formula for which is CnH2n+1OH. Of those‚ ethanol (C2H5OH) is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages‚ and in common speech the word alcohol refers specifically to ethanol. Other alcohols are usually
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ALCOHOLS‚ ETHERS‚ AND PHENOLS Juris Marie G. Garcia Institute of Chemistry‚ University of the Philippines‚ Diliman‚ Quezon City Date Performed: February 27‚ 2015 Date Submitted: March 06‚ 2015 Answers to Questions: 1.) Balanced equations: A. Lucas Test Test Sample Equation Ethyl Alcohol C2H5OH + HCl + ZnCl2 C2H5Cl + H2O Isopropyl Alcohol (CH3) 2CHOH + HCl (CH3) 2CHCl + ZnC2 + H2O Tert-butyl Alcohol (CH3) 3COH + HCl + ZnCl2 (CH3) 3CCl + ZnCl2 +H2O Benzyl Alcohol C6H5CH2OH + HCl + ZnCl2
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Psychology Energy drinks and Drug use Now days‚ college students have been consuming the so-called “energy drinks‚” a rapidly evolving class of drink which promise to increase energy‚ improve alertness‚ and boost attention. Energy drinks started around the 1990s‚ the industry has grown with a rate of 55% from 2002 to 2006. Energy drinks are marketed usually to young adults. A few studies have attempted to identify the influences of energy drink drinking‚ drug use‚ and alcohol forms of use. It is
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is green‚ when an alcohol is oxidized by the reagent. A change in color of the reagent from orange to green represents a positive test. Primary alcohols are oxidized by the reagent to carboxylic aicds; secondary alcohols are oxidized to ketones. Tertiary alcohols are not oxidized at all by the reagent. Hence‚ this reaction can be used to distinguish tertiary alcohols form primary and secondary alcohols. Procedures: 1. Place ethanol‚ isopropyl alcohol and tert-butyl alcohol in three different
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Alcohol Facts and statistics ( www.niaaa.nih.gov-2012 ) Global Burden of alcohol abuse‚ In 2012‚ 3.3 million deaths‚ or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4 percent for women)‚ were attributable to alcohol consumption.. Alcohol contributes to over 200 diseases and injury-related health conditions‚ most notably alcohol dependence‚ liver cirrhosis‚ cancers‚ and injuries. In 2012‚ alcohol accounted for 5.1 percent of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide. Globally‚
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Stimulant drinks are becoming the drinks of choice for many young people‚ and as their popularity rises‚ so do the sales numbers. Terry (2005) clarifies that energy drinks sales over $200 million in 2001‚ which more than doubled year 2000 sales of $130 million. These drinks are heavily marketed to teens as a harmless way to boost energy‚ but in reality they’ve been linked to serious health effects. The sales and consumption should therefore be restricted. 64 First and foremost‚ stimulant drinks often
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Nutritionist about Energy Drinks Have you ever asked yourself if energy drinks are good or bad for your health? Well‚ that question came to my mind and many more. I see energy drinks everywhere I go‚ and that makes me feel intrigued. I see them in commercials‚ movies‚ my work‚ and school. It looks like it is cool to drink them. I have a lot of friends that drink energy drinks every day. I don’t know the side effects‚ but what I know is that energy drinks became very popular in the
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