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    Alkynes are colorless and insoluble in water. The lower the members of alkynes (acetylene‚ allylene‚ and crotonylene) are gases. The homology from carbon number 5 to 15 (C5H8 to C15 H28) are liquid and the higher members are solid. Acetylene possesses a pleasant odor when pure. The impure acetylene contains phosphine‚ hydrogen sulphide etc and hence smells bad. Acetylene can be liqiufied at 0°C under 48 Torrs of pressure. The melting point of Acetylene is -81.8°C and boiling point -83.4°C. It is

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    What kind of horrid character traits does Montresor poses? In “The Cask of the Amontillado” Poe describes Montresor’s character traits. Montresor seems to have three main traits that greatly shape his personality. Those traits include: being too sensitive‚ being very vile‚ and being manipulative. Montresor’s character traits notably influence his actions and his decisions in “The Cask of the Amontillado”. His traits also determine the outcome of his actions. Now‚ what thing was influenced by Montresor

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    as Charity. (Rubens‚ Roman Charity 1612) The cherub-like figures surrounding her and the infant are putti (child-angels). The painting also has some symbolism. One of the cherubs has a bow and a heart on fire‚ similar to a cupid. Another has a torch to ignite love. At the bottom right corner of the painting‚ one of the putti has a bow and he is aiming it at some snakes on the ground. The snakes are

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    Covenant Marriage

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    How many relationships can you really effectively handle and be engaged in. You have to manage them. -When you look at history‚ marriage has been the standing social institution. -Historically‚ the church had a tremendous influence on culture’s view of marriage in western culture. -We have a culture that is becoming a more resistant to Christianity and to religion at large. -The concept of marriage up until the 1960s was highly respected largely in part of the religious influence -Now

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    planted in rows due to the wind passing through gently. It is also more efficient in watering‚ weeding and harvesting the crops. (Stevenh) 2) The compass was created in the feudal period-4th century BC and was made of lodestone. The compass was first used by fortune-tellers before it was applied to the cardinal direction. Then the Chinese’s started using the compass to point to the south because they considered south not north their cardinal direction. 3) Gunpowder has been credited to certain Chinese alchemists

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    of love. The soul they share will simply stretch to take all the space between them like the way a piece of gold can be beaten out more and more to cover a larger area‚ but is always unbroken. He compares their separate souls with the feet of a compass while his lover’s soul is the fixed foot in the

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    This line is describing a compass. The compass legs represent the marriage of the couple. This extended metaphor continues to explain that the legs of the compass are always connected and one leg stays put while the other moves around freely‚ always leaning towards the other leg. This represents the girl staying where she is while the speaker can watch over her and lean towards her. They cannot be separated because they are always bound together like the legs of the compass. The tone

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    Chinese Inventions

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    fall during the beginning of the Common Era‚ China emerged as the strongest nation in the world (Sayre‚ 2012‚ pg 226). China’s many dynasties each brought technological‚ cultural‚ and intellectual advances. Included among these are gunpowder‚ the compass‚ printing‚ paper‚ tea‚ acupuncture‚ spaghetti‚ the utilization of animals for agriculture‚ the abacus‚ and paper money (Ray‚ 2004). Prosperous and peaceful dynasties such as the Han Dynasty encouraged spans of intellectual and cultural advancement

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    Ancient History/Persepolis

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    PERSEPOLIS PERSEPOLIS Ancient Persia was a large region that was ruled by the Persian kings‚ until they were defeated by Alexander the Great. Ancient Persia comprised of south-west Asia (present day Iran). ABOUT PERSEPOLIS Persepolis is an Ancient Persian city‚ northeast of modern Shiraz in Iran. It was one of the capitals of Darius I and his successors. Its ruins include the palaces of Darius I and Xerxes I and a citadel that contained the treasury looted by Alexander the Great. Persepolis

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    The picture depicts God creating the universe. Nonetheless‚ God is using a compass to help him trace it. In the philosophical sense of naturalism‚ God uses a compass‚ which shows that the author is using a manmade object to assist God in order to illustrate his point. The Authors choice of the title also shows the naturalism in the word choice architect. An architect is

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