Polymethylmethacrylate‚ or PMMA for short‚ is a polymer consisting of the monomer methyl methacrylate that has been around since the 1930s1. PMMA is a polymer that has a high impact strength‚ is scratch and shatter resistant‚ and is relatively lightweight1. Because PMMA can also be formed into a transparent thermoplastic and has a glass transitions temperature of 130oC‚ this polymer served as a glass substitute in its early uses1. Other beneficial characteristics of Polymethylmethacrylate include
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who owns the canal shall make good the crops that were flooded and ruined. Woman Seeking Damages for Her Father’s Wrongful Death Nobleman’s Daughter and the Villager The owner of the ox shall pay half a mina of silver for a nobleman Dispute Between Nobleman and Doctor over Patient’s Death Brother of patient and the doctor The doctor’s hand shall be cut off Reflection Questions Answer the following questions in complete sentences. How does class affect the type of punishment given
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Abortion is one of the most controversial issues of today’s society. Abortion is defined as the removal of pregnancy tissue‚ products of conception or the fetus and placenta from the uterus. The terms fetus and placenta usually are used after eight weeks of pregnancy‚ while the other terms describe tissue produced by the union of an egg and sperm before eight weeks. Each year approximately 1.3 million women in the United States choose to end a pregnancy. “One recent report estimates that 25 million
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election of 1984. At the end of 1982 the United States was flourishing once again‚ the economy was promising due to the new economic system of Reaganomics. Incumbent Ronald Reagan believed that the United States become very strong due to Reaganomics. Between the years of 1983-1990 the economy grew because it was parallel population growth. The census of 1984-1990 shows that we’ve had the most growth on the west coast. Having twenty percent more people than we had in the previous census‚ all but three
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the tavern-knave and the publican personify Death? What does the rioters’ response to the description of Death tell you about their characters? 6. What do you think the poor old man symbolizes? 7. Irony is a discrepancy between expectations and reality. What is the central irony in “The Pardoner’s Tale”? (What do the rioters expect to find under the tree? What do they actually find?) 8. Explain the irony in the fact that the Pardoner preaches a story with this
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DBQ 1: Women’s Suffrage Analyze and compare the major points of view concerning suffrage and the ways in which individual commentators believed woman suffrage would affect the political and social order. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries women were being oppressed by not being allowed to vote‚ this made them less “value” as compared to the male gender. The point of view concerning woman suffrage was greatly affected by the gender role and the political standing of the person in question
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To F--S S. O--D BY: Edgar Allan Poe In the poem To F--S S. O--D‚ Edgar Allan Poe takes a break from his usual depressed eeriness and reveals a softer‚ more hopeful side. Through his use of diction and allusion Poe creates a tone of support and encouragement. The simplistic make-up of the poem paired with the to-the-point message conveys how simple it is to let yourself be loved. The diction Poe uses throughout the poem plays an important role in the overall interpretation and meaning. The
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For many people in the United States‚ the late 1970s were a troubled and troubling time. The radical and countercultural movements of the 1960s and early 1970s‚ the Watergate scandal‚ the Vietnam War‚ uncertainty in the Middle East and economic crisis at home had undermined Americans’ confidence in their fellow citizens and in their government. By the end of Jimmy Carter’s presidency‚ the idealistic dreams of the 1960s were worn down by inflation‚ foreign policy turmoil and rising crime. In response
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words were‚ “Ladies and Gentlemen‚ rock and roll”. The first video played by Mtv was‚ “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles. The digital phase wasn’t completely in play back then. The screen would actually go black for a few moments in between videos while an Mtv employee would insert another VHS tape. Although Mtv was growing more popular‚ it still had criticism from other artists. It got a lot of negative attention for playing limited music by black artists. One of the black artists
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lunch from home. Brian employs the concept of "Inventory control and reorder point" for their lunch packing from home which he had learned in his class. This concept would help them on how much inventory they have to keep to avoid running out. In between their conversation Tonya reminds Brian that packing lunch from home is not always possible as sometimes they might be having some lunch meetings and at times for a change they might want to have lunch outside. Taking this into consideration Brian
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