C H EM 301A - O rganic Chem istry L ecture N otes © Dr. Peter de Lijser‚ 2011 Introduction – Welcome to O-chem! “What is Organic Chemistry?” Organic chemistry is the chemistry of Carbon. “Why is Organic Chemistry Important for me?” Organic Chemistry is the central science for many other fields: • Medicine/Pharmacy: • Biochemistry: • Industrial Applications: • Reaction Mechanisms: What do "Organic Chemists" do? • Discover new reactions • Improve old reactions
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Unit 9 “Ten Myths that Perpetuate Corporal Punishment” According to his article Stratus discusses the extent to which parents in the United States use corporal punishment (such as spanking and slapping) and its consequences on their children. The question of whether corporal punishment is an effective technique of discipline is fervently deliberated. In his article‚ Murray Stratus discussed ten myths that perpetuate corporal punishment‚ in this essay I will be discussing three of them‚ starting
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O. Henry Unpredictability is a coveted aspect in any author’s work. No matter how action-packed or descriptive a writer is‚ without a touch of surprise‚ his work is useless. This was no problem for O. Henry. The famous short story author’s intimate relationship with erratic plot twists came from the roller coaster of a life he led. His twist endings combined in his stories with clever‚ lighthearted irony that brought humor to otherwise not as humorous topics. This sense of humor was ever constant
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Art and the Bronco summary O. Henry’s "Art and the Bronco" tells the story of Lonny Briscoe‚ a cowboy who is also an aspiring artist. It follows his quest to sell his first painting to the state legislature; to have it hung in the capital building. Lonny sees the sale of the painting as validation of his talent and worth as a painter. What he ends up learning is that the actual value of the painting turns out to be secondary to what other feel they can gain from it. The story takes place
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I watched Andy Puddicombe’s talk on “All it Takes is Ten Mindful Minutes”. Andy Puddicombe reminds us that it is our mind that is most active and valuable. It used not only for our emotions we have towards ourselves but also towards others. We also us our minds to think and focus for every moment of our lives and that can cause us to no longer live in the moment which can also become very stressful. Often when we get stressed we don’t know how to deal with the stress. This is where mindfulness come
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for the answers to these questions: What kinds of questions does economics address? What are the principles of how people make decisions? What are the principles of how people interact? What are the principles of how the economy as a whole works? Ten Principles of Economics Macroeconomics N. Gregory Mankiw Premium PowerPoint Slides by Ron Cronovich © 2009 South-Western‚ a part of Cengage Learning‚ all rights reserved PRINCIPLES OF 1 What Economics Is All About Scarcity: the limited nature of
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status upon admission to the hospital‚ and over time to check on the patient to see how he/she is responding to the intervention/ plan of care. This is because the nurse spends the most time with the patient in the hospital setting providing around the clock care. Also‚ the nurse is responsible for implementing the doctor’s orders (such as medication‚ labs‚ and catheters). It is important that the nurse assesses safety of doctor’s orders before she or he implements it. Another role of a nurse is to think
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The majority of "O Pioneers!" reflects on the life of the writer‚ Willa Cather. Cather at the time thrived in a man’s world. Cather lived in a time when everyone thought men should do all the work and the women should stay at home‚ a romantic view. Due to her naturalistic mindset‚ she believed that women can thrive and achieve anything a man could causing her to lead and set the goal of women everywhere in the time period. "O Pioneers!" was written by a naturalistic woman‚ so anyone would assume
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Ten Sacred Objects Michelle Sanders Hum/105 August 1‚ 2013 Greg Jorge Ten Sacred Objects 1.) Fish are a symbol of luck in China. In fact‚ it’s traditional to serve fish at New Year’s dinner. The word fish‚ “Yu”‚ sounds like the word “wish” or “abundance” in Cantonese and Mandarin. 2.) Cows have long been sacred in India. They are protected animals under the Hindu religion. Hindus do not eat beef. In fact‚ most rural Indian families have at least one dairy cow which is
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Often times‚ an individual can be defined as an environmentalist or a people-first critic. Saving the environment is the environmentalist’s ultimate goal‚ while the people-first critics look more to the human aspect of everything. Scientist Edward O. Wilson satirizes the language of the two groups‚ and how unproductive their discussions are‚ through the use of hyperboles‚ insulting and stereotypical diction‚ and a created sense of situational irony. Wilson’s hyperboles exemplify how little is
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