special properties and multitude of uses‚ krypton is a chemical element that should not be overlooked. In 1898‚ Sir William Ramsay and Morris William Travers of University College in London‚ England first isolated the element krypton in pure form (Stewart). Ramsay’s previous discoveries of helium and argon are what inadvertently led to the discovery of krypton (Stewart). Around the time of the discovery‚ Ramsay and Travers planned to extract a large volume of argon from the air‚ liquify the argon‚ and use distillation to discover a lighter element that would
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Mr. Know-All – Literary analysis THE STORY Mr. Know- All is a story with a moral lesson. The subject is simple. A rich Britishmerchant of Oriental origin‚ called Mr. Kelada‚ meets a group of Westerners on a shipsailing across the Pacific Ocean. His cabin-mate‚ a British citizen who is the namelessnarrator of the story‚ dislikes Mr. Kelada even before he sees him. However‚ at theend of the story Mr. Kelada‚ the Levantine jeweller‚ proves to be a real gentlemanwhen he sacrifices his own pride
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------------------------------------------------- Trio (film) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Trio | Directed by | Ken Annakin Harold French | Produced by | Antony Darnborough | Written by | W. Somerset Maugham(stories and screenplay) Noel Langley R. C. Sherriff | Starring | James Hayter Kathleen Harrison Nigel Patrick Wilfred Hyde-White Jean Simmons Michael Rennie Roland Culver | Release date(s) | 1 August 1950 | Running time | 91 minutes | Country | United Kingdom
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gives up his pride for the sake of a woman he doesn’t even know. He turns out to be a considerate person and a real gentleman. Mr. Ramsay- He is a dominant person who thinks he knows everything and needs to be always right. He is not gentle and he is not a gentleman. He is not sensitive and doesn’t even notice what the others do notice about his wife. Mrs. Ramsay- She is a quiet and gentle woman. She is a contrast to her husband. She is elegant‚ but in a modest way. She is unhappy with him and
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the advantageous tax effects of transactions structured to comply with a literal interpretation of the relevant tax legislation‚ (see for example IRC v Duke of Westminster [1936]). However‚ Ramsay heralded the beginning of a new approach to how the courts deal with cases involving tax avoidance. Following Ramsay‚ the courts have seemed more prepared to consider Parliament’s intention when determining how tax legislation should be interpreted. This has enabled the judiciary both to reclassify transactions
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mil/factfiles/equipment/tracked/abrams.html Army-Techology.com Bianca‚ A. (2002). Power Projection: The Current and Future Relevance of the M1Tank to the Marine Corps Capabilities. Marine Corps Command and Staff‚ Coll Quantico‚ VA Brigadier General William‚ P; Captain Howard‚ M Dunstan‚ S. (2007). Challenger main battle tank. Osprey Publishing‚ 23(1)‚ Retrieved from http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_challenger.html Federation of American Scientists. (2000‚ April 14) M1 Abrams main battle tank. Retrieved from http://www
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Final Essay – Humanities Meaning is a symbolically-charged idea - it is an idea that is embodied and conveyed by a certain representation‚ a symbol‚ whether these symbols are objects or words. Meaning therefore gives sense and significance to ‘things’ that would otherwise be absurd of nature. This leads us to reflect on the power of meaning as a determinant that shapes our visions‚ beliefs‚ perceptions and so on. This is why we can speak of the power of literature when meaning is conveyed through
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has “flashing teeth"‚ might be used to describe clean‚ shining teeth‚ but in the story it emphasizes the contrast to Mr. Kelada’s skin color. "Chatty" indicates friendliness and openness‚ but in the story it is used to mean overly talkative. Mrs. Ramsay is presented as a sweet‚ modest woman: She is quiet‚ unassuming and does not get involved in the arguments at the dinner table. The last aspect is irony‚ appears when author uses language
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FILIPINO SCIENTIST Julian Banzon - Filipino Chemist: Filipino chemist‚ Julian Banzon researched methods of producing alternative fuels. Julian Banzon experimented with the production of ethyl esters fuels from sugarcane and coconut‚ and invented a means of extracting residual coconut oil by a chemical process rather than a physical process. Julian Banzon - Degrees: * BS in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines - 1930 * Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry from Iowa State University
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asionTHE SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEM OF TAX AVOIDANCE AND EVASION IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW Dominic Asada LL.B. (Hons.) B.L‚ LL.M. Tax Avoidance and Evasion are some of the most perplexing problems facing the nation today. It is widely believed that there is a considerable difference between estimated revenue from taxation every year and what is actually collected. This disturbing aversion to taxation has some historical antecedents. Traditionally‚ there has always been a hostile response to the payment
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