UNIVERSITY OF THE GAMBIA LECTURE NOTES COURSE: PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY II (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY) CODE: CHM 161 2ND SEMESTER SESSION: 2012/2013 LECTURER: ANTHONY F. ADJIVON UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION Organic chemistry started as the chemistry of life‚ when that was thought to be different from the chemistry in the laboratory. Then it became the chemistry of carbon compounds‚ especially those found in coal. Now it is both. It is the chemistry of the compounds of carbon along with other elements
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I wasn’t entirely sure what I was getting myself into this summer when I chose to pack up my stuff and fly across the country to Illinois to work with students on the south side of Chicago. To be honest‚ I don’t know what I was looking for either. I had been substitute teaching for the past couple of months in Career and Technical classrooms – specifically in Media Production and Computer Programming – I didn’t really have a plan for the summer and this opportunity came it up so I figured‚ why not
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ENTREPREUESHIP EDUCATION : A PANACEA FOR NATIONALN SECURITY Introduction Nigeria is a developing nation categorized as one of the poorest countries in the world with many of her citizens living below the poverty line. Problems facing the country range from unemployment‚ poverty‚ conflict‚ national insecurity and diseases. The potential for rapid economic growth and development is very high in Nigeria because of the rich human and material resources. However‚ the economic performance of the country
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PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ADEQUATE SEX EDUCATION BECAUSE IGNORANCE CAN BE HARMFUL"</b></center><br><br>The largest gulf of understanding still remains between the parents and the youth especially in the area of sexuality. Sex is a natural part of life‚ and when questions arise‚ they can be discussed in a matured way without condoning certain behavior. Relying to that‚ we realize that sex education is important to be inserted in a person’s life. Therefore‚ sex education in high schools is very necessary
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Essay on the Importance of Physical Education ! As the saying goes – Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness… In most of the schools‚ physical education is part of the curriculum. Apart from maintaining physical fitness‚ it includes training in the development and care of the human body It helps a person sharpen overall cognitive abilities and motor skills through athletics‚ exercise and various other physical activities. Seeing its benefits for the body
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Importance of Life In my life‚ there are three dedications‚ which are important to me clear and extremely strong; which are the acquaintance of nature‚ connections of relationships‚ and the pursuit of understanding. These three dedications have shaped and guided my life and will continue to guide me on my life’s journey. I have explored an acquaintance with nature; first‚ because it brings peace‚ and the meaning of life. Second‚ I have quarry of nature. Nature‚ which emphasizes confidence to accomplish
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“But can that hour singing and shouting sustain them through the dreary week‚ toiling without wages‚ under constant dread of the lash ?” In the book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl‚ Harriet Jacobs explains that after Nat Turner’s insurrection‚ slaveholders decided to expose slaves to religion‚ so they would not follow Turner’s decision to violently rebel. Slave masters also gave them Christianity to control them by teaching that if slaves disobey their masters‚ God would see them as sinners
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In Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl‚ there is no doubt that Linda Brent is a hero. In Janice Daniel’s literary criticism‚ “A New Kind of Hero: Harriet Jacob’s‚” she presents the different types of hero Linda is. She says‚ “she’s simultaneously a heroic slave who strives against all odds to obtain freedom‚ a desperate mother who is engulfed in the struggle for the survival of her children‚ and a woman who openly acknowledges and endures the sexual tribulations of being bother a slave and a female”
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Education is one of the most vital things about being alive. Think of before society became the way it is now; go back to the prehistoric cave-man times. In order to survive the cavepeople had to have some sort of knowledge about life in order to survive. They had to know how to hunt‚ how to build shelter‚ how to escape dangerous situations‚ and how to take care of themselves and their children. Today those values are ultimately the same‚ the only difference is that most of those basics‚ such as
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The Importance of a College Education A college education not only provides a competitive edge in the work force. It also provides financial security and changes you as an individual. In the past‚ the economy of the United States was based on manufacturing. Today the economy is based on technology and has become more competitive. Today‚ a college education would be compared to what a high school education was forty years ago. Having a college education is becoming even more important than
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