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    Velocity of Sound

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    Experiment 7: Velocity of Sound Jaybee J. Balilea‚ Sharmaine O. Baysic‚ Maria Anjelette Patricia C. Belen‚ Dianne Grace D. Bolloso Department of Biological Sciences College of Science‚ University of Santo Tomas Espana‚ Manila Abstract Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid‚ liquid‚ or gas‚ composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard. It is produced when something vibrates causing

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    The Sound and the Fury

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    F 1 Somer F English- Mr. Recchio Hour 2 Summer Reading Essay The novel “The Sound and the Fury” by William Faulkner tells the story of the Compson family’s downfall after the civil war. The story takes place in 1910 and 1928 in Mississippi‚ and centers on the Compson family’s three sons: Benjy‚ Quentin‚ and Jason‚ as well as their unconventional obsessions with their sister Caddy. To understand the sons’ obsessions‚ one must understand that the Compsons are an extremely dysfunctional family

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    Sound of Waves

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    Sound of Waves Test Answer each of the following questions thoroughly. I will be grading on thoughtfulness and how well you explain your answer. For the factual questions‚ you just need to get it correct. This first section does not need as much explanation‚ you may give a short response. Why was Shinji’s mother angry when she first received Hiroshi’s post card? She was angry because Hiroshi had sent her an expensive post card‚ and she said "kids these days don’t know the value of money

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    Perception of Sound

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    Perception of Sound Hearing allows us to do our everyday activities and improves our lives. It enables us to communicate‚ socialize‚ and interact in our environment. Good hearing also helps to keep us safe‚ warning us of dangers or alerting us to someone else’s distress. Hearing is necessary for us to be able to participate in life more fully. Our hearing provides us with a huge source of information; some of it is known to us and some we don’t even notice but when combined‚ this information gives

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    Sound of Waves

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    The love affair between the two main characters in William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet was in many ways very similar to the love affair between the two main characters in the book The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima. In both stories‚ the romantic couples had a relationship that was undesired amongst their families‚ they both had obstacles that kept them from each other‚ and both couples had friends that influenced the outcomes of their relationships. The complicated ramifications of two people

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    Sounds and Smells

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    The place was new to me‚ but the scents and sounds of the countryside pressed round and embraced me. The morning breeze coming fresh from the newly ploughed land‚ the sweet and tender smell of the flowering mustard‚ the shepherd-boy’s flute sounding in the distance‚ even the creaking noise of the bullock-cart‚ as it groaned over the broken village road‚ filled my world with delight. The memory of my past life‚ with all its ineffable fragrance and sound‚ became a living present to me‚ and my blind

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    Irony in Hamlet

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    Fortinbras. Throughout the play there are numerous examples of irony and ambiguity. One has to ask why would Shakespeare use these literary devices in the play Hamlet? Irony in the context of tragedy enhances the dramatic effect. Ambiguity in regard to the characters and the plot leaves the audience open to interpretation. Was Hamlet truly mad? Was the ghost really King Hamlet or was it a “goblin damned”(I‚ iv‚ 44)? I believe that Shakespeare used irony to heighten the tragic effect of the play‚ increase

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    Irony in the Crucible

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    Irony in The Crucible In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible there is a severe amount of irony during the Salem witch trials. The idea of the witch trials was to find peace in Salem but dolefully brought conflict and death to the community. There are numerous events that pertain irony such as Elizabeth lying to the court about her husband committing adultery‚ how the society was supposed to be moral but is very greedy and cold‚ and how the court system is not based on justice but merely about gaining

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    Sound and Speed

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    6. If the air temperature increases the speed of the sound will increase‚ because for every increase of 1 the speed of sound increase by 0.59m/s 7. If the temperature of the air increases the wavelength will also increase because the speed of the sound increases. In order to stay at 420Hz‚ the wavelength must increase. 8. Speed of sound in air: Moving towards: 425Hz Moving away: 378Hz 9. The

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    Speech Sounds

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    Victor B. Andrews IV Sean Ennis Writ 102 April 24‚ 2013 “Speech Sounds” Speech Sounds is a fictional story written by an African-American science fiction author by the name of Octavia E. Butler. Octavia Butler received both the Hugo and Nebula awards for various works of hers. At a very young age Octavia was diagnosed with dyslexia and had acquired a slight speech impediment‚ which led to ongoing teasing and humiliation from her peers. She was often belittled and bullied by this and also

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