Ernest Rutherford’s experiment was that he took a piece of gold foil and shot helium atoms at it. In theory they should have rebounded off of the gold foil because scientists at that time believed that the atom was a solid sphere‚ but what actually happened was that most of the atoms went through the gold foil.This showed that the atom wasn’t just a solid sphere like they believed but actually had a nucleus with electrons surrounding it. In 1897‚ a British physicist named J. J. Thomson discovered
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less until eventually their dependence is very minimal. What happens to the woman whose singular role and purpose is no longer needed? In The Summer Before The Dark‚ and The Fifth Child‚ the maternal roles of Kate Brown‚ and Harriet Lovatt are analyzed and traditional motherhood behavior is deconstructed due to these characters’ experiences and relationships with their children. Kate Brown is the typical middle class‚ attentive mother who dedicates her entire life to raising her children and being
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Oftentimes‚ the minor characters in a play can be vital and‚ among other things‚ function to further the action of the play or to reveal and illuminate the personalities of other characters. To help the reader understand a character with greater depth‚ writers sometimes use a literary device called a foil. A foil is a character that contrasts strongly with another. In Shakespeare ’s great tragedy Hamlet‚ Laertes‚ Fortinbras‚ and Hamlet find themselves in similar situations. While Hamlet waits for
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It is without doubt that William Shakespeare has created many unique‚ thought - provoking characters. Hamlet is by far Shakespeare’s most compelling character. In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ various character traits‚ exhibited by Hamlet‚ can be seen through his foils. Similarities with Hamlet and Horatio’s education‚ as well as their levels‚ can be drawn. However‚ Hamlet’s character is in constant change and even philosophical. Fortinbras‚ without question encompasses many of Hamlet’s qualities. They
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succeeded‚ and moreover‚ he was beat down by fate. His character determined his tragic fate. His impulse and crankiness caused him to sell his wife after he got drunk‚ which is the beginning of his tragic fate; He was unwilling to adjust himself to the custom of Casterbridge‚ so he lost his battle in the competition with Farfrae. He tried so hard to expiate his past‚ but he was frustrated by kinship‚ friendship and love; the deficiency in his .character made him unfit to the changeable world‚ eventually
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wiretapping did not violate Olmstead’s Fourth Amendment right to protection from unreasonable searches and seizures and did not violate his Fifth Amendment protection from self-incrimination. According to the majority‚ a Fourth Amendment violation requires a physical examination of a person or their possessions. Law enforcement did not violate Olmstead’s Fifth Amendment rights as well because “[Olmstead was] not forcibly or illegally made to conduct those conversations.” The telephone was a relatively
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The Fifth Amendment covers a broad spectrum of rights for citizens. It includes the right to a grand jury‚ prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy. Other rights guaranteed under this amendment are due process law and compensation for private property. A grand jury listens to the persecutor and decides if the person on trial is guilty of committing a crime. Double jeopardy prevents a person from being tried twice for the same crime. Finally‚ due process guarantees a fair trial through the
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of Major Characters Clarissa Dalloway Clarissa Dalloway‚ the heroine of the novel‚ struggles constantly to balance her internal life with the external world. Her world consists of glittering surfaces‚ such as fine fashion‚ parties‚ and high society‚ but as she moves through that world she probes beneath those surfaces in search of deeper meaning. Yearning for privacy‚ Clarissa has a tendency toward introspection that gives her a profound capacity for emotion‚ which many other characters lack. However
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I am not running for class president because I have a bigger baseball card collection than the other candidates -- which I do -- but because I am a patriot and I love my class in a totally non-cootie related way. We were once the greatest class in the entire school‚ and we still are because the principal looks down on us and smiles. He loves our class‚ I love our class and we are crazy awesome‚ so keep that in mind while I now explain why we suck so hard. Okay‚ so we’ve all heard the rumor that
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Profits Sky High within the Flying Industry Executive summary The purpose of my brief report is to analyse the environment surrounding the Airline Industry in New Zealand. It will concentrate on the competitiveness within the airline industry; the agreements airlines have made to increase revenue as much as possible and the major costs within the industry. It will deliver information about how the airline industry makes profits
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