Good afternoon. I am pleased to announce that one of our students‚ Marissa Kelleher‚ has been named a Commended Student in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. Today‚ I presented Marissa the Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). About 34‚000 Commended Students throughout the nation (and the only one at GHS!) are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2014 competition for National Merit
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Centrally planned economy is defined as an economic system whereby economic factors are fixed by central authorities namely the states and the government of a respective nation. Such system is as opposed to one where decisions are made by private residents and companies‚ specifically the market economic system. Centrally planned economy approaches toward an assumption in which the market does not revolve around the utmost interest of the people‚ and that central power decisions are required in
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Alkyl Halides Alkyl halides are a class of compounds where a halogen atom or atoms are bound to an sp3 orbital of an alkyl group. CHCl3 (Chloroform: organic solvent) CF2Cl2 (Freon-12: refrigerant CFC) CF3CHClBr (Halothane: anesthetic) Halogen atoms are more electronegative than carbon atoms‚ and so the C-Hal bond is polarized. H H μ C + C-l δ δ H The C-X bond is polarized in such a way that there is partial positive charge on the carbon and partial negative charge on the halogen. Dipole moment
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Violence in the Media In the world we live in‚ violence is a way of life for many people. Chances are‚ most of the people reading this live in nice‚ upper-middle class suburbs‚ just like I do. But‚ just because we don’t see this violence doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. We all know it happens‚ we’re not stupid‚ we watch the news‚ we read the newspaper. So why does the government try to censor violence? Why does the government try to censor sex? Is it because we can’t handle it? No. I can handle
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occurring on the streets‚ but in the school systems as well. School violence is defined as any physical or verbal attack on a person while on school grounds or on school property. In earlier decades‚ school violence merely involved delinquency and the occasional fight. However‚ school violence has become a problem which has plagued the nation for the past several years. There has been an increase in the amount and the degree of violence. Students are now bringing guns‚ knives‚ and other weapons to school
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Media Analysis: American Horror Story American Horror Story is an FX horror-drama television show‚ as well as an anthology series; each season of the show has a different cast and storyline. The show was created by Ryan Murphy (creator of the FOX show Glee) and Brad Falchuk (producer of Nip/Tuck)‚ and premiered on October 5‚ 2011. The first season of the show follows the Harmon family as they settle into their new home in Los Angeles. They are unaware‚ however‚ that the mansion is haunted by its
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University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Pharmacy EFFECT OF pH ON ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY Abogado‚ Paula Isabel‚ Agustin‚ Nikka Rebecca‚ Andres‚ Mary Anne B.‚ *Austria‚ Beatrice April‚ Baybay‚ Jan Miko Aaron 2BMT I. ABSTRACT pH greatly affects the activity of enzymes. There is a point or pH level where maximum activity of enzyme can be achieved‚ this is called optimum pH. Invertase was extracted from yeast and used as the detanured enzymes. Two sets of six test tubes were each added with different
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Simultaneous Determination of Several Thermodynamic Quantities: K‚ ∆G°‚ ∆H°‚ and ∆S° Submitted by: Feldan P. Villarta Submitted to: Mrs. Gloria Jesusa D. Baltazar Chemistry 73 (Laboratory) August 11‚ 2014 Simultaneous Determination of Several Thermodynamic Quantities: K‚ ∆G°‚ ∆H°‚ and ∆S° Feldan P. Villarta I. INTRODUCTION The solubility product constant‚ Ksp‚ is the equilibrium constant for a solid substance dissolving in an aqueous solution. It represents
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How We Can Use Our Time In the article “waiting in Line at the Drugstore” the author says that how every one can change his waiting time from unusual to useful time. The author describes his story live in the ghetto and how he treated in the drugstore. And how he profits his time by reading books while waiting in the line in the drugstore and how it could be benefit in his future life. The author tells his story in order to inspire people. The author through his writing wants to describe to the
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Soo Wee Kim‚ Form 3 Bestari‚ SMK Jalan Teko‚ 08100 Bedong‚ Kedah. Encik Amir Bin Johar‚ The Principal‚ SMK Jalan Teko‚ 08100 Bedong‚ Kedah. 18 September 2012 Dear Sir‚ Poor Conditions at the School Canteen On behalf of the students of SMK Jalan Teko‚ I would like to bring to your attention the poor conditions of our school canteen. 2. Firstly‚ the workers in the school canteen are extremely rude. They like to shout loudly at the students for no reason. Besides‚ there is a lack of hygiene
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