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    Physics Pendulum Problems

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    Pendulum Problems ACTIVITY 1: Copy and paste the example problem and the steps‚ so that the steps are in the correct order into a new Word document and upload it to Moodle. Example Problem 1: A hypnotist swings her watch from 20.0cm chain in front of a subject’s eyes. What is the period of the swing of the watch. Thus‚ we see that the pendulum used by the hypnotist has a period of 0.898s. | Before we can use this formula‚ however‚ we must ensure all our variables are in the correct units.

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    The Inverted Pendulum is inherently unstable‚ higher order multi-variable and highly coupled system which can be treated as typical non-linear control problem. [1] This is the benchmark for designing‚ testing‚ evaluating and comparing of different classical and contemporary control methods. The control of IP has been a research interest in the field of control engineering because it is the most difficult system being an inherently unstable and highly nonlinear. So this system became a choice of dynamic

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    One of the continuing motifs that Foucault develops consistently is the idea that power is an action that imprints‚ and ultimately has the ability to alter perception through persuasion and authority—the idea of subjugation. The idea of subjugation is that while this is a natural construct in accordance with human behavior‚ it has now been taken over by what is termed as subjugators‚ or more specifically‚ institutions of higher authority. The problem with this is how the subjugators have taken

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    In Poe’s story the “The Pit and the Pendulum” he distinctively uses symbolism‚ repetition‚ mood and diction to tell a tale of hope over circumstance to make this story come to life for the reader. Unlike the hypersensitive characters from other stories‚ such as the narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart‚” this narrator claims to lose the capacity of sensation during the swoon upon receiving his death sentence that opens the story. This story is different from Poe’s other works such as this narrator remains

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    The Pit and the Pendulum Analysis Essay Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Pit and the Pendulum" takes place during the Spanish Inquisition. The morbid short story consist on an innocent man’s fears coming to life after he is sentenced to death. "The Pit and the Pendulum" showcases the theme of terror and cruelty by developing descriptive setting‚ intense plot‚ and creative irony. Setting is a major part of the thesis because it captures the readers attention to see what the character sees. One of the

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    1. In a paragraph of roughly 100 words‚ summarize Michel Foucault and Roland Barthes’s central arguments in “What is an Author?” and “The Death of the Author.” Your goal is to capture the overarching argument‚ the big picture. Often‚ you will recognize the central argument when the rhetoric becomes abstract‚ more explanatory‚ conceptual‚ or theoretical in tone. ⎯ Michel Foucault and Roland Barthes’s main argument center on the figure of the author and attempt to deconstruct the vision of the author

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    The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allen Poe‚ and The Lowest Animal by Mark Twain have many differences but one central theme. They both express the belief that the human race can be destructive. Both stories have very different settings. Poe’s story The Pit and the Pendulum takes place in a completely pitch black room. From lines 102 - 103 the narrator says‚ “the blackness of eternal night encompassed me”(pg.252). The narrator wakes up and tries to navigate and almost falls in a pit. He was put

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    Simple Pendulum Lab Report

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    Supervisor: Mr. FOUCAULT – International School of Pisa “To what extent does the length of the string affect the period of a simple pendulum?” IBDP PHYSICS Internal Assessment – The Simple Pendulum 9  INTRODUCTION The original aim for this invesigation was to “investigate the simple pendulum”. There are many variables one could look into‚ such as displacement‚ angle‚ damping‚ mass of the bob etc. The most interesting variable‚ however‚ is the length of the swinging pendulum. The relationship

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    Foucault vs. Panopticon

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    into their houses and watched often. They are provided with food; officials watch the streets to make sure no one tries to leave; if so‚ they are threatened with death. Officials also have a system of keeping information on everyone in the town. Foucault compares this reaction to leprosy: officials took lepers and moved them to a community and which isolated them. This exile away from the rest of the community ensured that leprosy didn’t spread. The plague and leprosy models both show how people

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    Foucault identifies relationships specifically within society’s and in each it comes down to how power‚ discourses and forms of social control interconnects and associates to how social control is regulated and determine how to authority controls crime within a social structure. The developments of discipline and increasing surveillance through the increasing rates of hospital/asylum‚ as apposed to analysing prisons and punishment through physical torture and focus on a process in which develops

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