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    Saimaa University of Applied Sciences Technology‚ Imatra Paper Technology Loan Dinh Development of the Pressure Screen Foil Bachelor’s Thesis 2012 Abstract Loan Dinh Development of the Pressure Screen foil‚ 60 pages‚ 12 appendices Saimaa University of Applied Sciences Technology‚ Imatra Paper Technology Bachelor’s Thesis 2012 Instructors: Mr Ari Pelkiö‚ Chief Technology Manager‚ Andritz Mr Pekka Karppinen‚ Product Manager‚ Andritz Mr Jarkko Männynsalo‚ MSc‚ Senior Lecturer‚ Saimaa UAS

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    Foil characters are defined as characters that are used to contrast another character. This character in most cases is the protagonist. Moreover‚ foil characters tend to be based on the protagonist’s hubris‚ wherein contrasting the fatal flaw shows how it has ballooned out of control. Foil characters further themes by highlighting the characteristics of certain characters that will help enhance the theme. The role of foil characters in Shakespearean tragedies is to show what could have happened

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    ENGL2310 To AKIN Sep 27th‚ 2010 Legend Story in Korea Epic of Gilgamesh is a story of an oral tradition and an ancient poem from Mesopotamia around 2700 B.C. the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ which is the earliest known work of literature‚ has originated as a series of Sumerian legends and a story of King Gilgamesh. The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ also as known as poems about the king Gilgamesh‚ is based on the story of king Gilgamesh who was the fifth king of Uruk in the late Early Dynastic II period. Today

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    Rutherford’s Gold Foil Experiment Rutherford started his scientific career with much success in local schools leading to a scholarship to Nelson College. After achieving more academic honors at Nelson College‚ Rutherford moved on to Cambridge University’s Cavendish laboratory. There he was lead by his mentor J.J. Thomson convinced him to study radiation. By 1889 Rutherford was ready to earn a living and sought a job. With Thomson’s recommendation McGill University in Montreal accepted

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    Achilles and Gilgamesh: Epic Heroes‚ Loss‚ and Mortality Recent studies have begun to see the Homeric epics in the light of other epic traditions‚ notably epics from Mesopotamia‚ and have begun to look at striking similarities. There is a supposed lineage that can be seen connecting the Homeric epics most directly with the world of Akkadian epics (Gresseth 2). The connections run from similarities in methods of transmission‚ namely the oral traditions‚ to themes‚ characters and formal structural

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    Achilles vs Gilgamesh

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    similar purpose. The characters that perform such sacrifices are required to give up something they love‚ cherish or own in order to serve a greater purpose. Achilles from The Iliad must sacrifice his physical possessions to appease his gods. Gilgamesh is unwillingly forced to sacrifice his beloved brother. Cain from The Bible also forfeits material possessions‚ but he also gives up his own integrity‚ as well as eternal life in his Heaven. These sacrifices appear to differ in the severity of

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    In “Much Ado about nothing” by William Shakespeare‚ Beatrice is a foil to Hero because of her contrasting personality to Hero‚ her never wanting to marry‚ and Beatrice always speaking her mind. Hero brings out Beatrice’s flaws‚ but Beatrice also brings out Hero’s many flaws. Beatrice and Hero are complete opposites to each other. One of the ways is by their personality‚ Beatrice is known for her fiery personality and happens to be outstandingly loyal‚ whilst Hero is quiet and doesn’t seem to care

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    Aluminum Foil Lab Report

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    present in the experiment is that when placing the aluminum foil onto the center of the pan‚ the flame under foil in centered only at the centered. The unknown substances are placed around the side of the aluminum foil‚ only allowing the flame’s heat to hit the center of the aluminum foil and the area around it. This possible source of error may have affected the outcomes of the experiment because the unknown substances present on the foil may not have been heated evenly‚ resulting in uneven temperatures

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    11 Feb 2013 The Change of Gilgamesh In The Epic of GilgameshGilgamesh is called the “shepherd of his people” even though the narrator also gives examples of his harshness and injustice towards them. At the beginning of the story Gilgamesh is restless‚ feeling that he was meant for greater things. During his journey Gilgamesh meets Enkidu who changes the way that he thinks and behaves. When Enkidu passes away Gilgamesh changes the way he acts completely. The Gilgamesh at the end of the story acts

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    What Is Gilgamesh's Quest

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    and reworked by various Mesopotamian cultures. The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the story of a man‚ two-thirds god and one-third human. After the gods take his friend‚ Enkidu‚ Gilgamesh begins a quest to gain immortality. On his journey he meets Utnapishtim‚ a man who obeys the gods and was saved by them from the Great Flood. Utnapishtim gives Gilgamesh many tests‚ which he all fails. He then is eventually sent away by Utnapishtim. Gilgamesh realizes he must face his mortality and find

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