favourite gemstone and what is its space group. (up to 20 words) (2 marks) Complete at the end of Week 6 Image 6 What observations can you make about these octahedra of cubic cristobalite‚ another polymorph of quartz‚ ‘frozen’ in volcanic glass? (30 - 40 words) (2 marks) You probably agree with Herman Weyl that crystals can be strikingly beautiful. Describe the external form of your favorite crystal? (20 - 30 words) (2 marks) PART IV –Symmetry and Technology MAY: “Oh! Have the
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Combined with this adaptability‚ the general uniformity of composition and lightness of plastics ensures their use in almost all industrial applications today Today plastics have replaced metals‚ natural fibres and hides‚ paper wood and stone and glass ceramics. Manufacturers use these plastics to make their products stronger‚ lighter‚ inexpensive and durable. Plastics’ versatility is responsible for its many uses: everything from car parts to doll parts‚ from soft drink bottles to the refrigerators
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favorite places is the school‚ not very common for teens. Being that Williams favioret place to be is the school its stated in the book that as William is look down at the parking lot he describes the window only being “open a crack‚ and a canted pane of glass lifted outdoor air into his face‚ coating the cedar- wood scent of pencil shaving with the transparent odor of the wet window sill”. This soon connects him to an “acute sense of shelter” which he was feeling. I believe that the reason he feels an “acute
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The feeling in the hospital room was eerie. It was weird and horrible to be sitting there‚ waiting. I could not believe that I was the one sitting in the emergency room. I was only fourteen years old. I was not supposed to be in this type of pain. A typical day of relaxing‚ and riding horses ended up to be a life changing day for me. Earlier that day I had been riding my horse‚ Shane. Everything was going as usual; we had warmed up and were now running through the pasture. We had done this dozens
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My First Plane Ride The 21-hour voyage all begins when you step aboard the Boeing 747. For me this was my first plane ride. My parents and I were departing from LAX and our destination was Myanmar or Burma. I was probably 6 years of age waiting to see my relatives in Burma for the first time. Before we took off I was so excited‚ but when the plane started to take off my excitement turned converted to fear. Fortunately‚ about 2 minutes later the plane lost its slope and the roar of its engines
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An entrance to the queen’s bedchamber‚ no doorway deserves its splendor more. Even the rising sun recognizes the royal‚ greeting the queen through the stained-glass pane opposite of her door. The brilliant colors painting the cold stone floor and the mountain of decorations surrounding the door. Reminding me of my duty by illuminating the coating of dust they have gathered. I firmly grip my cleaning utensils‚ and prepare to confront my sworn enemy once more. I begin picking out the utensils for dust
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deserve it. If we were to recreate a scenario with that same ending today‚ the spoiled sibling would be a journalist who is being rewarded for telling lies‚ and the open-mouthed angry child would be his former co-worker’s who believed in him. Stephen Glass‚ a creative young journalist seemed to have knack for being in the right place at the right time. As a result he wrote articles that captured audiences with captivating details and quotes that made each story perfect. It wasn’t until the reporters
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2‚172.2 miles Ellie moved from Wisconsin to California because her dad found a better job there. Ellie hates her parents for it‚ she wished she was back at her home in Wisconsin cuddled up with a blanket watching tv. But what she was doing instead was unpacking. Ellie had school the next day‚ she had to go to a new school called California Middle School home of the dolphins. She was going into 8th grade this year‚ but each time she thought about the new school she got the shivers she couldn’t believe
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By 2006‚ it was evident that the housing bubble was starting to burst. People began defaulting on their mortgages‚ sending a ripple effect throughout the financial system. As more people defaulted and went into foreclosure‚ more houses came on the market and precipitously pushed down housing prices . Consequently‚ 2007 and 2008 saw significant rises in delinquency and foreclosures.57 Serious mortgage delinquency rates rose in both the prime and subprime markets‚ although the latter’s
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Shattered Glass This was the best movie ever. I just have to say that. It almost boggles the mind exactly how in depth the journalistic verification process goes in an effort to bring the public true information; the amount of editors it takes‚ how many revisions the writer makes and the number of times each article is read and reread before print. There were many reasons why Stephen Glass was able to get away with his falsified articles and made up sources. The movies gives us the reason that
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