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    Thermal Expansion

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    THERMAL EXPANSION HEAT MYP-5 | Thermal Expansion happens a lot in everyday life.   When something is heated and expands this is Thermal Expansion.   The way Thermal Expansion works‚ is when it is heated the atoms expand‚ and then when it is cooled it shrinks.   Several examples of Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change in volume in response to a change in temperature. When a substance is heated‚ its particles begin moving more and thus usually maintain a greater average separation

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    Metal Expansion

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    Purpose: In this lab‚ we will heat up a metal rod and measure how much it expands. We will calculate its Coefficient of Linear Expansion‚ α‚ and prove the formula for thermal expansion‚ ΔL = αLiΔT. Also‚ we heat up a known volume of methyl alcohol and calculate its Coefficient of Volume Expansion‚ β‚ and prove the formula for volume expansion of a liquid ΔV = βViΔT. Equipment: Hollow Metal Rods of different metals‚ Steam Generator‚ Stand‚ Burner‚ Flexible Hoses‚ Motion Amplifier‚ Micrometer

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    what extent did expansion influence social reforms? After the Louisiana Purchase Native Americans were forcefully removed from their homes and put onto reservations reserved just for their people. By expanding westward‚ Native Americans lost much of their cultural identity and were to an extent were forced to assimilate to American culture. Even though the Louisiana Purchase gave us more land and benefitted America in the long run‚ we still took away rights from other people. How did slavery become

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    When you hear “ Roman Emperor” what do you think of? Publius Aelius Hadrianus was a Roman Emperor from 117 to 138 AD. He was the fourteenth Emperor of Rome‚ making him one of many. Being born in Italica‚ Spain Hadrian had many key events in his life. He made many important contributions to the Roman Empire while he was the emperor. Hadrian left his mark by his building projects. This was one of the biggest parts of his legacy. Some of the most known marks he made was Hadrian’s Wall‚ Agora‚ and the

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    Interest Groups

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    Demerits of Interest Groups PAD 170 Prepared for: Sir Fairuz Hidayat 2013 Disadvantages/ Demerits of Interest Groups PAD 170 Prepared for: SFH 2013 Introduction As we all know there are types of groups that are playing important role in the administration in the mechanism of government especially in terms of decision making or legislative body. These groups are known as Interest Groups and Pressure Groups. Basically interest group is

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    THE PASSIONS AND THE INTERESTS – ALBERT O. HIRSCHMAN As you can see‚ my segment of the presentation is divided into four parts. In the introduction I will attempt to re-emphasize a few key issues already mentioned by some of my fellow presenters. I will then consider how Hirschman continues to discuss the rise of capitalism in terms of what he coins: reflections on an episode of intellectual history. The next step will be to view some of the key names mentioned in the third part of the text

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    National Interest

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    National Interest The world politics revolves round the term national interest. The history is as old as the history of world. The concept of National interest is indistinct and carries a meaning according to the milieu in which it is used by the states. The term national interest gained currency with the emergence of nation state system following the end of WWII‚ National interest become a tool to increase political control and the expansion of economic relations (Thompson‚ 1966). National interest

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    A Wall of Fire Rising

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    A Wall of Fire Rising An image that was prevalent in this story was the hot air balloon. The hot air balloon represented freedom for Guy‚ who was trying to escape the unfair poverty that his family was experiencing. This symbol of freedom is first introduced to the reader when Guy‚ his wife Lili‚ and their son all go down to the sugar mill to hear the evening news that is displayed for them. This is a little place of enjoyment that they have found since they don’t go and sit with everyone else

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    fact that Gandhi was expelled from the caste‚ he still kept continuing with his first step to becoming a lawyer to help gain independence to India. However‚ after gaining his degree Gandhi was unable to have a job because the British Empire had no interest in Indian lawyers considering the level of racism before Gandhi’s life-changing actions. Gandhi migrated once again; however‚ this time to South Africa where he also underwent discrimination and

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    the school. However‚ Melba had a bodyguard‚ but still she underwent struggles. Since the school had a clear record of racism‚ the government selected nine black students who would bring integration in the institution. Melba became the first African-American to face the wrath of the whites. The white students humiliated her‚ terming her as being inferior in every aspect. Evidently‚ racial conflicts between the blacks and whites existed‚ and the federal and state governments had divisions. Melba experienced

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