Shape Memory Metal The goal of the experiment was to heat the shape memory alloy to see if the metal will revert back to its original shape. In order to do so I needed a hair dryer with a low and high setting‚ and a shape memory paperclip. How I went to test this was I took the paper clip‚ straightened it out‚ and then heated the paper clip with the blow dryer. In order to obtain accurate results‚ I needed to do four trials with the blow dryer on the high setting‚ and one trial with the blow
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“Evaluate the ways in which emotion might enhance and/or undermine reason as a Way of Knowing.” Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) once said that "The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing"‚ meaning that emotion is irrational and unreasonable. Emotional expression provides powerful communication between people‚ especially in the early childhood stage of our lives‚ before language even develops. A baby’s glowing smile invites love and care in its surrounding; the pounding cry of an infant can
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Something Wicked This Way Comes 1. In my opinion‚ one of the best moments in Something Wicked This Way Comes was when Will and Charles were trapped in the mirror maze. The reason I like this scene is because I believe it shows how Charles changes as a person. In the beginning of the book‚ Charles wasn’t very ‘brave’ and didn’t accept himself. However‚ when Will told him that he loved him and accepted his dad the way he was‚ Charles began to believe in his self. Because of this‚ Charles was
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Write about the way the significance of the way in which Hosseini uses setting in ‘The Kite Runner’. Focus on two or three. Hosseini uses setting in the kite runner in various ways. It is a tool in showcasing the social division between Hazara and Pashtuns in Kabul and is also used to dramatise and add tension to the story. An example of Hosseini adding tension through setting is Amir and Baba’s car journey from Kabul to Jalalabad. It is narrated by Amir in the present tense‚ as if he is there
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“Television Shapes the Soul” Television is a teacher of expectations. In his essay “Television Shapes the Soul” author Michael Novak stresses the many different effects television has on its viewers. Novak states that T.V. can guide the way people perceive things. He says that from watching T.V. our minds have become molded into a fast moving pace. In every different program‚ the viewer must figure out the connections between people‚ between chains of action‚ and between scenes‚ which often change
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Although at times the Industrial Revolution was painful and arduous for many‚ the outcomes helped shape the way we live today. A number of significant inventions stemmed from this period. The industrial revolution was beneficial for the entrepreneurs who pioneered it; but for the majority of lower class citizens it generated more poverty and harsh living and working conditions. Many country folk abandoned their villages and moved to cities resulting in an overwhelming pollution and overcrowding issue
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The Way We Communicate Other Than Using Words. Nonverbal communication is part of our everyday life. Body language is a comprehension and communication tool via physical movements and changes that show a person ’s feelings‚ thoughts‚ and attitudes about other persons and things (Benzer N.P.). In order to determine the meaning of a nonverbal message one must first understand the sender’s personal frame of reference and cultural background‚ as well as the specific situation. To communicate well
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How Languages Shape Lives Learning new languages may shape our ways of talking and thinking. Also every language to another has many different ways in how we communicate with other people who speak the language we have learned. In “How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?” Lera Boroditsky explains how a new language can affect the way we are thinking. The new language (second language) is one of the most important things that can change the way of thinking. Most of people who speak more than
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10/03/2011 GCSE English Flexi Study Discuss the way in which Scout changes and Develops during the course of To Kill a Mockingbird. 1st draft In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" each of the main characters changed quite a bit. Through the experiences each character went through and the natural maturing that occurred in each of them‚ the characters were altered from the way they were at beginning of the book. The children‚ Scout and Jem‚ were the two most dramatically changed characters. However
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a cloud of negatively charged electrons. Atoms lack a well-defined outer boundary‚ so their dimensions are usually described in terms of an atomic radius. This is a measure of the distance out to which the electron cloud extends from the nucleus. However‚ this assumes the atom to exhibit a spherical shape‚ which is only obeyed for atoms in vacuum or free space. Atomic radii may be derived from the distances between two nuclei when the two atoms are joined in a chemical bond. The radius varies with the
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