STABILITY OF FLOATING BODIES (White pp 92 – 95) A floating body is STABLE if‚ when it is displaced‚ it returns to equilibrium. A floating body is UNSTABLE if‚ when it is displaced‚ it moves to a new equilibrium. Consider a floating body tilted by an angle ‚ as shown below. For the untilted body the point G is the centre of gravity of the body where the body weight‚ W‚ acts. The point B is the centre of buoyancy (the centroid of the displaced volume of fluid) where the upward buoyancy force
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Stability Versus Liberty Lakshmi Mittal once said: “At the end of the day you have to keep the emotions away” (thinkexist.com). However‚ this piece of advice may not be as wise as one may think. The novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley demonstrates that being absent of emotions is in no way simple. The futuristic society within the novel‚ The World State‚ idealizes an absence of emotion in their population and therefore regulates all feelings to ensure a stable environment in an attempt to create
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of unity. The Democratic party is in my opinion‚ the only party that shows consistency in the concept of “equality for all”. In many of the other parties’ preambles or ideas in general‚ there seems to be a common occurrence of leaving a whole group of people out. They will go on and on about protecting the rights of the people‚ maintaining stability in the economy‚ and providing basic healthcare for all people‚ when in reality‚ they intend for these things to reach only a certain group. They all seem
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Title: The Help Author: Kathryn Stockett Stockett‚ K. The Help. (2009). The Help. New York‚ New York: Putnam Books‚ Inc In the novel‚ The Help‚ Kathryn Stockett places readers back into the era of the Civil Rights Movement. Stockett give readers a viewpoint of a young‚ unmarried white woman named Skeeter. Skeeter has recently moved back in with her ill mother and her father in Jackson‚ Mississippi; while living with her parents Skeeter struggles to find a job. Not only can Skeeter not find
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The Emotional effects of war on soldiers. Manali Oak describes war as "a manifestation of death and destruction". “The Hurt Locker” aptly captures the above definition of war. It is one of the best movie releases of the year 2009 and by the trends; it continues generating a lot of hype for quite sometime (Manali O). Personally‚ I couldn’t get enough of watching the scenes over and over again‚ as I kept asking myself‚ "Is this exactly what is happening in Iraq? Are these soldiers really
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The most important part of an election is arguably the campaign process. Once a candidate is nominated in a presidential election‚ the next step is to move forward with the steps of this process. Each of the candidates will have the opportunity to use recourses‚ no matter how scarce they may be‚ to attempt to overcome their opponent with votes. Running a campaign is something that takes a lot of responsibility and a good team of people. They will have first put together a campaign strategy where
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advocates for democratic socialism claim that it is designed to help the economy and will not interfere with capitalism. Capitalism is defined as an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit‚ rather than by the state. As democratic socialism is based on regulation of the market by the government‚ it is impossible for it to coexist with capitalism. Democratic socialism is defined as a political ideology advocating a democratic political
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The Hurt Locker and PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that runs through our military system and is often vastly overlooked. It is a little-known mental health problem that is poorly understood. It can be traced back to the times of the Civil War and has been given names like shell-shocked syndrome‚ PTSD‚ soldier’s heart‚ and combat fatigue. A soldier who has experienced combat or military exposure of any level of severity can be susceptible to this anxiety disorder and
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Life Hurts When one is listening to a dreary song‚ the singer words may become lost in the tone of which the song is expressed and the meaning behind the context is neglected. The song “Hurt”‚ by Nine Inch Nails‚ is one that has an existential undertone which allows the song to showcase it morose nature and its emotional importance to the narrator. “Hurt” does not simply contain the common ideas of existentialism but rather demonstrates an existential crisis of which the narrator experiences.
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exquisite triumph. This shows that she was being disrespectful towards her Aunt and uncle because she could not forgive the aunt’s and uncle’s actions towards her when she was young. Ah Kum is also a very sullen person. She knew her Aunty and Uncle needed help financially. Instead of giving them money she gave them a bag of 15 durians. She indirectly wanted to let her aunty and uncle have the taste of their own medicine. “Aunt Thought the moment was come‚ and her eye glittered with joy” but actually they
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