The Michael addition is a reaction named after Arthur Michael. Discovered in 1887‚ this is a carbon-carbon bond making reaction. The result of the Michael addition is a 1‚4 addition of a nucleophile to an alpha‚ beta-unsaturated carbonyl carbon compound. A 1‚4 addition is also commonly referred to as a conjugated addition. Another result of this reaction is a 1‚2 addition of a nucleophile. Some of the common attacking nucleophiles used in this reaction are enolates. Enolates‚ a negatively charged
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Michael Ramirez’s cartoon illustrates how political issues take a back seat in the wake of natural disasters. The scene depicted shows two men up to there neck in water holding picket fence signs that are no longer fully visible due to the water. The men are standing on a street corner with one sign Houston Rd visible. The second street sign is being blocked by the first and underneath the two signs is a stop sign half covered in water. Clearly based on the water and the street sign Houston Rd its
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Michael Jackson was born in Gary‚ Indiana on 1958‚ and it wasn’t short after that that he would hop onto the fast track to a life chock-full of success‚ happiness‚ turbulence‚ and controversy. At the extremely early age of five‚ Michael became the lead singer of the legendary Jackson 5‚ a group consisting entirely of his family members. With being as young as he was‚ Michael’s vocal work was amazing and he was able to showcase emotions very well. The Jackson 5 was eventually signed under Motown and
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On this day‚ Michael Hannah was first introduced to the audience by a baker center member who briefed the audience about some biography and academic background of Michael Hannah‚ after which he was given the podium to take over from there. Michael Hannah first started his presentation on the “Rise of ISIS and their capabilities and what role should the United States play. Michael Hannah went on further and lamented on the invasion of Iraqi and he said “We still underestimate the 2003 invasion of
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Adnan Basic As a Muslim growing up in the United States‚ I always had an innate curiosity for Malcolm X. I knew very little of him‚ with the only information I knew was that he was a black civil rights leader who converted to Islam‚ and was synonymous with the Nation of Islam. Through reading his autobiography‚ I not only got to learn how he became a Muslim‚ but why he had converted. This conversion not only lead to him becoming a better person‚ but a better leader‚ which helped him become a key
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Gage October 5‚ 2013 Gun Control America has the highest gun homicide rate‚ the highest number of guns per capital and the highest rate of deaths due to assault. On December 14‚ 2012‚ 20-year-old Adam Lanza brutally shot twenty children and six adults in a mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown‚ Connecticut. This sandy hook shooting is one of the most recent tragedies in America which brings politicians and citizens around the country talking about
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The Office is a great piece of text because Michael Scott completely disregards and societal rules for how one is supposed to act in the workplace. White and blue collar employees are supposed to act certain ways and the regional manager of the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin completely disregards said rules. Michael Scott may dress correctly for the workplace‚ but that is about it as he acts more like a child than a man‚ he constantly makes “that’s what she said jokes”‚ and has many alter egos
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Comment on Canto X: Canto X of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno starts with Virgil and Dante on their way to the sixth circle. The sixth circle is where the tombs of those who believe that the soul dies with the body are put. We call them Epicureans. Dante then meets two Epicureans. The first one‚ Farinata degli Uberti notices Dante because of his accent. Farinata asks who his ancestors are and finds out that they were his enemies. The conversation goes on until another Epicurean appears‚ Cavalcante
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equality for their race. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm Little (Malcolm X) both wanted equality‚ but they both had different views on how to pursue their wish. Even though Malcolm X’s views on education made sense‚ MLK’s views on integration and nonviolence make him the better choice for America during the 60’s. To start‚ Malcolm X had very different views on how both him‚ and MLK‚ wanted to solve this problem. Malcolm X‚ for the education of the upcoming generations‚ said that blacks should get
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The Ultimatum Game The game is as follows- two people use the following procedure to split Rs. 100. Player 1 offers Player 2 an amount of money upto Rs. 100. If P2 accepts this offer then P1 receives the remainder of the Rs.100 and P2 receives the offered amount. If P2 rejects it‚ then neither person receives any payoff. In theory‚ each person cares only about the amount of money she receives and each player prefers to receive as much as possible. It is assumed that the offer can only be made
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