sulfur‚ organic fuels‚ and saltpeter that generated flames and dense fumes when ignited. Around 1000 AD a scientist recognized the unique properties of another blend of chemicals called the black powder‚ consisting of potassium nitrate‚ sulfur‚ and charcoal; which became the first "modern" high-energy composition of black powder. The Chinese were also involved in pyrotechnics‚ developing rockets by 10th century and using fireworks in 1200 AD. Chinese firecrackers became a popular item in the United
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“Koobideh Kabab (Cholo Kabab)” Koobideh Kabab known as Cholo Kabab is one of the most famous dishes in the Iranian culture. Although many in the West admire Cholo Kabob‚ they have no idea how it’s prepared and are sometimes shocked when they find out cooking Cholo Kabab is very simple. By understanding the steps needed in order to make Cholo Kabab everyone can not only incorporate this delicious meal into their choice of foods but also get a peek into the history and background of the Persian
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Käthe Schmidt Kollwitz‚ a German artist‚ used several techniques to express her feelings toward social injustice. She was an expressionist and perfectionist who portrayed her life through images. She devoted her work including sculptures to humanity‚ detailing historic rebellions against social injustice and creating memorable images of Berlin’s working-class women‚ mothers and children and the victims of modern warfare. With the use of drawings‚ etching‚ lithography‚ woodcuts‚ paintings‚ printmaking
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CELL TRANSPORT MECHANISMS AND PERMEABILITY Zack Johnson Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab 2101 Instructor: Alan Byboth‚ M.S. 10/4/12 Abstract- The cell is invaluable building block of all biological life on this planet‚ and one of its most important and unique characteristics is its ability to be selectively permeable with its plasma membrane. This outer membrane’s sophisticated mechanisms of transport through its bilayer are vital in maintaining homeostasis in the cell and the entire
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visualize the hose but get a feel for the mood about the firemen at that time. Another example of good description is how he described the physical appearance of the firemen. "Their charcoal hair and their soot-colored brows and their bluish-ash-smeared cheeks where they had shaven close." (32) The adjectives charcoal and soot-colored describe the color of their hair but also are words that relate to their job as a fireman. Finally‚ an excellent example of Bradbury’s descriptive writing was when Montag
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be analysed. In chapter four Golding visualises the theme of savagery in pages 79 and 80 by describing Jack’s ‘new face’. “He made one cheek and one eye-socket white‚ then he rubbed red over the other half of his face and slashed a black bar of charcoal across from right ear to left jaw.” Golding deliberately describes Jack’s face again‚ even though he had already described the changes concerning his face. By re-describing Jack’s savage like face‚ the author wants to emphasise the continuously more
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction Some farmers who don’t have irrigation system‚ plant rice during rainy season so‚ they have the difficulty of drying their grains after harvest. Aside from these‚ drying the grains under sunlight takes longer time‚ more effort in handling to the drying site‚ scraping or ricking‚ guarding from animals‚ collecting after drying‚ and another is that the possibility of the grains to be mixed with stones‚ leaves of tree‚ and dust in road drying and field drying. There are many
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slowly began to turn red‚ as if to show others of the fire that consumes me—the fire that drives me. The flame’s tendrils whip around my heart and brain‚ close enough to cook my two-most-vital organs. With every piece of food I eat‚ the taste of charcoal rises to my lips and tongue‚ giving me no more enjoyment in either eating or drinking. I have become permanently dehydrated because everything I drink soon turns to vapor
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Kleaner Corp Our non-profit organization‚ Kleaner Corp‚ will help eliminate the problem of contaminated water in low-income countries. There are many countries in the world that are in need of clean water‚ like Ghana‚ India‚ and Afghanistan. Clean water in an essential requirement for human life. However‚ many people do not have access to it in developing or poor countries‚ and sometimes‚ clean water is unavailable even in developed countries in emergency situations. One of the greatest dangers after
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Stella Kim Joyce Anitagrace Art Matters Dec 17 2015 Jazzy Collage of Memories: Romare Bearden’s Tomorrow I may be far away Bearden’s Tomorrow I may be far away in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C is a collage piece that was inspired by the blues classic: “Good Chib Blues‚” recorded by Edith North Johnson in 1929. The song is of the female ballad blues singer‚ who sings of lost love and heartbreak but eventually overcomes both of the terrible experiences. In Tomorrow I May Be Far Away
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