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    Mystery Powder Lab

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    Purpose Identify the mystery powder based on its physical and chemical properties. Hypothesis The physical properties of each powder can help identify what the mystery powder is‚ but the chemical properties will determine the answer. Safety * Wear safety glasses. * Do not taste any substance in this experiment * Iodine solution and some powders are hazardous. * Wash hands when you have finished. Materials * Eye protection * Well plate * 6 small toothpicks for

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    Many people think that heroes have to be muscular‚ have guns‚ or have superpowers‚ but they are so much more than those basic stereotypes. Those stereotypes aren’t real‚ anybody can be a hero‚ anything can be a hero for that matter. A hero is a person who sacrifices something‚ but a hero doesn’t always have to sacrifice. Being a hero could be giving a homeless person food or money. A hero is a person that does something selfless. In the Messenger‚ Mattie sacrificed himself by

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    From the epic poem by Homer‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus lack heroism presented in his actions. His success is due to the fact‚ he is able to intelligently apply himself in dire situations. However the majority of feats are unnecessary‚ as he tends to indulge in these predicaments due to his selfishness and curiosity. For example‚ at the time of Lotus Eaters‚ Odysseus sets course to the Lotus Eaters to discover who are natives of the island. His curiosity ended up of 3 of his men getting paralyzed and

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    villain‚ he’s not portrayed as a hero‚ but a destroyer with‚ ” his heathen soul‚” (Beowulf) and when he died‚ “there Hell received him‚” (Beowulf). The ideas of evil and heroism are presented differently in both stories‚ because the anti-hero in one story is the villain in another. The stories differ in their portrayal of heroism‚ especially in what defines a hero. In “Beowulf” a hero is someone who saves the popular view or the majority‚ and overcomes anything that comes against humanity. In "Grendel"

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    Courageousness is a word often confused with the word Heroism. They both can go hand in hand when describing someone’s actions but they are two different things in the way that‚ any person can be described as being courageous‚ it’s an attribute that someone can have their whole life. But heroism is something that must be earned and is found in times of struggle when someone decides to face that struggle head-on in order to better the lives of other people‚ no matter the consequences they might face

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    The societal expectation for young women includes marriage‚ class‚ and moral sense during the 18th century. Women looking for an engagement‚ must uphold high standards with strong morals as well as pureness in both body and mind. Jane Austen depicts the main characters of her novels as being strong individuals in the midst of these societal standards. These significant morals in Northanger Abbey‚ influence the characters‚ such as Catherine and Isabella‚ in how they make their decisions. Additionally

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    Green Arrow Heroism

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    It is strenuous to come up with a definition of the word hero because heroes differ across many facets such as from cultures to cultures‚ personal backgrounds‚ goals‚ choice of weaponry‚ sizes and shapes it is. Take‚ for example‚ a police officer and Superman‚ who are both considered heroes‚ however‚ they differ completely. Superman is immortal‚ possesses supernatural powers‚ unprecedented strength and a villain whom he fights. On the contrary‚ police officers do not possess any of those traits‚

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    was a big trial on witchcraft that tore the town Salem apart. There were multiple heroic characters that illustrate wise actions to try to end the witch trails or to simply survive them. There were three characters in The Crucible that displayed heroism by doing intelligent acts. To begin with‚ John Proctor was smart enough to confess his affair to show that Abigail was lying about being controlled by witches. John Proctor says‚ “I have known her‚ sir. I have known her” (Miller 110). Proctor confessing

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    Queen Hatshepsut Mystery

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    Catherine the Great‚ Cleopatra‚ and Elizabeth I‚ Queen Hatshepsut earned her place as one of the greatest women recorded in history. Going against all conventions of her era many still believe she was one of the most influential pharaohs of all time. Mystery has it that no one has been able to find any true remnants of the notable queen‚ but after many years of searching‚ some historians believe they have discovered the answers as to why. Daughter of Thutmose I‚ and royal wife of Thutmose II‚ Hatshepsut

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    Heroism: Word Hero

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    Heroism‚ then and now. When I say then and now I mean in the early hundreds to before Christ was born‚ I’m talking Anglo-Saxon time‚ I’m talking Celtic‚ early roman days in great Britain. Before there were superstars and all these talks of these fictional comic book characters there were heroes. Now when I say the word hero or when people hear it now days the first thought that comes to mind are superman‚ and batman‚ but no‚ those aren’t heroes. What your going to read today is the difference of

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