Loss on Ignition is a test used in inorganic analytical chemistry‚ particularly in the analysis of minerals. It consists of strongly heating ("igniting") a sample of the material at a specified temperature‚ allowing volatile substances to escape‚ until its mass ceases to change. This may be done in air‚ or in some other reactive or inert atmosphere. The simple test typically consists of placing a few grams of the material in a tared‚ pre-ignited crucible and determining its mass‚ placing it in a
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the only alternatives that we could turn to are dying off of the face of the earth. Thus the global trend of language loss is an issue incredibly worthy of long overdue attention; it may in fact be our last meaningful alternative to rescue the plight of humanity’s survival. As a repository of knowledge‚ an expression of culture‚ and a symbolic embodiment of a way of life‚ the loss of a language speaks for itself. Although some Aboriginal languages are on the brink of extinction in Canada‚ regrettably
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sight‚ they are cruel creatures‚ charming the sailors and drawing them under water until they drown. Real sirens might only live in myths‚ but the idea of a siren lives on. Bridget Keehan is a writer who published a short story called “Sorry for the Loss” in 2008‚ giving her version of a modern siren. The narrator in the short story about Evie is limited to be a third person non-omniscient and implicit narrator‚ who follows Evie’s special day on job. The story line is chronological from the narrator’s
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Sorry for the loss is a short story written by Bridget Keehan and is from Eagle in the Maze- An Anthology of Stories from the Rhys Davies Short Story Competition 2008. Mainly the story deals with contrasts and how you see people. It is always hard to deliver bad news‚ especially when you do not know how the receiver will react. Evie‚ a female prison guard‚ shall in the beginning of the story tell about the death of a grandmother to Victor a prisoner. It is the first death notice she will deliver
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Destruction only happens when a person refuses to admit defeat. With their refusal‚ they may never learn anything new that could actually lead them to victory. In Ernest Hemingway’s novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago‚ the old man‚ says‚“a man can be destroyed but never defeated”(103). The words destroyed and defeat go hand and hand‚ but victory and pride are also part of Santiago’s struggle. Even after defeat‚ victory is still possible. While pride can lead to success‚ it can also lead to the
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Faith‚ has never had a real family because she was raised in a home with an addict for a mother‚ her father was never in the picture‚ and the only person she could trust was her older sister Hope. When Hope moves away to go to college‚ Faith has no one to turn to‚ and to make matters worse‚ her mother decided to become a surrogate for her drug dealer and his wife‚ so she could feed her addiction. When the baby is born‚ Faith decides to run away and take the baby with her. Immediately‚ she is on the
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While a butterfly is free to spread its beautiful wings‚ many people suffer in captivity‚ and can only dream about the world outside. The yearning for freedom is depicted in Bridget Keehan’s short story; ‘Sorry for the Loss’ from 2008‚ where we meet the chaplain Evie and the young criminal Victor. The story begins when Evie has to tell Victor that his Nan is dead‚ but the situation turns out different than expected. Evie is a chaplain who has worked in the prison for over a year (p.1 l.
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Loss and Bereavement The loss of someone close can be a very painful experience. When someone passes over to the other side‚ the people they leave behind are left grief-stricken. The process they go through is called bereavement or another word‚ people may use is called in mourning. This all depends on what beliefs the bereaved may have on dying. Different religions cope with mortality in different ways. The Buddhist religion believes in recoronation (life
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survive in a concentration camp and surviving meant only caring for yourself. Eliezer arrived at Auschwitz in 1944 with his father and didn’t know of the horrors that lied ahead of them. “Never shall I forget that night‚ the first night in camp‚ which has turned my life into one long night‚ seven times cursed and seven times sealed.”
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Devastating situations were occurring back to back in my life. Things had gotten so bad that I began questioning my faith in God. I was seriously at a crossroad. This slightly put a strain on our relationship‚ which led me to not be as close to God as I was previously. I had stopped going to church‚ I barely prayed at night‚ and when unfortunate circumstances kept appearing; that diminished my faith even more. I saw my life spiraling out of control and I honestly did not know what to do about it. Therefore
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