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    Osmosis and Diffusion Lab

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    of liquid sack | clear | blue | Color of liquid in beaker | dirty yellow | golden | Glucose present Stick Test | no | yes | Color of the test stick | No change in color | Green | Osmosis: | Fresh | Salt | Beginning mass of potato | 2.51 | 2.16 | Texture of potato | Dry | Dry | Overnight mass | 3.12 | 1.84 | Overnight Texture | Hard‚ strong | Squishy‚ pliable | Data and Analysis: Diffusion: Iodine molecules entered the sack‚ while glucose molecules left the sack. When the

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    FIELD 4: Nature and Technology In this extract from “The home we build together: Recreating Society‚ 2007” written by Jonathan Sacks‚ various problems of today’s society are presented to the reader. Sacks begins this extract by saying that because of globalisation and how everything now is extended to an international rather than national dimension‚ the national cultures and nations risk to fall apart. The writer firstly explains that some time ago as there were less sources from which the people

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    What is Sacks’ reasoning and what do YOU think? The decision between what is more serious‚ being born blind or deaf‚ is not an easy one. Personally I have a biased opinion to some extent since I am hard of hearing‚ without my hearing aids. Sacks’ wrote that he believes being born deaf is potentially more serious than being born blind and I agree. There are numerous reasons and recent experiences that lead me to feel that being born deaf is more serious than the alternative. Sacks listed many

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    Zheng Wang ENC 1102 RXB3 Final draft The Conflicts between Mother and Daughter in “Two Kinds” In the story “Two Kinds”‚ author Amy Tan‚ who is a Chinese-American‚ describes the conflicts in the relationship of a mother and daughter living in California. The protagonist in this story Jing-mei Woo’s mother is born and raised in China‚ and immigrates to the United States to escape from the Chinese Civil War. For many years she maintained complete Chinese traditional values‚ and has been abided by

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    others might succumb to failure‚ they tend to retreat and give in their effort. So you have to learn through each experience‚ as success doesn’t always fall from heaven. Nobody is born as genius for success. Few successful people were child prodigies‚ but prodigies don’t necessarily find success. Einstein is an example from idiot to science giant. When he was three-year-old‚ he even couldn’t speak. When he was in primary‚ the evaluation from his teacher is “he can’t be successful forever.” When he was

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    Persuasive Speech: Big Hero Six Big Hero 6 stands out among many other animated movies for a plethora of reasons; it has a large array of likable aspects such as a surprisingly relatable plot‚ great writing‚ and representation of science to name a few. As a young woman with a passion for science as well as animation movies this movie is particularly impactful and likeable; I have been watching movies such as this once since I was just a child and I have had a passion for science even longer.

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    “Two Kinds” The first paragraph of Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds”‚ presents a young daughter’s view of her mother and the life she believes you can have in america. “You can be anything” (479) ; her mother was determined to make her daughter a prodigy‚ but as we read on we learn about a girl and her rebellious nature and how there are “two kinds” of children in this world. As a child you only learn what you are taught or what you see done around you and and in the beginning the young girl was so hopeful “I

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    still fit perfectly with the overall tone of the story. However‚ the ideal place to start “My Way” would be when Jing-Mei first begins to realize her independent self. When the scene opens up with Jing-Mei taking a test to determine if she is a prodigy or not‚ the song would begin to play in the background. As she continues to perform the different tasks handed to her the second verse would begin to play “I’ve lived a life that’s full/I’ve traveled

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    world for their way of life‚ ruthless training‚ and strategic tactics. Unlike the modern era‚ wars were not all year long. The war season lasted from modern day March to October because the weather conditions were right to move large numbers of men (Sacks 361). Since most Greek soldiers

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    Puerto Rico Julito Rodríguez Reyes was born on October 5‚ 1925‚ in Santurce‚ Puerto Rico‚ and he died on July 27‚ 2013 in Hato Rey‚ Puerto Rico. He was a great bolero singer‚ child prodigy‚ guitarist and composer. He started developing his love for music ever since he was only a child and he became famous as a child prodigy in music. When he was a child‚ his father encouraged him to study the violin and this helped him to join the Banda Hatuey as a substitute. He also had his first guitar as a present

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