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    The pKa of a weak acid (p-nitrophenol) and its conjugated base (p-nitrophenolate ion) was determined by plotting pH as a function of [A-]/[HA] in order to represent the ionized and unionized regions across pH. The optimal wavelength (λm)‚ where the maximum absorbance occurs was determined by making twelve solutions where p-nitrophenol/pH is completely ionized (pH 9.0). The importance of determining the proper λm is this is

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    A&P by John Updike

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    Whitney Bowen C. Pages English 111 Feb. 12‚ 2013 The Standard Of Convention In Updikes short story “A & P”; Sammy is a nineteen-year-old boy working at a local supermarket‚ when he is confronted with a distraction of the three girls freshly off the beach “in nothing but bathing suits” (Updike 16). As he reveals minute details about the girls’ appearances and the way they carry themselves‚ he begins to speculate about their personalities. While Sammy leans on his register waiting for

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    Comparing "Girl" and "A&P"

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    must thoughtfully analyze all aspects of the story in order to make the most accurate assessment based on the literary elements the author has used. Compared and contrasted within the two short stories‚ "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid‚ and John Updike ’s "A&P‚" the literary elements character and theme are made evident. These two elements are prominent in each of the differing stories yet similarities are found through each by studying the elements. The girls ’ innocence and naivety as characters act as

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    A & P John Updike

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    A & P: Coming of Age John Updike’s A & P takes place in a small New England town north of Boston in 1961. The story’s main charter is Sammy a soon to be 19 year old checker at the local grocery store. He will be our narrator for the store giving us views of the town‚ patrons and the A & P especially. Sammy is frustrated with his boring minuscule life and seeks the excitement and freedoms he feels the three teenage female shoppers of the local A& P display. His unconscious decision to rebel

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    A&P vs. Araby

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    A&P vs. Araby John Updike’s A&P and James Joyce’s Araby are very similar yet very different in many ways. Each short story has a normal kid with an obsession over a girl. The big difference between Sammy in A&P and Jimmy in Araby is just that they were raised differently and have different values. The way Jimmy talks about his fantasy girl is on a more religious level while Sammy in other words is kind of impolite about how he describes the three girls that walk into the market. From the narrator’s

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    Robert P. Matusz

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    Foot pain doesn’t have to be a part of everyday life‚ nor is it an inevitable symptom of aging. If you’ve been suffering from foot or bunion pain‚ turn to Dr. Robert P. Matusz‚ the podiatrist who cares. Located in Naugatuck‚ CT‚ Dr. Matusz has been treating debilitating foot pain for 39 years and is a Certified American Board of Podiatric Medicine and Wound Specialist. As a foot specialist‚ Dr. Matusz is highly skilled at treating a variety of conditions that affect the toes‚ heel‚ arch‚ and instep

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    A and P by John Updike

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    A&P When three girls in bathing suits enter an A & P‚ the life of a cashier named Sammy is changed forever. In John Updike’s "A & P‚" Sammy seems to be a teenaged boy who makes an irrational decision to quit his job to impress some girls‚ but Sammy’s actions are much deeper than that. This story is not necessarily about Sammy taking a stand for the three girls in the A & P‚ but it’s really about Sammy taking a stand in his own life. If the reader really analyzes the character of Sammy‚ they will

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    john updike's a&p

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    English 101-014 12/11/13 John Updikes “A&P” John Updike’s A&P takes place in a grocery store in a little town a few miles away from the beach. Sammy is a 19 year old cashier who comes off as shallow‚ homogenous‚ and unkindly towards to store’s customers. Sammy is also used as a critic of consumer culture. The narrator is young and immature‚ he quits his job because Lengel was being what he (the narrator) thought

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    John Updike's "A&P"

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    In A&P John Updike uses an immature young man and his decisions to show how the transition from boyhood to adulthood sometimes has harsh consequences. Sammy the protagonist makes what seems to be an immature decision that he believes is the right thing to do. However‚ his actions go unnoticed by Queenie and her friends leaving Sammy to grow up and deal with his consequences on his own. Throughout the story it is clear that Sammy is very young and immature. Much of the descriptive information

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    A&P: Point of View

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    character’s mind‚ then he is a limited omniscient narrator (304). Point of view plays an important role in the effectiveness of a story. By analyzing John Updike’s “A&P” one can observe how point of view is used to develop characters and theme. The development of characters is very closely tied to point of view. In the case of “A&P‚” Sammy is a major first person unreliable narrator. The story seems to be about an emerging counterculture revolution. Sammy appears to be in the middle of this revolution

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