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    the density and composition of a penny it must be first weighed on a scale. Find the average mass of multiple pennies from the same year. After weighing it find the volume by placing the pennies into a 50 ml beaker with 15 ml of water. Note the change in volume to obtain the volume of the pennies‚ obtain the average volume‚ and then calculate the density by dividing the mass of the penny by the volume. 2.) To keep measurements accurate and precise test multiple pennies from the same year and make sure

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    We all know the penny‚ it is similar to the avocado due to the fact they both should be eliminated‚ but are still here today. The avocado should have been eliminated because its survival depended on the giant armadillo‚ and the penny should be eliminated because of inflation. Pennies should be abolished because it costs more to make than it is worth‚ we already abolished a coin without bad side effects‚ and most arguments against it have solutions. First‚ the penny costs more to produce than it is

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    "Daughters of the Dust‚" is an independent film that features the debut of Julie Dash‚ an African-American woman filmmaker. This film focuses on the psychic and spiritual conflicts among the women of the Peazant family‚ with a reference to the past harsh judgment of slavery and minority hardship. In making this movie‚ Julie wants to show the power of African cultural and spiritual strength of the women who have spent generations being its protectors. For me‚ this film overall was confusing‚ to which

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    Prologue The sun warmed the young girl’s face and shoulders; grass tickled her bare feet as she wandered through the sprawling cemetery. A woman dressed in a fashionable grey suit knelt next to one of the tall graves‚ tears streaming down her face. The girl approached the woman cautiously; the way one would a frightened doe in the woods. The air smelled like it did when her mother left a batch of cookies in the oven for too long‚ like burnt sugar. The woman turned towards the girl‚ her

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    A Bill To Eliminate The Penny: Prelim Legislation #19: PRO The penny: Everyday you find them in your coat pocket‚ or lying on the sidewalk. Anyone who has been to a fast food restaurant has experienced the frustration of being behind someone who is attempting to pay for their purchase off the dollar menu with 100 pennies‚ wasting the time of everyone else in line. Pennies take refuge under couch cushions‚ and are either tossed to the side or put in a jar to be eventually traded in. In this day and

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    Esther is invited by Constantin to go see the United Nations. Esther is well aware that Buddy’s mother‚ Mrs.Willard‚ is behind this meeting. Buddy is a man who has been chasing after Esther for quite some time now. Although it started rough and seemed to end rough‚ Buddy is still after her. His mother‚ Mrs. Willard‚ is also very fond of Esther. During her college years‚ she had a crush on Buddy‚ and he would often play mind games with her. The two would also have issues agreeing on things due to

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    William Safire: Abolish the Penny William Safire writes a fine argumentative piece on why America no longer has any need for a bothersome coin of copper that “costs more in employee-hours‚” than it is actually worth. Safire uses compelling evidence and real life scenarios to convince his audience that we need to rid our lives of this‚ “outdated‚ almost worthless‚ bothersome and wasteful penny.” If the reader is able to read between the lines and use some analytical processes‚ they will come to

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    Purpose: Can the penny hold more drops of water or more drops of the MYSTERY liquid? Research: Cohesion- The state of sticking together. Pennies can hold more water because soap reduces the cohesion of water and the water molecules break apart and can’t stay on the penny. Hypothesis: The penny will hold more a larger number of drops of water because water is more cohesive than the “mystery” liquids Variables: Independent variable: Penny Dependent variable: Number of Drops of Water Control

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    Poverty was widespread during the Dust Bowl. In the USA‚ the proportion of the human workforce in agriculture had decreased from almost half the workforce (41%) in 1900 to less than a quarter (21%). (United States Department of Agriculture‚ 2005). Unsurprisingly‚ this improvement in technology caused many people to be displaced and in turn become unemployed. At the peak of the Great Depression in 1933‚ it was estimated that on average 12‚830‚000 people were made unemployed‚ almost one quarter of

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    the man tosses a penny in the air. It’s like he’s playing the game heads or tails to decide if he should or should not fall in love with this girl. It does not take long for the man to realize that it is okay for him to fall in love. The man does indeed love this girl very much and wants to spend the rest of his life with her. The poet states that “he’s looped in the loops of her hair”‚ meaning the man is blinded by her love. The man also admits that even without tossing a penny‚ he would have come

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