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    Roles of colours in different cultures In my essay I want to point out some colours’ role in different cultures. I think it is very important to know the different meanings of colours. Especially‚ when you are travelling abroad or negotiating with business partners‚ who came from a different country or culture. It is essential to know what colours can you wear to events or meetings in other cultures. Or which colours you are using in your presentation. Every colour has a meaning‚ but it can means

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    Absorption of colours Introduction- White light is the name given to what the human eye sees when all the colours that make up the visible light spectrum are combined.  The visible light spectrum is made up of red‚ orange‚ yellow‚ green‚ blue‚ indigo‚ and violet light. Primary colours are any of three colours of light from which all colours can be obtained by additive mixing; primary colours are red‚ blue‚ and green. Secondary colours of light result from combinations at the correct frequencies

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    Colour & Interior Design

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    Colour & Interior Design: Using Virtual Reality Technology to Study the Effects of Scale Marianne Patera‚ Glasgow School of Art‚ Digital Design Studio‚ U.K.‚ m.patera@gsa.ac.uk Steve W. Draper‚ University of Glasgow‚ Department of Psychology‚ U.K.‚ s.draper@psy.gla.ac.uk Abstract: This paper presents an educational intervention‚ involving 20 interior design students selecting a colour scheme for a 3D computer model of an interior‚ and then experiencing its effect in a semi-immersive Virtual

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    Colours In Kool-Aid

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    Experiment 3. Colours in Kool-Aid Abstract Tetramethylammonium iodide was dissolved in a mixture of of Iodine and 95% ethanol while gently heated in a fume hood. Once cooled‚ crystals started to form in the beaker‚ which were then collected and washed with hexane through a series of processes involving vacuum filtration. Then a mixture of 5mh of the crystals and 5ml of 95% ethanol was created and tested on a slice of potato to analyse the iodine content. After‚ with sodium thiosulphate in

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    A Diamond Building

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    Diamond Building-Bangunan Suruhanjaya Tenaga‚ Putrajaya   Energy-efficient buildings are designed with emphasis on environmentally friendly‚ such as energy and water efficiency‚ indoor environmental quality‚ use of renewable energy and so on. From the physical characteristics of the buildings we can see the use of glass which will allow entry of sunlight‚ thus reducing the use of lights. This shows the savings in electricity consumption. In addition‚ heat from the lights can also be reduced by it

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    distinction of colours can be often used to represent certain aspects about people. In the novel The Great Gatsby they are used to describe the personalities of Myrtle and Daisy as well as Gatsby’s. With certain colours they wear they are able to express their identity‚ and it can also have an affect on their behaviour. Jay Gatsby exploits colours to show of his wealth. Through colours people are also distinguished to which social class they belong to. F. Scott. Fitzgerald uses colour to identify Myrtle’s

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    What is the Chemical Basis of Colour in Fireworks? Abstract: The purpose of the first experiment was to see the light spectra of different elements‚ and confirm that each element shows unique emission spectra‚ in terms of being able to identify an unknown substance. The analysis is expected to show that elements do indeed have unique emission spectra‚ allowing elements to be identified by their emission spectra. After burning different chemicals under a Bunsen burner‚ the colourful light was

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    Textile Colour Fastness

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    1. Colour Fastness to Light This method is intended for accessing the resistance of the colour of textiles to the action of daylight. Principle: A specimen of the textile is exposed to the light from a Xenon arc lamp under prescribed conditions‚ along with eight dyed wool standards. The fastness is assessed by compared the fading of the textile with that of the standards. Apparatus and Materials: - Blue standards - Humidity Test Control Fabric - Light fastness test apparatus containing

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    Race Is Real

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    In society‚ people socially construct institution based on sensory perception. Race is in fact a social construct made from systems of constitutive rules. It is used to generalize people into specific groups characterized by supposedly distinctive and universal physical characteristics. Although humans have created this entity‚ there are many sources that provide proof that race is impossible to define biologically. Since colonization began‚ humans have been given racial identities which continue

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    Avoiding Disaster by Disaster Have you ever made disastrous decisions? You might think the reason why you made a disastrous decision without any thought about the consequences is because you lacked prior experiences of making such disastrous decisions. When I was a child‚ I usually played with a coin to amuse myself. One day‚ I envisioned the coin was a shining‚ delicious cookie‚ and then I swallowed it like a cookie‚ resulting in the coin getting stuck in my throat. Fortunately‚ my mom noticed

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