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    Effects of different liquids on the elasticity of a rubber band Luke lash and Charles baker Question: If we submerge rubber bands in different liquid substances‚ will its elasticity of the rubber bands increase? Hypothesis: If we use a more acidic substance like vinegar‚ then elasticity of the rubber band will increase. Background: We are conducting this experiment because although it has been done before‚ the substances that have been used before are generally ordinary. Others have used hot

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    World(1700s-18000s) slavery came into the picture and was used all over world such as; Egypt‚ and some other countries in Africa‚ but was used particularly in what now we call America. As France came to the Americas they also brought slaves to perform all the tasks that were needed to be done. The French put laws to put people just as the “Americans” did. At the time the French did this to put people at halt‚ so the French then could be one step ahead. Except in the South slavery was practiced a lot

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    The Big Baby Boom In 1945‚ World War II came to an end and the soldiers returned to their homes in America. The young men began to get jobs‚ find partners and marry‚ and start a family with them. This had all happened during the same time and caused birth rates in America to sky rocket. Over 76 million babies were born between 1946 and 1964 and this generation is known as the “Baby Boomers.” According to author Paula Schleis‚ “They have lived through at least six decades‚ straddling two centuries

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    In the 1840’s slavery was very common because of the booming cotton industry in the south‚ slaves were cheap and skillful‚ and there were plenty of them to go around‚ hence the reason the southern economy relied on them so heavily. However‚ because the North was economically sound and economically more advanced than the south‚ they saw the wrong behind slavery. Slavery in the south was so common that southerners began to grow used to the idea of slaves‚ and therefore placed most of their economy

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    Aim: To investigate the factors affecting the stretching of springs and rubber bands Scientific Knowledge: Before doing the experiment I came to the conclusion that this experiment relates to Hooke’s Law which states that extension is proportional to the load‚ meaning that if you stretch something with a steadily increasing force‚ then the length will increase steadily too. By looking at various sources I have also found out that if a mass m on a spring is displaced from the equilibrium position

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    CHAPTER 4 SLAVERY AND EMPIRE‚ 1441–1770 ------------------------------------------------- Chapter Outline AMERICAN COMMUNITIES African Slaves Build Their Own Community in Coastal Georgia THE BEGINNINGS OF AFRICAN SLAVERY Sugar and Slavery West Africans THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE The Demography of the Slave Trade Slavers of All Nations The Shock of Enslavement The Middle Passage Arrival in the New World Political and Economic Effects on Africa THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH AMERICAN

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    The existence of slavery lasted during the time of the colonies and continued when the colonies became the United States of America as a whole. Given that slavery was spread out across multiple colonies and states in the United States‚ it is safe to assume there was a great similarity and difference in slavery between the northern and southern regions. Slaves were treated as property‚ though their owners may have been more abusive in the South due to their needs for a higher quantity of workers to

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    * Rubber and its impacts on local people and environment in Bandarban La Jhan Aung‚ 55‚ who lived in a village called Badurjhiri with his wife and four sons. He was an average Chak. But one event changed his life completely. On March 19‚ 2013‚ some group of men forced them out of their home town violently. The robber broke their home and took what little property they had. Not being able to resist they had to seek refuge at a union called Baishary. Now sadly after moving to Baishary‚ he is now

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    Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Case Study Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company has been one of the largest and best-selling automotive tire companies since the growth of the automotive industry in the early 1900’s. In early 1992‚ Goodyear company executives were reconsidering a proposal made by Sears management about carrying and selling Goodyear’s tires. The tire industry uses “retail points of sale” to measure the retail coverage of brand sales. While Goodyear boasts a high number of points

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    Abolition of Slavery DBQ Essay Slavery in the United States first started in 1619‚ when African slaves were transported to Jamestown‚ a settlement in the colony in Virginia. These slaves were brought to the United States primarily to help with the making of crops‚ especially tobacco. The practice of slavery remained present throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in other colonies of the United States‚ which helped build and strengthen the American economy as a whole. In 1793‚ the

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