Last Friday in class‚ we wrote a CTA about Emily Dickinson’s poem and had an ORB discussion. For the ORB project‚ our group read Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. The book is about four characters‚ who are the refugees from the World War II‚ and how they interact with each other. To be honest‚ in class‚ I did not raise any deep‚ philosophical question about what I was doing. I simply followed what I was asked to do. However‚ when I went back home‚ sitting in front of my green desk‚ having a document
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The bombardment of Pearl Harbor is seen as significant not solely because of its level of catastrophe‚ but also considering the fact that it caused Americans to join together in a war effort. Before‚ Pearl Harbor‚ the country was divided due to the fact that not all Americans wanted to be a part of World War II; however‚ after Pearl Harbor‚ the decision to go to war became unanimous. Pearl Harbor motivated Americans to fight for what they believed in‚ even after World War I debilitated them of most
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Experiment 5: Percent Water in a Hydrated Salt Chemistry 1300 Instructor: 2/8/12 Abstract: The purpose of this experiment was to determine the percent by mass in a hydrated salt‚ as well as to learn to handle laboratory apparatus without touching it. The hydrated salt‚ calcium carbonate‚ was heated with high temperature to release water molecules. Gravimetric analysis was used in this experiment to determine the percent by mass of water in a hydrated salt. The hypothesis of this experiment was
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EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE PROJECTS:The Effect of Salt on the Boiling Temperature of Water(Initially prepared by a 4th Grade student)To quickly jump to a section below click on:INITIAL OBSERVATIONCooking instructions tell you to add salt to water before boiling it.PROJECT TITLEThe Effect of Salt on the Boiling Temperature of WaterPURPOSE OF THE PROJECTTo find out how table salt affects the boiling temperature of water.HYPOTHESISAdding table salt to boiling water will cause the water to boil at a higher
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1. Egyptians used salt to persevere their dead. In the Middle Ages people used salt to protect their crops from getting ergot. The Jews and Muslims use salt to protect newborns from evil. These are three different cultural beliefs that reflect the importance of salt as a means to protect life. 2. The Chinese salt history began under the rule of Huangdi. Huangdi‚ also called the Yellow Emperor‚ credited with making the earth civil. He taught people many skills‚ and introduced systems of government
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Academic Review of Salt: A World History Salt. We use it every day‚ we eat it‚ we love it; but sometime in the past‚ it caused many significant events. In Salt: A World History‚ Mark Kurlansky writes about the history of the world from a very peculiar topic. Salt. This is a very unique book. As in normal world history‚ the course follows culture and different empires and civilizations‚ but this one takes an entire new view. Salt‚ salt was‚ and still is‚ one of the most important minerals we have
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Could Pearl Harbor been prevented? Some people believe that the attack on Pearl Harbor could have been prevented from happening. Others believe that the attack was a surprise and that we didn’t see it coming. Actually Pearl Harbor could have been prevented in many ways and we did see it coming we just weren’t prepared. If we would have had better communication‚ used our resources‚ and believed that the Japanese would attack us we might have been able to fight back. If we would have had better
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Marisela Andrade The Effects of Salt Water on Gummy Bears Facilitated diffusion depends on passive transport. Molecules cross cell membrane by diffusion. A type of diffusion is osmosis. If no energy is input into the system during diffusion‚ the molecules will reach a state of equilibrium. The purpose of this experiment was to study why the death occurred among those who drank salt water. Two blue gummy bears had a height of 2 centimeters each. The mass of these gummy bears together were
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Title: The effect of temperature on beet cell membranes. Introduction: 1. Eukaryotic cells are much more intricate than prokaryotic cells. The first thing observed is the assortment of structures in the cytoplasm. The fluid filled region between the nucleus and the plasma membrane. These structures along with the nucleus are the organelles‚ each having a specific function in the cell. The organelles are by membranes divided in proficient sections .The plant cell is made up of a rigid thick wall
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bombed Pearl Harbor‚ or it could be considered the day when one of the biggest controversies of American history took place. Either case‚ the quote is describing the same scenario. One of the biggest controversies in American history is whether or not President Franklin Delano Roosevelt knew beforehand about the attack on Pearl Harbor. There are many reasons pointing in the direction that he did know about the attack and refused to take action. Months before the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Americans
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