Your Name: Chloe Smith-Sokol Type of Evidence: Physics lab Title of novel‚ story‚ poem‚ etc.: Speed of Sound Lab Reflection Sheet on Choice Piece 1. Why did you choose to include this piece in your portfolio? What is its significance to you? Explain. I have always had trouble with writing essays because I have noticed that I find it hard to make a strong statement. Writing has never been my strong suit but a big turning point for me this year was when my executive function
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A sound financial reporting system‚ supported by high quality accounting standards and backed by a solid regulatory‚ governance and ethical framework‚ is a pre-requisite for economic development”. Economic development is affected by many factors; some believe that a strong financial reporting system is one of them. Throughout the report this will analysed and discussed to come to a sound understanding whether it does and if so‚ how effective it really is. High quality accounting standards
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In the short story “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury‚ the author employs imagery to characterize the t-rex as immense and nauseating to put a fearful sensation in the readers. One instance where Bradbury illustrates imagery about the t-rex is when it is “tower(ing) thirty feet above half of the tree‚ a great evil god”. The use of “tower(ing)‚ “great”‚ and “evil” shed light on the physical makeup of the animal and shows the usual behavior of the creature as well. As his height is proven by how
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evolving application proceeds to expand constantly. Meanwhile‚ I use a numerous of instructive applications to help enhance my learning ability. One of my most used applications is Khan Academy. Khan Academy is a not-for-profit for a mission of giving a free‚ world-class training to anyone‚ and anyplace. According to Khan Academy‚ their long-term goal is to develop internationally-recognized diplomas that provide direct access to economic and educational opportunities. While using this application
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Falkner uses many motifs in The Sound and the Fury. One that he uses is shadows. Shadow are mentioned all throughout Quentin’s section‚ June Second 1910‚ and in some of Benjy’s section‚ April Seventh 1928. In Quentin’s section‚ it says‚ “The shadow hadn’t quite cleared the stoop. I stopped inside the door‚ watching the shadow move. It moved almost perceptibly creeping back inside the door.”(The Sound and the Fury 81) Here he is talking about the shadows that he sees when he steps outside his door
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pop music has a more positive and upbeat rhythm to it causing the bacteria to grow more. Variables: Control: The petri dish of bacteria without music and the samples of bacteria. Independent Variable: The type of music played to each sample. Dependent Variable: The growth of bacteria in each sample. Constant: The temperature and location‚ volume of music‚ and the time frame music is played at night. Background Information: Sound travels through waves‚ which are created by the vibration of an object which causes the
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American Literature1900-1945 Innovative Techniques in The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury has been seen as an "example par excellence of modernist American fiction" (Cohen). Its publication represented a watershed in American literature as it introduced several modernist techniques among which: the destruction of chronological order‚ the division of the perspectives‚ the increased number of narrators‚ the free association technique‚ the stream of consciousness. I have selected
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Adventure In the middle of May‚ on a bus platform in Boston‚ I looked up at the sky. It was bright blue as if painted by water colors. Meanwhile‚ I had mustered all my courage‚ and my brain was full of adrenaline. With the engine sound of BRRRRRR‚ the adventure started. Adventure. It is an exciting experience in which dangerous or unusual things happen. The meaning also involves a willingness to try new things‚ take risks. Last summer‚ I made a big bold plan‚ taking an Italian summer session at
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young age we are taught that speech is highly valuable when attempting to achieve a positive reaction. Throughout history‚ this has appeared to be true in some way or another‚ but what happens when this system breaks down? In Octavia Butler’s “Speech Sounds‚” she depicts a society suffering from the loss of ability to speak‚ write‚ or both which causes the people to revert to animalistic means of expression‚ thus breaking down the atmosphere of community. Although Rye and Obsidian are able to form a
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Could stepping on an ancient butterfly really change the future? In “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury‚ the characters discover how cautious one must be when interacting with the fragile past. In the story‚ Eckels experiences a dinosaur hunting safari in the past‚ when things take a turn for the worse. A T-Rex startles Eckels‚ which causes him to stumble off the trail. Who knew that mistake would change the world’s future? Throughout the story‚ Bradbury utilizes a combination of conflicts‚ metaphors
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