the swing of a pendulum will be the star of this chapter. First‚ I will describe how the weight of the bob in the swing of a pendulum affects the amount of swings that a pendulum can swing in a certain amount of time. If the bob is light‚ like a penny or a paper clip‚ the pendulum can swing a large amount of times because the pendulum does not have a lot of weight to carry at the end of it. If the bob at the end of the string is heavy‚ like a half-dollar or a quarter‚ the pendulum cannot swing as
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Character Analysis of Ralph Daniel Middleton Ralph is the protagonist in the Lord of the Flies. He is the democratic leader of the boys at the beginning of the novel. Ralph represents order‚ authority‚ and civilization and believes that the group needs to cooperatively live and complete the projects necessary for their survival. “They obeyed the summons of the conch‚ partly because Ralph blew it‚ and he was big enough to be a link with the adult world of authority….” (Golding‚ p. 50). Most
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Calpurnia Character Analysis In many All American novels it is important to have both dynamic and static characters. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Calpurnia is a static character. Throughout the whole novel Calpurnia is motherly and she does not change at points in the book where she should change. Calpurnia is the maid‚ nanny‚ and cook in the book. Her main job is to look after the kids while Atticus is gone and when he is home she cooks. Since Calpurnia looks after the children she has
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there was a perfect harmony between the actors and the roles they were playing. Every character was loveable and although most of them were they just supporting actors they managed to the movie would not be the same without them. I also liked the villain of the movie; I think Alfred Molina did a great job
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Atticus Finch Character Analysis Atticus Finch is one of the major characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is a lawyer in Maycomb‚ the representative of Alabama in state legislature‚ the defendant of Tom Robinson‚ and the father of Jem and Scout Finch. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus is portrayed as a man of integrity‚ great courage‚ and a parent who is determined to show his kids what is right and what is wrong. Atticus Finch shows integrity and good morals in many
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become favorite characters of countless readers. In The Chosen by Chaim Potok‚ one of the protagonists is Reuven Malter‚ the son of David Malter. Along with his father‚ Reuven Malter is an orthodox Jew. In addition‚ Reuven has a great friend named Danny Saunders. Danny and Reuven meet at a baseball game between the Orthodox Jews and the Hasidic Jews. Even though other team mates think of Danny and his team as “Murderers‚” Reuven decides to not judge them before he notices their character. After Danny
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Popular Kids vs. Unpopular Kids Everyone wants to be the popular kid in high school right? Not always true because popularity isn’t always as great as it looks. Belonging in the popular social group in high school can be a rough place for some individuals. In other words‚ the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. While unpopular teens wish to join the other side‚ they should consider a few things before making a rash decision. While pondering through the negative effects of being popular
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Recently‚ there is a hot video on the famous video-sharing website‚ Youtube. It is about a kid who was spoiled‚ was marking a tantrum in front of his parents in front of a restaurant. I was there and saw the incident happened. The child and his parents were standing in front of the door of a restaurant. The child yelled and shouted loudly‚ he was asking for his parents to tie his shoelaces. His parents refused unless he kept quiet and went in the restaurant to have lunch. Surprisingly‚
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Haley Squiers Goodman Period 1 May 14‚ 2013 Character Analysis Essay In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak‚ the author uses characterization to show how Liesel has a deeper understanding of people without realizing it and maintaining her innocence. For a young girl to live in hard times as these were in WWII Germany‚ Liesel seems to understand the big picture even from her quaint setting in Munich. Liesel feels very close to a Jew her parents are helping keep hidden from Nazi eye. His name
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1) With which character do you identify most so far? Why do you need to be a member? The character that I most identify with so far is Avery Stafford. She seems to know how to work with the different crowds. When she’s in front of her fathers crowd‚ she knows how to make herself look professional. My mom is well known so when I used to go to much smaller events with her‚ I would also try to look more ‘mature.’ Avery also says something on page 7‚ about comparing herself to her father. I have a very
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