In this quote‚ Mathabane describes his struggle to find meaning in school during the apartheid through his father’s comments about education. Mathabane uses parallel structure to demonstrate the contrast between his father’s view of the value of an educated man and the value of an uneducated man. His father‚ having grown up in an impoverished tribal reserve‚ is unable to understand the use of an education to his son’s wellbeing. He uses the word “books” (151)‚ as metonymy to represent education as
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Grignard Synthesis of Tirphenylmethanol David Szuminsky Organic Chemistry Lab II Shaopeng Zhang Monday 1PM 2/10/14 & 2/24/14 - Abstract A sample of triphenylmethanol was prepared using Grignard synthesis techniques. Reflux was used in order to speed up the reaction and the final product was purified using recrystallization methods. The percent recovery and percent yield were 80.46% and 47.526%‚ respectively. A melting point range of 85-87oC was obtained from
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One of the most known theories is the Activation Synthesis Theory. J. Allan Hobson developed this theory in the late 1970s after running an experimental study on cats focusing on rapid eye movement sleep (REM) (Domhoff‚ 2003). The Activation Synthesis Theory simply states that our cerebral cortex is trying to interpret random electrical activity we have while sleeping. Hobson argued and quoted that
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Introduction: Acetaminophen is a commonly used analgesic‚ which is essentially just a medicine that relieves pain (Prescott‚ 2000). Acetaminophen is created by synthesizing p-Aminophenol with Acetic anhydride. This reaction occurs when the amine group of the p-aminophenol is acetylated by the acetic anhydride. The resultant is an amide functional group (Ellis‚ 2002). However‚ the product that is obtained from this product is a crude solid which cannot be used as an analgesic and therefore the crude
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Rebecca Boreham 7/1/14 Chem 2423 Experiment #5 Synthesis of Aspirin Elizabeth Ajasa Kaylee Seymour Lauren Hatfield Suveda Perikala Introduction/ Purpose Aspirin is the most commonly used drug in the United States. Forty million pounds are produced each year. The chemical name for aspirin is Acetylsalicylic acid. Aspirin is a pain reliever and a fever reducer. Aspirin originated from the bark of a White Willow Tree. Chewing the bark however is extremely acidicand irritates the mucous membranes
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Synthesis of Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid) Abstract: This experiment is about the synthesis of aspirin under laboratory conditions. Aspirin is prepared by reacting salicylic acid and acetic anhydride; in the presence of sulfuric acid. After fully dissolving the salicylic acid with acetic anhydride‚ the solution is cooled and cold water is then added. Once the crystals form they are then filtered and left to dry out. There mass is measured and recorded then the yield is calculated. Introduction:
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The Enthalpy Change of the Decomposition of Calcium Carbonate _INTRODUCTION_ RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the enthalpy change of the decomposition of calcium carbonate? BACKGROUND: Enthalpy in chemistry can be thought of as the energy contained within the bonds‚ or the internal energy‚ but it is not heat and you can only measure changes in it. When bond bonds break in the reactants energy is given off‚ when bonds form‚ energy is absorbed. If the energy absorbed is less than the energy released
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YOUR NOTES UNIT 2 NOTES DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) DNA Functions • Stores genetic information and copies itself (replication) to pass on the information • Contains genes (instructions to make proteins) • Instructs cell’s activities DNA Structure • DNA is a polymer of nucleotides • Chromosomes (DNA strand + associated proteins ie. Histones wrap DNA around like a spool = condensed chromatin) ↓ genes (sections of a chromosome that codes for a protein) ↓ nucleotides (3 parts:
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Racism can be “defined as the hatred of one person by another or the belief that another person is less than human because of skin color‚ language‚ customs‚ place of birth or any factor that supposedly reveals the basic nature of that person. It has influenced wars‚ slavery‚ the formation of nations‚ and legal codes” (“What”). The face of racism over the past 50 years has changed but yet‚ some still stay the same. People made laws against racism and it is not as blunt anymore. But opinions and stereotypes
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Preparation of Fruit Flavors (Pear) Abstract. In this experiment an assigned Ester is prepared‚ particularly n-Propanol. The Preparation was done via Fischer reaction. In this reaction‚ a reflux set-up is required. The reflux set-up was used in the liquid-liquid extraction. After adding an immiscible solution to the compound containing n-Propanol‚ the mixture now will have two layer: the Organic and Aqueous layer. The organic layer is the extract needed and its % yield is computed resulting to
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