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    Applications of Le Châtelier’s Principle (September 11 - 15‚ 2014) **The purpose of this experiment was to visually observe the effects of how changing certain aspects of the reaction affected the observed equilibrium. PROCEDURE: Introductory activity Part A: Effect of Concentration: Two different temperature water baths were created‚ one at 65-70oC‚ the other ice‚ and set aside for Part B. 20 mL of potassium thiocyanate solution were poured into a petri dish. The initial color and all subsequent

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    Orphaned children need as much love and help as possible from a guardian to live a good life. That is exactly what Val jean does during the story of Les Miserables. As the mother of Cosette passes away‚ Val jean makes a promise that he will protect and love her daughter as he raises her. Val jean goes through many challenges and risks his own life to make sure that Cosette lives a safe life. Toward the end of the story his ability to keep her safe is tested as she meets a young man who revolutionizes

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    Le Thayer Poem Analysis

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    Synopsis This poem by L.E. Thayer is very intelligent. Thayer shows in stanza one that there is a hill as the known obstacle and a stone as well that gets in the way. He then has to ascend; he climbs up and overrules adversity‚ which are known in the poem as the hill‚ stone‚ grime and blinding storm. The poem has very obvious imagery‚ just alone picturing the blinding storm in the reader’s brain makes him/her feel as if he/she were in the same situation as the Thayer. The poem also has a good amount

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    The Spanish conquest of Mexico started in February 14th in 1519 when Cortes arrived at Tenochtitlan in Mexico. The battle was between the Aztecs and Spanish. It started when Cortés and Montezuma were on the causeway giving gifts to each other. And because Montezuma was a naive leader‚ Cortes bribed him. Later the Spanish conquistadors and allies attacked every other Aztec city by a siege. Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors wanted to gain Montezuma’s trust so that they could get the land‚ power

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    In the beginning of this course we learned about society and how individuals feel where they belong in a society as a whole. We also learned how individuals are perceived through different dimensions. I am a white female that comes from a an upper middle class family living in long island‚ New York that comes from a middle eastern background. My culture I feel has affected me personally in society and it contributes to my morals and beliefs that make me who I am today. Race is one of the main reasons

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    “We Take Nothing By Conquest‚ Thank God‚” is a chapter in Howard Zinn’s‚ History of the People. Zinn makes the point that the Mexican-American War was agitated by President Polk‚ and that the newspapers of the time falsely represented people’s opinions of the war even though it was very unpopular among U.S citizens‚ and the army itself. In the night of his inauguration President Polk confided in his Secretary of the Navy that one of his main objectives was to acquire California. Then Polk incited

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    the importance of Spanish alliances‚ it is important to discuss Matthew Restall’s interpretation of “the myth of the white conquistador”. A common myth in regards to the Spanish Conquest is that the Aztecs were conquered by a small group of white Spanish men. Within Restall’s book titled “Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest”‚ he debunks the myth of the white conquistadors. Restall’s argues that “there is no doubt that the Spanish were consistently outnumbered by native enemies on the battlefield.

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    Written Assignment One: The Globalization of Food In Matthew Restall’s book Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest‚ he states that “the Spanish Conquest is a mere episode in the globalization of access to resources of food production. The plants and animals of certain Old World environments and regions have a greater potential as food‚ and the peoples of those regions have enjoyed advantages over others as a result.” (145). In this‚ he asserts that the “big picture” reason for the Spaniards to

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    What three factors contributed to the defeat of the Aztecs? Though there appear to be several factors involved in the defeat of the Aztecs‚ three stood out above the others: (1) superstition‚ (2) weapons and warring tactics‚ and (3) the introduction of new diseases. Ten years prior to the arrival of the Spaniards‚ there were eight signs or omens that appeared to predict the downfall of civilization or the end of the world. Superstition‚ omens‚ magicians‚ signs‚ etc. were a major part of the Aztec

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    I watched “Les Douze Travauz D’Astérix‚” which I found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=717&v=VN0kmk75BmY. Roger Carel played the main character‚ Astérix‚ and Asterix’s good friend and sidekick‚ Obelix‚ was played by Jaques Morel. The movie was produced by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo‚ and was made in 1976. Pierre Tchernia directed it. In this movie‚ Astérix and the other Gauls defeat the Romans in a battle‚ causing the Roman soldiers to believe the Gauls are gods. Julius

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