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    The Efficiency of Heating Using a Flame Thermodynamics II   Contents Introduction 2 Observations 2 Time/Temperature readings 2 Time/Temperature Plot 3 Calculations and Results 3 1) Enthalpy change of gas burned over the duration of the test 3 2) Heat transfer to the water in the kettle (Qw) 4 3) Heat transfer to the water which evaporates from the kettle (Qev) 4 4) Heat transfer to the kettle from initial to final state (Qk) 4 Find‚ as a fraction of 1‚ the values

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    Christmas Pine Cone Candles Christmas is the perfect time to try your hand at making crafts. Whether it’s a gift for a family member or just a decoration around your house‚ Christmas crafts bring delight for everyone involved. One simple and very popular craft is candle making. Here are a few steps that will show you how to make a wonderful and aromatic pinecone candle: In order to complete this craft‚ you will need the following materials: paraffin wax candlewick handful of small pinecones cinnamon/nutmeg

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    Life Is Not Paradise Life can often appear to be full of despair. In the constant struggle between good and evil‚ evil seems to get the upper hand. This is also the case in the novel‚ The Green Mile‚ by Stephen King. The story and experiences of the main character‚ Paul Edgecombe‚ the supervisor at a prison block in the 1930’s‚ are the epitomy of the following quote. "Life is not paradise. It is pain‚ hardship‚ failure‚ and temptation shot through with radiant gleams of light‚ friendship‚ and love

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    Burn‚ Baby‚ Burn: Comparing the burning speed of scented and unscented candles This experiment was performed to compare how quickly a scented and an unscented candle will burn. The tests were done by comparing the length that the candles will burn in 30 minutes - using unscented‚ rose scented and apple scented candles. Hypothesis: Unscented candles burn more quickly than scented candles. Overview: Candles Candles are a convenient way of providing light and heat when no electricity is available

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    In The Green Mile by Stephen King‚ there happens to be two men who like to have total control over the situation. The men that can take control‚ Brutus Howell and Paul Edgecombe‚ do an extremely good job‚ but Edgecombe has more of the F personality which becomes handy when dealing with his situation. Brutus Howell‚ also called Brutal‚ can be forceful when needed. Howell’s size helps when he needs to be forceful when handling difficult prisoners. Brutal obtains a few essential authoritarian traits

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    Body Paragraph 1: Basic Facts Eigth and last planet in the solar system Mean density (kg/m3):(Neptune)1‚638 (Earth) 5‚514 (Neptune/Earth Ratio) 0.297 Neptune‚ like Uranus‚ is one of the two outer planets known as an "ice giant." Made up of more ices than Jupiter and Saturn‚ the chilly body almost seems to be in a class by itself. Body Paragraph 2: Atmosphere Neptune’s atmosphere is made up predominately of hydrogen and helium‚ with some methane. The methane is part of what gives Neptune

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    appropriate behavior‚” is can be assumed that Whirlpool’s decision to close the plant and open a plant in Mexico was completely within the confines of the law. Whirlpool is spending $21 million in employee termination costs and has given enough notice to employees to adapt to the changes. The ethical responsibilities in this case are for Whirlpool to do what is EXPECTED of the business by society. Given that the stakeholders had an overwhelming negative reaction to this decision‚ it can be assumed that

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    A Meeting in the Dark

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    "A Meeting in the Dark" This short story by Ngugi wa Thiong’o‚ is a captivating story about a young man trapped in a conflict that many young men face today. The young man‚ John‚ rebellious of his father and living in two different worlds‚ struggles with his girlfriend‚ Wamuhu‚ to find a solution to their problem. Unsure of what his parents will think when they find out what John and Wamuhu have done‚ John begins to panic and accidentally does the unthinkable. John’s father was a very religious

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    English 30

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    In the end Elmer comes to the conclusion that bad choices produce bad outcomes‚ and this was a bad outcome. As I read the short story “Turkle” I felt as if I had a strong connection understanding that decisions that are believed to be small can have a strong‚ large impactful conclusion. Although a decision may seem simple at the time‚ it is

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    Conclusion “How can we test and treat the Acme wastewater?” We need to test the pH to see what the waters health is. We also need to see if there is any copper in the water‚ if there is‚ we need go go throught the procedure. If the water is turbid‚ we need to figure out a way to make it clear and clean. My hypothesis was partially correct and incorrect. It was correct because we did need to test the water to see if it was hazardous‚ and part of it did. We needed to fix that fast. It was partially

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