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    Lab Report: Flame Test

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    this‚ rinse it with distilled water from the wash bottle‚ dip it into the Hydrochloric Acid‚ and place it in the burner flame for a few moments. 4. Take note of the color of the flame when the wire is clean. This is the color you should see after each cleaning. 5. Once the wire is clean‚ dip it into one of the solutions‚ place the wire in the flame‚ and observe the color of the flame. 6. Clean the Nichrome wire as directed in step 3‚ then repeat step 5 until all of the solutions have been tested.

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    Night

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    Many themes exist in Night‚ Elie Wiesel’s nightmarish story of his Holocaust experience. From normal life in a small town to physical abuse in concentration camps‚ Night chronicles the journey of Wiesel’s teenage years. Neither Wiesel nor any of the Jews in Sighet could have imagined the horrors that would befall them as their lived changed under the Nazi regime. The Jews all lived peaceful‚ civilized lives before German occupation. Eliezer Wiesel was concerned with mysticism and his father was “more

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    We often lament that we can’t change the world; that we just have to accept things for what they are. More often than not we are right‚ we can’t change the world. Or can we? I was in WALMART the other day (how many world-changing stories begin in WALMART?) and there was a young woman in the check-out line in front of me buying a car battery. After she paid‚ she picked up the battery and walked it out of the store; I wanted to help her‚ it looked heavy‚ but I still had to check out my purchases

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    Cast Away

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    Cast Away In the film Cast Away‚ I was interested in Chuck’s transition between his communication process from before he was stranded on the island and his communication skills when he got back. Being stranded on an island for four years‚ having no one but a volleyball to talk to would of course have some effects on how anyone would present themselves when they returned. I noticed that in the beginning of the film‚ Chuck had sufficient communication competence and was able to connect well with

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    The dark knight

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    film “The Dark Knight” directed by Christopher Nolan the beginning of the film was memorable as it introduced a main character The Joker. Nolan used many visual features to capture the audience’s attention and to portray The Joker’s character. In the opening scene of “The Dark Knight” Christopher Nolan uses to build tension before Joker is introduced to us throughout the whole scene the sound of the cello is playing it starts of at a slow pace and is silent and as the scene goes on it we hear the

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    Is there a clear divide between books for adults and books for children? On the surface one may feel that there is a clear divide between children’s books and adults. For instance if we take a look at a typical children’s book cover we often find them to be colourful and decorated with illustrations. In contrast to the supposed adult books that often have mundane simple covers. However‚ to distinguish if there is a clear divide between children’s books and adults books one must look further

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    The Green Mile Analysis

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    The Green Mile a very interesting slow paced movie deals with the injustices of racial profiling and the criminal injustice of the murder and rape of two young girls. It also deals with a man with supernatural powers to help clean the world of hatred by people during the time of major racism and that man was John Coffey he showed that he was a good man. Frank Darabont the director for The Green Mile) did a great job on showing the good and bad in people and how the simplest things can make you happy

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    Spirited Away

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    Today marks ten whole years since Studio Ghibli first shared Spirited Away with the world. Thus far it is the only foreign film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature‚ which says a lot about it and its success with foreign audiences. Spirited Away is one of my favourite films for the simple reason that it has a lot going for it. A great coming-of-age story‚ a quirky yet layered set of characters‚ fantastic animation that stays true to traditional methods while incorporating digital technology

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    George Gershwin: “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” When thinking about significant American composers‚ one name in particular came to me: George Gershwin. Influenced by French composers of an earlier time‚ George developed his own style‚ mixing jazz with the popular music of his time and creating something unique. Though he was met with mixed reviews in most of his endeavors‚ he kept writing‚ producing songs and plays for no purpose other than because he loved doing it. He started off as a song-plugger

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    The Dark Child

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    The Dark Child Camara Laye wrote The Dark Child to oppose stereotypes that have become part of western culture. When most westerners think about Africa they think of an undeveloped country that is stricken by poverty and primitive behavior. The dark child is an autobiography of Camara Laye’s youth and his early life growing in to adulthood. Camara Laye grew up in the town of Kouroussa on the inland plain of French Guinea in the Malinke tribe. His father was a well-renounced blacksmith and a man

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