EXPERIMENT 2 Title : Shear Force and Bending Moment Objective : To determine the shear force and bending moment when concentrated load‚ symmetrical load and non symmetrical load are applied Introduction The shear force (F) in a beam at any section‚ X‚ is the force transverse to the beam tending cause it to shear across the section. The shear force at any section is taken as positive if the right-hand side tends to slide downwards relative to the left hand portion. The negative force
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“There is no truth in advertising.” Discuss Advertising is omnipresent and inescapable in today’s world. It is claimed that an average person is exposed to 2000 advertisements every day. Due to its all-pervasive nature‚ advertising has a huge impact on our minds‚ both consciously and unconsciously. However‚ the credibility of today’s advertisements should be questioned. As media companies and advertising agents become increasingly profit-driven‚ advertisements now contain false information‚ promote
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Isabella Baumfree or now known as Sojourner Truth was born into slavery around 1797 in Ulster County‚ New York. Her parents were James and Betsey. All were property of Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh. Like other slaves‚ she experienced the sorrow of being sold and was cruelly beaten and mistreated. As a child she spoke only little Dutch and never learned to read or write. In 1826 she walked to freedom carrying her infant child Sophia with her. She stayed in New York City until 1843. She traveled the
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In an excerpt from Virginia Woolf’s memoir “Moments of Being”‚ she constructs a memoir with optimistic diction to convey to humanity that the significant moments from the past are a lesson to be used in the future. In Woolf’s excerpt she reflects upon her childhood memories with her brother Thoby and her father at a seaside village. Woolf is indicating that some moments from that past are a lesson used in the future. One lesson learned was from a moment Woolf had with her brother and father fishing
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The key moment when one experiences a move towards a psychological or moral maturity is different for every single person‚ every single novel‚ and every single protagonist in a story. Sometimes‚ there are more than one “key moment” in a person’s life‚ as in the case of Sayuri‚ the protagonist of the novel‚ Memoirs of a Geisha‚ by Arthur Golden. This historical fiction story tells of a young Japanese girl from a small fishing village‚ who is sent away to the big city of Gion in order to train to be
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Jussim’s article ‘Truth in Stereotypes’ indicates that contrary to popular belief‚ stereotypes are essential in order to make a judgment when first assessing a situation with no prior information. Lee Jussim‚ having earned a Ph.D. in social psychology‚ seems to be qualified to make dissertations regarding this topic. ‘Truth in Stereotypes’ is not the first editorial regarding stereotypes that Jussim has worked on. He has also worked on expositions such as ‘Stereotype (In)Accuracy in Perceptions of
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Fabrication is more powerful truth‚ at least in the eyes of Hollywood When it comes to film’s interpretation of history and reality‚ such as the recent film’s “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty”‚ Hollywood has long had a habit of altering facts‚ creating illusions and fabrications‚ and even distorting final outcomes. Hollywood is an industry‚ and for a long time now‚ has understandably aimed at creating the best possible plot line with regard to its films. In some ways‚ it could be considered a “dream
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Discovering The Truth Vs. Promoting Justice There are many goals to the criminal adjudication system. Between discovering the truth and promoting justice‚ I have the reason to believe that‚ promoting justice is more important. The reason why I believe that‚ this is more of an important goal is because promoting justice will bring everyone together as an equal society. Without an equal society the criminal adjudication process would be simply unfair. This is why I believe that promoting justice
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OBJECTIVE MORAL TRUTH There are many views on moral truths‚ which causes major turmoil in the world we live in. Were this a simple subject world peace would most definitely be solves in an instant‚ and pointlessly killing each other would cease. The question is are there universal objective moral truths? Are there irrefutable‚ accepted by everyone‚ moral issues that can be universally agreed upon by everyone no matter what age‚ race‚ color or nationality? My answer to that question is no‚ there
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In the novel 1984‚ Orwell produced a social critique on totalitarianism and a future dystopia that made the world pause and think about our past‚ present and future. When reading this novel we all must take the time to think of the possibility that Orwell ’s world could come to pass. Orwell presents the concepts of power‚ marginalization‚ and resistance through physical‚ psychological‚ sexual and political control of the people of Oceania. The reader experiences the emotional ride through the eyes
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