All the news we hear‚ whether it’s on television‚ in class or even a conversation will always have conflicting and different beliefs‚ theories and responses. For example last night my husband and I were watching the premier of “Angry Boys” a mockumentary by Chris Lilley. He described the series to be a comment on "what it means to be a boy in the 21st century by putting representations of the male of the species under the microscope." To me the program sounded intellectual when in fact it consisted
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Jeremy Li Wai Long Lam Experiment 9: Rate Law Determination of the Crystal Violet Reaction Goals: Under stand 1st‚ 2nd ‚ and 3rd order chemical reactions‚ learn graphing options available on LogerPro Purpose: Determine the reaction order with respect to crystal violet for the reaction between crystal violet and sodium hydroxide. Introduction: The rate expression for this reaction is of the form: rate = K(CV+)M(OH-)N Where k = re constant‚ m is the order of the reaction with respect to the
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Evaluation of Ideas The concept of boredom is a familiar feeling to many people‚ however until recently there has been little to no discussion or research into its effects (Kubota‚ Taylor). Similar to depression or apathy‚ boredom is a something that people want to avoid as it tends to have a detrimental impact on our daily lives. Atwood’s portrayal of boredom through the narrators experience gives an accurate account of feelings that are often associated with boredom. Atwood identifies the intrinsic
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Purpose: To determine the reaction order with respect to crystal violet dye. Procedure: Turn on a Spectronic 20 and warm it up for at least 15 minutes. Be sure the wavelength is set to 540nm. When the instrument has warmed up‚ use a clean small test tube from the drawer filled 2/3 with the first NaOH solution that is planned to use‚ as a blank set 0% and 100% transmittance. Take a %T reading every minute for at least 15 minutes so it may be convenient to wait until the room clock’s second
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Yeast Mutations due to Ultra-Violet Light Exposure Summary: Mutations have played one of the most important roles throughout life on Earth. Without genetic mutations there would not be the diversity of living species that we see today. Understanding how mutations work and how they are created is an important step in controlling and isolating genes for experimentation. In this experiment we tested the effects of Ultra-Violet light on growing single-celled yeast. We did this by first creating serial
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In his short story‚ Until Gwen‚ Dennis Lehane allows the reader to experience the dark world of his protagonist Bobby. Bobby is released from prison and reunited with his father‚ their destructive relationship is revealed throughout the story. Bobby‚ a young troubled man is released from prison. His father pick him up with drugs and a prostitute (Mandy) in a stolen car. Shortly into the ride‚ Bobby starts drifting in his thoughts about Gwen the love of his life. Mandy‚ Bobby’s and his father spend
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In the context of your critical study‚ to what extent does your personal response to “The Sharpness of Death” influence your judgment of this poem and Harwood’s poetry as a whole. Through a critical study of Gwen Harwood’s poetry‚ the responder’s personal response has a significant effect on their judgement towards her poetry. In The Sharpness of Death‚ Harwood explores the inexplicable link between life and death‚ as well as the value of memories in response to the inevitable passing of time
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Allegiance is recited. Since these events are important in context they are seen as a statement‚ describing what it means to be an American however many citizens are challenging the pledge because it contains two words that some‚ like Gwen Wilde‚ do not believe in. Gwen Wilde‚ the author of Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should Be Revised‚ is one of the few Americans protesting the Pledge because it contains the words “under God”. In her essay‚ Wilde states‚ that reciting the pledge should be something
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the loss of cultural identity because of forced assimilation is depicted in the desperate plea of the speaker to be able to "find my talk" (Joe 14)‚ which illustrates a strong urge to reclaim their true self and share it. In "You Are Love(D)‚" Erica Violet Lee describes intense resilience and resistance with the use of detailed imagery‚ for example‚ "broken shards of tools and the rubble of nations" (Lee 10-11) which furthers learning and cultural pride. Similarly‚ in "I’m Sad and Lonely‚" by Carl Sandburg
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The very nature of poetry as being open to interpretive readings means that the poetry of Gwen Harwood can change with time and place‚ thus exploring the social customs and ethics affecting the contemporary audience. Her poems “Father and Child” (FC) and “The Violets” (TV) both reflect her context of the 1960s and 1970s‚ a period in which social activism had a major effect on the values of the presiding culture. The poems reveal Harwood’s characteristic voice that surpasses the barriers of time and
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