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    solid states

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    SOLID STATE MARKS = 04 SOLID STATE A solid is that form of matter that possesses a definite shape and a definite volume.   There are two types of solids:   Crystalline solids: Solids with a definite geometric pattern and are anisotropic in nature.   Examples: Iron‚ copper‚ silver‚ sulphur etc. are some elements which form crystalline solids. Potassium chloride‚ sodium nitrate etc are some of the compounds‚ which are crystalline

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    Aggregate Experiment

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    analysis II Testing For Compacted Bulk Density Objectives * To determine the specific bulk densities of a range of course‚ fine and mixed aggregates. * To determine the void content of the samples. * From this we can determine the optimum fine to coarse aggregate mix‚ given the bulk density and minimum void content. Equipment * Electronic Balance * Metal Cylinder (AS Compliant) * Metal Scoop * Tamping Steel Rod Test Procedure 1. Determine the weight and volume

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    1. Urine testing using a dip-stick is an important part of your job; why‚ and what does the doctor learn from this type of testing? The reagent strip‚ or dipstick test‚ is a simple diagnostic tool that is commonly used in the physician’s office laboratory (POL). It is primarily used during standard urinalysis to detect pathological changes in a patient’s urine; this is achieved with the pad on the strip‚ which contains a chemical that reacts with sodium‚ potassium‚ and other positively charged ions

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    felt suffocated so he uses a broadax to break open the egg to release himself. The light cleared off and floated up to become the heavens and the cold matter stayed below and became earth. Pan Gu lived in the middle‚ his head was touching the heavens and his feet were touching the earth. The heavens began to grow at ten feet per day and after another eighteen thousand years the earth and sky had become higher and thicker. Once Pan Gu died his breath became the wind and clouds. His voice became the thunder

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    to contain something of gentle mockery‚ and certain more of tenderness‚ presides at the fall of leaves. There is no air‚ no breath at all. The leaves are so light that they sidle on their going downward‚ hesitating in that which is not void to them‚ and touching at last so intangible to the earth with which they are to merge‚ that the gesture is much gentler than a greeting‚ and even more discreet than a discreet touch. They make a little sound‚ less than the least of sounds. No bird at night in

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    David torres Joe and Pi would have not lived without their will to survive‚ whether it was being lost in the Pacific ocean on a boat or a disastrous and nearly fatal climb of the Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. Surviving takes logical thinking to where at some time you’ll realize it’s very hard to make it out. They were able to know their survival strategies‚ because without their survival knowledge Pi and Joe wouldn’t of made it out alive. In laurence Gonzales’ chapter in Deep survival

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    Whereas‚ if a book is censored because it makes people emotional‚ that is completely uncalled for and irrational. For example‚ in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ when Montag reads a simple poem aloud‚ “Mrs. Phelps began crying. [Everyone] sat‚ not touching her‚ bewildered with her display. She sobbed uncontrollably. Montag himself was stunned and shaken” (Bradbury 97). Because these people were deprived of books‚ they never experienced true emotion‚ which is why emotional texts should not be censored

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    if you don’t think of yourself in certain situations you may lose your life. Decisions are an everyday action that everyone makes some decisions are mild others can be dangerous. Decisions are key points on survival‚ according to the Touching the Void Simon Yates and his companion Joe Simpson who was injured at the time went on a climbing trip on a mountain. Simon Yates attempted to rope Joe Simpson down a mountain in bad weather that’s when the belay went wrong Simpson couldn’t climb up so

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    Userhat And Kha Analysis

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    Userhat and Kha: In Humble Worship The ancient Egyptians had an entire society based on interaction with the spiritual world‚ erecting temples and shrines in honor of the many gods they felt to have power over their lives. Requiring a great amount of skill‚ intelligence‚ and brute strength‚ when these devotional tools were built‚ they were built to last. Such holy places housed objects of great spiritually symbolic importance in reflection of their worship-driven lifestyles. Tangible and beautiful

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    The Painted Door Setting

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    hidden meanings. In the short stories‚ “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” and “The Painted Door” the setting is key to understanding how the characters evolved. Solitude pushes the protagonist in Hemingway and the one in Ross’ story on the edge of sanity. The void of being alone will eventually drive them mad and it will prompt them to do something irrational. The consequences of their actions will gravely affected their mental health. The protagonists desperately want to brighten their life in order to break

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