What Makes Popcorn Pop? What makes popcorn pops? I don’t know. I decided to research about this question‚ because I love popcorn and eat it all the time‚ but I never knew how they popped. It seems to be an amazing science experiment. In only a few minutes these small seeds become popcorn. I think it pops by heating up the seeds at a certain temperature and time. When you heat them up
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What defines a good doctor? On the basis of sources such as the British Medical Council and interviews with patients it is possible to divide the qualities needed to be a good doctor in to two categories. The first of these categories involves qualities associated with creating a good doctor-patient relationship. The attributes required for this include good communication skills as well as a caring and polite manner towards patients. The second category involves the doctor’s clinical competence and
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religious war. The First Crusade was declared by Pope Urban II (Malmesbury’s Chronicle p. 359-363). This declaration makes the First Crusade just by legitimate authority. The next of the guidelines must be looked at through historical context as well. This guideline is just cause. A just cause for going to war is defense against a tyrant or an aggressor. This is the cause of many wars and should always be considered a just cause. Many times God told the Israelites to go to war because they were being oppressed
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A documentary is successful when it is able to combine both the appearance of historically accurate elements and present believable situations through a false lens‚ leading the audience to question the reality of what they are seeing. The genre of documentary aims to present a convincing story through the use of credible documentary tactics to portray a "fictional documentary." Every documentary depends on its viewers believing its premise. The illusion of believability is most often either confirmed
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taking an evildoer and giving her a second chance‚ a makeover if you will. I had never seen the original movie Sleeping Beauty‚ but I knew full well who Maleficent was‚ even if I could not remember her name half the time. I sat through the movie and remember not being incredibly impressed with the plot line or story telling style. The original concept had intrigued me‚ but for whatever reason‚ the development of the character and expansion of the plot seemed to take away from Maleficent’s original power
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Assignment 1 Strategy The article I read was‚ What is Strategy? By Michael Porter. In this article Porter talks about the abilities to set objectives‚ facilitate resources and the ability to target the right customers. Porter goes onto talk about operational efficiency. He says that operational efficiency is basically preforming similar tasks better than your rivals in the market. He emphases being different than your rival‚ don’t try to be better and always out do them‚ be different and unique
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If we all take the time to listen and love each other‚ this world would be a better place (Mike Love). Society judges other beings for what they appear to be. Society wants everyone to be themselves‚ yet everyone gets judged for not acting “the right way”. According to society‚ our actions must relate to everyone else’s. In other words‚ we may have to be a copy of what society expects us to be and we may not be an original. However‚ why be same when we were born to be different? Creating a bond or
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What Makes an Excellent Teacher? There are many teachers who are capable of providing students with the necessary information needed to be learned in school. Out of those many‚ there are a few special ones who always stand out. Students usually refer to them as excellent teachers. Many different characteristics combine together to create this exceptional individual and extraordinary teacher. A great teacher must be fair to absolutely everyone. This includes treating every student with the same
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Distinguish between futures and forward contract Futures contract A futures contract is a contractual agreement‚ generally made on the trading floor of a futures exchange‚ to buy or sell a particular commodity or financial instrument at a pre-determined price in the future. Futures contracts feature the quality and quantity of the underlying asset‚ they are standardized to facilitate trading on a futures exchange. Some futures contracts may call for physical delivery of the asset‚ while others
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1. Tell us about a concept‚ theory‚ or topic you have explored simply because it sparked your intellectual curiosity. Why do you find it intriguing? How do you want to further explore it? I have always been captivated by the concepts and theories of what makes art “beautiful.” Since I am an artist myself‚ I had wanted to improve by finding what “beauty” is to everyone. As I learned in Theory of Knowledge (ToK) class‚ art‚ like history‚ is subjective to the individual‚ but one cannot deny there are
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