Most people in today’s society do not stray far from what is perceived as normal‚ but some people dare to do extraordinary things. People such as Philippe Petit featured in the documentary Man on Wire and Timothy Treadwell featured in the documentary Grizzly Man. These two individuals share many similarities in regard to what they are willing to do to achieve their goals. They also share differences in regard to how they think and how they respond to fame. I intend to delve deeper into their characters
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Sociological Character Analysis: Randy From a sociological perspectives as to why Randy gets in trouble so often this could be related to his race‚ his lack of real family and growing up in the system‚ his lack of education‚ and his lack of money. In the Wire you see the teachers and principal use this against him by threatening to call his foster mom unless he gives them the information they want‚ such as‚ who has been graffitiing school property. His lack of money is what reluctantly drives him to do
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Physics GCSE coursework: Resistance of wire Aim: To investigate if the length of wire affects its resistance. Prediction (Hypothesis): I predict that the longer the wire the higher the resistance‚ and the shorter the wire the lower the resistance. Knowledge: Resistance is that property of electric components that turn electric energy into heat in opposing the passing of an electric current.It can be beneficial‚ as in electric heaters‚ or a pest‚ as in light bulbs‚ where the heat
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meters of varnish insulated copper wire with diameter 0.5mm PVC pipe- 300mm length 3- 1.5 volt batteries with casing 3- jumper wires with crocodile clips Multimeter Scissors Infrared Thermometer 1 roll of insulation tape Procedure 1. Wind the wire around the PVC pipe. Fix the ends of the wires to the insulation tape. Remove about 3 cm. of insulation from the wire using the tips of the paper knife. Measure the resistance of the wire using the ohm setting on the multimeter
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Resistivity of Copper Wire of Different Lengths In this report I will be writing about the experiment I will conduct on copper wire of different lengths. The dependent variable I will be measuring is the resistance of the Copper wire. To do this experiment‚ one needs to obtain measurements with a high degree of accuracy‚ taking care of the equipment they use and measuring each value to a certain degree of accuracy for all results. The problem with measuring the resistivity of Copper wire is due to the properties
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Man on Wire VS Grizzly Man Have you ever wanted to do something as exciting as walking on a wire or watching bears in their natural habitat. Philippe Petit and Timothy Treadwell both dedicated characters‚ which put their life at risk. Philippe a childish daring man considered walking on the wire in one of the largest building in New York. Timothy a passionate reckless man driven to observe bears in their habitat in many different places. Both characters have a lot in common‚ mainly both characters
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from metals‚ roughening of wire surface‚ and weakening of appliances‚ which can lead to mechanical failure or even fracture of the orthodontic materials. Corrosion of orthodontic wires is strongly related with the acidic environment of buccal cavity and presence of fluoride ions‚ prophylactic agents and mouthwash solutions. The
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How does the length of a wire affect its resistance? Introduction: This first report in Physics will show the investigation of how the length of a wire affects its resistance. For starters I will go through the main definitions‚ to get a better knowledge of what is going to happen. However I will plan it out first to show each step of how I started‚ and then go into detail about the results and what the investigation on a whole has showed me. I shall then conclude my findings and present them with
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THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2007- 09‚ EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY OF JAPAN Japan is among one of the most rapidly growing economies in the world. The economy is primarily dependent upon the service sector which is highly developed followed by the manufacturing and industry sector. The country is rich in new and innovative technologies which benefit it to endeavour in the competitive era. The overall GDP of Japan in the year 2012 was $5960 billion and the purchasing power parity was $4.617 trilllion representing
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thing again‚ go about this very‚ very carefully. Dong rot is nothing to joke about. This is the only body you’ve got‚ so don’t ruin it. Step 3-Decide on what size‚ or gauge you would like to be pierced at. Piercing sizes generally follow the American Wire Gauge standard in which a larger number represents a smaller size. For example‚ genital piercings are generally done from a size 16 to about a size 12‚ though there are always exceptions. A 14 gauge is about 1/16". Step 4-Order your surgical steel
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