Santiago - An adventurous young Andalusian shepherd determined to fulfill his Personal Legend‚ which is to find a treasure at the foot of the Egyptian pyramids. He is the book’s protagonist. Read an in-depth analysis of Santiago. The Alchemist - A 200-year-old‚ extremely powerful alchemist residing in the Al-Fayoum Oasis. He dresses in black‚ rides a white horse‚ and carries a scimitar‚ the Philosopher’s Stone‚ and the Elixir of Life. He often speaks cryptically‚ but he understands the Soul of
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produce as much wool as the other‚ supposing the labour to be the same‚ and the wool produced by one acre will be the same‚ and the wool produced by one acre will sell at the same price as that produced by the other. If the wool of the one acre is made into a suit of coarse cloth and the wool of the other into a suit of fine cloth‚ as the latter will require more work and dearer workmanship it will be sometimes ten times dearer‚ though both contain the same quantity and quality of wool. The quantity
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Three factors influence the Industrial revolution‚ these factors include :a population boom: a canal boom: and policies of the government of parliament. The revolution first occurred in Britain and later spread throughout the world. Cotton also had a prevalent influence on the revolution‚ these influences are demonstrated in the Cottage Industries. The Industrial revolution created a major energy crisis which was solved by James Watt. During the revolution the first locomotive (the Rocket) was invented
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PICRIC ACID (DIRECT DYE): Take about 60 mL of water in a 400 mL beaker. Add 2-3 drops of concentrated sulphuric acid and about 0.5 g of Picric Acid to it. Stir the solution with a wooden stick and warm over a hot water bath. Immerse one piece of each wool‚ cotton‚ polyester‚ nylon and terecot into it. When the pieces are thoroughly wetted in dye solution remove these with the help of forceps. Wash these with the help of warm water till the washing is colourless. Dry the pieces and note the results.
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I. Give geographical reasons. 1. Rainwater harvesting is very important in Rajasthan. Rainwater harvesting is very important in Rajasthan because Rajasthan Desert gets very little rainfall which is around is 100 to 250 mm. in a year. Hence there is water scarcity throughout the year and also high variability from year to year. Western Rajasthan faces acute water scarcity due to poor ground water quality and lack of water resources such as rivers and canals. To tackle with this problem and
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Why Did the Romans Invade Britain Britain had lots of things the Romans wanted Lead Wood Tin Wool Pearls Slaves Gold Silver Corn Corn As the Roman Empire grew bigger there were more and more people to feed More and more Romans started living in towns leaving fewer people in the country to grow crops Valuable Metals: Silver The Romans made their money out of silver – more coins were needed as the Empire grew. Britain already had silver mines that the Romans knew about
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States‚ Venice‚ and Milan. Each of these states grew up with its own distinctive character‚mostly caused by the differences between their government that presided over each. Florence. the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance‚grew powerful as a wool trading post began‚ and remained powerful throughout the Renaissance because of the leadership of the Medici family‚who maintained the city’s financial strength and were intelligent‚generous patrons of the arts. For all practical purposes‚ the Italian
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stable emulsion (o/w) o/w 5 4 4 8 w/o 12 15 12 12 10 Beeswax Cetyl alcohol Mineral oil Soft paraffin Wool fat Rx Mineral oil Wool fat Cetyl alcohol Emulsifier system Water to 35% 1 1 5 100 HLB 12 10 15 Proportion of each: Mineral oil Wool fat Cetyl alcohol 35/37 x 100 = 94.6% 1/37 x 100 = 2.7% 1/37 x 100 = 2.7% Total required HLB number Mineral oil 94.6/100 x 12 = 11.4 Wool fat 2.7/100 x 10 = 0.3 Cetyl alcohol 2.7/100 x 15 = 0.4 Total required HLB 12.1 This formulation requires
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Ancient Greece is a very famous country that is known for its unique fashion styles. Years ago‚ ancient Greeks did not care about the type of clothing they were wearing. Men and women wore similar things. Not knowing that a few hundred years later researchers would argue over if their clothes were better than today’s or worse than today’s clothing. The Greeks had unique ways of making clothing but it does not compare to today’s clothing. In Ancient Greece there were many different fashion styles
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Chapter 6 Homework Solutions 6-16 Sales budget‚ service setting. 1. Rouse & Sons | 2011 Volume | At 2011Selling Prices | Expected 2012Change in Volume | Expected 2012 Volume | Radon Tests | 12‚200 | $290 | +6% | 12‚932 | Lead Tests | 16‚400 | $240 | -10% | 14‚760 | Rouse & Sons Sales Budget | For the Year Ended December 31‚ 2012 | | | | | | Selling Price | Units Sold | Total Revenues | Radon Tests | $290 | 12‚932 | $3‚750‚280 | Lead Tests | $240
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