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- 6051: Intermolecular Bonding Essay
- ... pairs are broken. As these hydrogen bonds break, the DNA molecule loses its shape and is denatured. f. The boiling point of water can be explained by the hydrogen bonds present. Oxygen has a very high electronegativity value and when bonded to hydrogen, a very polar molecule is formed. The hydrogen bonds occur throughout the liquid so when water is boiled, enough kinetic energy must be supplied to the atoms to break all of the hydrogen bonds before water boils. This explains why water has such a high boiling point. h. The increased boiling points and melting points of alkanes of increasing size are due to stronger intermolecular forces. The only significant intermolecular force in alkanes are the van der Waals interaction. This ...
- 6052: The Seven-Years War
- ... command of the privateer contingent. These privateers would load all available sidearms, and keep them in a locked room on the poop deck. In the case of an attempted mutiny, the privateers could take the high ground of the poop deck and fire repeatedly on the mutinous crew. The privateer vessel would commandeer the majority of the English ship's provisions, with the logic that the captured vessel was headed for ... for the privateer to keep. This made troop transports a suitable prize for privateers who could often outmaneuver the larger military ships. A common tactic was to load their cannons with grape shot and aim high for the British sails. If a privateer could disable the man-o-war's maneuvering capability, he would gain a great advantage. Positioning himself perpendicular to the British stern, the British would be forced to ...
- 6053: Underwater Photography
- ... market for such images broadens. The growing public awareness of the condition of the oceans - through the efforts of such conservation groups as Greenpeace, the Cousteau Society, and the World Wildlife Fund - continues to require high-impact, high-quality images that reveal the delicate nature and the precarious balance of the underwater world. At any level, underwater photography is just as exhilarating to look at, as it is to photograph it. Equipment The ...
- 6054: Nuclear Legacy
- ... the Department of Energy and could not in good conscious choose one of these three sites, I would propose a plan to launch nuclear waste-filled lead capsules into an area in outer space with high levels of natural radiation. Although it may cost a fortune, any price is worth saving the Earth. I believe that by launching these capsules into space, our Earth will be left unaffected and free from the possibility of leakage. (As by creating disposal sites, the Earth is still at risk from a possible radioactive leak). If we launch these pellets to areas in space with high natural radiation, a leak in the pellet will not be as disastrous as a leak occurring on Earth. The radiation being emitted from the capsule will then combine with the source of natural radiation, resulting ...
- 6055: Jay Gatsby: The Dissolution of a Dream
- ... not admit this essential fact because it would destroy his understanding of Daisy. In the end, this willful blindness helps lead to his ultimate tragedy. Gatsby is a romantic, a man who began with a high and exalted vision of himself and his destiny. He aspires to greatness, which he associates with Daisy. If he can win her, then he will have somehow achieved his goal. Gatsby's wealth, his mansion ... epigraph becomes clear: the four-line poem of Thomas Park d'Invilliers that Fitzgerald quotes on the title page describes exactly what Gatsby has done. He has symbolically worn the gold hat; he has bounced high, accumulating possessions for this moment, so that when Daisy sees them she will cry our, like the lover in the poem, "I must have you." And Daisy does. These shirts move Daisy not because they ...
- 6056: Martin Luther King
- ... and a younger brother coming later. As a boy, Martin was extremely smart, and could read before the age of six. He had already set academic standards for himself by stating that he would finish school priorr to his year older sister. In my opinion this could have had a major effect on King's life by encouraging him to learn faster and better. Martin was first exposed to racism at ... sources specified his exact age at the time) when he was not allowed to play with some white friends of his. Martin also became accustomed to his liberal ideas while he was still in grade school. This became known to his mother after Martin said "You know, when I grow up to be a man, I'm going to hit this thing, and hit it hard, Mother; there's no such ...
- 6057: Henry David Thoreau: The Great Conservationist, Visionary, and Humanist
- ... poet (Derleth 14), but most of all he wanted to live with freedom to think and act as he wished. Immediately after graduation from Harvard, Henry David applied for a teaching position at the public school in Concord and was accepted. However, he refused to flog children as punishment. He opted instead to deliver moral lectures. This was looked down upon by the community, and a committee was asked to review the situation. They decided that the lectures were not ample punishment, so they ordered Thoreau to flog recalcitrant students. With utter contempt he lined up six children after school that day, flogged them, and handed in his resignation, because he felt that physical punishment should have no part in education (Derleth 15). In 1837 Henry David began to write his Journal (16). It started ...
- 6058: Al Capone
- ... a.k.a. AL, SCARFACE Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1899, of an immigrant family. He lived with his father Gabriele and Mother Teresa and his brothers and sisters. Al did quite well in school until the sixth grade when his steady record of B's deteriorated rapidly. At fourteen, he lost his temper at the teacher, she hit him and he hit her back. He was expelled and never went to school again. About this time, his family moved from their house on Navy Street to 21 Garfield Place. This move would have a lasting impact on Al because in this new neighborhood he would meet the ...
- 6059: Roman Pantomime
- ... was considered a sung tragedy. The main difference between tragedy and pantomime being that pantomimes were usually danced tragedies. Caspo and Slater testify that pantomime became the preferred form of drama after the comic ballet school of Bathyllos lost ground to the tragic ballet school of Pylades. Simalarly, pantomime has roots in Greek mythology many of the pantomimes were based on Greek myths. We have evidence of the existence of pantomimes that were centered on Greek myths from very early ...
- 6060: The Role Catalysts In Chemical Reactions, Their Importance In Industry, Problems and New Developments
- ... therefore not released. Until relatively recently, one of the large drawbacks with catalysts was the highly toxic by-products which they became after use. This was because the catalysts were often corrosive acids with a high toxicity level in liquid form. Examples include hydrogen fluoride. Once these catalysts had been used this promoted great problems in terms of disposal as these acids corrode disposal containers and are highly dangerous to transport ... fluid. In summary I see Supported reagents as the best possible solution to the problems associated with catalysis due to their easy use and their ability to be recovered and re-used. They have a high level of activity and improved selectivity in reactions. This is accompanied by their highly catalytic activity which leads to the best possible level of performance in commercial uses. This has already been proven by the ...
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