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- 24051: CHEMICAL REACTIONS
- ... ideas soon brought speculations of doubt. When metal is burned, its ash has a greater mass than the original substance. Stahl tried to cover himself by saying that phlogiston will take away from a substance's mass or that it had a negative mass, which weren't relevant to his original theories. In the Eighteenth Century Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, in France, discovered an important detail in the understanding of the chemical reaction combustion of oxygen. He said that combustion was a chemical ... different properties. He also came up with idea that a molecule of one substance is exactly the same as any other molecule of the same substance. People like Joseph-Lois Gay-Lussac added to Dalton's concepts with the postulate that the volumes of gasses that react with each other are related (14 grams of nitrogen reacted with exactly three grams of hydrogen, eight grams of oxygen reacted to exactly ...
- 24052: Effects Of Smoking 2
- ... quite content to keep on puffing because they “enjoy” it so much. Why would seemingly intelligent people continue to smoke, knowing full well the dangers and potential implications of doing so? Well folks, I don't want to disillusion anybody, but it is because they are nicotine addicts Cigarette smokers are just as much an addict as someone hooked on crack, cocaine, morphine or heroin. The folks that say they don't want to quit, because of the pleasure they derive from smoking, are not really speaking for themselves. It is their addiction speaking for them. It is that little addicted voice inside their minds rationalizing the ... movies. Smoking becomes a part of who and what you are, An addict. It amazes me the number of people who smoke cigarettes who would never smoke a "marijuana" cigarette. They say "Oh no, that’s drugs" or "I’m not a dope fiend". Sorry pal tobacco is a drug and if you're a smoker, you are also a drug addict. The sooner you accept it, the sooner you ...
- 24053: John Alexander Macdonald: A Good Role Model?
- ... By studying some books about him I concluded that this humble man is someone who deserves to be known as a good role model. Here are some reasons to why. It is John A. Macdonald's outstanding qualities that made him a upright leader. He won the hearts of people because he could relate to them and their problems. Showing humility, Mr. Macdonald considered himself as one of them*. And his ... comparison to all of the politicians, he is by far one of the most honest Prime Ministers. Although he was not perfectly honest as shown in the Pacific Scandal, he rarely made promises that weren't fulfilled. The people recognized this and showed their appreciation by continuing to support him till his death. John Alexander Macdonald proved himself to be a great leader and therefor a good example for us to ... love and for the most part honestly conducted his duties. With all these facts about him, it is not hard to see that John A. Macdonald is worthy to be imitated. After all, he wasn't known as ‘honorable John Alexander Macdonald' for nothing.
- 24054: Clinton
- ... employee, who worked in the same office. During this time President Clinton apparently sent gifts to Lewinsky, most importantly in the case against him a dress, which she saved as a souvenir, had the President's DNA on it. With things heating up in the Paula Jones case, the President asked Lewinsky to lie about visits to his office. Turning her back on Lewinsky, Tripp taped telephone conversations between herself and ... FBI, Tripp wore a wire while Lewinsky lead her step-by-step through her entire sexual relationship with Mr. Clinton. The following day, Lewinsky gives Tripp points on how to respond to Paula Jones' lawyer's questions. After receiving news of this Starr requested from a federal panel, the ability of an expansion of his ongoing investigation. The following day, President Clinton, who was under oath, denied an affair with Lewinsky ... tapes became public knowledge. The President stated in an interview with Jim Lehrer of PBS on the same day, "There is no improper relationship"(Clinton 1998). He also stated in this interview that he "didn't ask anybody not to tell the truth."(Clinton 1998). In using a double negative, Mr. Clinton could possibly be telling the people of the United States that he did have an affair, without expanding ...
- 24055: Dionysus
- Dionysus Dionysus was the most widely worshipped and popular god in ancient Greece. It's not difficult to see why; he was their god of wine, merriment, ritual dance, warm moisture, and later, civilization. He was often depicted as a handsome young man, dressed in fawnskin, and carrying a goblet ... unruly traveling companions. The people of Achaea loved Dionysus, but hated his satyr and maenad friends. One time, when Dionysus was visiting a port city, he was captured by a group of pirates who weren't aware of his divine powers. He destroyed the pirates and sailed their ship to the Island of Naxos. It was there that he met his bride and only love Ariadne. Dionysus then made a journey ... ceremony, a live goat would be disemboweled, and the partygoers would feast upon its raw flesh. In Rome, Dionysus was known as Bacchus, and his festival, or Bacchanalia, was also extremely immoral, even by Rome's standards. So immoral in fact, that the Roman Senate in 186 B.C., made a law forbidding the celebration of the Bacchanalia.
- 24056: Dreams
- ... life we live. In the course of the night your mind will keep working or trying to figure out problems that crossed your path over time. ³Dreams perform emotional homework that helps us master life¹s lessons² (Graves 190). The mind will work sub-consciously on the small things in life that are often missed because of larger problems. Many times your mind will put information together that was gathered over ... human race may have just a little to much control over the mind. Which may be a good or a bad thing, that all depends on how you choose to think. I know I wouldn¹t want anyone that far into my mind to be able to explore my dreams. As a matter of fact, the thought that someone can manipulate my dreams now kind of makes me wonder, how much further will they go. Maybe you wouldn¹t mind the scientists do that to you but if they can get in, they can always tamper with what they find. Work Cited Graves, Ginny. ³What your dreams are trying to tell you.² Glamour ...
- 24057: Movie Analysis - Sand Pebbles
- The movie Sand Pebbles focus was on the flag. The flag was not only a symbol of a nation, but of nationalism, militarism and imperialism. During the 1800's and early 1900's there was a severe foreign influence in China. During this time period the European nations wanted to trade with the Chinese, but the Chinese had no interest in the European products for at the time ... nation. It was a reassurance of their own nationalism. It proved to the Chinese that even though there were many countries slowly taken over China, that they were still their own nation, and they weren't going to let anymore foreign influence into China. The flags also symbolized militarism, because where ever there were two different flags in the same area conflicts arose. When these conflicts arose they often resulted ...
- 24058: Child Labor
- ... Labor In America, people believe that child labor does not affect them, not realizing that the Persian rugs they put their feet on are made by suffering children in a dark, small room. They don’t realize the soccer balls that their children are kicking around outside are made by children themselves, who slave away for little or no pay at all. In 1999, ap-proximately 250 million children are employed ... has no say in the matter and can be forced to work up to 18 hours a day, seven days a week (Barry 1). The conditions of these children are of great public concern. U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and other notable politicians attempt to end the suf-fering of these impoverish children. Several companies and organizations are also con-cerned with the squalor these workers live in and ... of the world, child labor will spread to every nation in the world. Envision the United States of America, the land of the free, home of the brave, a country that takes pride in it’s liberty and constitutional rights, with children working till all hours of the night making us clothing and sports equipment. Child labor is an infectious disease; it must be stopped before it reaches its height. ...
- 24059: Argument for Keeping Repeat Offenders in Jail
- ... terms we will save loads of tax money. There will be less need to build, maintain, and expand existing staff if there are fewer prisoners. But how much more can we cut these sentences, aren't they short enough already? The average jail sentence is seven years and eleven months, but the actual average time served is two years and eleven months. I think there are better ways to save money ... not reduce our taxes or anything like that, they would take the money and invest it in something else important, like maybe giving themselves a raise. How can you put a price on your child's safety? When a repeat rapist is released early and rapes your daughter or sister, how important is that saved government money going to be? There should be no tolerance for repeat offenders. I agree that ... less likely to offend later in life. The bottom line is, money should not be the issue. Public safety should be our main concern. Individuals must respect our laws and our society. If they can't show this respect, they should be punished in a straight forward manner. There should be no room for bargaining here, you do the crime, you do the time, all of it.
- 24060: Domestic Cars And Import Cars
- ... example, Honda has a V-Tec system that helps and gives the engine some power while driving. Most of the import cars are front wheel and the most domestic cars such as Ford and Chevy’s are rear wheel drive. Most front wheel drives are easier to drive and control especially in the wintertime when there is at least 2 feet of snow. Second, most import cars can be made and fixed just the way you desire it to be. Cars are destructible; they can easily be crashed if you don’t know how to drive. In import cars the parts in the cars can be change and enhanced. Instead of buying a stock muffler, you can buy a bigger and a better muffler that can probably ... you can put the muffler in the side of the car. There are many import stores that customize your exhausts system, there are also stores that you can try to fix domestic cars, but it’s so rare to find. Finally, import cars attract a lot of attention. Most cars in the street that attracts people are bright colored and cars that are loud. A famous car that came out ...
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