“If I were a woman, I’d simply refuse to speak to any man or do anything for men until I got the vote…Women should have a revolution! They should shoot, kill, maim, destroy- until they are given the vote.”[1]. This opinion was expressed by esteemed writer and British icon George Bernard Shaw in 1905-the cusp…
The ‘Big Mac Index’ tries to use the prices of Big Macs in different countries to compare the accuracy of the exchange rates for different currencies. This is possible because McDonalds operates in over 100 countries and the Big Mac is uniform in size and content in all countries The ‘Golden Arches Theory’ is that…
Many symbols are left unexplained in both the novel and the film, but hold significant meaning to the overall story and plotline. In the film, Susie’s charm bracelet is the item Mr. Harvey chooses to keep as a souvenir of her murder. However, when investigating Mr. Harvey’s home, the detectives neglect to see it. In…
In both Shakespeare’s The Tempest and John Milton’s Paradise Lost, characters commit acts considered to be explicitly evil. However, we cannot help but feel sympathy to some extent, as there is always deeper meaning as to why the actions are taken. In The Tempest, despite Caliban’s savage demeanour and unattractive appearance, he has a noble…
Historical-Biographical Written 3 years after WWII and reflects mob mentality of the Holocaust As a child, Shirley Jackson was bullied by other children (even pelted with stones) Thought that she may have been reflecting on prejudiced values within her hometown Being pelted with stones is a direct transfer of events that occurred in her life…
A chartered company was an organization of merchants who were the recipients of a royal charter, granting them the exclusive right to trade as a monopoly in specific areas of the world.[i] The significance of chartered companies was their role in the development of colonization and imperialism.[ii] As the only domestic organization in their specific…
The world is full of interesting things, none the least of them are plants, they have developed many different ways to grow, cope, survive and flourish in almost every environment on earth. From water retention to parasitic growth, symbiosis to carnivorous behavior, plants are the supreme adaptors. This report is comparing two very interesting and…
After rocks are formed, they are weathered when exposed at the surface; this prepares material for transport by erosional processes in the rock cycle two main types of weathering include mechanical (disintegration) and chemical (decomposition) that act together and enhance the effectiveness of each other Mechanical: reduction of rocks to smaller pieces, includes: Frost wedging…
Andrew Marvell, a famous poet, was born in 1621 and raised in Yorkshire, England. Most of his poems were published after Marvell’s death in 1678 which is about thirty years after they were written. Although Marvell’s style and theme relates his writing to other famous poets such as Donne and Jonson he is considered to…
Purpose The purpose of this investigation is to explore the percent yield of the precipitate in the reaction Introduction For known amounts of reactants, theoretical amounts of products can be calculated in a chemical reaction or process. Calculated amounts of products are called theoretical yield. In these calculations, the limiting reactant is the limiting factor…
Purpose The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effect that varying temperatures have on the rate of a reaction. Introduction Based on the Kinetic Molecular Theory, the central idea of the collision model is that molecules must collide to react. Therefore, the greater number the number of collisions per second, the greater the…
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Section 12 Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Article 5 “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment.” Geneva Conventions (1949) Article 99,…
Short-Term Causes of the end of Tsarism (March 1917) Petrograd workers protest food shortages and criticize the Tsarist regime, March 8-10 Petrograd was on of the main cities of the empire The Russian government was very tenuous- whether it would survive at all was point of debate in the years preceding World War One The…
Planning A: Refer to lab handout entitled, Heat of Reaction for the Formation of Magnesium Oxide. Planning B: Refer to lab handout entitled, of Reaction for the Formation of Magnesium Oxide. Data Collection: Quantitative Table I: Compound Trial Mass±0.001g Volume of HCl±0.5mL Temperature of HCl±0.5°C Time (seconds) Temperature of solution±0.5°C MgO 1 1.020 100.0 21.0…
Introduction Vinegar is a common household item containing acetic acid as well as some other chemicals. This experiment is designed to determine the molar concentration of acetic acid in a sample of vinegar by titrating it with a standard solution of NaOH. CH3COOH(aq) + NaOH(aq) -> CH3COONa(aq) + H2O(l) By adding the sodium hydroxide, which…
William Blake’s ‘The Tyger’ is a comprehensive poem that poses questions to the reader such as, what is ‘The Tyger’? What is its creation? Blake also uses the tiger as a metaphor for the good and evil in the world. Blake emphasizes the tiger’s creation by the repetition of “Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright” (1 &…
Magic realism is a technique which combines the real and the imaginary to create a fantastical, yet believable story. In the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, author Garcia Marquez uses magic realism as a tool to draw the reader in. In addition he uses it as a representation of the Columbian culture which strongly…
Question: What effect does the concentration of a substance have on the overall rate of a reaction? Hypothesis A higher concentration of a given substance may cause a reaction to proceed at a faster rate when compared to a reaction with a lower concentration of the same given substance. This would be because there would…
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka are two novels that provide an illustration of oppressive parenting. The main characters of both novels, Tita for Like Water for Chocolate and Gregor for The Metamorphosis are oppressed by their parents for a majority of their lives. However, eventually Tita and…
In the reading Euthyphro: Defining Philosophical Terms we come across two main characters, Socrates and Euthyphro. The reading begins with Socrates encountering Euthyphro outside the court of Athens. Socrates has been called to court on charges of impiety by a young man names Meletus. The reason for his indictment of impiety is the act of…
