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    the way an object looks without changing the chemical composition of it. Yet on the other hand chemical change has everything to do with the composition, such as applying heat to an object, you can't “unheat” it. The experiments in chapter two have been adding certain substances or combining them and seeing if the mass changes at all, and doing so we mix substances like salt and water or even copper and sulfur. Antoine Lavoisier is credited as the best chemist to live on Earth, because of the law he mad named “The Law of Conservation of Mass”. His law stated that “in any closed system the total mass remains the same, regardless of what changes take place inside” (Article 1). This statement is the outline for the entire law. How mass never changes in any object. One of his more well known “experiments” said he had a glass container and put an apple in there “Antoine put fruit into a sealed container, and measured its mass, then left it in a warm place for a few days. The fruit rotted and changed into a putrid mess… but nothing escaped the glass” (Article 1). Lavoisier also disproved the theory of combustion what was when a metal was heated it gained weight which if was true then the law…

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    CHANGES IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS INTRODUCTION This practical experiment is based is based on the theory of Law of Conservation of Mass stated by Antoine Lavoisier. Antoine Lavoisier was a French nobleman who had a major influence on the history of chemistry and biology. Today he is considered to be the “father of modern chemistry.” In all his experiment he supported the Law of Conservation of Mass. Antoine stated this in his theory, “The law of conservation of mass states that mass can neither be…

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    in fact – seemingly sacrilegiously – include the ‘most renowned Virgin’ among these ‘girls’. The veneration of the Virgin Mary in this respect was in fact neither unheard of nor decried in the Renaissance period; even in the Late-Medieval Era, this type of imagery was commonplace (Pesce 2009: 152). However, the pre-enlightenment reverence of the physical features of the Virgin Mary can be viewed more as a stylistic and poetic custom than a sign of growing materialist and secular influences,…

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    Josquin des Drez(ca.1440-1521), a legendary fame, remains a historical figure for his unusual musical talent. The administrative records that depicts him as a legend of music are few or let’s say rare to found with certainty. But, some of the remains gives us the outline of his contributions in the field of music during renaissance. During his period, the quality of his music was hardly appreciated than the music of his contemporaries as a result of which we can now only find the works of…

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    ‘Le Petit Prince’ consists of many different kinds of relationship, comprising the relationship between the little prince and the fox, the prince and the rose, and most importantly, his relationship with the pilot – who acts as the story’s narrator whilst representing the author himself, Saint- Exupéry. Through the little prince’s story of his journey from planet to planet and the relationships he forms along the way Saint-Exupéry expresses the book’s two main themes: love and friendship. The…

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    The Little Prince, by Antione de Saint Exupéry, isn't an ordinary story. In fact, it was tailored for the child inside of us, but even as grow-ups we can't seem to understand it fully. However, Saint Exupéry's use of Archetypal theory, the hero's journey in specific, assists the reader throughout the story and eventually reveals the meaning of it. There are conflicting opinions on who exactly goes on this heroic journey. In my opinion, it's only the the little prince: the pilot on the other…

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    A young boy riding a camel with the caravan, hoping to across the Sahara Desert in search of his Personal Legends. This image gives a concise and precise description of the theme in the book "Alchemist". The Alchemist is a book Written by Paulo Coelho that elaborates the journey of a young shepherd named Santiago, who decides to give up all his possessions and travel to the Pyramids in Egypt in search of treasure after his magical dream. Through his adventure, he was able to experience about…

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    Le-Petit Prince Theme

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    At the end of the novel, the Little Prince is confronted with a yellow serpent, the type that “kills you in less than thirty seconds.” “Do you have good venom?, Are your sure I will not suffer long?” Asked the Little Prince. Finally, the serpent’s venom would become his ticket to “go back home” to the asteroid with his rose, his volcanoes, his sunsets, and his sheep. “The following morning”, Antoine tells us, “I was comforted…though not completely. Because I know well that he is back to his…

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    Life is a lot better with friends and establishing good relationships between each other is what eliminates loneliness. This situation can be explored in the excerpt “The Little Prince” by Antoine De Saint-Exupery, “Of Mice and Men“ by John Steinbeck and my own personal experience. It is absolutely true that establishing ties can eliminate loneliness and make life more meaningful. Through the expert “The Little Prince” by Antoine De Saint-Exupery, the prince and fox identify how having a…

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    Each| scientist’s has had different accomplishments. Each are from different time periods as well. The scientist I am doing is Antoine Lavoisier. These are all the thing he has done for us and his background. Antoine was born in Paris, France. He was born On August 26, 1743. His mom died when Antoine was 5 sadly. His dad was a lawyer and Antoine wanted to follow in his dad’s footsteps. When he decided not to, he found that science was more interesting. When he got older, he got a wife named…

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