Doubles

PVCU double glazing in Cheshire is a product offered by Sterling PVCU. Double glazing is a method used to lessen heat transfer through a part of a building. It refers to the use of double or triple glass panes separated by a space filled with gas or a vacuum to slow down the rate of the heat energy passing through. It is a good technique used for insulation. Another benefit of double glazing is that it can reduce sound transmission. This means that you won’t be able to hear the buzz and din of…

to double major in elementary education and agriculture education. So, therefore I have to attend Iowa State because it’s the only school in Iowa for agriculture education. I know it is an abnormal double major, but it is a double major that fits me. From growing up on a farm in Southeast Iowa and being very actively involved in FFA throughout high school, agriculture isn’t something I want to put in my past. By being so involved in FFA, I have grown a passion for agriculture. So, by double…

which does not receive much attention is the sexual repercussions women have faced in relation to the number of sexual partners they have had; and sexual relationships prior to marriage. Women for centuries have faced sexual repercussions due to the “double standard”; a rule or principle that is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groups; and to this day are fighting for the ultimate rights to act in manners which they please and not be scrutinized for their actions.…

The definition of a double agent according to Dictionary.com is a person who spies on a country while pretending to spy for it. Today double agents are used in the world of espionage, and there have been a ton of them used throughout history. During WWll there were many secret agents sent to spy on the Manhattan Project by Russia. A few months ago in the news there was a retired double agent who secretly worked for the British while working for Russia that was poisoned along with his daughter in…

The double standard of sexual behavior, or the notion that men are allotted a more favorable perception of their sexual behavior than that of women has been prevalent in our society for centuries. Moreover, I believe the negative impact of double standards are most prominent within a woman’s secondary schooling and college years between the ages of fourteen and twenty-two. During this time, I believe that boys are often praised for their sexual behavior while girls are looked down upon and are…

feminism (Fulle, Chang, Knox, 2016). In the article The Sexual Double Standard and Adolescent Peer Derek A. Kreager and Jeremy Staff (2009) suggest that roots of a sexual double standard depends on an individual person’s attitudes and beliefs about what they call “gender appropriate behavior”. There are two main biases that fall into the topic of a sexual double standard: one is negative, the other is positive. According to the sexual double standard, boys and men are rewarded and praised for…

Before I actually watched Double Indemnity, I asked myself, “What is the dictionary definition of double indemnity?” I wanted to know, based on the movie title, what the premise of this film would be. I wanted to be able to have a sense of what I would be watching before I actually watched it so that I would not be lost throughout the whole movie. So, I opened up google, typed “double indemnity definition” into the google search bar, and found the answer to my question. To my surprise, after…

have gender double standards such as the possibility of their daughter becomes pregnant may be the root of double standards as well as sexuality. Parental double standards concerning their children’s relationship may vary by the temperament of the relationship. There are numerous factors that affect the attitudes towards courtship and family inception. These factors may include religion, parenthood, age, marital status, and education are crucial to why parents form perspective and double…

Talal Almas FWIS 194—Americans Abroad Dr. A Seglie Rough draft In the book Souls Of The Black Folk, W.E.B DuBois pitches his notion of “double consciousness” as a form of personal identity that is divided into multiple facets. For DuBois, double consciousness is “….a peculiar sensation [this double consciousness], of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others”. It is the “…two-ness of the two [American and “negro”] souls; two thoughts; two un-reconciled strivings” (DuBois 2—3). By…

People like to say things that have double meanings, like inside jokes or saying things that actually has more depth to it than one can normally perceive. In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, the main character, Hamlet, talks about things by often times using double meanings. He may say things in a certain way so that way he would not get in trouble. Or, Hamlet may also say things that have more depth to them so that way he could hide what he means, especially when he is speaking…