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chemical ever come in contact with your skin. Make sure to wear goggles also while you’re in the lab. First, we filled beakers with distilled water and then brought it to our station, together with calcium metal pellets, magnesium ribbon, and aluminum foil. My partner Dax sandpapered the Magnesium ribbon and rip it to 3 different pieces about half an inch long. Then I wrap the Aluminum into 3 separate small pieces, also about half an inch long. Afterward, I placed the 3 calcium metal pellets…

It is very interesting how Fortinbras, Laertes and Hamlet have in common, but the outcomes of their individual lives are so different. First, it is true that Fortinbras and Laertes serve as ‘foils’ in Hamlet. A foil is a character that is quite different from another character bringing out noticeable difference, bringing to light those specific differences in the other character. Fortinbras and Laertes suffer the same loss as Hamlet, which is the murder of their individual fathers. Each of…

subservient to the government. Through direct characterization by Winston and indirect characterization from his apartment and children, Parson is portrayed as a thoughtless slave to the system. Exemplifying the dangers of blind loyalty, he serves as a foil to highlight Winston’s hatred of the government. Winston immediately expresses…

result. Recycling is the best way to fix this problem and keep 95% of trash out of landfills. It is projected that Americans will throw away over 11 million tons of glass bottles and jars 1 million tons of aluminum cans and foil more than1 million tons of aluminum cans and foil, over 4 and a half million tons of paper and nearly 10 million tons of newspaper (Center). Almost all of this material could be recycled, saving millions of trees and over 100% combined energy that is used to make new…

Marxist Critical Approach to “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Marxist Criticism is based on the beliefs of world renowned German philosopher Karl Marx, and it highlights the importance of conflict and social class to the foundation of society. This criticism approach focuses on the struggle between dominant and subordinate groups, and identifies this conflict as the basis of society and social change. This approach also places immense importance on material possessions as a motivator for the…

inconsequential, but they actually provide a direct link between the Mistress and the Intended, forcing a comparison of the two. The Mistress is not shielded from the truths like the blinded Intended. Like Apollo and Dionysus, the two women act as foils of each other. Kurtz connects the two women, but Kurtz represents different concepts to each of them. The Intended sees Kurtz as the man that “[is] impossible to know and not to admire”, the man that she knew before he left for Africa (140). …

She used the device of characterization to illustrate the individual sides of the race debate and how character traits play a role in what side they are on. Characters like Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell, who are foils of each other, were used to display each “side”. Harper Lee also used diction to show the decency of certain characters and their social class. She showed that diction is directly correlated to education which is directly correlated to views on racism…

the pond. To do so, obtain a small, disposable bowl with a cover. Using a thumbtack, poke holes into the lid of the container. Then, using black paper, wrap it 2/3 of the way around the bowl and proceed to the securing the black paper with aluminum foil. Once that’s completed, fill the bowl 1/4 way with soil and hay. Next, the bowl is filled with water 3/4 way. Cover the bowl, and allow it to sit by the window for about a week before observing. To begin observation, obtain and label three…

In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, Donna Okaro, Jovanna Dollins, and Michael Gregorash helped Collin College’s Student Life organize an event called Dia de Los Muertos. On October 18, 2016, from 11 am to 1 pm in the Central Park Atrium the event shared the history of Dia de Los Muertos and provided the opportunity of decorating a sugar skull of our own. Dia de Los Muertos is Spanish for Day of the Dead. Although the tradition originated from Mexico, other cultures acknowledge the festivity…

The atomic theory has revolutionized the field of science. The ideas behind it began in the times of Ancient Greece. From there the ideas were put under trial, proven, disproven, and formed into what we now recognize as the atomic theory. Since the beginning of time, people believed that matter was made from a few fundamental building blocks. In ancient times, these fundamental elements were thought of as water, fire, earth, and air. Around 400 BCE, Democritus and Leucippus developed a…