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for these samples with the established literal values, their composition can be identified as salicylic acid, without traces of the desired acetylsalicylic acid. This leads to the assumption that without a catalyst the reaction of salicylic acid and acetic anhydride to produce acetylsalicylic acid does not accrue. In the lane of the acid catalysed acetylsalicylic acid only one spot had formed. When comparing this obtained Rf value with the established literal values, the identity of the sample…

making connections from the perspective of a spider and his soul. Using both literal and figurative observations he shows the conflicts each face and how both overcome their difficulties. Why would his soul struggle to make connections? How will observing a spider help with this challenge when both are so different? What has impelled the poet to have an observer watch the spider? What significance does writing in the literal and then the figurative tense have on the poem? The interesting thing…

attention to the relationalities that are encompassed between the virus and its toxicity. As Mel Y. Chen (2011) argues, “Toxins – toxin figures […] have moved well beyond their specific range of biological attribution, leaking out of nominal and literal bounds while retaining their affective ties to vulnerability and repulsion” (p. 266). This suggests that toxicity has moved beyond the environmental sphere to a social metaphor that expresses public panic and terror for any kind of social or…

he movie the group decided on is called Dead Silence, and the chosen clip is when the main character of the film, Jamie, was at a funeral burying his dead wife, Lisa. His wife was killed by a possessed ventriloquist doll named Billy. The main cast of the movie are in attendance, Jamie being desperate for answers stumbles across the Billy’s owner’s grave, Mary Shaw. In the funeral scene we see a good example of Chiaroscuro Lighting in Zettl’s book. All the people are wearing dark clothes and you…

Dub (David) Leffler, is a picture book published in 2011. It is about a boy living on an island by himself and the chain of events that occur when a mysterious girl arrives. The picture book has many discoveries presented through its pages, both literal and metaphorical. These discoveries are portrayed simply, through striking images and childlike diction. Some of the key ideas surrounding discovery in this text are about discovering things for the first time, suddenly and unexpectedly, for…

and communicative stance so that the deaf student can begin seeing the differences in other people’s personalities. In order to predict how someone else will behave, one must realize that everyone is unique. When the interpreter only conveys the literal message, the deaf student cannot attribute personality traits to others. We…

Lyrical poetry is a type of poetry that emphasizes strong images and emotions within its lines to convey the poet’s central message to the reader. This is compared to narrative poetry which uses plot, characters, and setting to tell a story. While it is possible for poems to contain elements of both lyrical poetry and narrative poetry, most poems are usually either one or the other or at least have characteristics of one of these poetic categories that is more prominent. “The Heart” by Jill…

relationship between women and works of fiction. It’s based on the main theme that, “a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction” (Woolf 3). In this paper, I will discuss how Woolf’s room functions as a device, in both a literal and a metaphorical way, to provide a solution to the historical problem of how women find it more difficult to write fiction than men. The…

Music can be very inconceivable and to hard to describe, thanks to its magical nature. To further this dilemma, many musicians create songs using diversified melodies and obscure lyrics, conveying the impression of their music having multiple meanings. In the song “Rape Me” by Nirvana, many people assume the song is about a woman being raped, but with subtle clues embedded in the lyrics, “Rape Me” could also have a deeper meaning. Released in December 1993, Nirvana’s Rape Me was written by…

This passage vividly displays the difference in both spaces: the American express and the Queer Underground. David cleaning Giovanni’s room was his ill attempt to rid himself of the blackness that was taking over him due to his relationship with Giovanni, a Queer Underground rider. Even though David fights his submersion into the “Queer Underground”, it always hovers over him like a shadow. The shadow of homosexual blackness in Giovanni’s Room is visited by author, Richard R. Reid-Pharr in his…