Salt

Throughout the novel Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, Alfred is characterized as wimpy. Alfred is wimpy when he can’t even climb up the stairs to talk to Florian. “It took me quite a while to find the stairs and I was belabored of breath once I climbed them”(206).This shows that Alfred is wimpy.He is wimpy because he isn’t even fit enough to climb a ladder.This shows that Alfred is weak and he obviously doesn’t work out a lot or isn’t very fit. This gives the reader the sense that Alfred is…

Feminism is a word that is very loosely used to weave growing concepts together within today’s society, often leading to misunderstanding. I, a young, white woman of Middle Eastern descent, have a unique definition of the word through the experiences of my elders in Iran, as well as the struggle to grow up in modern day United States culture. The concept of feminism is very simple on the surface, meaning the equality of all genders to the rights of opportunity, love and happiness. It is…

Imagine having to leave everything you’ve ever known behind. Having to walk away from the life you’ve worked so desperately hard to create for yourself. Well that is just what happened to the characters from Salt to the Sea. Thousands of innocent people forced to flee their homes to avoid death from war. These characters left everything behind and didn’t look back. And along their way they had a few bumps in the road, but they managed to do something inspiring. These people, who had nothing more…

My Opinion: • Road salt may be an effective way to melt ice on roads, but it comes with many drawbacks, that can especially harm the environment, and even damage infrastructure. Argument #1: Salt contaminates many bodies of water, which affects aquatic animals in a negative way. • Salt in ponds and lakes prevents aquatic plants and animals from getting their nutrients. • High concentrations of salt in freshwater has harmful effects on the growth, reproduction, and survival of invertebrates,…

Does rock salt effect ice? Rock salt effects the boiling and freezing point of ice. Salt has always helped the roads when it is icy in the winter, but a new idea for the roads may be the use of beet juice. In group A with the little bit of ice and water, that we continued to stir, the temperature decreased from 2°C to .5°C in five minutes. In group B, 10 grams of rock salt was added to the ice water and stirred. The temperature of the mixture decreased from -1°C to -6°C in five minutes. After…

Question: How does the concentration of salt solution affect the percent change in the mass of potato cells? Hypothesis: If the concentration of salt is increased, then the percent change in the mass of potatoes cells will decrease. Abstract: In this experiment we will be testing how salt concentrations affects potatoes. First, potatoes were peeled and prepped for the experiment; while a salt water solution was being obtained. Potatoes were submerged and left in the solution for two hours, and…

Salt use on roads in winter salt is a common way to clear slippery roads. Salt lowers the temperature of the water which causes it to melt and it's one of the effective way of lower weather related collision. Using salt on road lower car accidents on highway up to 80%. However, salt used on roads causes rust on cars and environmental studies had showed that salt use for de-icing could affect water supplies, soil,and wildlife. Negative effect of using road salt The more salt that gets into…

Many studies showed that road salt has negative effects on the survival rate of amphibian populations. According to Karraker, N. E., Gibbs, J. P., Vonesh, J. R., they found that large quantities of road salt decreased survival in both Spotted salamanders and Wood frogs. Survival of their embryos also decreased significantly. Amphibians have a lower chance to metamorphose, which is the process of an organism to develop into an adult, causing a lower a survival rate. Sanzo, D., and Hecnar, S. J.…

One of the home remedies for gout that I haven't tried is Epsom salts. So I have no direct experience of its effectiveness. But I have done a deal of research and have found many instances where people have spoken about how well it worked for them, and I have discovered many health articles on the subject which also seem to speak highly of it. So, bearing in mind that I cannot vouch for its effectiveness -- although I've no reason to believe that it isn't as good as people say -- here's a…

going over to the sauna to relax. Likely being worried about being one of the scared contestants and being illegible for next killed, Little did he know that the killer had already planned their next murder. They had a black trash bag full of Salt Bae brand salt containers that they used to fill up Steam Tank 1 with. While filling up Steam Tank 1, they also filled up Steam Tank 2 with a stink bomb liquid. For those that don't know, stink bomb liquid is non-toxic but causes nausea and in large…