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    demonstrating his power throughout the empire (Stewart 95). Alexander’s coins create “a new centralization of power” (Stewart 160). Furthermore, they emphasize his domination over Asia and his influence of the gods (Stewart 173). Particularly, the silver tetradrachms became the “common coin of all Greeks.” Finally, Alexander’s coins became “fully integrated into Hellenistic society” (Stewart 326-7). The history of Alexander’s mints present us with the influence of his empire. It presents “a…

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    London 1828–1905 London). For firm of Hancock and Co., London, England. The material of this dish is silver and parcel gilt. The diameter is 28 1/4 in. (71.8 cm)This dish is metal work silver. Also, it is gift of Margaret A. Darrin, 1990. This large dish was the prize winner of the Stockbridge race, run every year, with a silver "cup" for the owner of the winning horse. The value of the silver being the monetary value of the prize, in 1870 the value of the prize was 280 pounds—a…

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    3.1.3 FESEM and EDS analysis The structural morphology of the Pure HA, Sr-doped HA, La-doped HA and La/Sr co-doped HA (different La concentrations of 0.03, 0.06 and 0.1M) nanoparticles are analyzed by FESEM images are shown in Fig. 3 (a)-(f). The morphology of pure HA shown in Fig 3 (a) indicates that formation of spherical (or) chain pearl shape of nanoparticles, ranging from 70 to 84nm. Further, Sr (0.1M) doped HA and La (0.1M) doped HA belongs to Fig.3 (b)-(c), appears the formations of few…

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    Erik Larson is argued to have a difficult time creating realistic details for a book about a time period he could only research about. In The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson uses brilliantly constructed figurative language in order to insightfully display his interpretation of the story (entailing the events of the Chicago World Fair and the serial killer H. H. Holmes) and realistically and informatively describe the details of people, places, and events in the novel. The first figurative…

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    3. Results and discussion 3.1. XRD analysis The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of Sn-substituted Ni-Zn ferrites with the chemical composition of Ni0.6-x/2Zn0.4-x/2SnxFe2O4 (NZSFO) are shown in Fig. 1. The XRD spectra were indexed and fcc cubic phase was identified. The structural parameters are calculated from the XRD data and have been discussed in Ali et al [6]. The lattice constants are calculated from the XRD data and represented in Table 1. The distances between the magnetic ions at…

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    always have had formal training and have received a degree from an art school or who have apprenticed with a Master. On the other hand, artisans who create handcrafted beaded jewelry may or may not have formal training. Rather than create the gold or silver used in their jewelry, these artisans purchase those materials. In addition to purchasing metals, beaded jewelry artisans must also purchase gemstones, crystals, glass or other materials. The quality of these materials plus the skills,…

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    History Of Embellishment

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    Embellishment would also be applied to the clothing. Forms of embellishments are commonly sequins, beads and shells and trading with various countries meant that the embellishment techniques were used worldwide. Embellishment was used in order to shown ranking in the military as well as within society therefore lots of embellishment is commonly seen on the clothing of the upper classes. Threads made from metal were used on upper class clothing and authority and position would be expressed…

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    Zinc Case Study

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    Zinc is a wonderful choice to produce coinage since it is an abundance element with stable market pricing contrasted with numerous other coinage elements. In addition, they require less plating than other alternative base metals and its transportation cost are lower as well. Zinc comes in a phase of a solid with blueish-white color that exhibits a shiny luster and are neither ductile or malleable at room temperature unless the metal is being heated. One of the most important quality of zinc is…

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    Research Paper On Silver

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    The element silver (ag) is named from the Anglo-Saxon word seolfor, it’s chemical symbol, Ag, comes from the Latin word argentum, derived from the Greek ὰργὀς (are-ah-gush). This name comes from a Proto-Indo-European language root. Silver has been around for thousands of years, with many versatile uses. From a scientific layout, silver has an atomic weight of 107.8682, contains 47 protons and electrons respectively, and has 61 neurons. This element has a melting point of 1234.93 K (961.78 °C…

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    Personal Narrative Essay

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    I am Kylee Skutar, but you may know me as Professor Calleta. I have always had an interest in bugs especially caterpillars. Then one day there was a terrible tornado. I had been in my car and one second I was on the ground, the next in the center of the tornado, then back down. I awoke in the hospital around midnight and they said they gave me a medicine made of Calleta silkmoth. That night I had a hard time falling asleep, I knew that I was no longer a human. I felt different, like if I moved…

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