The Dark Crystal

The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart makes the reader see that Merlin is not only a magical being, but a real person. Throughout the book the author pulls the reader into the world of fifth century adventure, suspense, and romance. This is all done by using imagery and a well rounded characters story. It all adds up to make the audience feel as if they are actually taking part in the life of Merlin unfolding. From the very beginning The Crystal Cave impresses with the paragraph: “ With the coming…

footsteps erupt in a looming forest of darkness. I remain numb to the freezing wind and branches that scorch my skin and I become fearful again. Winter bites into my flesh like shattered glass in a kaleidoscope of horror while its white crystals plunge from the dark sky, shining brightly against the shadows of the tall evergreens. My footsteps drown all of them out, leaving only a vague blur—the remains of my world underneath the weight of indifference. The monster is behind me, clutching a…

Marijuana, should it be legalized? It’s a touchy subject some people believe no, and some think it should. Marijuana is used by people of all ages whether you want to acknowledge it or not, but these kids are buying drugs of the streets. Many know that marijuana is considered the “gate way” drug; however, by legalizing marijuana we will lower the percentage of it being sold on the streets. This will better the chances of kids not finding marijuana on the streets; therefore, they won’t have…

that the mother in the poem is trying to warn her son that life as an African American individual is not easy. She describes the different hardships she has faced throughout her life by stating, “Well, Son, I’ll tell you: / Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. / It’s had tacks in it, / And splinters, / And boards torn up” (Hughes l. 1-5). Clearly, her life has not been one of ease and luxury. She has dealt with countless hardships at the hands of others, due simply to the color of her skin.…

light yellow crystals by filtration. Calculate the percent yield and obtain the IR spectrum7. Assign the peaks in the infrared spectrum. Then record the identifyinh NMR peaks found through NMR…

When it derives to contemplating out an unknown bacterial species the whole purpose is to benefit us in order to better understand what this species is capable of. Throughout a general basis of identifying an unknown species we must figure out either it will become a gram-positive or gram-negative type of bacteria and in doing so we must do a gram staining method. This method works because it will direct us to what test we can do next based off either it is negative or positive bacteria, which…

The results from this experiment show that caffeine can be extracted from a tea bag due to solubility properties of the natural substances found in tea. The two major substances that the caffeine was separated from are cellulose and tannins. Due to the insolubility of cellulose in water, it was easily extracted. Tannins are soluble in water but were neutralized with sodium carbonate to produce water-soluble salts. Caffeine is soluble in methylene chloride which allowed separation of tannins from…

Numerous factors present a crystal-clear explanation as to why the population of Haiti declined during the 1970’s and now continues to plummet since the 1980’s after a brief rise. As shown in the data from the Los Angeles Times article Haiti's troubled succession of leaders: 'They don't really want to work for the Haitian people', Haiti has gone through periods of rule under two presidents that have done all but encourage an increase in the population. For example, Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier…

swirl the coffee and take a long drag from the tiny cup. Fireworks have gone off in my mouth. Bitterness bites into my tongue like a ravenous wolf but swiftly retreats to be replaced by smooth, dark nuttiness. I immediately finish the second sip of the double shot and bite into a plain glazed donut. Nuts and dark chocolate are replaced with the opposite. Sweet sticky donut fills my mouth and for a moment I forget the coffee. But soon the two blend together seamlessly making a whole new flavor…

Light and Dark Throughout “A Rose for Emily,” William Faulkner brings out two different sides of peoples conception about Miss Emily. In the story there is a light side and a dark side. “she has evidently shut up the top floor of the house.”(795) The men of the town attend Miss Emily’s funeral for public reasons, but the women attend just “to see the inside of her house.”(787) The inside of her house was never seen making it dark and mysterious, but when she passed everyone let the light into…