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This paper describes a chemistry experiment in enthalpy change during chemical reactions. It looks at the enthalpy change in the reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid. The experimental method is described and the results analyzed. The write-up shows details of the experiment recorded and how the calculations are made.

From the Paper
"This laboratory exercise studied the enthalpy change of a chemical reaction between magnesium (Mg) and hydrochloric acid (HCl) The experiment is designed to calculate the energy released from a single replacement reaction. The reaction is exothermic, i.e., it gives off heat. An empty calorimeter was weighed and the temperature of the calorimeter recorded. A g sample of Mg was added to mL HCl an the calorimeter with a thermometer attached. The maximum temperature reached during the reaction was recorded. The final weight of the calorimeter..."

Tags:enthalpy, molar heat of
reaction

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The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) allows scientists to directly and exponentially amplify small samples of DNA. It will permit molecular archaeologists to analyze the genealogical relationships of extinct species and vanished populations and their relationship to living creatures. This paper outlines the technique and assesses its strengths and weaknesses.

Tags:polymerase, chain, reaction

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The paper discusses how the very term postmodernism implies that postmodernism is in some way a reaction against modernism - which implies that it is constrained by the realities of modernism. The paper provides the example that the sensibilities of post feminism are deeply informed by feminism.

From the Paper
"The very term postmodernism implies that postmodernism is in some way a reaction against modernism - which implies that it is constrained by the realities of modernism. For example, the sensibilities of post feminism are deeply informed by feminism. Hopkins refers to a "postmodernism of resistance," (Hopkins 211) which the group centered on the journal October attempted to differentiate from postmodernism. They aimed to escape

Tags:postmodernism, reaction, rebellion

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For decades, various psychiatrists and researchers have worked toward developing an effective list of traits that can be associated with a psychopath. This paper uses sources, such as Hervey Cleckley's 1941 book, "The Mask of Insanity" and Robert Hare's more modern "Without Conscience", to illustrate the difficulty in defining the specific cluster of behaviors and personality traits typical of psychopathy.

From the Paper
"In addition, unlike other individuals who react more to emotional words than neutral ones, these people react the same to both. When conducting brain scans through MRIs, it is seen that parts of their mind that are expected to react do not and those that are not expected to, do. In other words, emotional words do not have the same reaction for psychopaths that they do for normal people. This cannot be considered brain damage, adds Hare, rather a different way to process information."

Tags:manic, depression, manipulation, abuse

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The paper ascertains the attitudes of students relative to credit cards, examining their attitudes towards their perceived convenience, risk and the extra cost of potential transactions. The analysis includes both the students' and their families' income, the frequency of parents' fights over money and credit cards, specifically, and the number of credit cards carried. The paper discusses the conclusions from this research, that shows the marketing of credit cards for college students, both to their parents and to the students themselves, is extremely effective. The paper explains that credit card companies are successfully imparting the messages of control, ego gratification and the rationalization of emergencies.

Outline:
Executive Summary
Research Issue
Methodology
Analysis of Results
Conclusions/Recommendations
Limitations
Appendices

From the Paper
"Fifty students were given the printed questionnaire and assured complete anonymity and privacy, and also were left alone in classrooms after sessions were over to complete the survey. A $3 Starbucks Card was offered to the first ten students to complete the survey, so that motivation to quickly finish the research instrument would be assured. Graduate-level students were asked to complete the survey during an evening course break. "The sampling focused primarily on business students, with an even mix of women and men in the samples to rule out gender bias in the analysis of the results, a research design advocated by Hair, J.F., Anderson, R.E., Tatham, R.L., & Black, W.C. (1995) in their book."

Tags:control, ego, gratification, emergencies, cost, payment

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This paper points out the numerous opportunities for fraud that would be created if the U.S. government were to mandate the use of identity cards. The paper explains that, while the idea of issuing identity cards came about as a response to the events of 9/11, the ease and ability of creating false identity cards, as evidenced by the number of 9/11 hijackers who held false passports, could actually work against the purpose of identity cards, which is to help keep out potential terrorists.

From the Paper
"Since the attacks by al-Qaeda on the United States on September 11, 2001, both citizens of and officials of our government have considered what we can do to reduce the chance that al-Qaeda could launch another successful attack. We now see long lines at airports as luggage and carry-ons are more thoroughly checked, and travelers are required to show identification multiple times before boarding planes and other public transportation systems (La Londe, 2002). However, because each state sets its own standards for issuance of major methods of identification such as driver's licenses, some have argued that the United States should issue federally controlled identity cards. In this way we could standardize the documentation required, and have more confidence that they were accurate indications of who the person is."

Tags:birth, certificates, drivers, licenses, social, security, immigration, and, naturalization, service

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The paper relates that with nearly 43,000 retail outlets in the United States alone and distribution to more than 100 countries, Hallmark Cards is one of the largest privately held manufacturers and distributors of greeting cards in the world. The paper relates that Hallmark's headquarters are in Kansas City, Missouri and the company employs approximately 16,000 people ("Hallmark Cards"). To assess the increasingly competitive industry Hallmark operates within, the paper analyzes Porter's five forces that drive industry competition including: rivalry among competitors, threat of substitutes, bargaining power of channels and end users, bargaining powers of suppliers, and barriers to entry for new competitors.

From the Paper
"With nearly 43,000 retail outlets in the United States alone and distribution to more than 100 countries, Hallmark Cards is one of the largest privately held manufacturers and distributors of greeting cards in the world. Hallmark's headquarters are in Kansas City, Missouri and the company employs approximately 16,000 people ("Hallmark Cards")."

Tags:industry, analysis, hallmark

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Since the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, government officials have considered what can be done to reduce the chance of another successful attack, with some proposing to issue federally controlled identity cards. This paper argues, however, that even our most tightly-controlled document, the passport, isn't free from use in false identification. While protecting our country from further terrorist attacks is of crucial concern, given our track record, it does not seem likely that our federal government can create an incorruptible system of identification. The paper argues that, for this reason, national identity cards could actually increase our risk of attack, since the terrorists would probably obtain such identity cards as well.

From the Paper
"The argument in favor of national identity cards is of course that we would create systems that circumvent false information being used to obtain them, and that because the need is so great, the necessity is just as great. The critics point to the same evidence, that the hijackers obtained the identification they used to board the planes because of weaknesses in our documentation systems."

Tags:documentation, Al-Quaeda, hijacking

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The paper explains that a video card (also referred to as a graphics card) is an essential part of computer hardware. The paper relates that without these cards, monitors would not display the pixels in a format the human eye could understand. The paper discusses the evolution of the graphics card from simple chips that displayed nothing more than text, to the graphic wonders that can create any detail today. The paper predicts that they will continue to add vivid color, striking details and complex capabilities for computer users far into the future.

Outline:
Abstract
Evolution of the Graphics Card
Future of the Graphics Card

From the Paper
"Graphics cards are essential to the computing we know today. From PDAs to laptops, the graphics card allows the user to play games, create graphics and complex mapping, and even view the world one pixel at a time through programs such as GoogleEarth. Graphics cards have evolved from simple MDAs that only displayed text to complex cards that can render ever more complicated and detailed graphic images. In the future, computer users can expect graphics that are even more detailed, faster memory and interfaces that reduce rendering time, and even better 3D graphics that will allow them to become "part" of the screen."

Tags:graphics, pixels, hardware, images

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This creative rewriting of a scene from Ken Kesey's "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" starts with the character McMurphy thinking that signing into admissions is some type of prison and that "you know you are in for it when black boys have to check you into the place". The author describes the process of entering the ward and interactions with the other patients. The paper relates, using dialogue, that the court ruled that McMurphy was a psychopath and that he was going to let them think what ever they want 'if it gets me outta those damn pea fields".

From the Paper
"The guy right in front of me looks pretty involved in a game of poker. I ain't even positive he knows how to play his cards. I walk over to him and tilt his cards back so I can see what he's got goin' for him. Poor fella, doesn't even have one pair. I squint and shake my head at 'em. "'Yessir, that's what I came to this establishment for, to bring you birds fun an' entertainment around the gamin' table. Nobody left in that Pendleton Work Farm to make my days interesting any more, so I requested a transfer, ya see.'' "

Tags:cards psychopath reaction, community room, inpatients