A technical research report on the definition of dry-cell batteries and their kinetic make-up.
Essay # 9146 |
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APA | 2002
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The paper discusses dry-cell batteries which were invented as an alternative to higher leaking, long lasting batteries. Today's advanced electronics are demanding more battery power and it is not unusual for a highly developed electronic item to go through two or three sets of batteries in a day. The paper shows that as technology advances, the stronger the battery demand and this brought about the invention of the dry-cell battery. The purpose of this technical research is to define dry cell batteries, their kinetic make-up, and how are they recycled.
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"Recycling batteries saves the environment and ensures proper disposal. There are many programs which assist in helping individuals learns how to recycle batteries. There is one program called "Charge Up To Recycle" which educates people on the recycling process, and the companies that recycle batteries. The objective of this program is to make everyone aware of the available services and encourage them to participate in recycling of the batteries. There are some battery recycle facilities that charge a small fee for used up batteries, but most of these facilities will take the batteries free of charge. The purpose of the battery manufacturers is to get everyone involved in recycling old batteries. Recycling batteries can be very beneficial to the air, eliminating lots of air pollution."
Tags:electrodes, electrolyte, anode, Cathode, environment
This paper analyzes the short story by William Faulkner, "Dry September", which is about the frustrations of Minnie Cooper, whose sexual life seems to have passed her by.
Essay # 50611 |
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MLA | 2003
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This paper suggests that the story is about societal abandonment of character Minnie Cooper and her feelings about her womanhood, rather than the murder of Will Mayes. The author points out that the story presents Faulkner's criticism of societal power systems based on gender. The paper relates that Faulkner uses words like "lifeless", "breathless", and "dry" to represent the lost value of Miss Minnie's social presence because her sexual life is "dry" or dead.
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"Faulkner is venturing into Minnie's drive and motive behind being so unfair to Will Mayes. He is exploring her desperation, which she must feel that turns her into a villain and makes her go to such extreme. Her desire of being accepted surpasses her morality. The society has pushed her so much that she finds it hard to accept herself and what the society thinks about her. When her friend's children call her "aunty" she objects and insists on being called cousin. She wants to change their impression of her and in doing so she wants to be liked by them so that she may accept who she is, and what she has or does not have. Just like Will Mayes was murdered in spite of his innocence, Minnie is ousted from the society for no fault of her own."
Tags:rape, structure, criticism, wordss, morality
A case study of the author's diet over a period of three days, comparing its nutritional value with Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) guidelines.
Case Study # 113179 |
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MLA | 2009
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This paper begins by listing the items consumed by the author over three days and evaluates to what extent the recommended goals for total fat and protein intake have been met. The author discusses the importance of regulating cholesterol, fiber, vitamin C, and Vitamin D intakes, and shows how there was an insufficient percentage of all four during the three days, according to DRI guidelines as well by Canada's Food Guide standards. The author concludes by examining ways to correct these deficiencies and achieve a healthier lifestyle.
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An Analysis Of Four Elements
Diet Analysis Comparison to Canada's Food Guide
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"While my recommended allotment of cholesterol was 300 mg, my intake report showed that in three days I had exceeded that amount by 16.27 mg. This development is rather concerning, since high levels of cholesterol are associated with a myriad of health problems that develop over time. Because the effects of high cholesterol are ones that take years to develop, including the hardening of arteries that can lead to heart attack and other serious cardiac diseases, it is crucial to deal with the problem in its early stages (Schoenstadt). I believe I have exceeded my cholesterol recommendation because of the large amount of meat products that I consume, including eggs, hamburgers, and bacon. These foods are not only high in cholesterol, but also in saturated fat."
Tags:deficiency, scurvy, cancer, chronic, vegetables, digestion, fatigue, nosebleed
A critique of the editorial "Dry Campus is Basic Gun Safety", by Kristen Hebestreet.
Article Review # 127376 |
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APA | 2008
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This paper offers a critique of an editorial that argues a university policy of permitting guns on campus but prohibiting alcohol should be reversed to improve quality of life. Aspects of the editorial's argument are critiqued.
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"In "Dry Campus is Basic Gun Safety", Kristen Hebestreet provides an argument in this editorial that Weber State University should allow either guns or alcohol on campus but should not have both. Hebestreet argues the campus should permit alcohol instead of guns though guns are now permitted and the campus is dry. Her main claims are "Guns chill intellectual discussion." "She is sometimes the student most likely to be shot". "Group projects generate drama" and "The...""
Tags:logic, reason, clarity, cliches, fallacies, law
Statutory Interpretation
A discussion on how the judgement in in the case Litster V Forth Dry Dock Co Ltd [1990] in with English rules of statutory interpretation.
Essay # 51924 |
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MLA | 2003
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This paper examines how the judges in the case Litster v Forth Dry Dock, employed the four commonly accepted rules of statutory interpretation: the literal rule, the golden rule, the mischief rule and purposive construction. It looks at how the case itself concerned a claim of unfair dismissal by twelve employees of the insolvent Forth Dry Dock & Engineering Co., dismissed from their jobs one hour prior to the transfer of the business to Forth Estuary Engineering Ltd. It also focuses on the view that the primary use of purposive construction enabled the judges to reach a decision which may not have been possible with the three more traditional approaches.
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"The literal rule, perhaps the most fundamental and commonly used "rule" of statutory interpretation, suggests that a judge must adhere to the exact wording of a statute, based on the premise that courts are limited in their interpretive discretion. Even in such cases as Stock V Frank Jones, in which the clear wording of legislation relating to strike action led to a seemingly unfair judgement, application of the literal rule was unavoidable, as explained by Lord Edmund-Davies - "dislike of the effect of a statute is no reason for departing from its plain language" . In Litster, it is clear that the literal rule had been applied by the Court of Session, which deemed that the applicants had not been dismissed "immediately before" the transfer, and then used this as the basis of their ruling to obviate the transferee of any responsibility to them."
Tags:appeal, lords, mischief, golden, rule, literal, mischief
To start with, 'dry' skin or xeroderma is a condition involving the integumentary system wherein the skin becomes cracked, itchy and often manifests scaling or peeling. Oily skin is caused by over-active glands which produce a substance known as ...
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To start with, 'dry' skin or xeroderma is a condition involving the integumentary system wherein the skin becomes cracked, itchy and often manifests scaling or peeling. Oily skin is caused by over-active glands which produce a substance known as sebum - a healthy skin lubricant. When there is too much sebum in the skin, it becomes thick in texture and heavy; the skin also becomes prone to "shininess," to blemishes and to pimples. On the positive side, this sort of skin does do a good job of keeping moisture locked in the epidermis. Sensitive skin experiences frequent tingling, cutaneous discomfort without visible signs, reacts poorly to many products and manifests diffuse redness and recurrent irritation (SkinCareGuide.com, 2005). Aged skin is wrinkled, thin, has a lack of underlying fat, and is characterized by sagging (American Academy of Dermatology, 2008). Combination skin would appear to be a combination of all of the aforementioned factors while normal skin would be just that - normal skin that does manifest the problems highlighted above.
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Providing Facial Treatments: Some Important Information To start with, `dry' skin or xeroderma is a condition involving the integumentary system wherein the skin becomes cracked, itchy and often manifests scaling or peeling (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.,2008e). Oily skin is caused by over-active glands which produce a substance known as sebum - a healthy skin lubricant. When there is too much sebum in the skin, it becomes thick in texture and heavy; the skin also becomes prone to "shininess," to blemishes and to pimples. On the positive side, this sort of skin does do a good job of keeping moisture locked in the epidermis (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2008d). Sensitive skin experiences frequent
Tags:facial, treatment, information
An examination of the drying up of the Jordan River and the shortage of water in the Middle East.
Term Paper # 124085 |
250 words (
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MLA | 2008
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A summary of an international issue, the water shortage in the Middle East, focusing on the drying up of the Jordan River and some projects proposed to help address it.
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"A critical issue in the Middle East is a shortage of water that is drying up and polluting the region's waterways. The River Jordan in particular has lost over ... of the billion cubic meters of water that used to flow through it every year in its strategic location linking the Sea of Galilee with the Dead Sea.
"Shortage of water drains life from biblical river: According to Gidon Bromberg, Israeli director of Friends of the Earth: Middle East, "Sadly...""
Tags:Jordan River, Middle East, water shortage, dam, canal, aquifer
This paper discusses desiccation tolerance in prokaryotes.
Research Paper # 54437 |
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MLA | 2004
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This paper explains that prokaryotes, organisms that make up the microbial world, are deficient of internal unit membranes and are self-sufficient cells or organisms; the best-known prokaryotic organisms are the bacteria. The author states that cell-bound water is evaporated through air-drying, and subsequent addition of water to air-dried cells is the process through which the prokaryotes have been formed. This procedure of air-drying is called desiccation. The paper relates that the age-old belief of existence of life everywhere there is liquid water on earth, irrespective of physical conditions, has been negated by the desiccation tolerance in microbes.
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"Since they do not affect cellular structure and functions the solutes are said to be compatible. The molecules in them are similar to that of the compounds said earlier which stabilizes proteins by preferential exclusion. A causal relationship between increasing concentrations of these compatible solutes and improved stress tolerance is evident from enrichment through external addition or through molecular genetic methods. To increase the water absorption capability of cells their absolute concentration is sometimes found inadequate. For safeguarding macro molecules in organisms against moderate water loss preferential exclusion, therefore, seems to be the prominent mechanism. It is essential to have preferential exclusion in order to counteract the concentration of destabilizing molecules in cells during water loss to inhibit denaturation of proteins and membrane fusion."
Tags:relationship, structure, membranes, bacteria, air-drying
This paper discusses that President Bush's forest thinning and restoration plan needs to be supported because it will result in safer communities, an increase in jobs, and healthier forests.
Essay # 51050 |
910 words (
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MLA | 2004
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This paper explains that 83 percent of all firefighters identified "fuels reduction" (fuels being dried brush and dead trees) as the single most important factor for improving safety from wildfires. The author points out that the plan proposes the utilization of dead underbrush as a new source of energy. The paper stresses that environmentalist groups opposed to President Bush's plan are "tree-huggers" that are trying to protect the very trees they use each day for various things.
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"With our current drought situation, insect infestations, and disease in our forest, we have accumulated years of natural fuels that can produce environmentally destructive fires". This statement from the article "The 2003 Fire Season" is a warning that if we do not remove these dead trees and brush that the effects can be damaging in other ways. Some environmentalists suggest that the long term effects of this type of program have not been completely researched. Many of them also suggest that this program is an opportunity to allow logging companies onto federal land for the sole purpose of attaining free lumber as a byproduct of the project for profit. They have also claimed that it will not reduce the risk of fires. It is hard to rationalize that removing the very things that a fire feeds on such as, dead trees and brush, will not reduce the risk of fire."
Tags:tree-hugger, brush, dead, energy, federal
A discussion of the Ginkgo Tree and how mankind can benefit from it.
Essay # 7193 |
1,155 words (
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MLA | 2002
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The Ginkgo Biloba tree is the oldest tree species known to man with fossil records date back to when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Today, the extract of the dried leaves is popular for use as a dietary supplement for the brain and heart. Ginkgo extract is thought to improve blood circulation and memory and prevent blood clotting. The leaves are also used as tea to soothe a variety of ailments. This paper gives a brief historical description including the characteristics of the Ginkgo tree that will detail the Ginkgo tree and its importance in today's society.
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"The Ginkgo tree is unique in many ways. It is so different from any other living tree that it must be classified in a separate order. The Ginkgo biloba probably no longer exists in a truly wild state. It has been found growing freely over some ten square miles near Changhua Hsien in the Chekiang province of China, but it is uncertain whether these trees are the remains of an ancient forest or not. It is a sacred tree in the Far East, where it is commonly planted in the grounds of temples and palaces. In some of the grounds of the temples there are specimens that are said to be over 1,000 years old. It's preservation in China, Korea, Manchuria, and Japan is probably due to the interest taken in it by the Buddhist priests whose interest in the tree saved it from becoming extinct."
Tags:biloba, botany, brain, heart, herbs, history, memory, tea, priests