A buffer
solution is an aqueous solution that contains a weak acid and its conjugate base and weak base
and its conjugate acid. Ethylamine (C2H5NH2) is a weak base with pKb = 3.3 and its...
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Illustrate how a buffer works using the C2H5NH2/C2H5NH3+ buffer system. Show with equations how base/conjugate acid system affects bases/acids
Monday, 3 December 2012
What are some examples of idioms in the book Wonder by R.J Palacio?
Anis a
word or phrase used in a language that has a meaning different from its literal or original
meaning. Slang is one typical type of idiom; another is foreign words incorporated into a
language. Extreme exaggeration () can also create an idiomatic usage of a familiar
term.
The kinds of idioms that appear in the book are those that would be
customarily used by an adolescent boy asis the first-person narrator. The text is his own speech
or what he reports in dialogue with his family and social circle.
Augusts
parents take him to visit his new school during the . When they meet his homeroom teacher, Mrs.
Garcia, he shakes her hand and she comments the firmness of his grip. His father says that he
has a killer handshake. Here killer is used metaphorically to mean extremely powerful, not
that it would literally kill anyone.
When Augusts parents are conversing with
his school principal,, they mention that his older sister will be...
In this lesson you're going to write a story. Think of an event, or a series of events, which would be embarrassing, silly, or clumsy, and make up...
In
order to write your story for this assignment, you must first be familiar with Freytag's
Pyramid. This is a structure used to ensure a successful, dramatic story. It has seven key
steps.
- , which means setting the scene.
Inciting Incident, in which the character reacts to something that happens.- Rising Action, where the story builds, often in response to some challenge or
complication. - , the height of drama and intensity, where the story reaches
its peak. This might be a confrontation between the main character and their archenemy, for
example. - Falling Action, in which the effects of the climax are gradually
brought down. Often the character reflects on what they have learned, or how they have
changed. - Resolution, where the original problem is now solved or the
challenge met in some way. - , which is otherwise known as the ending. It
can be happy or sad, depending on the type of story you want to tell.
So your job is to pick an event that would make a good story, and fit it into this
dramatic structure. Then, identify the parts that highlight Rising Action, Climax, and Falling
Action in your story. Here is a very brief example of how that might look:
Last weekend, at the zoo, I saw something amazing. Near the penguin exhibit, a child
was playing with a toy shark. By accident, the shark tumbled into the penguin cage. The child
cried out in alarm as several penguins dived for the shark toy. Water splashed and penguins
thrashed, all trying to catch it. Finally, one penguin emerged triumphant, with the shark in its
beak. However, when trying to swallow it, the toy got stuck in the penguins throat. It started
to choke! The child was crying and everyone was running around, calling for help. Luckily, a
zookeeper came running in and grabbed the choking penguin. With expert hands, she plucked the
toy shark out. The penguin squawked in relief. The zookeeper then returned the shark to a
tearful child, after washing it clean of penguin spit. Alls well that ends well, but it was a
dramatic day at the zoo.
In my example, the Rising Action is when the toy
shark falls into the penguin exhibit. The Climax is when the penguin tries to eat the toy, and
ends up choking. Falling Action is when the zookeeper saves the penguin and returns the toy. I
hope this is helpful in guiding your storytelling project!
From J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, what is Holdens attitude toward religion?
is a
self-proclaimed atheist. In fact, he claims that he and all of his siblings are atheists. He
also notes that his parents are of different religions, but he doesn't say which ones. It is
interesting, though, that an atheist would feel inclined to pray or even have an opinion on the
life of Jesus Christ. However, Holden does feel like praying after the prostitute leaves his
room inand he also shares his opinion of Christ.
After the prostitute leaves
Holden's hotel room, he gets himself ready for bed and his thoughts reach back to memories of
his dead brother . Thinking about Allie may have prompted to feel like praying, as discussed in
the following passage:
"I felt like praying or
something, when I was in bed, but I couldn't do it. I can't always pray when I feel like it. In
the first place, I'm sort of an atheist. I like Jesus and all, but I don't care too much for
most of the other stuff in the Bible" (99).
Thinking
about the Bible then prompts Holden to think about his opinion about the Disciples, too. As
stated above, Holden likes Jesus, but he says the following about the Disciples and the
Bible:
"Take the Disciples, for instance. They annoy
the hell out of me, if you want to know the truth. They were all right after Jesus was dead and
all, but while He was alive, they were about as much use to Him as a hole in the head. All they
did was keep letting Him down. I like almost anybody in the Bible better than the Disciples. If
you want to know the truth, the guy I like best in the Bible, next to Jesus, was that lunatic
and all, that lived in the tombs and kept cutting himself with stones" (99).
From this passage, the reader can infer that Holden has at least
read the New Testament of the Bible because he reflects on events that happen during Christ's
life and after his crucifixion when his followers take over leading his church. Holden is well
read for his age, so it would make sense that he might have read the Bible for literary purposes
rather than for religious ones, but these facts are not mentioned. Since Holden identifies with
atheism, it is also questionable as to why he would feel like praying when his family is also
not very religious. It can be inferred that maybe Holden feels scared and lonely like a little
child at this point in his adventure and he unexpectedly feels the urge to pray.
In , Holden meets a couple of nuns who are also teachers. He likes talking to the one
who teaches English about certain books or plays. He even gives her a ten dollar donation
because he has such a good time with her, but he doesn't care much for Catholics, either, which
he elaborates on as well. Other than that, Holden doesn't discuss any other religions or
feelings towards them. This suggests that Holden probably doesn't know much about Islam,
Hinduism, or any other world religion either. And what he does know about Christianity is
limited; therefore, his attitude towards religion is limited and he must not think much of it
because he also claims he is an atheist.
Please suggest a topic sentence for a compare and contrast essay on "Battle Royal" (Ralph Ellison) and "Sonny's Blues" (James Baldwin).
A compare
and contrast topic sentence for these two stories might look at a theme the two stories share
(comparison) and then make a claim about how this theme is handled differently in each story
(contrast).
Two themes are fairly prominent in each story, but they are
handled differently. The first theme is that of identity. Both main characters are young men who
are trying to figure out who they are despite very strong influences around them. The contrast
here, of course, is that the influences are quite different, even if they have some of the same
effects. The narrator in "Sonny's Blues" is influenced by his parents and their lack
of support for his brother, and he is influenced by his brother, Sonny. The narrator in "
" is influenced also by familynamely the memory of his dead grandfatherand also by the
prominent white men in his town who arrange the boxing match. It is also worth noting that the
narrator in each story is nameless, further emphasizing this idea that...
What symbolism might there be to the fact that it is the Bible scenes on Scrooge's mantle that undergo change in A Christmas Carol?
Scrooge's fireplace appears to be based on
the one at 18 St. Mary's Place, The Brook, Chatham, where Dickens lived briefly as a child in
1821€“22. This too was surrounded with painted tiles illustrating scenes from the Scriptures.
Dickens gives a list of the illustrations in Stave I:
There were Cains and Abels, Pharaohs daughters; Queens of Sheba, Angelic messengers
descending through the air on clouds like feather-beds, Abrahams, Belshazzars, Apostles putting
off to sea in butter-boats, hundreds of figures to attract his thoughts
The selection of Cain and Abel certainly seems significant.
Scrooge's callous statement that the poor are not his business echoes Cain's question: "Am
I my brother's keeper?" This question is answered in the affirmative by Marley when he says
that mankind was his business, to which he failed to attend in his lifetime. Pharaoh's daughter
offers a contrast, since she looked after Moses, who was very far from being related to her and
whom she merely found in a basket.
The Queen of Sheba may not fit into the
list quite so well, since she is the only figure dropped by Dickens in his public readings of
. She is certainly associated with gift-giving, however. There are so many
stories about Abraham that it is difficult to know which one Dickens has in mind; perhaps the
near-sacrifice of Isaac, which would fit in with the themes of death, infancy, and
responsibility. Belshazzar, though a neutral figure in the Book of Daniel, was a tyrant in later
Jewish tradition and, like Scrooge, was famously weighed in the balance and found wanting by a
ghostly power.
Describe a time when you witnessed or experienced cultural incompetence in the delivery of health care. Knowing what you now know, discuss what you...
Cultural incompetence in
healthcare delivery refers to the failure of medical professionals to adequately understand and
respond to cultural differences among their patients. There are many examples of cultural
incompetence in the delivery of both behavioral and other healthcare.
For
example, as the article below from the National Council explains, providers of behavioral
healthcare should be aware that Latinas in grades 9€“12 have much higher suicide rates than
other groups. This can help them assess the mental health of their patients from different
groups and understand the cultural context of their mental illness. In addition, transgender,
lesbian, and gay adults are more likely to have mental illness than other adults.
A culturally competent healthcare provider takes the time to assess the mental and
physical wellbeing of different kinds of patients with an understanding of how cultural
variables might affect them. For example, a culturally incompetent provider might not ask a
transgender patient about the trauma or stress that person has experienced as a result of their
sexual identity. To make this encounter with a healthcare provider more culturally competent,
the provider should assess this patient's substance use, anxiety and depression levels and ask
about the person's personal support structure. Cultural competence involves asking questions to
understand the totality of a patient's life.
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