How does a physical or chemical change affect the mass of a substance within a closed system? Our hypothesis to this question was, if a chemical change affects the mass, then the mass will change. Our second hypothesis was, if a physical change occurs, then the mass would stay the same. Changes in matter happen all around us everyday. When we use a coloured pencil, they change in the size of how hard you are pushing on the coloured pencil which dulls it out. When you chew food it, changes its size
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Robert Tocker December 12, 2012 "No firm is completely sheltered from rivals; all firms compete for consumer dollars. If that is so, then pure monopoly does not exist. Do you agree?" Fully explain your answer in a way that shows your understanding of “monopolies.” I do agree that a pure monopoly does not exist. I say this because no matter the product there are usually some competitors. There is the argument that nothing is like the original but it doesn’t take long for similar products to reach
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Al-Adah Muhakkamah Definition Al-Adah Muhakkamah is the fifth maxim according to the sequences of the five main maxims. The basic meaning of it is "custom is a basic of judgment". The meaning of custom basically coming from the word "adah". It is also come from the word "urf" which brought up with the meaning with "adah". However there is slightly difference between word "adah" and "urf". "Adah" is referring toward only one person while "urf" referring toward a group of peoples. The definition
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Name Professor Course Date Metaphysics METAPHYSICS The word metaphysics is derived from Greek words; Meta meaning beyond or after while physicia means physical which refers to the works on matter by Aristotle in antiquity (Statile, et al. 2006). Therefore, it is literally after physics. Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with the understanding and the explanation of the fundamentals of Nature of being and the world (Statile, et al. 2006). It seeks to investigate the principles
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They engaged in philosophy not so much in the pursuit of truth or meaning or justification, but in pursuit of relief from various types of anxiety Stoics for example, sought tranquility through removing dissatisfaction (a state in which the world does not fit with one’s desires), and they did philosophy to show that the way to do this is not by trying to change the world to fit our desires but by trying to change our minds/desires to fit the world. Epicureans sought tranquility through the stability
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the desert as a changed person. He agrees with the little prince's thought: 'the stars are beautiful, because of a flower that cannot be seen';. The rose is very fragile and needs constant care. Love is not a matter of choice; it is a matter of consequence; indeed, it is a matter of survival. Men must learn to love one another or expire. Love is what gives life meaning. The little prince's love for his rose is so important to him that his love gives the author's life purpose and direction.
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in silence at night and leading to a loveless marriage. Mr and Mrs Das have lost the ability to communicate because Mrs Das has been keeping a dark secret from Mr Das which can kill their marriage. On the other hand, Shukumar in ‘The Temporary Matter’, has not had a proper conversation with his wife, since their child’s death. The
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David Hume is a Scottish philosopher, who is well recognized for his efforts on empiricism and skepticism. As a matter of fact, in An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding he focuses on epistemology, which highlights the limitations that knowledge encounters. Hume introduces the problem of induction, which is basically the philosophical issue of examining whether knowledge can be derived from inductive reasoning, and as a result whether it can come from experiences. He evidently discusses the dependability
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students shouldn’t get paid for receiving good grades or acing exams. Honestly, getting good grades is expected from your parents, its like saying “I deserve a car since I graduated high school”. No, you’re expected to graduate from high school no matter what. Therefore it’s an expectation, your parents expect you to get good grades. Soon the student will get used to getting money from their parents, later they will become crazy buying useless things that end up in the garbage. One school in Chicago
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issues, such as DNA analyses, engineering, architecture, handwriting, fingerprints, psychologists, pathologist, etc. “When knowledge of a technical subject matter might be helpful to a trier of fact, a person having special training or experience in that technical field, is permitted to state his or her opinion concerning those technical matters even though he or she was not present at the event.” Expert witness will give an opinion of the facts that are presented in the relevant court case. It
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