LAW TONG &AIDEN 2013/9/23 AP PHYSICS B Mr. Moss THE LAB OF ATWOOD Procedure: The purpose of this experiment was to verify the predictions of Newton’s Law for an Atwood machine‚ a simple machine constructed by hanging two different masses and from a string passing over pulleys and observing their acceleration.. Newton’s Law predicts that the acceleration should be proportional to the difference between the masses and proportional to their sum‚ where = 9.8 m/s2 is the
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Margaret Atwood’s collection of poems‚ Morning in the Burned House‚ could just as easily have employed morning’s homonym—mourning—in the title. The overriding theme of loss and some of its sources and consequences—aging‚ grief‚ death‚ depression‚ and anger—permeate this collection and‚ in particular‚ Section IV which is a series of elegiac poems about Atwood’s father. The collection is divided into five sections. Section I opens with the poem “You Come Back.” This poem seems to look back on a life
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Objective The objective of this experiment is to study Newton’s Second law of motion utilizing the Atwood Machine and to show that the acceleration is proportional to the force causing the motion. Theory Newton’s second law of motion states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on the object and inversely proportional to the total mass. a = net force/ total mass If an object is acted on by a net force ‚ it will experience an acceleration that
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“this” country by describing how the animals are treated in both scenarios and using a shift in her poem to show contrast between the two countries. Atwood uses specific words to describe the animals in both countries to show how they are viewed differently. The speaker begins the poem by firstly indicating that “the animals have the faces of people” (Atwood 798; lines 1-2) implying that there seems to be no difference from animals and humans. Furthermore‚ the animals in ‘that’ country are described and
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I was in fact very confused by the way Atwood describes the condition of the earth to the outsider (or alien). Because when you start to explain something to someone‚ you assume that both of you must first know and agree with something together. This feeling started from Atwoods description of a funeral: When a person has achieved death a kind of PICNIC is held‚ I thought the word PICNIC quite hilarious‚ as if an alien would know what a picnic is in the first place. And then I recall having seen
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Yeomelakis Major Author Rough Draft 2/13/12 Feminism in the Works of Margaret Atwood Feminism is the belief and advocacy of equal rights for woman. This belief is shown through Margaret Atwood’s works‚ although she doesn’t believe so “Every time you write from the point of view of a woman‚ people say it’s feminist.” Critics all of the world disagree with her and say that Atwood’s novels are blatantly feministic. Margaret Atwood uses time‚ male chauvinism‚ and jealousy to display her belief that women
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Surviving the Real World (Summary of Attitude by Margaret Atwood) By Rupashri Ashok BA-VIII/H-01/2014 Deciding on what to tell a graduating class of liberal arts is a difficult thing‚ and most of Margaret Atwood’s speech‚ Attitude‚ is delivered with that as a frame. Atwood addresses Victoria College’s Class of 1983 at their convocation ceremony with a humourous tone‚ mentioning a lot that they should know or shall soon find out about the world that they are being ‘launched’ into. Her point‚ though
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Atwood mocks this scenario as the fairy tale life and argues that it is unrealistic to the lives of contemporary families and relationships. In another scenario‚ Atwood tackles the challenging task of displaying a more realistic relationship and the appalling way in which women are sometimes treated. Atwood illustrates the character of Mary as weak and regarded by John as an object. Mary worries about
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MARGARET ATWOOD: “SPOTTY-HANDED VILLIANESSES: PROBLEMS OF FEMALE BAD BEHAVIOUR IN THE CREATION OF LITERATURE” BUI CONTEXT Margaret Atwood is once of Canada’s best known literary composers. She is best known for her ability as an author of novels such as Alias Grace‚ Bodily Harm‚ Hairball‚ Rape Fantasies‚ and the highly acclaimed The Handmaid’s Tale‚ which was later made into a movie. These works establish her as a feminist writer‚ raising issues of women in literature‚ the difficulties associated
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Margaret Atwood is a phenomenal author and poet. She is one of the world’s most profound and renown authors and has received many awards. Her work has brought the world’s attention to controversial topics such as women’s rights. Margaret Atwood’s life is in the current time period. This time period has been shaped by events such as World War II‚ the Vietnam War‚ the Cold War‚ 9/11‚ and various other wars. However‚ it is also characterized by advancements in technology‚ biology‚ medical science
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