alchemist born in the 13th century. Described by Albert the Great in the 13th century and named by Ramon Lull‚ who prepared it and called it “eau forte” (aqua fortis). There were people saying that it was discovered by Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac or Johann Rudolf‚ but nobody knows who really did discover that. As it is a intoxicating‚ oxidizing acid‚ it reacts most with metals‚ but does not react with pure gold. However‚ noble metals could be oxidized and dissolved by nitric acid which leads to colour
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suitcase and asked if he went there and if he knew her son‚ Ernest Morrow. Holden says yes and the woman was very happy and sweet. However‚ Holden truly exemplifies his own personal phoniness when she asks him what his name was. Holden quickly said‚ ‘Rudolf Schmidt‚’ who was actually the janitor at Pencey. Holden then started‚ "shooting the old crap around a little bit" (Salinger 71). Holden told some of the most absurd lies to Mrs. Morrow about her son. He referred to Ernest like they were good friends
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Does race and ethnicity play a role in how art is made? What is considered to be Asian American art? These are the questions one would ask in order to better understand the relationship between race and ethnicity and how it ties in with Asian American art. Every piece of artwork has a story‚ a message expressed to the audiences. These messages may portray more than one influence‚ but the main influence that inspires the creation of the art is through the artist’s race and ethnicity. Through race
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Catcher Essay By: Erik Hansen J. Donald Walters once wrote‚ "Self-acceptance comes from meeting life ’s challenges vigorously. Don ’t numb yourself to your trials and difficulties‚ nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems‚ but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial‚ but in victory." J. Donald Walters was right. You have to stand up and face your hardships‚ not pack them away to deal with later
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‘History is about winners” how accurate is this statement in the relation to the personality you have studied. Historians are divided on the extent to which Albert Speer contributed to Nazi Germany during World War 2 and prior to it as Hitler’s architect. Speer was a winner as he became Reich minister of armaments and war production‚ becoming second in command (inside the third Reich). His success extended further in Nuremburg as he escaped with his life. However personalities are remembered as
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heart of Europe were disappearing‚ and they were arriving to the same place with the same ignorance of the fate of the previous transport. And the people in this mass . . . I knew that within a couple of hours . . . ninety percent would be gassed.” (Rudolf Vrba‚ who worked on the Judenrampe in Auschwitz from August 18‚ 1942 to June 7‚ 1943.) So from this we can see how Jews be treated by Nazi‚ so as a country with humanism‚ it should fight for
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feelings”. The guards questioned the orders they were given but they blocked out their doubts and replaced them with a cold and prideful attitude towards their camps. Throughout the book Night and in the article Commanding a Concentration Camp by Rudolf Hoss‚ the leaders of the camp would act out against the prisoners‚ causing a negative effect on them and how they treat each other. The beatings and punishments would have a negative affect on both the prisoners and the guards. The events and treatments
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organic farming. The first industrial station for the transformation of urban organic materials into compost was set up in Wels/Austria in the year 1921.Early frequent citations for propounding composting within farming are for the German-speaking world Rudolf Steiner‚ founder of a farming method called biodynamics‚ and Annie Francé-Harrar‚ who was appointed on behalf of the government in Mexico and supported the country 1950–1958 to set up a large humus organization in the fight against erosion and soil
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SOLDIERS WITH PTSD THAT COMMIT CRIMES The ongoing war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan will always be a heavily debated topic from its beginning on October 7‚ 2001 with the attack on America soil on 9/11. But an ongoing war that is often ignored is the servicemen and women of those who return home from combat and suffer from psychological problems. As a Veteran of the U.S. Army myself that suffers from PTSD‚ I am disturb by the staggering reports of the number of combat veterans
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Powers was swapped for a KGB Colonel serving thirty years in an Atlanta penitentiary. The KGB Colonel went by the name Rudolf Ivanovich Abel‚ but his real name was William Fischer. Powers was fortunate to be returned to the United States‚ but Abel was given the title of General by the KGB and placed in charge of the KGB’s Anglo-American operations. General Abel could have
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