Daniel Fahrenheit
Daniel Fahrenheit was born in the Polish city of Gdansk on the 14th of May 1686.
He was the oldest of five children and only fifteen when his parents both died. The city council put the four younger Fahrenheit children in foster homes. But Daniel Fahrenheit was instead to complete a four year apprenticeship in which he learnt about bookkeeping.
After his four years were over he turned to physics and became a glassblower and instrument maker.
In 1701, Fahrenheit spent ten years traveling round Europe, meeting scientists. This encouraged him to follow his interest in natural sciences and he began to study and experiment in that field. In 1724 this led him to Amsterdam where he lectured in chemistry and became a member of the Royal Society.It was there he learned about thermometers and because it was a trade in Amsterdam, Fahrenheit decided to stay, and make this his profession, so he borrowed against his inheritance to take up thermometer making.
When the city fathers of Gdansk found out, they arranged to have Fahrenheit arrested, so until he was the legal age of 24 he had to dodge police. At first he was simply on the run, but he decided to keep traveling through Denmark, Germany, Holland, Sweden and Poland.
Florentine thermometer scales varied no two were the same; makers marked the low point on the scale during the coldest day in Florence that year. They marked the high point during the hottest day. Fahrenheit wanted thermometers to be reproducible during the year and realized the trick wasn't using the coldness or hotness of a particular day or place, but finding materials that changed at certain temperatures.
For seven years Fahrenheit worked on an alcohol thermometer scale, based on three points. He chose the freezing point of a certain salt-water mixture for zero, he used the freezing point of water for 32 degrees and body temperature was 96 degrees.
Fahrenheit used alcohol for his first few thermometers but after several series of experiments substituted it for mercury because of its rate of expansion, although it is less than that of alcohol, it is more constant. He also found mercury could be used over a much wider temperature range than alcohol. These experiments also led to the discovery that the boiling point of water varied with changes in atmospheric pressure and the phenomenon of the super cooling of water (this means, cooling water to below its normal freezing point without converting it to ice.
The title of "Fahrenheit 9/11" is a play on the title of the famous Ray Bradbury novel, "Fahrenheit 451" in which society has been transformed into an authoritarian, repressive regime, in which subversive ideas are crimes and books are burned. In the book, a lonely protagonist is awakened to this reality and joins the struggle to keep underground dissidence alive.
Frederic Chopin, the Polish composer and pianist, was born on March 1,1810, according to the statements of the artist himself and his family, but according to his baptismal certificate, which was written several weeks after his birth, the date was 22 February. His birthplace was the village of Zelazowa Wola, part of the Duchy of Warsaw.
Although he spent 10 years in college, he got married and had three children. He helped his mother stand up to her family and make them realize once and for all that she is deaf and cannot be made to fit in the hearing world. He wrote a 175 page paper that made him realize that he could write a book. He also finally found a job as a counselor at PSD, working there once again after a few years at Gaulladet.
Over the observed fifty seconds, there was a consistency among the temperatures. Without a calculated percent error, we are able to assume the average temperature was twenty-six degrees Celsius. There are factors that could have caused error to arise in our data collection. One factor could be that the temperature of the room was not consistent throughout the room. Another factor may have been the performance of the thermometer. The grasp in which the thermometer was held for procedure B may also be a factor.
Elie Wiesel was born in Sighet Transylvania on September 30, 1928. Prior to being taken under the Nazi 's rule, he decided to pursue Religious studies,as his father did. He grew up with his parents and three sisters. in the year 1944, when Elie was 15 years old,
Michael Moore’s latest film, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” presents a critical look at the administration of George W. Bush and the War on Terrorism. In this film Moore investigates the rapid growth of the United States government and its trend of trampling the rights of individuals, and the corporatism that is spawned out of the close ties between big government and big business during wartime. Michael Moore may not convince all audiences, but is successful for its factual accuracy in which the evidence spoke for itself, and at the same time proclaimed Moore's artistry in transposing and splicing scenes to create impressions that supported his allegations and opinions. Michael Moore has employed two main techniques in an attempt to successfully influence his audience; psychological means of strategy, and cinematic techniques of persuasion. These methods, coupled with how they are presented to the audience, and how the audience react, are what Moore uses to create a scheming effect.
Guilt is the emotion that a person feels when they are responsible for an action that has violated some set of standards. Khaled Hosseini conveys this through his novel, The Kite Runner, by following a young Afghan boy and the events that surround him with the build up of guilt that continue to follow him as he ages.The consequence of guilt is that it stays with the person for the rest of their life, but one way of getting rid of its weight is to use the past to make the future better by acting upon it in the present. As seen in both Baba's and Amir's actions throughout the novel, guilt can propel actions in order to ease the burden the person had experienced.
Every person is burdened with guilt and regret. Henry David Thoreau’s quote about how guilt should not consume a person, but instead, encourage a person to change, is valid in the novel The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini. The author proves that a change in oneself is possible when he writes about how Amir redeems himself after running away, when he saw that Hassan was being raped. It is also shown when Baba’s guilt of keeping Hassan’s and Amir’s true relationship with each other a secret, makes him into a better person, and when Soraya running away with a man made her into a better woman, daughter and wife.
The power of guilt—how it can easily take over one’s life if one does not seek atonement—is often underestimated. The overwhelming need for redemption results in the inability to move on with a carefree life. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, this theme is clearly displayed through the character of Amir, the protagonist of the novel. He is unable to enjoy a peaceful life due to his persistent guilt and desire for redemption from his sins. Through Amir’s motives and actions, he clearly illustrates how selfishness leads to sin, guilt, as well as a strong urge for redemption.
Measure and record the temperature of the water in the Styrofoam cup. Leave cardboard cover on until the heated metal is ready to be transferred into the calorimeter.
Khaled Hosseini shows that guilt can come in many forms, but the guilt in which Amir feels for the majority of his early adulthood is caused by an event that occurred when he was a young boy. He signifies the importance of Amir finding absolution to free himself from his guilt and sins. Hosseini illustrates the consequences of a guilty conscience over the course of Amir’s life by the choices he makes and how he attempts to redeem himself. Hosseini emphasizes the results of lasting guilt and how it can lead to devastating outcomes until atoned for. Additionally, he emphasizes the yearning to find peace, the consequences of sin, and the relief granted by finding redemption. In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini uses the life of Amir to illustrate
- Temperature was measured after and exact time i.e. 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes.
Methodology: A plastic cup was filled half way with crushed ice and mixed with four spoonfuls of 5 mL of sodium chloride. A thermometer was quickly placed inside the cup to take the temperature and the
The limitations to this vital sign though are to understand and know the different types of thermometers. Many aspects can affect temperature such as exercise, age, stress and surrounding weather and environment. It is important to make sure the patient is relaxed and hasn’t been doing strenuous activities shortly before being assessed (Berman, 2015) . For a healthy adult, the normal body temperature should be around 37°C. Anything over that is considered a fever (Martha Keene Elkin, 2007). Similar to the other vital signs though, everybody is different and someone might have a slightly higher or lower temperature which is normal for them. There are many different types of thermometers. There are oral, rectal, chemical, tympanic and temporal artery thermometers as well as more (Berman, 2015). Depending on the person, different thermometers are used. Aspects such as being a child, not being able to move, being asleep while your temperature needs to be taken can all affect which type of thermometer a health care professional uses. For example, if a patient is asleep then it is very invasive to use an oral thermometer because you would have to open their mouth and then if they wake up they would feel very violated. My worry about taking temperature is which thermometer to use or if I could just use any. The difficult part was finding out whether there were special circumstances to use certain
When the liquid level in both arms is the same, the pressure of the sample of gas inside the closed end must equal the pressure of the external atmosphere since the downward force on the two columns of liquid is then equal. When the liquid levels are unequal, the pressures must differ. The difference in pressure can be measured in units of length of the vertical column of liquid. The mm Hg, or its modern version the torr, originated in this use of the manometer. Mercury is particularly convenient for use in manometers (and barometers) because at room temperature it has low vapor pressure, does not wet glass, and has a high density. Other liquids such as linseed oil or water have also been used in manometers.