Sectionals Essays

  • The Beginnings of the Sectional Crisis

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    The Beginnings of the Sectional Crisis During the antebellum period, the North and the South were complete opposites. This led to each side viewing itself as superior and viewing the other as "backward." Each side believed itself to be superior, in all aspects, to the other. The reasons for these opinions can be found in the different economic, social, and cultural systems found in these two regions. The Southern economy was primarily agricultural. This economy, like many other agricultural

  • Sectional Compromises In The 19th Century

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    There are two mind paths to choose when considering the statement that the compromises of the 1800s were not really compromises, but sectional sellouts by the North, that continually gave in to the South's wishes. The first is that the compromises really were compromises, and the second is that the compromises were modes of the North selling out. Really, there is only one correct mind path of these two, and that is that the North sold out during these compromises and gave the South what it wanted

  • Measuring the Resistivity of a Wire

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    Aim The aim of this experiment is to find out how the area of the cross section of the wire affects the resistance and also to find out the resistivity of the wire having found the resistance over a certain length and using a certain cross sectional area. I will also experiment to see how the length of the wire affects the resistance. Plan The first thing that I will do is to set up the apparatus as shown below. A,V Except for the experiment where I alter the length, I will keep

  • Investigating the Factors that Affect Osmosis in Living Tissue

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    tested: Bearing in mind that we have limited time and shall be conducting our experiments in a laboratory, measuring certain things may therefore be impractical. We shall therefore limit our investigation to the effect of three things: Cross-sectional area of plant cylinder, concentration of solution and temperature of solution. Variables There are three main types of variable; Independent (input), control and dependent variables. An independent variable, otherwise known as an input

  • Exploring the Channel Characteristics of the River Chess

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    Exploring the Channel Characteristics of the River Chess The aim of this investigation is to explore the channel characteristics of the River Chess. My main interest involve in understanding Hydrology, and how the river changes as it goes downstream. To obtain my results

  • Investigating the Resistance of a Wire

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    the cross-sectional area of the wire in metres square and can be determined using the equation A= π(d/2 x10 ³)² where d is the diameter of the wire in mm. I will plot a graph of length on the x-axis against resistance on the y-axis. From the relation R = PL /A which corresponds to the straight line equation y=mx+c the graph should be a straight line passing through the origin where m is the gradient of the straight line graph that corresponds to P/A. Since the cross-sectional area of the

  • Agenda Setting in the Internet

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    idea that the media choose topics that it thinks are important and focuses its broadcasts around this topic. McCombs and Shaw fully developed the theory of agenda setting in respect to public agenda in a study in the early 1970’s. Their cross-sectional study involved the effects of media agenda setting on public opinion. They revealed that there were indeed correlations between the two, which backed the ideas of Cohen (Brosius 5). They derived that, “the basic agenda-setting hypothesis asserts

  • CT-scanner

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    of horizontal cross-sections of the body, or the part of the body that is x-rayed. A CT scan is a diagnostic test that combines the use of x-ray with computer technology. A series of x-beams from many different angles are used to get these cross-sectional images of the patient’s body. In a computer, these pictures are assembled into a 3-dimentianal picture that can display organs, tissues, bones, and any such thing. It can even show ducts, blood vessels and tumors. One of the advantages of CT is that

  • Investigate the Water Potential of Potato Cells

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    Investigate the Water Potential of Potato Cells Introduction In my investigation, I hope to determine the water potential of potato cells. The plant material I will use in my investigation will be potato chips, which I will cut myself prior to the investigation. I hope to find the concentration of a solution where the chip stays the same mass and length, which will tell me that the water potential inside the cells is the same as the water potential outside the cells. Background

  • Gravitational Pull and Parachute Investigation

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    encountered by the object depends on a variety of factors. The two most common factors which have a direct effect upon the amount of air resistance are: - the speed of the object - the cross-sectional area of the object Increased speeds and increased cross-sectional areas result in an increased amount of air resistance. Gravity is what causes objects to fall downwards. If there was no air resistance, all falling objects would accelerate at 10m/s/s (10m/s²) because there

  • The United States Tennis Association

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    USTA is managed by a Board of Directors which establishes the policies and objectives of the Association. The members of the BOD consist of 5 officers, the immediate Past President and nine directors-at-large. The voting members of the USTA are the Sectional Associations and Member Organizations whose voting strength is determined by the immediately preceding December 31st membership totals. There are five main core values that the USTA organization deals with. The first value is integrity. The USTA

  • An Investigation into Factors Affecting Resistance of a Wire

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    resistance are material wire is made of, length of wire, temperature and cross sectional area of wire. I will use cross sectional area of wire and length of wire because I think it will be hard to draw conclusions from the material of wire. I am not doing temperature because it would be hard to get results from and I think they wouldn't be as accurate. I will set up a circuit to find out how length and cross sectional area affect resistance. I will need the following components in my circuit

  • Investigating the Resistance of a Wire

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    of electricity. Whether or not a material obeys Ohm's law, its resistance can be described in terms of its resistivity. The electrical resistance of a wire would be expected to be greater for a longer wire, less for a wire of larger cross sectional area, and would be expected to depend upon the material out of which the wire is made. Experimentally, the dependence upon these properties is a straightforward one for a wide range of conditions, and the resistance of a wire can be expressed

  • Air Resistance, Tyres And Friction

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    Drag = 0.5 * rho * Cd * v2 * S Aerodynamic drag is a function of the following: rho is the air density, which we cannot change. v2 is velocity squared which is endeavoured to be maximized for the best time and/or pass. S is the frontal or cross sectional area which we want to minimize. I.e. less frontal area means that a less significant amount of air resistance impedes the top speed and acceleration. Cd is the coefficient of drag, which we want to minimize. So the two things with which can be worked

  • Does Competition Bring Out The Best In Us?

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    COMPETITION BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN US The score was 14-15. My team was losing the sectional championship game by just one point. Now we had to give our all to win, or we would be regretting the loss for years to come. In order to win, we had to get along with everyone on, and off, the volleyball court. We had to believe in ourselves, but most of all, we had to use all of the competitive skills that we had learned throughout our lives from parents, coaches, and our own experiences. Each second

  • Factors Affecting the Resistance of a Wire

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    factors that effect resistance. There are a few factors that affect the resistance, it is determined by the properties an object has. This is know as resistivity. The factors I can investigate are : Ÿ Temperature Ÿ Length Ÿ Cross-sectional area/width Ÿ Material (resistivity) The factor I shall investigate is the length of a wire. Background Knowledge Resistance is when electrons travelling through the wire are impeded by the atoms within the wire. Since the electrons

  • ratio analysis

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    Year-to-year comparisons can highlight trends and point up the need for action. Trend analysis works best with three to five years of ratios.The second type of ratio analysis, cross-sectional analysis, compares the ratios of two or more companies in similar lines of business. One of the most popular forms of cross-sectional analysis compares a company's ratios to industry averages. These averages are developed by statistical services and trade associations and are updated annually. Some of these sources

  • Electrical Resistance

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    current of effective value I amperes flows through the element: P = RI2 , R = P / I2 The resistance of a wire is directly proportional to its length and inversely proportional to its cross sectional area, so the longer the wire, the greater resistance to the flow of charge and as the cross sectional area of a wire increases the resistance decreases: R = K / A (K = constant, A = area) Resistance also depends on the material of the conductor. For example if you pass electricity through

  • The Sectional Crisis

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    What issue(s) did the sectional crisis between North and South hinge on? Sectional crisis between North and South hinge on multitude of issues pertaining to slavery. The issues show that the federal government had been compromising with slavery to unite the nation. The Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787 perpetuated the tension between North and South. It is crucial to note that the compromise required “slaves” to be added to population count as “three-fifths of all other persons” (Waldstreicher)

  • Investigating the Factors Which Will Affect the Stretching of a Helical Spring when Put Under a Load.

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    ================================================================= Theory: Things, which might affect this, are: · Downward force applied to the spring. · Spring material. · Length of spring. · No. of coils in spring. · Diameter of spring material. · Cross sectional area of spring. However, most of these do not come into play, apart from weight, as we are using the same type of weights. Hooke's Law: * Hooke's law states that the extension of a spring (or other stretch object) is directly proportional