The manipulation of stereotypical ideas of race and gender is the foundational basis of the tragedy, exposing the manner in which women are the embodiment of "purity " of the race and mere vehicles of social mobility. ... The preoccupation with purity creates two extremities of the Angel and the whore, leaving no middle space which the woman could occupy. ... Besides being Iago's manipulative tool, the handkerchief introduces the themes of marriage, fidelity and purity of the woman. ... Even though the tragedy begins to revolve around its physical presence and possession, the handkerchief...

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By placing the exiles in situation that only escaping their values seemed ideal, the king created a natural desire to conform to what they were newly introduced to for survival and god created a test to evaluate their strength. ... Instead of refusing the meal, He chooses to use the word defile referring to the action of staining his purity which reveals the extent of the impact of the meal. ...

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However most Ecstasy, that is sold/distributed on the street, contains little or no MDMA and due to the increased demand for the drug, the purity has decreased and Ecstasy is now laced with other amphetamines or hallucinogens such as speed, LSD, caffeine, ephedrine, ketamine, rat poison, baking soda, and many over the counter or prescribed pain killers. ... Regardless of what Ecstasy looks like, you cannot determine its contents without running a test on it. Ecstasy testing kits are portable and discreet testing kits, which are quick, easy to use, relatively simple, and inexpensive products th...

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The purest specimens have been found to contain several tenths of a percent of the oxide in the high-purity form of thorium. ... Several prototypes, including the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) and the molten salt converter reactor experiment (MSRE), have been tested and operated with varying results. ... It has already been used and is continuing to be tested that thorium can and will provide us with an immense energy source, both nuclear and fuel wise and will also continue to contribute its great properties in the multiple uses we already have for it. ...

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Social Darwinism and Eugenics of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often seen as theories based on scientific knowledge. However this is not wholly true. While eugenics was often loosely based on scientific theory, social Darwinism was not at all. One would be hard-pressed to find any science in social Darwinist thought. After reviewing the current literature on social Darwinism it is not clear that there was a cohesive movement of social Darwinism in America at all. ...

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Also, a press member was equipped with a copy of the American Petroleum Industry (API) standard 650 (the industry guideline for proper testing of oil tanks), and was inquiring if the tank had been properly tested. This test makes sure that all tanks are filled completely full with water in order to settle their foundations and test the welds for strength. Later that day, Hall had discovered that the tank had not been properly tested by the API 650 Standards, but was tested with an alternate method. ... This method of testing was specified by the API 650 standards, was intended for uninhabi...

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ADOLECENSE 1. Introduction Adolescence, broadly defined as the second decade of life, is the period of time during which many people begin to use alcohol and other drugs, and often do so heavily. According to the 2002 Monitoring the Future survey, roughly 30% of 12th graders reported drinking five or more drinks in a row in the two weeks before being surveyed (Johnston et al, 2003). This pattern of heavy, intermittent drinking is also prevalent among college students (White et al, 2002a) and young military personnel (Bray, 1996). While levels of alcohol use among adolescents r...

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This is expressed in the book Purity of the Heart, saying the readiness of the person to "will the good in truth and the disposition and to let go of double mindedness and the consolations of temporality" . ... This would come into connection that life itself becomes a school God made for suffering, He grants a test to those whom he see worthy to be adjudged as a faithful follower and furnishes them with suffering and anxiety as his guide. In anyway, Kierkegaard views them both as a recognizance that God love puts a test to human suf...

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