Essays Tagged: "hot water"

Cooperative Pursuit

es one tomake use of modern electric conveniences. Conveniences thatan electric co-op bring include hot water, lights, and heat.Imagine how life would be with these electric conveniencesat your dispos ... there is a small fee required to join the co-opthink of all the advantages you will receive. Hot water is a distinct electric convenience that youcould enjoy if you decide to form an electric c ...

(2 pages) 43 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

"Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck

g suites are shown through out the book. Nancy Reagan once said, 'A women is like a tea bag-only in hot water do you realize how strong she is.' I don't know how Nancy Reagan did this but she describe ...

(2 pages) 42 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

Man in a bathtub, a psychological turmoil fiction story

thtub up. He got in, turnedthe water up till it was a little more than warm, then lay down under thehot, pounding stream fromthe shower head. The water always seemed to cool off by the time it hit the ... -- maybe because of thecool air in the room. Well, soon the room would warm up as it filled withthe hot water vapor pouring outof the glass shower.Johnny put his hands under his head and lay back all ...

(3 pages) 84 2 4.5 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

The theme of oppression in 'A tale of two cities'.

nch citizens are reclining indoors and use a ridiculous number of servants just to prepare a cup of hot water. When a poor man's son is run over and killed by the rich Marquis's carriage, the Marquis ...

(2 pages) 92 1 2.9 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Money: what is it worth to you?

plays such a major role in every day of our lives. The food we eat, the electricity we pay to use, hot water bills not to mention luxury goods including computers, CD's and much much more.Perhaps soc ...

(5 pages) 245 2 4.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Gateway Drugs-analogy paper that shows how small drugs can lead to use of heavier drugs

ted because it seems harmless at first. Gradual use of gateway drugs can cause one self to get into hot water. The habitual use of these drugs creates a situation where it becomes nearly impossible to ...

(2 pages) 48 0 3.4 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Does WARM water freeze quicker than COLD water!!!

Does warm water freeze faster than cold water?Experimental evidence seems to indicate that hot water does indeed freeze faster than cold water - this seems counterintuitive and there are a nu ... grant to study it in depth so there are not clear answers to the cause.Thermal contact argumentThe hot water melts the ice under the tray and when it refreezes there is more surface area in contact w ...

(2 pages) 21 0 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Why doesn't jelly set when fresh pineapple is used?

Basic Problem:Jelly is made from protein, gelatin, this is dissolved in hot water and as it cools, it sets. For a childrens party it was decided to make some fruit jellies, ... roxyproline. When boiling water is added to the gelatin the weak bonds are broken by the energy the hot water supplies, The helical structure falls apart, and you are left with free polypeptide chains ... ven too much energy, and with all molecules they vibrate and move faster. If the temperature is too hot, and the enzymes are given too much energy then the bonds holding the enzyme together are overpo ...

(9 pages) 36 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

The Effects of Conduction in Heat Saving Devices (Build a heat-saving device that will allow a beaker of boiling water to maintain the highest possible temperature.)

r one. This theory of heat transfer can be proven by observing the cooling of water in a glass. The hot water tries to transfer heat to the cooler glass. Therefore, the two substances try to reach equ ... into another beaker and sealed into the device for 20 minutes. The device that keeps the water the hottest wins the class competition.The heat transfer I chose to study was conduction. The basic prin ...

(5 pages) 43 1 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

GMOs

"Nestle in Hot Water over GMOs""Zhu Yanling, a mother in Shanghai was once a loyal consumer of brands of Nestle ...

(3 pages) 309 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology

Non-renewable fuel sources: Nuclear fuel

, they state that it is considered safe as it's diluted into the oceans and air. Unfortunately the "hot shoots", hot water discharge does not always reach the oceans first, but rather it can accumulat ...

(2 pages) 39 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Physics - Geothermal Energy as an Alternative Energy source. Involves reasonably low level thermodynamics. Tom Schipke.

erent types of energy.3. The 2nd law - heat does not of itself flow from a cold object to a hot object.Basic IntroA geothermal plant is a plant that sits on top of a hot water reservoir (at le ... . Therefore, the steam engine that it goes through generally has a heat exchanger to keep the steam hot when going through the turbines (look at diagram above). To work out the efficiency of this proc ...

(3 pages) 45 0 4.7 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Narrative Essay on How I Learned Not To Do Everything On My Own

With so many tasks to complete before my daughter awoke, I quickly darted to the bathroom to take a hot shower in hopes that the hot water would warm my body. As I emerged out of the shower into the ...

(2 pages) 54 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

LATENT HEAT OF FUSION FOR MILK EXPERIMENT

nce Kettle Milk ice cubes Stopwatch Hot Water Procedure: The copper cup was weighed and its mass was then recorded. The ... then used to boil water and this water was poured into the copper cup. The mass of the cup plus the hot water was calculated and recorded. The copper cup was then placed in the insulated container. Th ...

(4 pages) 23 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Insulation Experiment

Why will insulators affect how long a test tube of hot water stays hot?Background InformationI know that there are many different ways of insulating th ... tion and it will reflect escaping heat by reflecting, because this method is used in flasks to keep hot drinks warm. Though it is a good conductor so will lose heat through to surfaces its touching bu ... s heating the water with the Bunsen burner which took a few minutes. Both boiling tubes had 40ml of hot water in them with the thermometers which the start temperature was 100'C for all 3 experiments ...

(8 pages) 21 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Recrystallization

mL Erlenmeyer flask.100 - 200mL of water with boiling chips were heated to boiling in a beaker on a hot plate.An Erlenmeyer flask with a little water and boiling chips in it was heated. A short-stemme ... and a filter paper was fluted to fit the funnel.A few boiling chips were added to the benzoic acid. Hot water was added to it until the benzoic acid dissolve.The flask was kept on the hot plate once t ...

(5 pages) 46 0 4.2 Mar/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

What is Caffeine?

e first records of caffeine was in 2737 BC when the Chinese emperor named Shen Nung was making some hot water when some leaves from a tree fell into it. This created the first tea.Coffee was first mad ...

(1 pages) 21 0 1.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Our Home is the safest place on earth. Discuss.

t place on earth.The kitchen is one of the more dangerous places at home. THere are dangers such as hot water and sharp objects like scissors and knives to look out for. We also have to be wary of ope ...

(1 pages) 10 0 1.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Lab 12: Reduction of an Aldehyde to a Primary Alcohol by Use of NaBH4

400IrritantCorrosive*Vanillyl alcohol is soluble in cold organic solvents such as ether/alcohol and hot water, but insoluble in cold water.**Caution: Should not touch NaBH4 directly with skin.Result a ...

(2 pages) 17 0 3.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

The Elasticity Of A Rubber Band In Different Temperatures

estion: Does temperature affect the elasticity of a rubber band? Our Hypothesis: We thought that in hot water that it will be the most elastic. Simply because hot water make things stretchy and moveab ... like balsa wood.Material: 1. Three Cups 2. Nine rubber bands (should be the same) 3. Cold Water 4. Hot Water 5. Room Temperature Water 6. Two pencils (you will see why later) 7. Four Ice Cubes 8. Wat ...

(2 pages) 7 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry