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A Study of the Kinetics of the Esterification of Benzoic Acid with Methyl Alcohol
The reaction between methyl alcohol and benzoic �acid to form methyl benzoate is perhaps the most fundamental of all esterification reactions. . . . The forward as well as the reverse reaction is catalyzed by protons ...
Plasma Sulfate Analysis: I. benzidine Method
The quantitative determination of micro and ultra micro amounts of sulfate has historically been a problem to analytical chemists. The determination is further complicated if the analysis is to be performed on a complex ...
Beyond Stereotype: Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt had a distinctive relationship with her Presidential husband. They often related through memos, meetings, and go-betweens rather than through face-to-face contact. As strange as this was for a married ...
The Dynamic Interaction Between the Poet and the People in Slam Poetry
Slam is a revolutionary force in contemporary American poetry, and, increasingly, in global poetry. Much of the power of this movement harkens from its ability to draw upon ancestral memories, restoring poetry to its roots ...
Flaubert et la Francaise au XIXe Siecle: l'idiot(e) de la Famille
Le 29 janvier 1857, Gustave Flaubert et son oeuvre Madame Bovary etaient mis en jugement pour l'outrage a la morale publique et religieuse et aux bonnes moeurs. Cependant, les raisons pour lesquelles on a poursuivi l'auteur ...
Death to Tyrants: The Evolution of Political Thought Regarding Tyrannicide from Cicero to Salutati
I will devote the first chapter of this work to Marcus Tullius Cicero. Specifically, I will analyze Cicero's definition of the tyrant, as well as his justification of tyrannicide, notably in his De Officiis (44 B.C.). I ...
Chaucer's Pardoner and the Tyranny of Penance
In the context of the tale-telling game that frames the Canterbury Tales, the reader anticipates a wide variety of different stories and forms as each pilgrim takes his or her tum. What we do not anticipate, however, is ...
Is the Honor System the Best System?: A Philosophical Inquiry Into and Defense of the Honor System at Washington and Lee University
While the Honor System at Washington and Lee (W&L) is widely regarded as one of the most important and consequential aspects of the school by both alumni and current students, and while it is regarded as one of the most ...
Some Elements of High Tension Power Transmission
This subject will be treated as follows: First -- A general statement of the conditions which suggest a high tension transmission project, and the circumstances limiting the maximum transmission distance and maximum ...