Mercury Prize Essays

  • John Shin's Speech: A Case Study

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    Background Information: John Shin came for an initial speech evaluation on August 30th, 2017. He sought an evaluation due to his inability to control his speech rate and speak fluently when he wants to. During the evaluation Mr. Shin participated in motor speech testing, speech samples, and completed the OASES. Medical History: Mr. Shin’s medical history is reportedly unremarkable for previous hospitalizations, illnesses, and surgeries. Mr. Shin has seasonal allergies to pollen for which he takes

  • Arctic Monkeys Research Paper

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    Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys is an English rock band from Sheffield that brought us songs like I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, When the Sun Goes Down and Leave Before the Lights Come On among others. The band which formed in 2002 have been awarded by award giving bodies in the music industry for the songs that they have released and performed. Band History Band formed in 2002 but started to perform in 2003. Their first gig was in The Grapes at Sheffield city center. After performing for

  • MISSION JUNO

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    JUNO is a NASA mission to the planet Jupiter. The Juno spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard an Atlas V-551 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in Aug. 2011. (www.nasa.gov). It will take 5 years to reach Jupiter, arriving in July 2016. It will orbit Jupiter 33 times. The purpose of the mission is to explore Jupiter’s structure and atmosphere. The main aim of this mission is to understand how the planet Jupiter originated and thus help us understand the evolution of the gas giants. This knowledge

  • Margot's Monologue

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    “Well children, I believe the sun will be paying us a visit today.” Miss Sean says. I glance at Margot, admiring her beauty from afar. I’m happy she’s not looking back, but she’s gazing out the window. She’s earth born. She told us everything about what it was like on earth. How she got to see the sun every day, How she got to eat different foods every day, And didn't have to use the sun lamps. Honestly, I find it hard to believe that she saw the sun everyday. Margot came here about a year ago.

  • Identity Of Mercury Essay

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    Mercury, historically known as quicksilver, is a unique element, whose long history and characteristics are some to be marveled at. A silvery white transition metal, mercury has a high luster, giving it a mirror-like appearance. It is the only metal that remains liquid at room temperature, yet it is not wet. This is because of its inability to be absorbed by other substances; instead, when spilled, it forms small, spherical beads. These beads are highly mobile and tremble at the slightest touch.

  • Ray Bradbury's The Soft Rains Will Come

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    Tick, tick, tick, BOOM! Imagine in the future you have a home that does everything for you. Makes your breakfast, cleans, and wakes you up. Now, what would happen if all of humanity died? How would the house act? What about nature? Ray Bradbury's “The Soft Rains Will Come” is a story about a future where most (we don't know if all) are dead, and a smart home goes through its daily routine. But it faces some unexpected problems. The First thing that Ray Bradbury shows is how some animals have become

  • Solar Nebula Cause Planet Formation

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    Solar nebula is a rotating flattened disk of gas and dust in which the outer part of the disk became planets while the center bulge part became the sun. Its inner part is hot, which is heated by a young sun and due to the impact of the gas falling on the disk during its collapse. However, the outer part is cold and far below the freezing point of water. In the solar nebula, the process of condensation occurs after enough cooling of solar nebula and results in the formation into a disk. Condensation

  • Tycho Brahe

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    to leave before the host. He had drunk unreasonably, but rejected using the restroom. It is believed that his bladder bursted, which led to his death. In 1901, scientists examined his body for the 300th anniversary of his death and found traces of mercury in his body, which led scientists to believe he was poisoned. Many even blamed a jealous Johannes K...

  • Superconductors

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    of superconductors has been a working progress for many years and some superconductors are already in use, but there is always room for improvement. In 1911, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes first discovered superconductivity when he cooled mercury to 4 degrees K (-452.47º F / -269.15º C). At this temperature, mercury’s resistance to electricity seemed to disappear. Hence, it was necessary for Onnes to come within 4 degrees of the coldest temperature that is theoretically attainable to witness

  • Investigation Into How Insulation Can Affect Heat Loss

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    Investigation Into How Insulation Can Affect Heat Loss 1/ Huddling 2/ Insulation We will investigate Insulation 3/ Surface Area/Volume Things that could effect heat loss include: Conduction Convection What are they? Radiation We are going to do the following lessons in this order: * Planning * Planning and Trial * Observation * Observation * Analysis * Evaluation Planning In this investigation, we are going to investigate how insulation can affect heat

  • The Minamata Bay incident

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    The Minamata Bay incident also known as the Minamata disease was the largest and most tragic case of industrial pollution to be recorded in history. In the late 1950’s, the consequences of dumping methylmercury into the ocean from the formation of acetaldehyde was not taken into account by the Japanese authorities of the Chisso Corporation chemical factory at that time. As a result, the methylmercury infected water was taken up by the marine life and caused major food poisoning when consumed by the

  • The Solar System

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    the sun. There are nine planets in the solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth ( Our planet ), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The Terrestrial Planets The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are called terrestrial because they have a compact, rocky surface like the Earth's. The planets, Venus, Earth, and Mars have significant atmospheres while Mercury has almost none. The following diagram shows the approximate

  • Individualism and Paradox in the Works of D. H. Lawrence

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    process, utilized in "Mercury," is of far greater interest than the almost direct missive from Lawrence used in "Insouciance," that flatly states his view of what "living" really is. For not only must we discover the meaning; we must also decide whether our interpretation is really Lawrence's intent--perhaps we have confused some inadvertent seepage of Lawrence's personnel venom with his intended meaning. It is a risk we will have to take as we analyze works such as "Mercury". Instead of condemning

  • Alchemy -the Predecessor Of Modern Chemistry

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    that all things are composed of air, earth, fire, and water. Each of these were represented by different elements, such as sulfur, salt, mercury, and, ideally, gold. Other ideas held by alchemists were that each of the known elements were represented by heavenly bodies. Gold was earth's representation of the sun, silver for the moon, mercury for the planet Mercury, copper for Venus, iron for Mars, tin for Jupiter, and lead for Saturn. The typical alchemist's laboratory in Renaissance Europe was a

  • Childhood Vaccinations: A Game of Russian Roulette?

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    Introduction Parents make sure their children get a proper diet, wear their bicycle helmet, and get enough sleep. Every parent wants to do what is best for their children and protect them from harm. No parent would allow their child to play with a loaded weapon, even with the safety on, and expect the best outcome. It would never happen. But it does. With every vaccine that is given, we are playing Russian roulette with our children’s lives. Childhood vaccinations have replaced common childhood

  • Johannes Kepler Research Paper

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    Johannes Kepler derived three laws of planetary motion that described the interaction of the heavenly bodies within our solar system. The first of these laws explained the structure of movement of the Sun and planets. Using his observations of the trajectory of the planet Mars through the Earths night sky he was able to determine that the planet orbits in a pattern around the sun. His observations of the visible planet trajectories was consistent night after night and from the consistency it gave

  • Mercury's Surface: A Very Gray Planet

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    Mercury - surface geology Mercury is a very gray planet, which houses no living creatures or any ‘life’ in General. Mercury's surface is covered in impact craters, basaltic rock and smooth plains, many of them caused by what they believe is flood volcanism. Other features include vents which seem to be the cause of magma-carved valleys, often-grouped irregular-shaped, termed "hollows" that are believed to be the cause of collapsed magma chambers throughout the planet. The biggest crater on mercury

  • Jealousy In All Summer In A Day By Ray Bradbury

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    Imagine existing in a world with an endless loop of rain and rain and rain. In the short story, “All Summer in a Day,” by Ray Bradbury, a story of a nine year old girl, Margot, is described. She lives on the planet of Venus where there is nothing but rain. Margot remembers how the sun feels and looks. However, her classmates do not. As a result, they are jealous of Margot, causing her to be isolated, depressed, and harassed. To begin, Margot is being excluded. This is shown in the quote, “They edged

  • How Does Ray Bradbury Use Metaphors In A Day

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    Everyone in life has something that they long for. All Summer In a Day, by Ray Bradbury shows this through the children in the story that live on Venus where the sun only comes out once every seven years.The children are jealous of one girl named Margot who arrived on Venus later than the others and can still remember the sun. They all long for the sun but Margot wants to see it more because she remembers what it was like. The other kids exclude her and pick on her because of their jealousy. Ray

  • Jealousy In All Summer In A Day By Ray Bradbury

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    What would it be like to live on a planet of almost eternal rainfall? In the short story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, many humans have moved to Venus. On the planet, it always rains, for seven years nonstop. The main character, Margot, was born an Earthling and can still remember the sun on Earth, unlike the Venerian children. The Venerian children deny she remembers it and harass her for her memories of the sun, because she is different.One big thematic idea in the story is what jealousy