Alessandro Marcello

Venetian composer Benedetto Marcello. As I listened to the piece, I was captured by the simple yet eloquent melodies that were presented but I also was curious as I had not known of Benedetto to write for oboe. I also know that Marcello stated, “Oboes, flutes, trumpets, bassoons, etc., will always be out of

The Science of the Spud — a History of the Potato Battery Experiment There are hot potatoes, french fried potatoes, baked potatoes and scalloped potatoes. There are potato chips, potato pies and potato soufflés. Last, but not least, there’s the potato battery. Who on earth invented the electric spud? Why does it work? For that matter, why would anyone want to see if a potato could conduct electricity in the first place? Well, we may never be able to answer some of the questions this quirky experiment

The Green Children of Woolpit is a twelfth century mystery that has been around for centuries. Many people have speculated and formed theories on where these children had come from. No theory has been proven true, but the theories range from malnutrition to something such as extraterrestrial visitors. This strange phenomenon can be explained. These children that visited England, are aliens from a different world. The evidence that the children give the people from England describes a land that is

The Wonderful Life of Kay Buell Every individual's life has a past, present and future. My life has been developed and influenced by several factors that will be reflected in this paper. You will read about my life experiences and how it has developed into such a wonderful life. My life begin when I was a mere 2 years of age when my parents adopted my twin sister and myself. My parents were on the older side, so their beliefs were conservative and strict, even from the beginning. Since my

INTRODUCTION Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Volta is known as the scientist that founded the electric age. He was an Italian physicist pioneer that contributed greatly to the development of the battery. Alessandro Volta was born in Como, Italy in 1745. He attended a public school; in 1774 he was appointed professor of physics at the Royal School in Como. His first invention was an electrophorus; a device that produced static electricity. In 1776-77 he devoted his time to chemistry, studying atmospheric

Soon after Galvani published his findings in 1891 Alessandro Volta proposed that the “‘animal’ part of Galvani’s animal electricity was not needed” (Alessandro n.pag). Volta instead believed in what he called metallic electricity. He alleged that all that was need to generate electricity was any moist material between two different metals (Voltaic n.pag)

Suspense of the Impending Romance in Divorce Islamic Style In Divorce Islamic Style by Amara Lakhous, the readers become exposed to the thoughts of the two protagonists. Through simple language, we are able to relate to both Christian/Issa and Safia/Sofia. Despite their circumstances, the themes of ambition and dreams are rather prominent. However, the dreams/ambitions are only fulfilled through several acts of self-sacrifice. Through the use of a split narrative, Lakhous employs foreshadowing in

Atlas by Vik Muniz is a colossal photographic portrait made from trash. Using garbage scavenged from Gramacho, one of the largest landfills in America, Muniz models trash into images of classical portraits with his own twist. “...I’m trying to step away from the realm of fine arts, I think it’s a very exclusive, very restrictive place to be... What I want to be able to do is to change the lives of people with the same materials they deal with every day”, Muniz stated in film Wasteland. The film Wasteland

Recently, I gave a research proposal, the main topic of which was the conservation of natural resources by the introduction of automobiles running not on fossil fuels, but on electricity. My research will deal with the advantages and working of all-electric vehicles in detail and will justify how they are a lot beneficial and how they play a great role in reducing the consumption of natural resources and pollution. One source I am considering for my research is an article titled “Building Better

Make a Carrot Battery This activity uses a common carrot and two different metals to make a enough electricity to run a small digital clock. Materials: Two Large Raw Carrots; 2 Pennies; 2 Large Galvanized Nails; 3 pieces of 6" long wire; Small Digital Clock (Tandy (Radio Shack) or Maplin - "Stick-on Timer" £3.50/ $4.99. The digital clock can be extracted from an inexpensive alarm clock or it can be purchased from an electronics store. Slice of about 1 inch from each carrot and discard. Place