From very remote times, the obsession with women's purity elevated virginity to the point of a sacred thing, turning it into a symbolic object to be used by someone else. ... With these quotations, it's easy to realize that first, parents want to take control or preserve their daughter's purity for their future husbands. ... One of the novel's most controversial aspects is the process of "testing". ... The act is again a proof for the obsession of female purity in which a woman's body becomes a symbol of honor and pride for husbands and families. ... The testing and th...

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The purity of the sample is then analysed through HPLC. ... This would have affected the purity of the sample in the end and making the separation step void some of the caffeine was lost. ... Three mobile phases were tested using the HPLC. From these tests the 30 methanol 70 water mixture was chosen. ... More ratios could have been tested in the optimisation of the mobile phase for HPLC analysis. ...

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From the Ramayana one can derive many virtues of the Hindu culture such as perfectionism, honesty, order, obedience, and respect. All of these characteristics make a human being perfect and are achieved through the practice of dharma as shown by the main character, Rama. Rama is indeed a perfect m...

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Because of traditions like choosing a husband, training to fulfill wifely duties and testing for purity, Haitians can potentially have a life changing experience. ... The one good thing about my being raped was that it made the testing stop. The testing and the rape. ... Because the testing was done to Sophie's mother and her mother's mother, there was no greater reason to it than that. Without any thought, mothers scar their daughters for life to keep their purity. ...

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In other words, a rose can be seen as symbolizing the tests and difficulties of life to help find inner harmony, union and happiness. The purity of the rose equalizes the bliss of nothingness and harmony. ... The white rose symbolizes purity, innocence and unconditional love. ... With the different colors and the different meanings we are shown the many sides of Emily and the difficulties and tests she withstood throughout her life. ...

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The central layer represents high purity Platinum, thus providing excellent visualization under radioscopy. ... We can conclude this by performing strength test, fatigue test, and since we are connecting three different materials, we need to test the corrosion to see the effect them on each other. After completion of our tests on the wire and the materials we will cover it with polyurethane to shield the body from the possible infection and toxicity. ... The complete design should be tested for its flexibility. ...

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Tests for water purity are mainly aimed at detecting particular indicator organisms. ... Confirmed test includes Eosin ethylene Blue plate, which inhibits gram positive bacteria. ... Confirmed test, sample C confirmed positive for metallic green colonies on EMB plate. ... Water sample C tested positive for Coliform making it unsafe water to drink. ... Since both tap and bottled water showed no significant difference in purity, Bacterial count and mineral content, which water is really safer for Americans? ...

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The Victorian concept of purity did not apply to them. ... The love that he has for her is put to the test when she reveals her secret and he fails. ... Throughout the story, Tess guards her purity. ... When Angel rejects her, she still holds on to her purity. ... He admits that her external purity is marred when she gives in to Alec for the second time, but still claims that her internal purity was still intact. ...

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Society accepts corruption and hatred, while innocence and purity is rejected. ... Robert's mentality is tested even before he is sent into battle. ... The most violent conflict, other than the true war, is between Robert and himself, his purity against his corruption. In the end his purity is lost, and his corruption completely transforms Robert's instincts. ...

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This unmistakable use of white symbolizes Queenie's purity and perfection as a human being. ... "She came down a little hard on her heels, putting down her heels and then letting the weight move along to her toes as if she was testing the floor with every step, putting a little deliberate action into it." ... The colors, like the green bathing suit and Queenie's white legs, reveal youth and purity. ...

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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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Unlike other professional sports, baseball does not test for steroids because "drug testing is something to be negotiated through bargaining between owners and the player association" (Kurtzberg). In other words, baseball team owners are reluctant to test their own players for steroid abuse because they know they will fail. It is in the best interest that players and owners clean up the majors by testing and eliminating the use of steroids. ... Whatever decision is made, fans and players alike need to respect the game for its purity. ... As the purity of the game progresses the game will be ...

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As the mobile phase moves through the stationary phase, it picks up the components to be tested. ... Liquid chromatography is used in the real world to test rivers and lakes for pollution. ... This is a simple and a quick method to check the purity of an organic compound. ... It is used in real life for separating amino acids, in RNA fingerprinting and in the separation and testing of antibiotics. ...

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That study showed people who had taken E scored lower on memory tests. During the tests on the Red Squirrel Monkeys it was proven that the brain's serotonin system is damaged by ecstasy. ... Another issue to be concerned about is the purity of ecstasy you are taking. E is made by people who put profit before safety and there is not a FDA for drug dealers testing all of their product. ...

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In Genesis, water was associated with the dual characteristics of purity and cleanliness. ... My response Water has come to signify a sense of purity and cleanliness in American society, and I don't think this in itself bad. ... We are attempting to clean ourselves to greater and greater degrees; examples include multiple daily showers; aluminum-based deodorants; and animal-tested cosmetics and perfumes. ... Whereas in the antiquity Illich describes, water's natural purity was what sustained humanity, we now need to commit increasing resources to water processing for purification. ...

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Androstenedione was tested on two age groups. ... The test that shows that andro lessens protection against cholesterol is just one test. There are other tests that have been taken that show other harmful side effects. Andro was tested on younger groups and it did not increase the testosterone level (Sports). ... The most popular steroid costs up to 5000 dollars and is hard to detect with standard drug tests. ...

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Throughout the years students are prepared and taught how to pass certain standardized tests, which is what the curriculum is centered around. Americans believe that a child's intelligence; achievement and competence can be reveled through standardized test taken throughout their education. Students strive to pass tests like the SAT in hopes to get into a good college therefore getting a good job and therefore making the money. ... Where has the purity of Americans dreams gone? ... Yet money has invaded the purity of dreams filling them with greed and self-ambition. ...

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Brett, his one love, was fish who tested warmer waters. ... Jake was trying to become a man in the truest sense, a creature who walked with "grace under pressure,"" like Romero whose movements in the face of danger were always those of "absolute purity-. ... But I think that for Jake, these moments qualified as more of a test of endurance than anything else. ... He was enough of an "aficionado- (and enough of a man) to acknowledge the purity of the Spanish bullfighter. ... So he put himself in a testing environment and watched the sparks fly. ...

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Kathleen Sullivan writes about the recent increase in proposed amendments to the United States" Constitution and how this could possibly be detrimental to our government in the future. She begins by mentioning how little the constitution has been amended in its history (only 27 times). This, she wr...

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Kathleen Sullivan writes about the recent increase in proposed amendments to the United States" Constitution and how this could possibly be detrimental to our government in the future. She begins by mentioning how little the constitution has been amended in its history (only 27 times). This, she wr...

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Fans and sport officials argue that PED's take away the purity of the game and that the health risks are not worth the potential benefits. ... Hall of Fame caliber players such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark Maguire, Alex Rodriguez and Sammy Sosa, all tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. ... He argues that this testing could do more harm than good because it forces the viewer to question what achievements are real and which ones are tainted with the presence of steroids. ... Steroids and doping will help pitchers to throw harder, home runs to go further, cyclists to char...

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In this phase the high-purity polycrystalline silicon is poured into big containers with elements like arsenic, boron, phosphorous or antimony then the hole mixture is melted at 1400 in feeding high-purity argon. ... The next step is Probe test and Die cut. 4. Probe test and Die Cut A probe tester uses needle-like "probes" to contact the bonding pads (the circuit connection points) on each device and check its operation. Devices that fail the test are marked with colored dye so they won't be carried further into the production process. After probe test, the wafer is scored and broke...

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