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The Harpooner’s Repose The oarsmen lay their hands to oaken beams, Their calloused palms made harder with each pull Of polished handle wood. Striped shirts’ strained seams Do threaten now to split, and caps of wool Are soaked with labor’s sweat. Rope espadrilles Dig deep into the sodden hull for clout To force a stronger heave o’er waves like hills And t’ward the sighted spray of humpback’s spout. But I, the hurler of the spear of wood And iron, sit quiet on the platform stage Of my approaching act and ponder good, Eschewing thoughts of sadness or of rage. For I must strike the beast from pose of rest And attitude of bliss within the breast.   Write about the meaning of the poem. What is this poem about on its surface? What is the deeper, symbolic meaning of the poem? Write about any personal reflections you had while reading the poem.

An igneous rock is formed _________

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The Harpooner’s Repose The oarsmen lay their hands to oaken beams, Their calloused palms made harder with each pull Of polished handle wood. Striped shirts’ strained seams Do threaten now to split, and caps of wool Are soaked with labor’s sweat. Rope espadrilles Dig deep into the sodden hull for clout To force a stronger heave o’er waves like hills And t’ward the sighted spray of humpback’s spout. But I, the hurler of the spear of wood And iron, sit quiet on the platform stage Of my approaching act and ponder good, Eschewing thoughts of sadness or of rage. For I must strike the beast from pose of rest And attitude of bliss within the breast.   Write about the language of the poem. What unfamiliar words did you encounter and have to look up? Point out any of the following: alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile.  What was the overarching imagery of the poem? What would you say was the tone of the poem?

Examine the following set of ionization energy values for a certain element. How many valence electrons does an atom of the neutral element possess?   Ionization step Ionization energy (kJ/mol) Ei1  1012 Ei2 1903 Ei3 2912 Ei4 4956 Ei5 6273 Ei6 22233 Ei7 25997 Express your answer numerically as an integer.

Strontium has density of 2.64 g/cm3 and crystallizes with the face-centered cubic unit cell. Calculate the radius of a strontium atom. Enter your answer numerically, to three significant figures, and in terms of pm.

What is the oxidation number (oxidation state) for N in N2H4 ? Enter your answer by first entering the sign (+/-) of your oxidation state followed by the integer value for your oxidation state. Do NOT put a space in between the two characters.

What is the maximum number of electrons in an atom that can have the following quantum numbers? n = 4, l = 3 Enter an integer value only (e.g. 0, 1, 2, 3, …)

What is the molecular geometry of CS2?

Ionization involves completely removing an electron from an atom. Light of a particular wavelength can cause ionization to occur if it has the required energy. The energy to ionize a certain element is   [y]   kJ/mol. What wavelength contains enough energy in a single photon to ionize one atom of this element? Enter your answer numerically, in terms of nm and to 0 decimal places.