Tin

Tin Tin is one of the oldest elements that has been used and mined by mankind. Tin is used as cans in the food industry, construction products, oil filter in the automobile industry, and miscellaneous applications, such as cookie pans, furnace filters, toys and bulletin board. The chemical symbol for tin is ‘Sn’ which originated from the latin word ‘Stannum’ which means tin in latin. After Britain was invaded by Anglo-Saxon, ‘Stannum’ was changed to ‘tin’ which we have been using until today. Tin

The film “The Tin Drum” is a German movie made in 1959 based off of the novel written by Gunter Grass. This story begins with the birth of a interesting boy named Oskar Matzerath who turns out to be born with full intellect and knowledge of the world around him. With this self-understanding, he decides on his third birthday, after getting a toy tin drum, that he will fall down the stairs to the cellar in order to make himself never grow again. After this fall that is exactly what happens and through

Gabrielle Roy’s novel the tin flute takes place in Saint-Henri neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec during the Second War World. This novel examines many themes, literary devices and important aspects seen through the perspective of the Lacasse family as they struggle through life in poverty. At the beginning, it is seen that a 19-year-old girl, who works as a waitress at the Five and Ten restaurant named Florentine is the main focus, but the novel revolves around Florentine’s mother, Rose-Anna. Rose-Anna

In the movie The Wizard of Oz, the Tin Man is a dynamic character, and goes through changes as the book progresses. First when the Tin Man is introduced, he acts as though he is worthless. For example, in the movie he claims, “My - my neck. My - my neck. Perfect? Oh - bang on my chest if you think I'm perfect. Go ahead - bang on it!” When the Tin Man says this, he implies that he does not think highly of himself. He acts as though he is not competent, because the tinsmith neglected to give him a

opportunity because they do not want it to pass by them and live the rest of their life wondering what if. That is what Florentine was battling with in The Tin Flute. She does not know if she should follow Jean and see the movie with him or let him pass her by. Florentine is almost afraid to say no because she wants this chance at happiness. In “The Tin Flute” by Gabrielle Roy the reader should learn that people can throw everything they have into a chance at happiness because they are afraid of what may

Tin Pan Alley was the place to be discovered, New York had artists of all genres looking to produce their own sheet music. It all began in the late 1880's on the block of West 28th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. () The block had multiple music publishing studios , welcoming new talent. The name comes from the sounds made by all the pianos played desperately by hopeful song writers looking for approval. At the beginning the, money was in the sheet music for Tin Pan Alley;

Tin Pan Alley consisted of New York City music publishers and songwriters who began the emerge of popular music in the United States. The origin of the name Tin Pan Alley is said to come from reference to the sound of several different pianos, which resembled the banging of tin pans. The action of the Tin Pan Alley sheet music industry took place for the most part on West 28th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. Many of the music publishers had their offices on this street (Jasen

illustration of the working class in its daily whereabouts. Her novels show a raw reality combined with great sensibility. Her first book, The Tin Flute is set in Montreal, in St-Henri’s neighbourhood where we follow the tribulations of young waitress Florentine Lacasse. The story takes place during the Second World War. One of the main themes of The Tin Flute is love, deceived love. Around this main theme revolve other motives such as family, dispossession, war, loneliness and many more. This love

Indium-tin oxide (ITO) is a well-known n-type transparent semiconducting oxide material. ITO is an In2O3 based material that has been doped with Sn to improve the electrical conductivity. Here tin acts as a cationic dopant in the In2O3 lattice and substitute on the indium sites to bind with the interstitial oxygen. Due to its high optical transmittance in the visible region, high electrical conductivity and wide band gap (>3.5 eV), it has been widely applied in various optoelectronic devices such

In the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams, the text follows the struggles of Maggie who is in a one-sided marriage, dealing with an alcoholic husband and she’s fighting for his father’s inheritance all at the same time. Throughout the story, the characters use the title of the play, relating Maggie as a cat and she declares many times that she’s like a cat on a hot tin roof. The title and the idea of being a cat relate to Maggie’s character in the fact that she looks and behaves like