Distillation Process. Distillation is a controlled process commonly used in chemistry to separate mixtures of liquids. The process includes boiling a liquid and then collecting the vapor as it cools and condenses back into liquid form. Boiling is similar to evaporation because both processes turn a liquid into a gas.
Defying Gender Stereotypes: Juana Eclipsing Kino in John Steinbeckâs The Pearl. Abstract. The representation of female characters in the fiction of John Steinbeck has become a topic of scholarly interest as early as his first novel Cup of Gold.
A pearl is a hard glistening object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as a conulariid. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes, known as baroque pearls, can occur. The finest quality natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centu