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 * STRIVING FOR ACCURACY AND PRECISION... EXACTNESS!**

Some people call the 'need for everything to be the way you want it to be' a good trait, and others might call it a bad habit. Either way, it is understandable why they would think so since both sides can equally argue their point. I've always had an issue with detail. For example, it especially irks me when someone makes a grammar mistake, such as using 'your' when he or she was supposed to use 'you're'. You could call it a pet peeve. Each person picks out their own poisons: whether it be taking all the hardest courses or focusing on the tiniest things when others do not. Thus, in Chemistry, whenever I write labs or notes, I've tried to keep my writing as formal and correct as possible. I think that the effort to present work in an acceptable and proper way really reflects a persons character. However, for some reason, I didn't let that attitude of precision affect me when I did lab work. I recall times when I measured something that was almost .5-1 g off, and waved it away. Many scientists believe that as long as it is in the accepted error zone, it will not affect the overall outcome. But somehow, my group (Elizabeth and Jordan) decided that for this one lab, it was time to get serious. Seriously precise, that is...

Looks pretty cool right? We even had a bit of fun in the preparation of the lab (pyro-mastery).

Okay, so it's not ON THE LINE. But we really tried! And it was super close as well, because one more drop made it pass the 5 mark. Finally, the thing that I am most proud of... EXACTLY 2.500. To the thousandth mark. That's pretty incredible isn't it? There'd be a difference if two or three more specks dropped into there. That's the epitome of 'accuracy and precision'!

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