Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. Fleming published many articles on bacteriology‚ immunology and chemotherapy. His best-known achievements are the discovery of the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from the fungus Penicillium notatum in 1928‚ for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Walter Florey and Ernst Boris Chain. Alexander Fleming was born August 6‚ 1881 at Lochfield‚ a farm near Darvel
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“Alexander... Alexander... Alexander?” At the third call of my name‚ my eyes are open and adjust. The smell of dust and chlorine fill my nostrils. I sit up and become conscious my right ankle is trapped in a metal restraint that is chained to the cold concrete ground. I give the chain a few hard pulls‚ it’s no use‚ it’s blotted tight to the ground. My stomach starts to knot and my pulse increases. Where am I? I look around‚ realizing I’m in an abandon warehouse. The walls are at least 15 feet away
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Alexander Sutherland Neill (17 October 1883 – 23 September 1973) was a Scottish progressive educator‚ author and founder of Summerhill school‚ which remains open and continues to follow his educational philosophy to this day. He is best known as an advocate of personal freedom for children. Contents * 1 Life and personal background * 2 Educational philosophy * 3 Life at Summerhill * 4 Influences on Neill’s thought * 5 Criticisms of Neill * 6 Neill’s educational legacy * 7 Works
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Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (March 3‚ 1847 - August 2‚ 1922) was a teacher‚ scientist‚ and inventor. He was the founder of the Bell Telephone Company. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. His family was known for teaching people how to speak English clearly. Both his grandfather‚ Alexander Bell‚ and his father‚ Alexander Melville Bell‚ taught elocution. His father wrote often about this and is most known for his invention and writings of Visible Speech. In
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Frederick II was born into the House of Hohenzollern on January 24‚ 1712 in Berlin‚ Germany. His parents were Frederick William I and Princess Sophia Dorothea (sister of George II of Great Britain). While Frederick II’s father was short tempered‚ his mother was calm and enjoyed living in luxury. By having opposite parents‚ Frederick II was taught differently by his two parents. His mother hired a tutor that taught him about French culture and Greek and Roman classics‚ whereas his father taught him
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“Beyond borders: What it Means to be a Global Citizen” Summary and Response 1. Summary In “Beyond borders: What it Means to be a Global Citizen” the author Drew Noble Alexander explained the term “Global Citizen”. He emphasized the importance of such identity in the current world and discussed the needs and challenges a global citizen would face. The author begins with the claim that “we are all global citizens”‚ who are supposed to “revel in diversity” and to be contributive in facing the challenges
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Alexander the Great "There is nothing impossible to him who will try". Alexander the Great. In this paper I am going to tell you about the birth triumphs and death of Alexander the Great. I will start with the birth of Alexander. Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC. The month he was born in is not for sure however most agree it was July. His mother ’s name was Olympias. Olympias was an orphan of a former king. Olympias was a very beautiful very intelligent woman with a very hot temper
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The dominant theme of Edward II is the theme of many of Marlowe’s (and Shakespeare’s) histories: the will to power and ultimately‚ the corruption inherent in power. Edward isn’t murdered because of his affection for Gaveston. Rather‚ it is because in bestowing such extravagant favors on Gaveston‚ a commoner‚ he is subverting the ‘natural’ order of his position‚ neglecting both his kingdom and his family. He comes to realize that Gaveston wrongs him and he confesses in Act V‚Scene III- “O
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Imagine having your father leave your family and your mother die at the age of twelve. Imagine after all of that‚ spend years studying in the Caribbean alone and finally being sent to America. That is what happened to Alexander Hamilton. All of that time he spent reading and writing helped him in the future. He used the skills he created to make a brilliant financial system that would be used hundreds of years later. In addition to a financial system‚ Hamilton wrote most of the Federalist Papers
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Feature Article Alexander Disease (ALX) A.K.A Alexander Syndrome Dysmyelogenic Leukodystrophy Hyaline Panneuropathy Leukodystrophy with Rosenthal Fibers Megalencephaly with Hyaline Inclusion Megalencephaly with Hyaline Panneuropathy Alexander Disease is one of a group of neurological conditions called Leukodystrophies. These are disorders that cause abnormalities and the destruction of myelin‚ the “white matter” that protects nerve fibers in the brain. Myelin
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