anything away. One day‚ Fleming noticed blue fungal spores growing on one of his unwashed petri dishes (Wilson). Fleming almost destroyed the culture until he realized that all the staph bacteria had been eliminated. September1928 marked the discovery of penicillin; he seized the moment and changed
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“There are some scholars who would argue that “the Age of Discovery” should be called “the Age of Destruction.”. I agree and disagree with the statement because it was in fact the “Age of Discovery” because transculturation along with the spread of Christianity began and there was an increase of agriculture and economy. Nevertheless‚ it too‚ is appropriate to be called the “Age of Destruction” because the birth of diseases affected the entire population‚ enslavement with the African Americans caused
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There were 3 questions that I did not have the answer to. I’ve highlighted them in yellow. I apologize for the formatting‚ but the copy and paste job from Microsoft Word kinda screwed up. Feel free to format to your hearts content. Cheers! CC 302/CTI 310: Midterm Exam Short Answer Questions · What was the position of the tribunes on the escalating conflict between Caesar‚ Pompey and the senate? What was Cicero’s position? o The tribunes were advocating for compromise with Caesar by
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Explain how technology was a stimuli to the Age of Discovery? There were many technological advances in the Age of discovery. The development of the cannon‚ which was able shoot iron or stone balls. This device could take down city walls or fortresses. A western technician built 56 small cannon’s and gigantic gun that could hurl stone balls weighing 800 lbs. The gun could only be loaded and fired only by about a hundred men working together‚ and reloading took 2 hours. Although the cannon had serious
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Creator Winnie Holzman’s show “My So-Called Life” and Marjane Satrapi’s The Complete Persepolis both highlight the immense changes that surround adolescences in their relationships with others as well as how they perceive their own identity. It is during the stage of adolescence and emerging adulthood that young people are dealing with what Erikson refers to as identity versus confusion‚ in which adolescence are doing a lot of re-visitation to past stages of their life‚ and are constantly at battle
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Brandon Kappelmann Shoop – General Paper Feb. 21‚ 2015 Argue 2 Rewrite Mistakes: Keys to Discovery or Disaster Discovery is a crucial element for the future of society. The actions that lead to new advances‚ however‚ are questionable. Science and new discovery almost always go hand in hand‚ and mistakes are bound to happen when they are paired together. New innovations‚ findings‚ and advancements happen every day‚ and whether or not mistakes are key to that fact is in question. The unearthing of
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Samantha Meyer ELED 320 Explanatory Essay Language is used to communicate in so many different forms across the world. Everybody may not be able to understand it all‚ but language plays a huge role in a person’s life. Many different languages are spoken and written through out the world. Academic language‚ Standard English and dialects are just three types of languages that exist. Languages come from different origins‚ represent different social classes‚ and according to certain people‚ the type
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Bellis from “The History of Penicillin‚” “Penicillin is one of the earliest discovered and widely used antibiotic agents‚ derived from the Penicillium mold” (123). Penicillin is a vital part of today’s society and is considered a major drug in modern society. This drug has risen to be an important drug because of its discovery‚ and the development of the antibiotic. Penicillin could not cure so many people if it was never discovered. Accidents are a major factor of how many discoveries are made‚ the
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attempting to detect deception Greater importance on physical evidence * Reliability- irrefutable * We get fewer confessions (Charter of Rights and Freedoms changes) * We have newer scientific advances- amazing things are found through science Limitations of Physical Evidence Perception- Perspective and interpretation- young woman versus an old woman Challenges of effective investigations: * Obtain accurate recollections * Assess the credibility of the information *
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A silver bullet to beat cancer? The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now‚ lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects. Results from the study at the University of Leeds‚ published in Dalton Transactions‚ show that particular silver compounds are as toxic to cancer cells as the platinum-based drug Cisplatin‚ which is widely used to treat a range of cancers. But the crucial difference is
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