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    everywhere in every aspect of it. Till date‚ science is making more and more discoveries that promotes development and saves lives. But without the past scientific discoveries which acts as a foundation‚ that has been tremendously built on‚ science will not have reach the heights‚ it is reaching in these contemporary times in medicine‚ beauty products and the many home interventions. Five major imperative scientific discoveries that have been made are electricity‚ vaccination‚ computers‚ motor vehicles

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    Over the course of human civilization‚ there have been many prominent advances in the field of science. However‚ as explored by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ or the Modern Prometheus‚ is there ever a point or line when new discoveries made by science are not a blessing anymore‚ but a curse? Frankenstein is a novel about a brilliant young scientist named Frankenstein who discovers the ultimate secret: how to infuse life into a dead body. But his attempt at thwarting nature causes massive destruction

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    The article I read is‚ “The Art of Savage Discovery: How to Blame the Victim”‚ by Ryan William (1976). His book dives into how society has shaped our views on lower classes and how we’ve become accustomed to blaming people for their struggles. According to William‚ “victim blaming is cloaked in kindness and concern‚ and bears all the trappings and statistical furbelows of scientism” (p. 6). In other words‚ William states that when one “victim-blames”‚ it isn’t because they’re being prejudice‚ they

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    having the strength to go on. It is going on when you don’t have the strength. Courage is learning to tackle and overcome all of your emotions. Discovery is learning new things for the first time and not makes the same mistakes. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness first published on the fifth of May two thousand and eleven it is a story of courage and discovery. This book is about a young boy named Connor O’Malley whose mum has cancer and ever since Connors mum started her treatments Connor has a reoccurring

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    What are the implications of personal genomes for drug discovery and development ? In the past decade‚ increasing amounts of dollars have been spent on drug development yet the amount of new drugs entering the market per year remains the same. Furthermore with 200 billion dollars of patents expiring in the past four years (Witty‚ 2010)‚ innovative pharmaceutical companies will need to look at new approaches to discover drugs. With the human genome being sequenced in 2003‚ a new field of science

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    HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN AND THE DISCOVERY OF TROY “So fight by the ships‚ all together. And that comrade Who meets his death and destiny‚ speared or stabbed‚ Let him die! He dies fighting for the fatherland- No dishonor there! He’ll leave behind him wife and sons unscathed‚ His house and estate unharmed- once these Argives Sail for home‚ the fatherland they love.” –The Iliad Book 15 lines 574-580‚ by Homer Today‚ on the plains of Western Anatolia lies the site of one of the most well

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    Personal Discovery Essay Overview This essay is intended to guide the student from identifying a problem or situation‚ taking some action in regard to the situation‚ and writing about the experience while supporting/developing their evaluation/analysis with two primary sources. A General Overview: First‚ you will be given a professionally-generated article that addresses a particular topic. This semester‚ the topic will involve health risks. Second‚ you must decide upon an activity after reading

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    A discovery I have made in my life is that making mistakes only makes you a better person. Normally when someone makes a mistake‚ it is because that person is inexperienced in whatever they are attempting to do‚ and they are doing it improperly. When we make mistakes we are hopefully learning a very important piece of information‚ what not to do! Life is trial and error‚ we do things wrong and hope we do it better next time. There are many examples of myself making a mistake and in turn never

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    Significance of Discoveries in Genetics and DNA Robert Pride South University (Richmond) DNA- (deoxyribonucleic acid) the molecule that genes are made of. In 1953‚ James Watson and Francis Crick made the announcement that they had discovered the secret of life. They made this announcement in a pub in Cambridge. He was referring to the double helix of DNA. The discovery was the result of work put in by a large group of scientist but pieced together by both men who ultimately received most

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    Mink‚ who discovered Uranus’ rings. In both cases‚ we have individuals seeking data to further enhance our understanding of the universe and its mechanics. Though they may have been focused on a particular task at the time‚ to suggest that their discoveries were mere accidents would be diminishing to the overall goal of science. Though many had seen Uranus before‚ none of them had noticed its contrasting movement from other distant stars. Even when William Herschel noticed its

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