amphetamines to prescription use in 1959‚ but illegal use became common. The related compound methamphetamine was first synthesized from ephedrine in Japan in 1893 by chemist Nagayoshi Nagai. In 1919‚ crystallized methamphetamine was synthesized by Akira Ogaberlandierita via reduction of ephedrine using red phosphorus and iodine. The German military was notorious for their use of methamphetamine in World War Two.Amphetamine was first synthesized in 1887 by the Romanian chemist Lazăr Edeleanu at
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Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character‚ scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work‚ often to relieve tension. Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episode interposed in the midst of serious or tragic elements in a drama. Comic relief often takes the form of a bumbling‚ wisecracking sidekick of the hero or villain in a work of fiction. A sidekick used for comic relief will usually comment on the absurdity of the hero’s
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Monty Python Monty Python is the name of a six comedian team‚ five British‚ and one American‚ to create comedy sketches and movies which explored the realms of silliness and rudeness. Works by the pythons included such movies as Monty python and the holy grail‚ Monty python and the life of Brian‚ and Monty python and the Meaning of Life. They produced a television series titled Monty Python’s flying circus which aired on the BBC. And later aired on PBS. Absurdism is a literary
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The medieval age in Japan spans the 12th to 16th centuries which is considered the time of disintegration and warfare. Most historians consider the Kamakura period (1185-1333) the dawn of medieval Japan. This period marks the transition to land-based economics and a concentration of advanced military technologies in the hands of a specialized fighting class. Medieval society was shaped largely by the emerging power and status of warriors who resided in the provinces. The fundamental underlying belief
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CONTROL KNOB E STAGE K FINE ADJUSTMENT F DIAPHRAIGM L CASE ADJUSTMENT Microscopy Use and Function Exercise 2: Illuminated Pocket Microscope Questions A. Draw the image of the root tips as viewed at 200X. See attached page for actual sketches B. Label the diagram of the pocket microscope in Figure 4. Use the following terms: eyepiece‚ stage clips‚ magnification‚ focus adjust‚ light‚ and light switch. Pocket Microscope Parts A EYEPIECE B MAGNIFICATION C FOCUS ADJUST D
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Stephen Butler Leacock (1869-1944)‚ Canadian author‚ will long be remembered for his best-selling book Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912) as well as the numerous awards and honours he received during his illustrious lifetime as author‚ professor‚ lecturer and humourist. Stephen Butler Leacock was born on 30 December 1869 at Swanmore‚ Hampshire‚ England‚ the third of eleven children to Peter Leacock and Agnes Emma (née Butler). The Leacock family did a lot of travelling in their early years
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Samuel Burke English 111 2/5/2014 Profile of Oahu Imagine a place where the water’s clear‚ the sand is warm‚ and the wildlife is everywhere. That place is Hawaii. It’s one of the most beautiful and exotic places. But more specifically than Hawaii‚ we’re talking about Oahu. It is the third largest of all the islands but it is the most populated of them all. It also has the state capital‚ Honolulu. There is an abundance of beautiful plants and animals but there are also dangerous ones living
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structure and openness of style‚ positively invite distinctive re-interpretation on performance.” John Russell Brown Throne of Blood/Macbeth‚ the title of Brazilian director Antunes Filho´s staging of the Shakespearean tragedy‚ refers explicitly to Akira Kurosawa´s film‚ and puts into relief its intermedial characteristics. In fact‚ the director carried his well-known devotion to the cinema into the organization of the CPT‚ Centro de Pesquisa Teatral (Theatrical Research Center)‚ ─ where the play was
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didn’t know at the time‚ but this job would one day help with his writing career. Just a few years later he began reporting for two major London newspapers. And in 1833‚ he submitted sketches to various magazines and newspapers under the pseudonym “Boz”. In 1836‚ his sketches were published in his first book‚ Sketches by Boz. Dickens’ first success caught the eye of many‚ but Catherine Hogarth thought that it
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generations of musicians to come. Even to this day it is currently selling 5000 copies per week. It is nothing short of a masterpiece and these six tracks of brilliant improvisation will leave you in a better mood by the end of it. Through the modal sketches of Davis‚ this album takes you on a mysterious and beautiful journey into the world of jazz. The word on the street is that Miles Davis only gave extremely brief instructions to the musicians as to what to play for each song. The way he went
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