Are viruses alive? Explain why you think viruses are alive or not. Viruses are not alive. This is because even though viruses are made up of molecules (proteins‚ nucleic acids‚ carbohydrates and lipids)‚ they cannot do anything on their own‚ until they enter or come into contact with a living cell. Viruses cannot multiply without having a host cell to initiate the process. Another reason would be that viruses don’t actually do anything on their own. Whenever a virus comes into contact with a cell
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Teresa Professor Kellen 8 February 2014 “The American Dream‚ Alive or on Hold‚” by Brandon King fails to identify the reasons why creating more jobs and raising the minimum wage would not be good for the United States economy. King states that “raising the minimum wage does little to make the poor richer.”(king 2012) The minimum wage in the Unites States is well below where it should be‚ the minimum wage was put in place During the Great depression to ensure that Americans could meet basic
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Parasites are organisms that live in another organism. They can cause infections and diseases. There are several group of parasites. People ask themselves questions are parasites dangerous or can they cause damage? The movie “Parasites: Eating us alive” answers and explains those questions. Some parasites can cause damage and may be very harmful. In 1993‚ a parasite called cryptosporidium spread through the state of Milwaukee. Unfortunately‚ some people of Milwaukee contracted this parasite through
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The American Dream: Dead or Alive? “The American Dream says that anything can happen if you work hard enough at it and are persistent‚ and have some ability. The sky is the limit to what you can build‚ and what can happen to you and your family”‚ said Sanford Weill. The tradition of the American Dream has always been based on the way people live out their lives. Although‚ throughout these past years some believe that the American Dream has died off. Many blame themselves for their own failure
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Keeping My Family Tradition Alive I started keeping my family tradition of canning alive last summer. My family has canned for years and there is nothing better than opening up something I have canned on my own and thinking of the people who shared this tradition with me. Traditions are very important to keep going in families around the world. Traditions are very broad anything from what people do on holidays to cooking. My family tradition is very important to me. I knew last year that if I
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Noah - Alive and Living in England In the year 2007 the Lord came unto Noah‚ who was now living in England and said‚ ’Once again‚ the earth has become wicked and over populated‚ and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save two of every living thing along with a few good humans.’ He gave Noah the CAD drawings‚ saying‚ ’You have 6 months to build the Ark before I will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights.’ Six months later‚ the Lord looked down and
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Inyoung Irene Lee Professor Azuma Introduction to Asian-American History 26 April 2010 Professor Azuma’s Stories Come Alive with an Interview As an international student at University of Pennsylvania‚ I have an opportunity to experience lots of moments and incidents that I would not have had if I just went to a college in my home country. Although I have spent a total of almost seven years in the United States as a student‚ I am amazed at how much I am unfamiliar to many cultural aspects of
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vitamin C (citrus fruits) • vitamin E (avocado and olives) The first three items on this list (atoms‚ molecules‚ and macromolecules) will be discussed further in the chapter on chemistry. Cells are considered to be the smallest structure that is alive. They are often too small to see without the aid of a microscope. All living organisms are composed of cells. The smallest organisms are composed of a single cell; larger organisms are composed of more than one cell. Similar kinds of cells may be
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“Chivalry‚ dead or alive?” Are you one of the many that believes that Chivalry is dead? According to the Oxford Dictionaries (2010)‚ Chivalry is the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight‚ especially courage‚ honor‚ courtesy‚ justice and readiness to help the weak. Farrell (2002) said that chivalry is a choice; the choice to do the right things‚ for the right reasons‚ at the right times. Even though the practice of chivalry is fading‚ there are still some gestures that few people do
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One day has past and surprisingly Rob is still alive and fighting his way down. At last he reaches far enough down the mountain where he can contact base camp‚ his voice is really hard to understand but he starts yelling through the radio for help and Helen down at base camp immediately
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