Carlos Juan Finlay was born in current day Camagüey‚ Cuba to Edward Finlay and Eliza de Barrés on December 3‚ 1833.6 His father was a physician who had specialized in ophthalmology and fought along with Simon Bolivar. Although Finlay’s father was from Scotland and his mother was from France‚ they tried to embrace the Cuban culture and changed their names two years after arriving to Cuba. When he was 13 years old‚ Finlay was sent to France in order to start the first stage of formal education. He
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Brutus Brutus was first and foremost an honorable man‚ putting the safety of Rome above everything else. His three most noticeable characteristics were his honor‚ his naivete‚ and his stoicism. However‚ his honor honesty‚ and trustfulness eventually became the things that killed him. First of all‚ Brutus is a stoic. He and his wife Portia are both very stoic‚ and they don’t show emotions towards things. The most striking instance of Brutus’ stoicism is when Portia commits suicide. Cassius
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Glossary—The Merchant of Venice Act I‚ Scene II 1. “By my troth”—a mild oath like “Upon my word” 2. aught—anything 3. surfeit—overindulge 4. superfluity—excess 5. Hare—to run fast 6. “overname them”—say their names over 7. colt—a young‚ or inexperienced person 8. Death’s-head—skull 9. a-cap’ring—dancing 10. pennyworth—a small amount 11. doublet—a close-fitting outer garment‚ with or without sleeves and sometimes having a short skirt‚ worn by men in the
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In the novel The Chrysalids‚ Axel Strorm—David Strorm’s Uncle—is described as "a cripple." (24). They live in Waknuk‚ Labrador; a community with very unique and bizarre laws and religions. As you read through chapters 1-8 you see his traits prevail. You also learn that David sees his Uncle as a friend and a role model rather then just a relative. "…because he was Uncle Axel and my best friend among the grown-ups." (30) You also get the sense that David almost feels as if his Uncle is
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Jan Lokpal Bill version 2.1 An act to create effective anti-corruption and grievance redressal systems at centre so that effective deterrent is created against corruption and to provide effective protection to whistleblowers. 1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Jan Lokpal Act‚ 2010. (2) It shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its enactment. 2. Definitions:- In this Act‚ unless the context otherwise requires‚- (1) “Action” means
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Unit 1 Assignment 1 Executive Summary on Risk Analysis Premier Collegiate School is a private school with 300 students ranging from grade 7 to 12‚ and 30 staff members and teachers. At the request of Principle Symonds‚ an asset list followed by a qualitative risk assessment was conducted and documented in order to ensure the proper level of protection required for each asset. There are two servers running services for Premier Collegiate School‚ the first for administration businesses and the
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Melissa Kalani Faustin October 2‚ 2013 Period 5 Her Watering Eyes There once was a land all dull and dry. Not a river‚ puddle or bird in the sky. Everyone just went on with their day‚ without a single emotion. Everybody was just simply blah. But then one day all that changed‚ one day a girl began to cry and just did not know why. She didn’t quite understand why water began to pour down her face. This is where it all began. Her mom always knew her daughter was special but couldn’t
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Should animals perform in circuses? Traveling circuses have captivated audiences for decades‚ but the hype surrounding these spectacles disguise a serious problem. Whilst the circus performers travel in comfortable automobiles and sleep in warm beds‚ the animals they employ in their acts stay in cramped cages that constantly jostle around in some dark dingy trailer. Even when they actually perform‚ these animals suffer stress and abuse. The use of animals as entertainment in the circus should
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Reduce the consumption of cigarettes and alcohol‚ thus decreasing the health and healthcare costs of tobacco and alcohol use; and (c) Finance a universal health care program to improve accessibility to quality health care. This version of the sin tax bill contains the following reforms: (a) Removal of the price classification freeze on cigarettes. The current classification of cigarettes is still based from a net retail price survey done in 1996. It’s been 16 years and prices of cigarettes have definitely
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Republic of the Philippines HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Quezon City‚ Metro Manila Fifteenth Congress Second Regular Session House Bill No. __________ ________________________________________________________________________ Introduced by AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO INFORMATION HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION. 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Freedom of Information
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