ATP Synthase: The World’s Smallest Motor Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a coenzyme produced in cellular mitochondria and is not only integral to cellular metabolism but also to life. The mitochondrial production of ATP‚ which occurs through a complex process called oxidative phosphorylation‚ has been determined to rely heavily on the enzyme ATP synthase. This determination was the result of a complex experiment that attempted to prove not only that ATP synthase was responsible for production
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As many know‚ the Great Chicago Fire was a disaster of devastation‚ and most likely the worst disaster of the 19th century. The tragedy killed more than 300 people and left more than 100‚000 people without homes. Not only did the conflagration take a human toll‚ but the fire caused 200 million dollars in property damage and decimated more than three square miles of the city of Chicago. Despite speculation on the true cause of the fire‚ Emily Upton describes natural factors that allowed the fire
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without success. No blaring television or creaking floorboards‚ just the constant sound of my wary heart beat. I was certain the life I had chosen was happiness‚ the perfect life‚ or so I believed. Until I felt nothingness and realized that this world’s perception of happiness is wrong. Momentarily‚ my face turned an opaque yellow‚ lines marked the folds of fat I used to have. My lips‚ trailed with ulcers‚ the inside walls of my cheeks chewed white to the skin. Cubicles bit to their last layer‚
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school my father had to relocate to Chicago for one year that gave us an opportunity to live there. We moved in August into a northern section of the city‚ Lincoln Park. Moving to Chicago was an exciting opportunity to live in a big city. Since I never lived in a big city‚ I was not really sure what to expect. The school where my brother and I were enrolled is Jones College Prep. In comparison to Lincoln Park‚ a residential area in the north section of Chicago‚ Jones College Prep was in the South
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going to be in Chicago today. Our neighbor‚ who is cousins with Jackie Robinson‚ had told her the night before and was waiting to surprise me in the morning. She said that if I would do some chores‚ she would take me from our house in Gary to Chicago to try to see Jackie Robinson. After I was finished eating breakfast‚ my mom reminded me that it was time to do some chores. I went upstairs to clean the bathroom. When I was done cleaning the bathroom I asked my mom if we could go to Chicago and try to
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Chicago tylenol Murders Events In the event of the Chicago Tylenol Murders several lives were taken by mysterious cyanide-laced Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules in different Chicago areas. It all started when 12 year old Mary Kellerman woke up feeling sick‚ like normal her parents kept her home from school and gave her Tylenol to ease the pain. Instead of easing her pain she ended up dead on the floor of her bathroom‚ her father found her. That same day in a totally different area of Chicago‚ a
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Development: Does Fair Trade support development? Fair Trade is a charitable organisation that was founded in 1992 in order to promote sustainable production whilst fulfilling the farmer’s full potential in a fair and ethical way. Fair Trade have become a successful and well-known brand in a relatively short space of time‚ with Fair Trade products being sold in more than 125 countries and UK figures on Fair Trade sales reaching £1.5 billion in 2012.(Fair Trade ) Part of the reason Fair Trade has been
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George Walton David Hudson Mil 201 Introduction The founding of the United States brought out some of the world’s greatest men. The American Revolution wasn’t only the starting of a country but the beginning of a new system of ideals in which men are free and all deserve equal rights. To do this a group of men had to come together to lead the nation against all odds. The founding fathers gave their lives and some even the lives of their families to start this country
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26 JUDY CHICAGO’S DINNER PARTY A Personal Vision of Women’s History JOSEPHINE WITHERS In the fifteenth century‚ Christine de Pisan dreamt of building an ideal city for eminent and virtuous women‚ and with the help of her three "muses‚" the sisters Reason‚ Rectitude‚ and Justice‚ she reflected on the many women in history and mythology who might live together in this Cité des Dames. Almost exactly four centuries later‚ the American sculptor and feminist Harriet Hosmer envisioned a beautiful temple
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1—Winter 2010—Pages 93–118 Did Fair-Value Accounting Contribute to the Financial Crisis? Christian Laux and Christian Leuz I n its pure form‚ fair-value accounting involves reporting assets and liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value and recognizing changes in fair value as gains and losses in the income statement. When market prices are used to determine fair value‚ fair-value accounting is also called mark-to-market accounting. Some critics argue that fair-value accounting exacerbated
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