Summary Richard Preston’s Hot Zone is a horrific narration of the origin of filoviruses and their encounter with humans. These viruses include Marburg virus (MARV)‚ Ebola virus (EBOV) and Sudan virus (SUDV). They are also known as Biosafety Level 4 agents because they are extremely dangerous to humans and have no treatments or cure. Section 1: The Shadow of Mount Elgon This section details Charles Monet’s visit to Kitum cave‚ which is located in Mount Elgon‚ Kenya. During this trip‚ Monet
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Leaving Las Vegas‚ directed by Mike Figgis and based on the autobiographical novel by John O’Brien‚ is an emotional story about an alcoholic who rejects life and wants to drink himself to death in Las Vegas‚ and an unselfish prostitute who loves him the way he is. Ben‚ played by Nicholas Cage‚ was a former movie producer in Los Angeles and has obviously crumbled in the glamour world of Hollywood which is shown in the opening scene. Here Ben is already an alcoholic when he disturbs former colleagues
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In 2010‚ the Gulf of Mexico was the largest ever recorded dead zone of 7‚700 square miles. Seven years later‚ the zone is still growing; the Gulf’s dead zone is now up to 8‚776 square miles‚ larger than the size of New Jersey. The dead zone is caused by excess nutrients entering the water. Iowa’s waters are polluted by different causes affecting humans‚ and the growth of organisms. Agriculture and nutrient runoff can cause algae to overpopulate an area‚ using up more oxygen‚ leading to not enough
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in Vietnam in the 1960’s was an extremely controversial topic among the American public. America’s role in the war was questionable‚ and thousands of young men were drafted into the army against their own personal beliefs. In If I Die in a Combat Zone ‚ author Tim O’Brien argued that the Vietnam War was unjust through his depictions of violent events during the war‚ how the war affected both the soldiers and innocent civilians‚ and the inhumane duties required of the soldiers. One of the most significant
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Thermal comfort indices The calculations of the PMV (predicted mean vote) and PPD (predicted percent of dissatisfied people) were done by using the CBE Thermal Comfort Tool of the University of California Berkeley that has been proposed based on ASHRAE Standard 55-2013 (Tyler‚ et al.‚ 2017). The result obtained after calculating PMV index for (H1) is varies between 1.63 to 2.1with the mean value of 1.99‚ and the 80% satisfaction falls within the range of [-1.99< PMV< +1.99]. By equating to ASHRAE
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Ever wonder what a party during the famed‚ Mardi Gras day would be like when an old rich man is on his deathbed while his greedy family is bedside? In Serling’s episode‚ “The Masks” in the famed tv show‚ The Twilight Zone‚ Jason Foster is the dying old rich man whose views of his family members are most beneficial and realistic for the viewer as he forces them to wear grotesque masks which inevitably is the antithesis of what the family sees themselves as. The realistic personalities of the family
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Filiocht - Ainmnithe Paper 2 An Chluastuiscint ENGLISH (H) Paper One Composing and Comprehending Hamlet Selection of Poetry (Boland‚ Yeats‚ Kavanagh‚ Dickinson‚ Frost‚ Rich) Comparative Study Guidelines No specific texts Poetry Sample Essays Unseen Poetry Essay planning Exam questions and techniques MATHS (H) Paper 1 Algebra Q12 Matrices Imaginary Numbers Q3 Differentiation Q6 7 Paper 2 Trigonometry Exam questions and techniques HISTORY (H) Topic 2 - European Nation States and International Tensions
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The Hot Zone by Richard Preston was published in New York in 1994‚ consisting of 422 pages. I would rate this book a six because of its sporadic storyline. It provided some scenes that glued my eyes to the pages and made my stomach turn inside out‚ but overall it was not the type of book preference I would recommend for readers like me who enjoy a book that can keep you on edge and has lots of twist and turns to it. In the late 1900s there were these unknown diseases that were making people die
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Leaving a Legacy of Hope…It’s Up To Us. So many people when asked what it was that drew them to this field would tell me‚ “I go home every night feeling good about the work I do.” Though this is a genuine and relevant answer to the question‚ it is not mine. I have always said that it is the people that make this work so special. What makes the population of people that we work with so incredible is that they are not caught up with the everyday way of life that you and I are. It is that freedom
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What is an essay ? An essay is a short piece of writing on a topic and presents the author’s point of view on the matter. It is an organized collection of ideas. It is pure non-fiction. The writer must use a proper essay format so that it is in a presentable form. Essay should be structured in different sections that make it easy for the readers to read and follow the author’s thoughts clearly. It is the presentation of your outlook on the topic that is the focus of the essay .The parts of an
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