THE POLIO VACCINE Amber Metoxen In 1952‚ The Polio epidemic happened‚ each of the 48 states at the time had rampant cases of Polio. The un-curable disease had taken over America. Poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that attacks the nerve cells and sometimes the central nervous system; it is caused by the destruction of nerve cells in the spinal cord. Polio often causes muscle wasting‚ paralysis‚ and even death.1 In surveys of what Americans feared most‚ Polio came in second to the
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Scientific discoveries represent progress for humanity‚ but that progress does not necessarily advance society in a positive manner. In Moore and Gibbons’ graphic novel‚ Watchmen‚ and Shelley’s gothic novel‚ Frankenstein‚ readers continually see one-in-a-hundred year scientific discoveries. The advances these books create thrust science to a level never before seen. Specifically‚ in Watchmen readers will see Ozymandias develop a creation which will destroy nearly all of Manhattan‚ killing three
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November 3‚ 2008 Mr. Steve Lateman 1324 Paradise Lane Frederick‚ Maryland 21701 Dear Mr. Lateman: Thank you for speaking to me on January 6‚ 2008. During our conversation‚ you informed me that you are seeking legal representation on federal drug possession charges. Under certain circumstances‚ there is a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in a hotel or motel room past check-out time. I would like to take this opportunity to advise you about the legal aspects of Privacy in a hotel or motel room
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What would you do if the phenomenal discovery that you made wasn’t even known as your revelation at all? Unfortunately‚ this happened to me. Despite all of my hard work‚ I was given no credit until recently. I‚ Rosalind Franklin‚ discovered something so fundamental that it has led to a study that could save thousands of lives. To understand how important this is‚ you must know where I started‚ how I made the discovery‚ and what this really all led to. When I was born on July 25‚ 1920
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Gay: Nature or Nurture? A Research Paper Presented To Prof. Maria Theresa Panzo Department of English CASS‚ MSU-IIT In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for ENGLISH 2 (Writing in the Discipline) Second Semester‚ SY 2012-2013 By Sittie Hainah Diron Asniah Pasagi Hijerah Dimangadap March 11‚ 2013 Table of Contents I. Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 A. The causations and origin of being
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The Search for Personal Identity in Hamlet In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Hamlet unsuccessfully engages on a search for his personal identity‚ which in turn contributes to the theme of ambiguity. Hamlet struggles to unearth an identity separate from that of his deceased father. King Hamlet’s request to his son to avenge his murder forces Hamlet to try and assume his father’s identity: “If thou didst ever thy dear father love – / O God! / Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (1.5
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Christopher Columbus was a famous explorer‚ navigator‚ and Italian. He is credited to opening up the Americas to European colonization. In my report I will touch the topics on Christopher Columbus’s life‚ his exploration to the Americas‚ and later voyages. Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Italy. His dad was a weaver. He was born in Genoa‚Italy. As a teen he worked on a ship for merchants. In 1470 Columbus was on a ship‚ later pirates attacked the boat. The boat sank on the portuguese shore
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Merck & Co.‚ Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline plc October 20‚ 2014 Concepts A. Common Stock i. Authorized – 5‚ 400‚000‚000 shares ii. Common stock issued – 2‚983‚508‚675 shares iii. In 2007‚ Merck issued 2‚983‚508‚675 shares (one cent par value) Total dollar value: 2‚983‚508‚675*0.01=29‚835‚086.75 iv. Common shares held in treasury – 811‚005‚791 v. Common shares outstanding – 2‚172‚502‚884 (shares issued – treasury shares) vi. December 31‚ 2007 market cap - $125‚157‚891‚147
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ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERY OF HELL IN THE UNIVERSE DR. FAZLUL ISLAM 1 INTRODUCTION 2009 was declared by the UN to be the international year of astronomy 2009. The focus was on enhancing the public’s engagement with and understanding of astronomy. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) launched the year under the theme ‘The Universe‚ Yours to Discover’. By scientific exploration of the universe‚ the astronomers have discovered many celestial bodies in the outer space‚ which were hidden
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1a. What is the greatest task of each child? Mother Nature has endowed every child with the necessary powers for a great task is that of building the adult human being. Dr. Maria Montessori emphatically states that the first and the foremost of all that the child needs to do is the great and miraculous construction of a healthy human adult. All the different aspects of teaching‚ child rearing or even child care should revolve around this thought especially when we are dealing with the two to six
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