Antibiotics Antibiotics transformed medicine. The discovery of antibiotics began by accident. On the morning of September 3rd‚ 1928‚ Professor Alexander Fleming was having a clear up of his cluttered laboratory. Fleming was sorting through a number of glass plates which had previously been coated with staphyloccus bacteria as part of research Fleming was doing. One of the plates had mould on it. The mould was in the shape of a ring and the area around the ring seemed to be free of the bacteria staphyloccus
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Mrs. Norton English 9 22 February 2008 FDR: The Greatest President Who was the greatest president of the United States? There have been many great presidents in the history of the U.S. Many presidents have led our country through very trying times. Some people believe Lincoln was the greatest president. However‚ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt led our country at times when a great leader was needed. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the greatest president of the United States because of his New Deal
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The Greatest Place on Earth I believe the Greatest Place on Earth is Greenville Tennessee. The time that me and my family spend there are magical. I call Greenville Tennessee the Greatest Place on Earth because of the times and the memories that has been spent and made there. The country roads are so peaceful and clean‚ the air is fresh and the people are super nice. There are so many things there to do and most of the things that we have found are free. There is the beautiful waterfall that
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One day Edison’s boss called him to his office. He asked him how much it would cost to buy his improvements. He wanted $6‚000 but his boss offered $40‚000! Edison bought a factory and started inventing. In 1871‚ Edison married Mary Stiltwell and had three children. In 1876‚ Edison moved out of Newark and into Meleno Park. In 1876 Alexander Bell invented the telephone and Edison improved it by making it battery powered. He then invented a lampback out of graphite and it made the signal clearer
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· Thomas Adams‚ inventor of chewing gum · Mary Anderson‚ inventor of car windshield wipers · Alexander Graham Bell‚ inventor of the telephone · Edward Binney‚ co-inventor of Crayola crayons · Clarence Birdseye‚ inventor of commercial frozen food · Joseph-Armand Bombardier‚ inventor of the snowmobile · Willis Carrier‚ inventor of air conditioning · Josephine Garis Cochrane‚ inventor of the dishwasher · George de Mestral
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YOUR GREATEST DREAM Nobody can exist without a dream. Everyone dreams of the future to some extent or another. When we are our age we often dream of becoming an astronaut‚ a fire-fighter or an actor. We also dream of becoming a world famous sportsman and to be somebody like Chad Le Clos‚ Ernie Els‚ Victor Matfield or Jaques Kallis. I certainly don’t dream about being Oscar Pistorius. We also dream of fast cars like a Bugatti Veiron or a Ferrari. Unfortunately not all of these dreams are realistic
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The Greatest Islamic Empire By S. Franklin Islamic History The three major empires in Islamic history were the Ottoman Empire‚ the Safavid Empire‚ and the Mughal Empire. The Mughals claimed legitimacy by their ancestor‚ Tamer-the-Lame. Mughals were fairly tolerant of non-Muslims‚ as the majority of the common people in their empire were Hindus. This empire occupied most of modern day India‚ Nepal‚ and Pakistan. The Safavids controlled most of modern day Afghanistan‚ Iran‚ Turkmenistan
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The stylistic analysis of the text “The last leaf” by O.Henry. I would like to tell you a story “The last leaf” written by O. Henry. William Sydney Porter (September 11‚ 1862 – June 5‚ 1910)‚ known by his pen name O. Henry‚ was an American writer. O. Henry’s short stories are known for their wit‚ wordplay‚ warm characterization and clever twist endings. None of his stories can leave the reader cold blooded. All the stories have deep sense‚ make you debate a matter in your mind and have a lot of
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The Greatest Generation Since the establishment of America‚ many have come to this land for opportunity and a better life. The United States has become home to minorities seeking brighter futures‚ to woman fighting for equal rights‚ and to soldiers finding inspiration to fight proudly for their own country. Overall‚ these distinct groups have contributed to the evolution and modernization of the American country and culture‚ especially during World War ll. Moreover‚ the greatest generation in our
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consider the philosophers who were part of this era to be the greatest of all time. The likes of Plato‚ Aristotle‚ Pythagoras‚ and many more helped develop hundreds of theories and ideas that changed the way we view our world and opened our eyes to new perspectives. Out of all these philosophers there is only who stands out from the rest. His name is Socrates. Socrates is not only the most important Greek philosopher‚ but arguably the greatest philosopher in history. Socrates’ significance to Philosophy
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