Introduction: Antimicrobial agents are chemicals that are used against bacteria. There are many such agents available. Because there are many different situations where bacterial control is important‚ no antimicrobial agent is effective in all situations. For example‚ you wouldn’t use the same compound to fight an ear infection as you would use to sterilize surfaces in an Operating room. The situations are completely different. In one case‚ you are trying to assist the body to fight off an internal
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The tropical rainforest is a hot‚ moist biome found near Earth’s equator. The World’s largest tropical rainforests are in South America‚ Africa‚ and Southeast Asia. Tropical rainforests receive from 60 to 160 inches of precipitation that is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Tropical Rainforest: Animals Tropical rainforests support a greater number and variety of animals than any other biome. One of the reasons for this great variety of animals is the constant warmth. Tropical rainforests
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In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ted talk titled “We Should All Be Feminists”‚ Adichie discusses the subject matter of what the word feminists means and how feminism still affects her life today. In one of the most important points of Adichie’s speech‚ she discusses how she was led to believe that being a feminist was a bad thing‚ and how boys are put on a higher pedestal than women from the many examples she gave‚ like how a boy in her primary school was given the position of class monitor‚ just for
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The Hot Zone The Hot Zone is a best-selling 1994 non-fiction bio-thriller by Richard Preston about the origins and incidents involving viral hemorrhagic fevers‚ particularly Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses. This book is based upon an outbreak of the Ebola virus in a monkey house located in the Washington‚ D.C. suburb of Reston‚ Virginia. The author weaves together the tales of several previous outbreaks in Africa to describe clearly the potential damage such an outbreak could cause. The first
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Considering all that I have read regarding this Star Trek Episode‚ The Measure of a Man‚ I can truly say that Piccard had a Dualism view when it came to the situation at hand with Data. He believed that data was a close to being a human as possible. When a robot is given the rank of a Lt Commander‚ I would have to question this fact. It seems a little strange to give a typical robot that kind of rank. Hasker told us that “Dualism begins by taking quite seriously the fact that human beings have
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Savannas are located in many parts of the world‚ especially in Africa. Nearly half of Africa is considered to be a Savanna‚ it is the largest of them all. The African Savanna biome is located between latitudes of 15 degrees North and 30 degrees South. Here‚ the ecosystem includes warm temperatures year-round with high seasonal rain in the summer. Dry seasons bring about four inches of rain and occur about seven months in the year. In the months of October to March this dry period happens in the southern
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his pursuit of the Holy Grail. Sir Galahad’s quest tested every facet of his character‚ but the spiritual rewards were received in the end. When Sir Galahad finally attained the Holy Grail he declared‚ "I thank you (Jesus) for giving me what I have desired; and now‚ if it please you‚ I pray‚ may I leave this world?" (430). Since his quest was over‚ his wish was granted‚ and angels lifted his soul to heaven. In one point in the story‚ Sir Bors‚ Sir Percivale‚ and Sir Galahad‚ board a ship after taking
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desires. It’s a book about being that age. That extremely awkward stage of life when you don’t really know who to talk to or what to talk about. Anne was at the moody‚ I-hate-you‚ you-don’t-understand-me stage in her life and just expressed all her feeling to “kitty” ‚ her diary. The novel is a sad but also heartwarming story. I feel as if Anne taught a lot of people today what really happed back then. The Diary of a Young Girl is a very
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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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Students. Teachers. Parents. All Year‚ School. Suffering. Benefits. Multiple points of view. There is too much debate about whether all year school should be a thing or not. School Administrators think of it as a positive thing‚ but almost everyone else either sees it as a negative thing‚ or it does not affect them. In general‚ the School wants the best for not only the students and teachers but the parents as well‚ but what is the best for them? Parents that have the money to enroll their child
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