The most important scientific invention of the nineteenth century was braille. Braille is the only written language available for the visually impaired. When Louis Braille invented braille‚ a window opened up to sightless individuals everywhere; they were no longer at disadvantage to peers who could easily read written language. In 1829‚ Louis Braille published the first braille book entitled‚ "The Method of Writing Words‚ Music and Plain Song by Means of Dots‚ For Use by the Blind and Arranged by
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Louis Pasteur was an incredible man who changed much of history that led to the improvement of public health. He was born on December 27‚ 1822 in Dole‚ Jura in France. He was the third child of parents‚ Jean-Joseph and Jeanne Roqui. His father had always dreamed for Louis to have a good education and apply that to his future career. Pasteur was only an average student skilled at drawing and painting‚ which would help him illustrate what he saw in the microscope later on in life. In a college exam
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impersonal (Gere). Louis’ skepticism in the traditional medical practice arose when he found himself helpless during the mid of an epidemic of diphtheria (Gere). Eventually‚ Louis grew to become a therapeutic nihilist and came up with an experimental design to seek for the numeric evidences‚ indicating the inefficiency of the traditional healing method (Gere). The first clinical trial that Pierre Louis conducted involves the testing of the common healing method of bloodletting. Louis used his numerical
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------------------------------------------------- The global context of Japan outside Japan – Harumi Befu Since 1980s – globalization buzzword in Japanese media Japan is said to be “globalizing” in all respects‚ but above all‚ in its economic sphere While Japan’s globalization in the economic sense had been widely discussed -> social and cultural globalization has not been a topic of much discussion so far Globalization <-> Internalization Internalization implies a relationship between
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Louis Pasteur discovered many discoveries that advanced bacteriology. He made pasteurization and vaccinations. Pasteurization was made when Emperor Napoleon asked Louis Pasteur to examine diseases in wine. Pasteur showed that by heating wine at a certain temperature‚ the bacteria in the wine would die. Pasteurization was formed. The process was used to kill other bacteria in other liquids‚ like in milk and beer. He discovered vaccinations when he researched the rabies. He could
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Imagine that you live in the 1800’s. A dog with rabies had bit you and there is no way to cure it. There would not be a cure until 1852‚ when a scientist named Louis Pasteur would discover the cure‚ and he’d be one of the most important scientists of all time. Louis Pasteur was born in the city of Dole‚ France‚ on December 27‚ 1822 (Manning 193). His father had been in the military and he had 3 siblings‚ all of whom died at early ages (Dakes 165). Growing up‚ his family was very poor (Adler)
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Was Louis Riel a hero? I think that Louis Riel was a hero because he really treasured his people and protected him in any way he could. He had many accomplishments in life like how he learned many languages and he was seen as the guy who many people thought would lead them to freedom. When the surveyors were being rude and invading their land like it wasn’t even there‚ he stopped them from passing by his cousins land. He also created a provisional government which was a threat to Britain
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influenced your view of St. Louis? This outing has influenced my view of St. Louis in many ways. Before this outing‚ I did not know that St. Louis was home to a large number of refugees. As mentioned in class‚ most of my time is spent in the SLU bubble‚ so I have never been exposed to the different ethnic cultures within the city. I enjoyed learning about the diversity within St. Louis‚ and I am excited to explore new ethnic restaurants. Also‚ this fact about St. Louis resonated with me‚ due to the
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notes‚ reading road signs‚ making a shopping list and so forth. This is where Louis Braille’s invention‚ the Braille system comes in. His ultimate invention has helped many lives around the world‚ although he lived two centuries ago. In other words‚ the Braille system is to the person with vision loss what the printed word is to the sighted individual‚ which is access to information and contact with the outside world. Louis Braille was born in Coupvray‚ France‚ on January 4‚ 1809. He lost his sight
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centralized monarchy sustained by Louis XIV‚ but the play is more dramatic in the way that Racine brings together the political and the personal‚ the struggle between reason and passion. In addition‚ it seems that in the end‚ in Phèdre‚ the balance is restored with the return of the king who has adopted Aricie‚ proving his kindness and integrity. The figure of the king always had to be the one of a right‚ powerful man‚ without whom the country would perish‚ showing that Louis XIV’s domination was visible
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