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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How Acetylsalicylic Acid was Discovered Acetylsalicylic Acid in its earliest form was a powder for the bark and leaves of the willow tree. Hippocrates‚ who lived sometime between 460 B.C. and 377 B.C‚ founded it. This “Miracle Drug” that was able to relieve pains was later looked into with further detail by Johann Buchner. He isolated a tiny amount of bitter tasting yellow‚ need- like crystals‚ and called salicin. By 1829 French Chemist Henri Leroux had improved the extraction procedure to
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Evaluation Form for Project 3 (10 points) The Evaluation Form must be attached to your Project 3 submission. I will deduct .25 points if the Evaluation Form is not the first page of your submission. Please note that I deduct 2 points per day that a project is late. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluation Form for Project 3 You gained points as follows: Effective introduction (1 point max): _____
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To go on a journey does not necessarily require one to physically move from one place to another. A journey can happen anywhere‚ and at any time‚ even if you are not moving. An inner journey is to transcend above the physical and temporal world into a spiritual realm. This enables one to look at life attentively and be alert to the lessons learnt from experience. ‘Of Eurydice’ by Ivan Lalic‚ ‘Fax X’ by Gwyneth Lewis‚ ‘Wind in the Willows’ by Kenneth Graham‚ ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost‚ ‘The
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The novel “Looking for Alaska” written by John Green is predominately about self discovery. I found this novel was filled with overwhelming emotions that connected and allured me deeper as the novel carried on. I think the theme adolescence this novel portrays is very relevant to todays world because young teenagers are all going through a intimidating and perplexing time and this book relates to the way they feel and see the world in a way they can understand and relate to. Protagonist Miles’
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Any Journey includes both realities and possibilities. -to what extent does the texts you have studied‚ support this idea? Related Material ONE: MOTORCYCLE DIARIES- Only 23‚ he begins his journey as a medical student and emerges with a new perspective of South America. This perspective informs his future as a political revolutionary. The journey‚ which had begun as a quest for excitement‚ cheap alcohol and available women‚ became‚ according to Guevara‚ a formative experience in his life. Following
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To encounter the concept of both physical and metaphorical exploration is the act of discovery‚ which can either be positive or negative‚ planned or unplanned. However‚ through discovery individuals will find new understanding and renewed perceptions of themselves as well as others. In all aspects‚ discoveries can be profoundly meaningful in ways that can be emotional‚ creative‚ intellectual‚ physical and spiritual. This will be examined in the play “”Rainbow’s End” by Jane Harrison‚ the film “The
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The imaginative journey is one in which we escape reality and are invited to acknowledge a new reality within the realms of the imagination. These journeys offer change and discovery providing valuable insight into ones past‚ present and future. Coleridge’s poems‚ "This Limetree Bower My Prison" and "Frost at Midnight" take the reader on an imaginative journey with the character through various forms of imagery placing a clear image in the readers mind. The book cover for "The Ivory Trail" by Victor
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When many people think of religion they think of an idea of a purpose of life that was formulated when the world fist began. What many people do not realize is that new religious movements are occurring all around the world. One of these religious movements that are occurring is Jediism. It all began in 2001 when a worldwide email asked people to write “Jedi” as their religion in the census. The religion escalated in 2008 when Daniel Jones founded the Church of Jediism. The Jedi’s
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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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