For many decades insects were and still are considered enemies mainly for farmers. In the early 1900’s there was a woman biologist who devoted her entire life to saving nature. Her name was Rachel Carson and she changed the whole idea of what people thought was the right solution for getting rid of insects. At that time‚ scientists discovered pesticides that would kill the insects and end the war between farmers and insects that attacked their crops. Rachel Carson introduced her point of view from
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In the 1930’s‚ Richard Dogmagk experimented with a red dye called prontosil and found that it had strange healing effects‚ when he injected the dye into mice with severe streptococcus infections‚ they all survived. Dogmagk had discovered the one of the fist antibiotics‚ specifically the first Sulfa drug. When scientists isolated the active part of the prontosil molecule they discovered how it and all sulfa drugs work. Sulfa drugs contain a sulfur atom that has six total bonds (shared electrons)
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Ethnomethodology is sociological perspective‚ founded by the American sociologist Harold Garfinkel in 1954. According to his book "Studies on Ethnomethodology‚" ethnomethodology simply means the study of the ways in which people make sense of their social world‚ display this understanding to others‚ and produce the mutually shared social order in which they live. Ethnomethodology is a descriptive discipline and does not engage in the explanation or evaluation of the particular social order undertaken
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Towards the end of the Second World War‚ in July 1944‚ representatives of the United States‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ and 40 other countries met at Bretton Woods‚ a resort in New Hampshire‚ to lay the foundation for the post-war international financial order. Such a new system‚ they hoped‚ would prevent another worldwide economic cataclysm like the Great Depression that had destabilized Europe and the United States in the 1930s and had contributed to the rise of Fascism and the war. Therefore
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Claudette Colvin is a black rights activist who was born on September 5 1939 in Montgomery‚ Alabama. She was adopted by C.P. Colvin and Mary Anne Colvin. Her dad made money mowing lawns‚ and her mother was a handmaid. She was raised in a poor neighborhood where she realized the separation of whites and blacks. Colvin was slapped by her mother for interacting with a group of young white males. Years later‚ when she was fifteen‚ Colvin was getting out of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dexter Avenue Baptist
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A discount bond has a coupon rate that is less that the bonds yield to maturity. The breakdown of U.S. Gross Domestic product into its major categories is usually as: Personal consumption‚ government purchases‚ gross private domestic investment‚ net exports. Major leading indicators: Money supply M2‚ consumer expectations‚ and stock prices S&P500 All are goals of monetary policy except: Stable prices‚ business stability‚ sustained economic growth‚ but NOT a balance in domestic payments. Fiscal
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Paul the Apostle gave us not only some of the most profound pieces of early Christian theological reflection‚ but also some of the finest‚ poignant writing in history. Throughout Paul of Tarsus’ life‚ he has been able to contribute to the development of Christianity through his heritage‚ his personal encounter with Jesus and his life as a missionary for Jesus. AD 33‚ before Paul converted to Christ‚ Christianity grew only amongst disaffected Jews. A Jew himself‚ Paul spoke Greek and inherited Roman
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DBQ: ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS The Ancient Greek contribution ranged by the 1900-133 BC‚ however its influence on the Western Literate Society lasts to this day. As the Greeks expanded their empire‚ they spread their ideas to other countries‚ while also borrowing from other cultures. During this period of time‚ the Greeks made many significant and long-lasting contribution to our modern culture in Philosophy‚ Art‚ Democracy‚ Drama‚ Math‚ and Science. These givings of important ideas
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During the Civil Rights Movement‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X fought for people whose rights were discriminated against. Malcolm X‚ and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reached high points in their life‚ with some help from family members and mentors who gave them courage for what they accomplished. When Malcolm X was in prison‚ for dealing drugs and stealing he went totally downhill‚ while he was in prison he learned a lot from his inmate. He taught him to like books‚ Malcolm checked out
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Shaw’s contributions to realism In 1891‚ Shaw writes The Quintessence of Ibsenism after seeing Ibsen’s A Doll House two years before. It is a criticism that tells us about Shaw more than Ibsen. In his book he talks about many aspects: the realist and idealist‚ that idealist wears mask and avoid the truth and reality whereas the realist faces it‚ and the human behaviors should justify itself by its effect on life; no one is villain and no one is hero because in reality‚ as Shaw sees‚ there is no
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