1. What are antibodies and why are antibodies ideal for targeting? An antibody‚ also known as an immunoglobulin‚ is a large Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses. The antibody recognizes a unique part of the foreign target‚ termed an antigen.[1][2] Each tip of the "Y" of an antibody contains a paratope (a structure analogous to a lock) that is specific for one particular epitope (similarly analogous to a key) on an antigen
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As an eighth grader going into high school‚ I was very scared. I was afraid that I was going to dislike my classes and they would be hard. I thought that the transition from middle school to high school would be terrifying. But I was wrong‚ my first quarter of high school turned out to be a lot different than I thought it would be. When I first found out what classes I would be taking in ninth grade‚ I was worried that I would not do well in them. I was not good at math‚ so Algebra one made me nervous
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The medieval time period was a time of knight brotherhood. All knights had a job‚ to be the best knight there ever was. Knights attempted to conquered this feat by demonstrating acts of bravery‚ dignity‚ and overall portraying traits of a perfect man. All knights showed acts of Chivalry towards one another and everyone that crossed their paths. A perfect knight was hard to come by‚ but some reached this feat. To be a perfect knight‚ the knights had to follow a “ Knight’s Code”. During this time
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My change from middle school to high school was very scary because high school is a bigger school than middle school. The things about high school that scared me were the hallways‚ people‚ and how difficult it was going to be overall. In the middle school there’s wo big hallways‚ one little band hall‚ and a tiny gym right outside so it’s not hard to get lost. The high school is a different story there’s two big hallways‚ classes outside on the hill‚ the band hall‚ and the event center. The sophomores
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Socialism: What Is The Ideal? As a Salesman myself‚ I feel that I can relate to Death of a Salesman‚ to the extent of understanding what the job entails. In this essay‚ I shall depict the effects that socialism had on the characters of Death of a Salesman. I will include the social struggle of society‚ the contradictions involved‚ and the ideas of success‚ the character’s goals‚ and Willy’s downfall. I shall also include how Socialism has affected the real world and our nation’s society
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The chivalrous ideal and courtly love in the English Medieval Period Sir Gawain and The Wife of Bath Research paper by Alina Mais Understanding the terms “chivalry” and “love” as portrayed in the English Medieval Period A quick search of the English dictionary serves us an explanation of “chivalry” as firstly used to simply indicate a body of knights or horsemen equipped for battle. Secondly‚ it is employed in the sense of knighthood in the abstract; knighthood as a class or order; the position
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better the educational system and to always be ready to improve it. There are many ideas as to what constitutes an ideal education. A number of factors come together to make an ideal education. Students‚ parents and teachers are the three key elements in a model education. A good relationship among these three parts is essential to a good education. Students are the main members of this ideal system. They must have faith in their education. If they identify their goals they will become more active and
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I think I’d want someone who was really intelligent and was after the meaning of life. Someone who’d had insights that I hadn’t who could really bounce ideas back at me in a conversation. Someone who wasn’t afraid to break with the norm and who didn’t care if he was a ’nerd’. Someone with a subtle wit that most people would need to think to laugh at‚ but who could appreciate and indulge in obvious humor and silliness. Someone whose musical tastes were all across the board‚ and who didn’t really care
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Silver Watkins Mrs. Williams 10th Lit/Comp 29 April 2013 Euthanasia in America Murder or Justice‚ who knows? What is the exact purpose of life? Who is it that decides our fate‚ stating/deciding whether or not it’s worth being sustained? Euthanasia is a very controversial topic that is constantly being debated by many politicians. Some of these politicians have formed groups opposing the legalization of euthanasia. These politicians’ main argument is over the immorality of it‚ but still
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While attempting to figure out a good topic for my final paper‚ I reflected back to the question on our Midterm exam that asked us to give a comparison between our modern society and the ideal Daoist society. This question peaked my interest‚ which lead me to wonder how ideal societies differ throughout the world. I decided to compare the differences between the perfect society as described in Sir Thomas More’s Utopia to the ideal Daoist society introduced in class by Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu. Obviously
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