ROME: In our Roman world‚ a wide variety of fruits and vegetables are grown in the rural setting‚ and also in city gardens. According to Aemilia of one of the most popular Roman gardens‚ "We’ve been productive all year round and everything has been tended to by hand‚ manured and carefully protected from cold winds or the scorching sun." She goes on to say that‚ "gardens are currently used to grow the staple vegetables of the Roman diet. The common roman diet usually consists of brassicas‚ greens
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are no vaccination or cures to prevent this illness. Valley Fever is dangerous disease because it is has similar symptoms to the cold and flu virus. It is hard to distinguish these symptoms. The government is unable to find a cure for this disease because there is not enough funding given to organizations that research this disease. The government has decided to implement a bill that will help find a vaccine for Valley Fever. Valley Fever is a fungi infection that affects the respiratory system. This
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Macau’s Dengue Fever According to World Health Organization‚ “Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection.” It was discovered in the Philippines and Thailand in the 1950s. It is can be very severe and frequently found in Asia and many western countries. There are 4 different but closely related viruses that may lead to Dengue fever. When people are bitten by Aedes aegypti‚ a kind of mosquito that is found in tropic and sub-tropic areas‚ the viruses will be transmitted and people will get infected
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THE ROMAN AMPHITHEATER A Roman amphitheatre is large‚ circular or oval open air an open-air venues with raked seating in all sides. Mostly‚ they were used for events such as gladiator combats‚ chariot races‚ venationes and executions. Until now‚ we don’t know for sure where the first amphitheater was built. There’ve been many debates about it’s original birthplace. According to Jean-Claude Golvin‚ the earliest known stone amphitheatres are found in Campania‚ at Capua‚ Cumae and Liternum.
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Works Cited Shakespeare. Beers‚ Kylene‚ and Lee Odell. "Elements of Literature: Julius Caesar". 4th. Austin‚ Texas: Holt textbook‚ 2005. 759/ 799. Print. B‚ Robert‚ Rosaline ‚ and Chiansan . "The History of Classical Sculpture." Oracle ThinkQuest. La Cholla High School Library‚ n.d. Web. 20 Oct 2012. <http://library.thinkquest.org/23492/data/history.htm>. . "All About Ancient Roman Sculpture: Materials‚ Styles And Artists ." Essortment. Demand Media‚ n.d. Web. 21 Nov 2012. <http://www
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"Why don’t I just get an abortion?" Maria asked her husband. "You absolutely won’t‚ I won’t let you kill my child. We’ll work this out; we’ll make the payments to the hospital little by little‚" replied Daniel in disbelief. Maria was contemplating getting an abortion because she and Daniel had virtually no money. Daniel felt they could work through it. Abortion is the worst route to take when it comes down to a choice. Abortion is a provoked termination‚ or annihilation‚ of a pregnancy and the removal
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June 2‚ 20104 Erich Widemark Disease in the News Coccidioidomycosis‚ also known as valley fever‚ is a respiratory disease that can be devastating and problematic to diagnosis if unaware of it. To become infected individuals breathe in microscopic Coccidioid fungal spores in the air. Although the majority of individuals who breathe in the spores do not get sick‚ there are several facts about valley fever that everyone should know. The fungus Coccidioid lives in soil and dust in the southwestern
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and the power of Rome The landmarks created during the Roman Empire did not only signify Rome’s culture‚ but also shown it’s strength and technological advances. The Colosseum and the aqueducts show how technologically and economically advance Rome was. Not only this‚ the Coloseum and many aqueducts survive to show that Rome’s architecture are not only a feats of engineering but portals to one of histories’ greatest empires. The Roman aqueducts played a vital role in the empire. They supplied
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-Disease‚ mutation‚ disfunction‚ or virus?: virus and disease -Common name: yellow fever -Scientific name: flavivirus and topotypes -History of oResearched XWhere: Philadelphia‚ Cuba‚ and South Africa XWhen: 1800‚ 1881‚ 1901‚ and 1939 XWhy: It was researched because so many people were infected who were coming to America‚ and so many people were getting infected by the virus who lived near the port. XHow: It was researched with the Aedes Aegypti
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Xuan Bui Green Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rock Mountain Spotted Fever is a bacterial disease that is caused by a type of bacteria carried by infected ticks. The scientific name of the causative agent is Rickettsia rickettsii. The bacteria’s‚ physical appearance is very small‚ about 0.2-0.5 µm by 0.2-0.3 µm. It is spotted‚ and has a circular or oval-like shape. Also‚ it is gram-negative. The bacterium multiplies by binary fission and contains both DNA and RNA. They can live to a lifespan of one
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