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    itself‚ it is often a spectacular event to find only a small piece of bone from our miraculous ancestors. We are able to learn so much about our past through these small yet very influential discoveries that have happened ever the last 100 years. However‚ as it was stated the finding of Australopithecus sediba has been one of the most important discoveries because of what we were able to learn and are still learning from it. It helped bridge some of the misunderstanding we had and also helped to create

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    On July 1st‚ 1867‚ a new country was born. From then on‚ she has been through moments of glory‚ pride and warmth‚ and moments of darkness‚ defeat and helplessness. All these moments have made Canada the nation as it is. A nation’s identity is not only forged in moments of victory‚ but also is defined in moments of adversity. There are no historical events that better formed the Canadian national identity than Vimy Ridge‚ or the October Crisis. There is a common saying:” Nations are made in war.”

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    Conquering Adversity Many people throughout their lives experience adversity in many ways. People have different ways of dealing with these problems. Some positive‚ and some negative. When faced with a loss of family and being the lone survivor of a sunken ship‚ Pi Patel from “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel‚ deals with his adversities‚ conflict and pain‚ in a positive way by being both resourceful and optimistic. Throughout the story‚ Pi develops the trait of being resourceful and uses simple items

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    Adversity Changed My Life

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    As we grow up we all go through some kind of adversity that can lead to something good or even something worse in the end. While I was growing up‚ I experienced a huge change that I thought would make my life terrible‚ well at least I to me it did. I had to move from living with my father to moving in with my mother. This change affected me emotionally‚ but also changed my life for the better. I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for this change in my life. When my parents got a divorce‚ and

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    There have been many discoveries and technical advancements throughout human history; the discovery of magnetism‚ utilization of mathematics‚ the understanding of the mechanics of gravity and the harnessing the power of the atom. With all these pivotal discoveries and huge technological advancements‚ there have been many that have been overlooked‚ such as “The Potato.” Since I was a child‚ I have always been interested in topics that kids and even adults would find inexorably boring and absurd

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    plumbing system for cells‚" said Agre. Every cell is primarily water. "But the water doesn’t just sit in the cell‚ it moves through it in a very organized way. The process occurs rapidly in tissues that have these aquaporins or water channels." For many years‚ scientists assumed that water leaked through the cell membrane‚ and some water does. "But the very rapid movement of water through some cells was not explained by this theory‚" said Agre. Aquaporins selectively conduct water molecules in and out

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    How We Face Adversity

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    How we face adversity Our life distingue into two‚ that is lucky and adversity. Sometimes‚ the people who face the adversity‚ they easy to give up their life and do something will harmful themselves like suicide to end their life. So‚ everybody does not encourage to do some dangerous action when face the adversity or want to reduce their stress. When we face the adversity‚ we must think positive and have a positive attitude. We must think how to solve the problems but do not think why the problems

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    Dealing with Adversity "All the adversity I’ve had in my life‚ has strengthened me. You may not realize it when it happens‚ but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." --Walt Disney   Success is a journey‚ and persistence is one of the keys to deal with adversity or any challenge that we face. Basketball legend‚ Michael Jordan said: “Over and over and over again‚ I have failed. And that is why I succeeded. I thought they had something I lacked until I learned that

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    The Discovery of the Structure of DNA Determining the structure for DNA was one of the outstanding science achievements of the 20th century. It started in the late 1940’s‚ when scientists were aware that DNA was most likely the molecule of life‚ even though many were sceptical since it was so "simple." They also knew that DNA included different amounts of the four bases: adenine‚ thymine‚ guanine and cytosine (usually abbreviated A‚ T‚ G and C)‚ but nobody knew what the molecule might look like

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    Adversity In My Life

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    mechanical engineering. It was very difficult for me. I knew hardly any English and there were very few Chinese-speaking students there. I was lonely. Terribly lonely. I cried a lot when by myself in my room. But I made it through. It took me five years‚ but I made it through. Many years later‚ after I was established and married with children of my own‚ I sent for my parents. Anonymous I left Cuba when I was 17 years old. These guys drove into our village and told us to get into the

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