It is very critical in microbiology to determine the effectiveness of a chemical to either inhibit or kill an organism as it can help cure a disease. If the agent kills the bacteria‚ it is called bactericidal. If the agent inhibits the growth of bacteria‚ it is called bateriostatic. (Fundaments of Microbiology Lab Manual) The purpose of this experiment was to examine the effect different disinfectants and antiseptics‚ which are used to decrease the number of microbes‚ on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus
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Abandon Ship! On one fatal day the USS Indianapolis took its final curtain call. The battleship sank in a matter of 12 minutes‚ killing 880 men and scaring 317 for the rest of their years. These men spent 110 hours in the water hopelessly waiting for someone to rescue them from their worst nightmare. The haunting thought of just how grotesquely many of the men died hides in the minds of many. While the event cannot be overturned and the deaths cannot be rewritten‚ one may wonder what courses of
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In life‚ we come across many challenges. Some of them make us who we are while some tell us what we should be. Sometimes it is the opposite. There will be struggle‚ there will be bad days. Days which would never seem to end. Days which would go on and on‚ which would keep hurting us till the end. Many of us actually most would give up but the people who wont will be the ones to face the brighter side of the day. The night is darkest before dawn but how can we forget the rainbow after the rain? We
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2014 Raising the Minimum Wage Means Raising Prosperity During his state of the union address‚ President Obama made a call for a fair minimum wage of $10.10 an hour that would improve the lives of millions of Americans. One of those lives is Trion from Atlanta; Trion is a single mother that has a 5-year-old daughter with asthma. Trion’s minimum wage job is often spent on rent and other necessities‚ leaving little money to save for her daughter’s medicines. She shares her concern about the possibility
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. . . [A]ffection‚ Mistress of passion‚ sways it to the mood. Of what it likes or loathes. . . . So can I give no reason‚ nor I will not‚ More than a lodged hate and a certain loathing I bear Antonio‚ that I follow thus A losing suit against him. Are you answered? In Venice‚ the Court convenes for Antonio’s trial. The duke of Venice greets Antonio and expresses pity for him‚ calling Shylock an inhuman monster who can summon neither pity nor mercy. Antonio says he knows the duke has done all
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In what ways Reconstruction both a success and a failure? Reconstruction result was a success in a way that the North and the South union to become The United State of America as well as African Americans received their freedom. Thirteen Amendment ended slavery for Black Southerners. There was around 4 millions slaves became freedmen in America. Freedmen now can not only have legal marriage but also receive “Families in freedom” which they could keep track of the family (GML‚ 549). Moreover‚ the
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The various circumstances involving different composers‚ whether they are social‚ cultural or historical‚ influences vastly on the thematic concerns of every text. The author‚ Jane Austen’s context‚ the Regency Era‚ profoundly shapes the canonical text‚ Emma. In her novel‚ Austen continually explores aspects of the patriarchal society of her time‚ its rigid social structure‚ the value of birthright and wealth‚ as well as the great worth of marriage to women. From the beginning‚ the concept of
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Alcoholism Alcoholism is a big problem in the world today. People are suffering from this world problem. Twenty-five percent of all kids middle school‚ have been under the influence. From this‚ many underage become addicted to alcohol‚ which leads to the problem known as alcoholism. In helping the community I assisted in giving out flyers to all MADD( Mothers Against Drunk Driving) recipients‚ for an auction to help solve alcoholism. Almost every person in America‚ has a friend or family
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Apocalypto My favorite part of the movie Apocalypto is when Jaguar Paw stops being afraid and beings to fight back. I believe he realized that the Aztec’s wouldn’t have stopped chasing him‚ until he was dead. Also he wouldn’t have fulfilled his name jaguars are strong and brave‚ and they never show any fear‚ also he wouldn’t have made his father proud of him. So he began to take them out by getting poison from poisons frogs with a stick and shooting it at them. Another thing he did was set a
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1. How do you define the concept of attention? • Attention occurs when a person is mentally focused on someone or something and channels other distractions out. In my opinion‚ a person pays attention by active listening and intensively observing. For instance‚ a couple on a date in a crowded restaurant gives one another their attention by keeping eye contact and actively listening to everything one another says. I believe it is imperative to show someone you are giving him or her undivided attention
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