A “virgin soil” epidemic can be described as the introduction of several diseases into a population who has no knowledge or immunity against them. An example that comes to mind when thinking of this “virgin soil” concept is the devastating loses the Native Americans of South and Central America suffered after contact with European explorers. Unknowingly at the time‚ these explorers carried with them such diseases as small pox‚ malaria‚ measles‚ and yellow fever just to name a few. For the Native
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he reporter Daniel Victor’s article entitled “When the Boss Wants You to Do Something Unethical” is a vivid elucidation on workplace ethical issues and their impacts on the business decision-making process. The writer illustrates such unethical requests from one’s boss as misleading and lying to a client as well as using cheats despite awareness of their prospective inferior outcomes. Although the author repudiates using unethical means for positive results‚ he acknowledges the presence of perplexity
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Certainly The End of Something or Other‚ One Would Sort of Have to Think- Quote: “John Updike… has for decades been constructing protagonists who are basically all the same guy… who are all clearly stand-ins for Updike himself” (Foster Wallace 53). This quote is a representation of several different personality traits that can be classified simply by who the characters are like. The author is someone who creates a variety of characters who are all similar to himself‚ and one another. This
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Good morning‚ teachers and friends. Never has a wildlife faced such great threats of extinction as in the last few decades. We bulldoze forests to make way for concrete jungles‚ depriving many species of the flora and fauna native to their habitats. We dump all types of waste into our rivers and seas‚ doing irreparable damage to freshwater and marine species. We hunt for sport and use animal parts to cater to our exotic tastes. All our actions are resulting in the dwindling of wildlife. We are losing
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Construction Workers G Headline: One Sick Toddler Keeps Waving at the Workers. Her Mother gasps When She Sees What Happened. Summary: Veronica was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia. The ironworkers nearby first noticed her because she kept waving at them each day. Their kind gesture stunned Veronica’s mother. Introduction: Veronica Cannon might have been just two years old‚ but she already had the struggle of a lifetime ahead of her. She had been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic
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Mary was scared. What could have happened to Kirk‚ if Keith was abducted by ISIS? Losing Kirk was not in her itinerary. It was a good thing she had an extra key to Kirk’s suite. Mary opened the door. Kirk was not there and so was his phone. Mary had hope that his phone was still in Kirk’s person and not in the hands of ISIS. After trying three more times‚ Mary stopped calling Kirk. She called John instead. “Mary?” John said. “What’s up? How’s Iran?” “Not so good‚” Mary said. “ISIS is slowly overwhelming
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ruled over Russia who frustrated and starved the people and made way for the October revolution that came later in the same year of 1917. But why exactly did the February revolution happen the way it did? What were some of the important events that happened? And who were
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Do you still remember the very last journey we took which ended our relation?I remember every single moment on that day.It still fresh in my mind and i think i’ll never forget in my entire life.I still remember one week before that day.I planned to a trip with you for around five days.I wanted to show you my hometown and introduce you to my family members my family members and bring you also visited some tourist attractions there.Not only that‚ i had prepared a ring for a romantic moment.When the
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It was a lovely walk‚ with the sun rising in a pool of crimson and gold‚ spilling light all over the land. The scenery of the park was extremely mesmerizing and breathtaking. The water in the park glistened invitingly and the birds were chirping to my favorite song. As a way to release stress‚ it was a must for me to jog in the morning every weekend around the park‚ which was stone’s throw away from my house. The park held many memory as it was where me and my parents used to have picnic together
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Is ‘Modern Science’ making the world a better place or is it missing something very essential? It’s a question we often come across and the answer is usually inconclusive or controversial. To answer this question better we need to study the history of science. During my course of study‚ I got the opportunity to study and analyze the texts of ancient philosophers like Plato and Aristotle‚ and determine what have we lost and gained during the transition to ‘Modern science’. There is no denying that
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