Great geographical discoveries - a popular term geographical discoveries made at the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ in particular: circumnavigation Cape of Good Hope by Diaz (1488)‚ the discovery of America by Columbus (1492)‚ and then the conquest‚ trip [[Vasco da Gama | to India (1498) and the first trip around the world‚ Magellan (1519-1522). These events triggered a further voyages of discovery and contributed to a significant widening of the geographical horizon of Europeans
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Bellis from “The History of Penicillin‚” “Penicillin is one of the earliest discovered and widely used antibiotic agents‚ derived from the Penicillium mold” (123). Penicillin is a vital part of today’s society and is considered a major drug in modern society. This drug has risen to be an important drug because of its discovery‚ and the development of the antibiotic. Penicillin could not cure so many people if it was never discovered. Accidents are a major factor of how many discoveries are made
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The Discovery of Insulin In the decade before the discovery of insulin‚ diabetes was a life threatening disease. A diagnosis of diabetes meant eventual coma and a certain death. Today‚ however‚ with the help of science and the discovery of insulin‚ diabetes is a manageable illness for millions across the globe. Diabetes mellitus‚ or simply‚ diabetes is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by impaired ability of the body to produce or respond to insulin and thereby maintaining
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The personal journey’s we undertake and the self-discoveries made along the way are what shape us into the people we become. In Robert Gray’s suite of poetry‚ in particular his poems ‘Journey: The North Coast’ and ‘Late Ferry’ as well as the film ‘Stand By Me’ directed by Rob Reiner‚ we discover that personal quests challenge beliefs and shape us into the people we are destined to be. In these three texts the composers‚ Gray and Reiner‚ through use of language and filmic techniques illustrate that
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About the Author : A charismatic nationalist leader‚ Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) Indian nationalist leader and statesman fought for Indian independence from British rule for nearly three decades beginning in the late 1910s. He was deeply involved in the political opposition and was imprisoned numerous times for civil disobedience. The nationalist movement achieved its goal when India gained its freedom at midnight on August 14‚ 1947. Upon Britain’s withdrawal‚ Nehru became independent India’s
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Problems with Monocausal Explanations of Disease The discovery of germs has been a long process in history and still ongoing today. John Waller‚ author of The Discovery of the Germ: Twenty Years That Transformed the Way We Think about Disease‚ has stated as his thesis in this book‚ “…between 1880 and 1900…medicine underwent perhaps its greatest ever transformation. In just 20 years‚ the central role of germs in producing illness was for the first time decisively demonstrated and Western doctors abandoned
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around the sun (Sobel 4). Little did Galileo know at the time he would have to defend himself from persecution by the Catholic Church for his views on the universe as well. Later Galileo would become the spoke person for the heliocentric model (Kinkel 4). Galileo began to work on his own telescope in 1609 designed after the one Hans Lippershey patented in 1608 (Winschel 14). He designed his telescope to magnify an object up to one thousand time it original size (14). He was recognized for discovering
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tics Antibiotics Several scientists around the beginning of the 20th Century discovered substances that were toxic to bacteria yet not to the human cell. But it wasn’t until Sir Alexander Flemings own discovery in 1928 that everyone took notice. While washing his equipment‚ Sir Fleming noticed a bit of mold attacking a patch of bacteria. It’s frightening to consider how many more people would have died in the 20th Century if Sir Fleming did not have good eyes. Today‚ some complain that
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what our experiences embrace will determine our perceptions of discoveries. Once discovery is created‚ previous perceptions of the world and our interactions with others may be reassessed. Conversely‚ having preconceived ideas and expectations may limit the individual’s experiences of discovery. Absence of preconceived ideas and expectations of the world and others could allow for more meaningful experiences. These aspects of discovery are portrayed throughout Nasht’s documentary Frank Hurley – The
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The discovery of Uranus‚ or "George’s Star" as it was originally called‚ was a revolutionary event in the field of astronomy. But to understand the significance of this discover‚ we must understand the conditions that exsisted just before and during this landmark milestone. Up to this point‚ several planets‚ those that are visible to the naked eye‚ and with out the aids that modern technology allow us‚ had been identified "before recorded history"‚ as an article about the discovery in "Science and
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