Item #1: I was surprised to learn that the ancient Greeks practiced pederasty and were not considered pedophiles. I never heard of pederasty‚ so I was unaware of the difference. Ancient Greek pederasts were adult males‚ usually socially prominent‚ who have an erotic attraction to adolescent boys. These men would take on an adolescent male pupil and lover. Pederasts had bisexual relationships because many of the men had wives. And the sexual relationships with adolescent boys would not interfere with
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Despite having a relatively short life‚ Franz Schubert managed to compose over 1‚500 works‚ two of them being song cycles. The first of these is titled Die schöne Müllerin‚ which translates to “The Beautiful Maid of the Mill.” This piece‚ which is inspired by Wilhelm Müller’s poem cycle of the same title‚ depicts the story of a young mill hand who‚ while searching for work‚ finds love and meets his death as a result. While the text and music conjure beautiful scenes of a mill by a babbling brook
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Old World to New World New World to Old World Diseases Smallpox Syphilis Measles Chicken Pox Malaria Yellow Fever Influenza The Common Cold Animals Horses Turkeys Cattle Llamas Pigs Alpacas Sheep Guinea Pigs Goats Chickens Plants The Columbian Exchange Alfred W. Crosby a historian at the University of Texas in Austin created the term The Columbian Exchange in 1972. The term describes the history of the trading from the New World to the Old World
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Medical Science During the Renaissance The Renaissance was a cultural and intellectual movement that began in the 1300’s and spread throughout Europe. This time period revived the significance of art‚ music‚ and architecture. However‚ while advances in those areas were strong‚ the medical science field did not grow at the same rate. Back then‚ it was thought that diseases and illnesses had natural as well as supernatural causes. Many believed that they were punishments from God for sinning. Because
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Trypanosoma Protozon-Trypanosoma is a genus of kinetoplastids (class Kinetoplastida)‚ a monophyletic group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. E Coli-Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative gammaproteobacteria commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms Staphylococcus -Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. Under the microscope‚ they appear round‚ and form in grape-like clusters. The Staphylococcus genus includes at least 40 species. Giardia Protozon-Giardia
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United States told nearly 400 African Americans that they would get free treatment for their disease. The disease was a form of syphilis that was an epidemic in Macon County. The U.S. government took advantage
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Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal Directions: Develop an educational series proposal for your community using one of the following four topics which will be chosen within your CLC group: 1) Bioterrorism/Disaster 2) Environmental Issues 3) Primary Prevention/Health Promotion 4) Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population Planning Before Teaching: |Name and Credentials of Teacher:
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Title: Immunology Aim: To visit a microbiology department at the university hospital and acquire detailed information of various antigen-antibody tests eg. ASO‚ haemotoglutination‚ ELISA etc. Method: To listen to presentation made and thus formulate a concise report on that which was discussed and demonstrated. (Please see BC34D Laboratory Manual for more information) Concise Report/Summery: The term serology refers to both the study of general antigen-antibody reactions in a laboratory
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difficult time for many. The quality of life across the world was poor‚ and humans had a considerably shorter lifespan than today. Bacterial infections ranked as a leading cause of death. These infections spread easily‚ and diseases such as pneumonia‚ syphilis‚ gonorrhea‚ diphtheria‚ and scarlet fever as well as wounds and childbirth infections killed thousands every year. Surgical infections were also a major killer‚ and doctors had no protection from any of these infections. The discovery of the first
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The Tuskegee study‚ which took place in Tuskegee‚ Alabama‚ left syphilis untreated in African American men from 1932-1972. This was done in order to test the consequences of leaving syphilis untreated in African American men‚ as opposed to white men. This study showed ignorance‚ exploitation‚ and coercion. The Tuskegee study helped lead to the Belmont Report‚ which keeps research honest and safe for the subjects but managing research subjects. This study violated all of the core ideas of the Belmont
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