The Hot Zone By Richard Preston Links: 1.) Richard Preston: http://richardpreston.net/about-richard-preston 2.) The Hot Zone Reviews: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/book_0695.html 3.) Essay: The Hot Zone is a true story about an Ebola virus outbreak originating in Kenya‚ Africa at Kitum Cave on Mount. Algon. This outbreak happened In the 1990’s‚ which devastated many of the surrounding areas and people found this virus to be spreading to many
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MOCKING THE KING In the 3rd Sorrowful Mystery‚ we meditate on the Crowning of the LORD with Thorns. St. Matthew opens the narrative of the crowning scene inside the Praetorium with a whole cohort of about six hundred Roman soldiers gathered. These soldiers are so ingenious and cruel in further defaming and debasing the LORD Jesus. Since He claimed to be a king‚ they strip off His clothes and throw a scarlet military cloak over Him to signify His royalty. They place a reed in His right hand to serve
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In T.S. Eliot’s poem “Macavity: The Mystery Cat‚” a villainous character is described. Macavity is a tall and thin individual with a taste for thievery. His brow is “deeply lined‚” possibly a result of his thorough planning of crimes. He is neglected by society and wears a dusty coat. Macavity has sunken-in eyes and a highly domed head. He never combs his whiskers and thus appears mangy. He spends his time plotting illegal acts and carrying his plans out. Macavity is said to have broken “every
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Paschal Mystery’s very meaning‚ saying‚ "We are aware of...sin...But...Jesus...passed through pain...to... Resurrection (Angelus 3). This one quote can help us to provide a common definition of the Paschal Mystery that is‚ simultaneously‚ ambiguous and open to interpretation. The Paschal Mystery simply refers to three of most important aspects to surround Jesus’s life on earth: His Birth/Creation‚ His Death/Suffering‚ and His Resurrection/Rebirth. It makes the claim that in the very beginning‚ God
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Black Holes and Their Mysteries Black holes are one of the most popular Hollywood science fiction topics also one of the most mysterious entities in space. Astronomers still have many questions regarding the darkest entity in space‚ black holes‚ but over time they began to analyze more and more clues and data‚ and are now able to explain what a black hole really is. Astronomers have come up with theories of the formations of black holes‚ the component of black holes as well as many other
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identification of her mummy is correct‚ then medical evidence would indicate that she suffered from diabetes and died from bone cancer which spread throughout the body. While she was in her fifties. It also suggest that she had bad teeth and arthritis. The mystery is that she may have been interred in the tomb along with her father. Because she quarried her father. During the reign of Thutmose III‚ a new tomb was provided for Thutmose I. Who was removed from his original tomb and reinterred somewhere else
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The Mystery of the Seven Deaths: A Case Study in Cellular Respiration In this case study‚ there were seven murders of which the cause is hypoxia. All seven victims were from the same neighborhood with similar symptoms. These symptoms are dizziness‚ confusion‚ headache‚ shortness of breath‚ and vomiting. The individuals in this case study are in fact similar. They all have the same symptoms‚ and live in the same area. Questions a chief medical officer would ask are; how was the individual acting
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Farah Jasmine Griffin’s In Search Of Billie Holiday: If You Can’t Be Free‚ Be a Mystery is an inspiring analysis of Billie Holiday that pairs Griffin’s passion for the singer with a deep critical examination that deconstructs the myth of Billie Holiday that has been perpetuated through her “autobiography‚” the media‚ the Academy Award nominated biopic Lady Sings the Blues‚ as well as countless biographies that construct a tragic mulatto narrative around the vocal genius. Though I was only familiar
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Sandra Alexander The Hot Zone: A Scary Truth Richard Preston weaves a true tale about a chilling story of an Ebola virus (A disease-causing agent smaller than a bacterium‚ consisting of a shell made of proteins and membranes and a core containing DNA or RNA. A virus depends on living cells in order to replicate.) outbreak that occurs in a suburban Washington‚ D.C. laboratory in 1989. In this laboratory‚ monkeys being used in scientific experiments quickly sicken and die due to a filovirus
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Some Like It Hot In “Some Like It Hot” by Lawrence Lessig‚ he talks about piracy and what piracy is. It talks about the different types of items that people use piracy for. Piracy is when someone makes their own copy of a product that has its own copyright. I think that piracy is wrong for a many reasons. Including: it brings down the economy‚ the artists that create the piece are not getting paid for it‚ and piracy is also considered stealing. First‚ I am going to discuss how piracy brings
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