According to a research done by a team of researchers at the University of Texas‚ An evaluation of cell lines from 18 different human tissues revealed the presence of telomerase in 98 of the 100 immortal cell lines‚ telomerase was not found in any of the 22 mortal cell lines.Telomeres is a repeated DNA sequence(TTAGGG) found at the ends of linear chromosomes that protect the ends of the chromosome from degradation‚ or telomere can be defined as DNA sequences found at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes
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relate to the audience. Although it can be argued the use of these two components does not result in effective writing‚ it is proven to be true in Frederick Douglass’ A Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass‚ Malcolm X’s The Ballot or the Bullet‚ and Immortal Technique’s Dance with the Devil. In A Narrative Life Of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass‚ Frederick uses his personal life experience to demonstrate the inhumane brutality and mistreatment against the African American slaves. Douglass is
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2012 Kirsten Gerdes Socrates Essay Socrates who was he? “Socrates was a Greek philosopher. Socrates was born c. 470/469 B.C.‚ in Athens”. (Wiki) In Phaedo‚ I understand that Socrates he has arguments that demonstrate that the soul is immortal. “If we live on after bodily death‚ there is no reason to fear it.” (Phaedo) However‚ these ideas are attributed to Socrates in Phaedo. Of course we have no way of knowing if he feared death or not. He appeared not to fear death but who knows. You
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Born to the Titans Kronos and Rhea‚ Poseidon is the Greek deity of the Sea. In Greek Mythology‚ Poseidon is described as an immortal majestically bearded God‚ often seen with his Trident spear as he rules over the oceans and seas. Poseidon is wrathful‚ easily angered and vengeful but also mature and wise; peaceful and calm‚ serene like the sea‚ but also violent like the storms he produces. Because of his easily angered character‚ he is also called the "Earth-shaker"‚ causing massive floods‚ earthquakes
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purpose of keeping the memory of not only himself but also Enkidu alive. As long as your culture and relatives survive so do you. Every relative has a piece of you carried along with them. Why didn’t Gilgamesh just eat the plant and live as an immortal? Perhaps it was because if he were to eat the plant he would become a lonely king who just would become more and more saddened by his people whom he loved die over and
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: Are Gilgamesh and Enkidu Equal? The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest literary work has been found so far. It has written onto twelve tablets of clay. The epic recounts the adventures of Gilgamesh who is the historical king of Uruk. Uruk was located‚ the east of the Euphrates‚ these days it is located within the borders of Iraq. In this epic‚ the life of Gilgamesh is handled. Throughout the epic both human and god elements can be observed of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh
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China’s culture and history. From 221B.C. to 207B.C. Qin made many contributions to China. He ordered the construction of the Great Wall to protect from the Mongols. This structure took about 2000 years to finish. Moreover‚ Qin wanted to be immortal so he commanded the built of the Terra-Cotta Warriors. These warriors were supposed to assist him govern in the afterlife. His reign was one of the first to make great changes to China. This changes include; politics‚
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In this poem‚ we see that Ozymandias was once a very powerful king. Before he died‚ he had a statue made of himself so that his power and his glory would be immortal. The poet says‚ “And on the pedestal‚ these words appear: / My name is Ozymandias‚ King of Kings; / Look on my Works‚ ye Mighty‚ and despair!” (9-11). This inscription on the statue was meant to amaze the onlooker and make him admire the majesty
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October 1‚ 2013 Geometric Argument: Are Souls truly immortal and know all? In the Meno‚ Socrates tries to walk Meno through the discovery of if virtue can be taught. Along the way they come across the theory that if virtue can be taught then it is knowledge. If knowledge then it can be taught but the Geometric argument was brought up where a person can have the capacity to learn based on their previous life and their soul conjuring up prior knowledge to understand the topic. Socrates called upon
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In the book The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks written by Rebecca Skloot‚ she explains that Henrietta was a remarkable individual who is an icon for science. Henrietta Lacks was a person whom everyone enjoyed to be around but she was covered with tumors that were cancerous. Henrietta Lacks was a woman with five children‚ a husband‚ living in Baltimore where she went to John Hopkins Hospital. Hopkins hospital was a facility where the blacks‚ people who could not afford health insurance could go
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