acute infectious diseases. So descendants of the hunter-gatherers who crossed from Siberia were familiar with the ancient persistent microbes we all inherited from our ape-like ancestors. The reason for the absence of crowd disease microbes in the Americas is probably quite straightforward; in the Old World these microbes
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done in the New World. Over ten million people were moved from the African continent to the New World in the largest movement of people in history (Shi‚ Tindall‚ 2016). This massive project had profound effects on the new American nation. Slavery in America has its roots in the legal indentured servitude movement. In Jamestown and the other early colonies‚ labor shortages were a frequent problem. At the same time‚ Great Britain was experiencing a surplus of landless workers who were flooding their cities
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it really is promoting doubt and skepticism of our faith. The dysfunction and ever-increasing diversity of American culture‚ in my opinion‚ is our inability to appreciate a deeper cause. Throughout history‚ we have witnessed that the culture in America does not always embrace religion. Even so‚ that does not mean that God is not present in those things labeled as “secular.” Psalms 24:1 (KJV) says‚ “The earth is the LORD’s‚ and the fullness thereof; the world‚ and they that dwell therein.” Even
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The fire within is a non-fiction children’s book. Written by Chris d’Lacy this quirky book also includes a bit of fantasy and drama. It is set in present time with the main character being a young man about 20 who is a lodger with a small family that consists of Liz‚ the mother and Lucy‚ the hyperactive imaginative little seven year old girl. As soon as David (the lodger) enters the home he knows there is something a little weird about this family because no normal family he knows of has clay models
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Self-centered Teen or Thought-invoking Speaker : "Hanging Fire" by Audre Lorde The speaker in Audre Lord’s poem "Hanging Fire" is extremely self-centered. Does this limit the poem’s ability to say anything of general value? A simple read of "Hanging Fire" by Audre Lorde might lead one to conclude that there is no real value in this self-centered poem. However‚ upon critical analysis‚ one can obtain valuable insights from the poem. The 14-year-old speaker deals with major issues that plague the adolescent
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Steven Pressfield’s The Gates of Fire is set in the fifth century B.C. in Greece. The story revolves around the famous battle of Thermopylae where three hundred Spartans held off hundreds of thousands of Persians‚ saving Greece. Pressfield creates a fictional story around the battle where one man‚ a squire named Xeones‚ survives to tell the Spartan story of the battle and the events preceding it. Xeones‚ who is the protagonist‚ tells his life story to the royal Persian historian while in captivity
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To Build a Fire The bone-chilling cold in To Build a Fire effects the main character‚ an unnamed man‚ and inevitably kills him. The unnamed man takes his chances in the wilderness by himself‚ with a half wild dog‚ even when told not to by an old prospector. The extremely cold temperature effects the basic motor function of his extremities. At 50 degrees below zero your hands will start to get frost bite and start to become nonfunctional. The man was taking his gloves off every once in a while
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Homelessness in America is more serious than people think. There are more vacant homes in America than homeless people. That should set off alarms in people’s heads. Also‚ not just old men and women are homeless. The LGBTQ community has a lot of people out on the street‚ mostly due to the lack of acceptance they receive from other people. There’s also a huge risk for transgenders in shelters‚ some even being turned away and banned from some homes (LGBT Homeless 1). 20% of the whole homeless population
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Cysticercosis is a disease caused by ingestion of the eggs of Taenia solium. Neurocysticercosis occurs when the tapeworm parasite infests the central nervous system (CNS). This infection is becoming increasingly common in places such as‚ Latin America‚ Central America‚ and Southeast Asia. Immigration has increased the area of infection and stopped the confinement to certain geographical areas. These infections occur via fecal-oral route and can come from fresh produce. Most of the infections can be stopped
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The Ford Pinto Fires Case The Pinto fires case is about a series of accidents involving the Ford Pinto’s fuel tank bursting into flames if struck from the rear. A 1978 suit against Ford Motor Co. for the murder of 3 teenagers brought the incidents to the public attention as it was the first time a major corporation was charged in a criminal case beyond negligence (Trevino‚ 2011). Background The Ford Pinto was rushed to production by Lee Iacocca to directly compete in the small car market with countries
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