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    antibiotic resistance‚ synthesis of catabolites‚ or any other trait that would help improve its survival. However‚ not all bacterial cells are naturally competent (able to naturally take up extracellular DNA). There are several techniques that can make cells artificially competent‚ some of which will be discussed later. Bacterial transformation was discovered by Frederick Griffith‚ in his experiments with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Griffith’s experiment involved the non-pathogenic rough strain (R

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    What Makes Knuckles Crack

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    around the joint feels relaxed after popping them. But cracking knuckles to often may cause damage to your soft tissue and surrounding ligaments. References Scientific American. (2012‚ May 6). What makes sound when crack or knuckles? Retrieved from

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    After Khadija’s death‚ the Prophet (PBUH) had numerous wives. Islam did not invent the system of polygamy; it existed long before the message of Islam came into the world. The pervious Prophets (PBUH) such as Abraham‚ Jacob‚ David‚ and Solomon practiced polygamous marriage. Islam improved polygamous marriage by having certain guidelines that made it more humane and equal to the rights of all wives. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had a polygamous marriage with many wives during the last 13 years of his

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    What Makes Wilgus Collier

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    Wilgus Collier’s Acts of Kindness Gurney Norman’s book‚ “Kinfolks-The Wilgus Stories‚” is a collection of short stories about the life of Wilgus Collier. The book has many themes: such as‚ kinship and the relationship between members of a family; bickering correspondence between two siblings; and changes to the Appalachian mountain regions. Even though these themes are seen throughout‚ Wilgus is the main character that holds the family together with his kindness and fairness. The book is arranged

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    What Makes a Good Short Story and How Successful is R.K. Narayan in Portraying the Character of Swami in the Short Story ‘A Hero’? Nadine Gordimer – ‘Short story writers see by the light of the flash; theirs is the art of the only thing we can be sure of – the present moment.’ This is a quote from short story writer Nadine Gordimer; referring to how the art of short story writing is to get straight to the point and write everything as it is. This is an art and those who cannot perfect it should

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    I am a work in progress “Secure Attachment Style” because even though I do not meet all the behavior examples‚ I feel confortable relying on my husband and having my kids and husband depend on me. I also do not worry about being abandoned by the people close to me as well as close friends. I think our first attachments continue to affect us as adults because it will depend on how our parents were emotionally close to us and how the relationship was built between parent and child. I believe to

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    What Makes Golf A Sport

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    of small holes in the ground.The object being to use the fewest possible strokes to complete the course. While some people say golf is not a sport‚you need to have equipment a proficient swing and you need to be fit. Paragraph 1: One thing that makes golf a sport is that you need equipment to play. First of all‚ if you use a Trackman golf club the ball will speed off it at 165.2 mph. It will go about 283 yards and its top height will be 1‚152 feet in the air‚ according to golfwrx.com. You need

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    The successful creation of Jamestown was the start of the British expansion on the New World. Jamestown was able to be successful due to the agreement made with the local Indian tribes. The Indians would provide food in exchange for weapons which ultimately sustained longer life spans for both groups. The tribes helped the settlers become successful in agriculture. Thus‚ English settlers were able to perfect the cultivation of tobacco. Tobacco was an enormous hit which expanded the success for Jamestown

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    Different servants had different levels of responsibility and different levels of privileges. The cook‚ is one of the most important members of the domestic staff of a Victorian household. She would typically have her own bedroom‚ and earn a salary about double that of a housemaid or chambermaid. Her realm is the kitchen and dining room. She would be involved in menu planning with the lady of the house‚ and from that would be responsible for shopping‚ running the kitchen‚ preparing the meal‚ cleaning

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    What in your opinion makes one person better at learning languages than another? What makes one person better at learning languages than another? Well‚ there could be certain reasons or qualities that one person possesses which makes that person a better learner of languages. Intelligence can be a quality which makes a person better at learning languages than another. Intelligence can affect one’s ability to learn a second language‚ but it also depends on how keen that person is to learn the

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