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- 891: Cholera: Virulence, Origin, and Pandemics
- ... leaders is that it is a great plague sent by their angered deity or deities, depending upon the religious group or which we are speaking, of course. Still, others feel that cholera is a relatively new disease dating back only about two hundred years. I am not certain, nor is anyone else, of the exact origin of cholera. But from what I have seen, I would definitely have to argue that ... have been connected to mild diarrhea cases, often after eating undercooked shellfish (4). Cook your fish! Virulence Factors From the earliest recorded cholera history, the classical V. cholerae strain predominated over its counterpart throughout the world until the 1960s (1). Then in about a decades time, the El Tor strain almost completely wiped out classical V. cholerae. Why? Ewald (1) uses his cultural vector hypothesis to explain that water ... type O blood worse than those with other blood types. The reason for this phenomenon is still under question (4). However, I think is important to note that between forty and fifty percent of the worlds population has type O blood. It looks here as if the V. cholerae pathogen has naturally selected for a trait that is dominant, at least the most common, to its host. Darwin can ...
- 892: Atonement
- ... in the Old Testament in the RSV Bible(Nelson, 55). According to Strongs Exhaustive Concordance, which is using the King James Version, appears seventy seven times in the Old Testament and only once in the New Testament. In Leviticus, atonement appears fifty one times, more than any other book of the bible. In Numbers it appears seventeen times and in Exodus eleven times. The reason why it is used so much in Leviticus is that during that time period priest were intercessor's between the people and God. In the New Revised Standard Concordance, atonement appears eighty seven times. Out of those eighty seven times, eighty one appear with the word make or made. This would constitute that an atonement in these uses would cause the person who prepares the atonement to work at making an atonement. We find that in the New Testament we don't have to work to receive a pardon from our sins. The whole bible leads up to the cross and everything after the cross points back to the cross. Christ was ...
- 893: The Political And Religious Wi
- ... Cromwell affected the people of that time, shows the Child of Hope, shows the shift in winds of religion, compares and contrasts Absolutism and Constitutionalism, shows how the influence of the English people on the world, and shows a new era being heralded in without which we would not exist. The seventeenth century, started with the Ascension of Charles I to the throne of his father James II. It was a relatively stable period under Charles I, yet it soon became engrossed in a civil war, of which. Oliver Cromwell and Dissenters led. They formed an improvised republic, which later collapsed. This led to restoration of Charles II, whose new models of government helped to change ideals in religion not only in Europe, but also in the world. James I handed the reigns of the commonwealth to his only male heir Charles, who at ...
- 894: Mans Discovery Of Fossil Fuels Could Be His Downfall. Discus
- ... furnaces. Due to the length of time it takes to change from one energy technology to another, it was not until the late 1940 s that oil surpassed coal as the worlds major energy source. World oil use peaked in 1979 when daily production passed 66 million barrels per day (W.Cunningham et al 1993). This was not without problems however. In 1973, the recognition of the increasing dependence of industrialised ... tenfold rise in oil prices by OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The sudden price rises were a major source of debt burdens in many developing countries, and is today held responsible for the world economic recession that became evident in the late 1970 s and early 1980 s. During the early 1980 s with increasing concerns about conservation by environmentalists and the concerns from Politicians and Industrialists saw the need for safer, greener energy sources. Environmental problems from the burning of fossil fuels came to dominate the headlines of world media with issues such as the greenhouse effect, acid rain and water pollution. It was not until August 1990 that the supply of oil came to the attention of the world media and industrialised ...
- 895: Ernesto Che Guevara
- ... By the next day the whole island was under the control of the rebel forces. Fidel setup groups of men in all the towns and cities he conquered to help keep law and order. The new government showed no favoritism towards either the capitalist or the communist at first. Guevara was appointed as minister of industry, and he started trying to go through with a rapid industrialization process. The idea behind this was to help quickly diversify the economy and help Cuba bring in income other than its sugar staples. The new government quickly started looking for a buyer for their sugar. Many believe that the new government was almost forced into communism because the United States cut off all relations with the new government, leaving only the Soviet bloc as a superpower that would support the new government. Once communism ...
- 896: The Library Card
- The Library Card, by Richard Wright is a strong essay on how books can affect and influence readers. Richard Wright writes that his first experience of the real world is accomplished through novels. He read an article criticizing H.L. Mencken and it tempted him to read some of his books. The article labeled Mencken as a fool. Wright wanted to know what this ... must have had ideas that the South did not like. Since Wright had never been exposed to such hatred between the whites and blacks, he did not know what exactly was going on in the world around him. Wright wished to dig in deeper into this issue and it motivated him to borrow a library card from a white man. Since he knew that Negroes were not allowed to patronize its ... he was shocked with his style. When he couldnt understand some words, he had to use a dictionary to help him out. After he read the book, he felt that he had experienced something new, I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing. It was not a matter of believing or disbelieving what I read, but of feeling something new, of being affected by something that made ...
- 897: The Great Depression
- ... sports figures. They gave hope and to many people pride in what they stood for to them. One of these great sports figures who helped Americans was boxer Joe Louis. In 1936 he fought the world champion Max Schmeling and had his first lose. Max Schmeling was a German boxer and the Nazis equated his victory over Joe Louis as a Nazi superiority over American democracy. Once again the two boxers ... boxer who was as Hitler believed the perfect race. This gave the African Americans self-respect and pride in who they were. African Americans pointed with pride to athletes like Joe Louis, who was the world heavyweight boxing champion. (Cayton, Perry, Winkler, 764 ) Louis also went on to become a hero for the war effort and gave inspirational speeches. Jesse Owens great accomplishments on the track field made him one of the most famous in history. While on the Ohio State University track team in 1935 he set a world record in the broad jump (26 feet 8 1/4 ). In 1936 he set a new world record in the 100m. dash,(10.2 sec.). In 1936 as a member of the U.S. ...
- 898: Nikola Tesla
- ... machines were patented before Nikola Tesla patented the alternating-current "electromagnetic motor" in 1888 (while the popular Thomas Edison was stubbornly clinging to direct-current motors), but soon more and more inventors were realizing this new source of harnessed power could bring glorious miracles to business, thus providing them with even more glorious profits. But first, the washing machine, truly in honor of my great grandmother, who will be 105 years ... were snagged on the wooden pegs and swished about in hot soapy water. Mr. Blackstone began to build and sell his washers for $2.50 each. Five years later he moved his company to Jamestown, New York where it is located today and where it still produces washing machines. Competitors moved in quickly - there have been more than 200 washing machine manufacturers in the U.S. in the past century. Competition ... saved him ninety per cent of his labor.'' - Nikola Tesla Tesla solved this problem easily and proved everyone wrong. He was using fluorescent bulbs in his lab some forty years before industry "invented" them. At World's Fairs and similar exhibitions, he took glass tubes and molded them into the shapes of famous scientists' names - the first neon signs that we See all around us today. I almost forgot - Tesla ...
- 899: The Catcher in the Rye: Holden's Fall From Innocence
- The Catcher in the Rye: Holden's Fall From Innocence Jerome David Salinger, born in New York City on January 1, 1919, may not have written many novels in which he is recognized for. Although, he did write one novel, which brought him fame. In many of Salinger's short stories ... Rye, Holden Caulfield goes through a fall from his innocence throughout his journey to his safe haven, home. The book, The Catcher in the Rye, tells of Holden Caulfield's insight about life and the world around him. Holden shares many of his opinions about people and leads the reader on a 5 day visit into his mind. Holden, throughout the book, made other people feel inferior to his own. I ... you." (p.37). He is also always placing labels upon people as being "phonies" which gives the reader the idea that Holden thinks that others are materialistic. Holdens attempts to protect the innocence in the world is another early sign of his deteriorating state. When Holden goes to Pheobe's school to deliver his note he sees some swearing of the wall which he says "drove me damn near crazy" ( ...
- 900: Will There Be a World War III?
- Will There Be a World War III? As the new millennium approaches, there is more and more talk of apocalyptic type events. Y2K, world wide famine, diseases that will wipe out 70% of out population, giant meteors bringing upon us the fate of the dinosaurs. These all seem highly unlikely. The only threat that ever seemed possible to ...
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