The Discovery and Research of Penicillin Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin while examining a stray mold in his London laboratory in 1928‚ and its eventual development by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain at Oxford University‚ created a major break through to another world of antibiotics and medicine. Antibiotics like penicillin have become the most important family of drugs of this era. During the 1940’s (World War 2) penicillin became a life saving drug to thousands of soldier’s‚ it also
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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Two men who have played a major role in shaping our nation. Like most influential men of that time‚ their ideas did not always flow in the same direction. Although Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton butted heads‚ they established many of today’s ideals. This essay will describe Jefferson and Hamilton‚ describe how they shaped the political divide as well as why we credit them with the beginning of the two political parties of today. One of the most influential
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Instructor Pam Fowler English 2433 13 February 2012 Alexander Pope’s use of the Mock-Epic Conventions in The Rape of the Lock Many authors use mock-epic conventions when writing poetry. Mock-epic convention‚ by definition‚ is a type of satire that treats petty human occurrences as if they were extraordinary or heroic. Mock-epics often will be parodies of serious classical epics‚ but in a more humorous way. Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem‚ The Rape of the Lock‚ is one of the best
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was he saying here and how have these beliefs been enacted into law? Emphasize such key concepts from the textbook as federalism‚ separation of powers and check and balances here. The Federalist Papers are a collection of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton‚ James Madison and John Jay advocating the validation of the United States constitution. The series of articles were first published in 1787 - 1788 in the Independent Journal‚ the New-York Packet and the Daily Advertiser. At the time of
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence‚ then‚ is not an act‚ but a habit.” This just one of Aristotle’s famous quotes and is probably the most important of them all. Excellence isn’t an act it’s just a habit something you just do without thinking about the thing you’re excellent at. In the Leaving a Legacy unit‚ many social and historical movements‚ as well as people and legacies‚ have been explored. Some of these people are still going on or have left a legacy worth learning about‚ one of which
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The formation of the Political Parties "Why can’t we all just get along?" Is a famous quote from the lawyer Rodney King‚ it may be very new in nature but in all actuality it has very deep roots. Back in the revolutionary time period between 1788 and 1800 there was a lot of arguing and verbal fighting going on in America. The loose Articles of Confederation had just been scrapped and the stricter Federal Constitution was now in place causing a big ordeal of fighting between the federalists led by
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II. Cyrus the Great established the Achaemenids‚ Cambyses expanded it‚ while Darius organized and brought a system to the empire. Finally Alexander conquered the Achaemenid Empire. Discuss the progression of the Achaemenid Empire during the rule of each of the mentioned kings in terms of military‚ political‚ religious and ideological trends. How did Alexander continue or break with this tradition? What were their accomplishments and failures? The progression of the Achaemenid Empire depends
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Burr´s door a few months after the duel read‚ “Oh Burr‚ Oh Burr? What has thou done? Thou hast shouted dead great Hamilton! You hid behind a bunch of thistle‚ And shouted him dead with a great hoos pistol” Qtd by Roxburgh‚ 40. On July 11‚ 1804‚ Alexander Hamilton was shot dead in a duel with his arch enemy‚ Aaron Burr. Hamilton had a tremendous affect on the birth of our country and would have had a greater effect if he lived longer. Burr´s reputation was ruined forever and no one was very pleased
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E. A. W. English 1 Honors September 28‚ 2013 The Ephesian’s Tribute to Artemis I. Introduction The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was a very famous monument in the ancient world. It was originally built around 550 BC to honor the goddess Artemis‚ sister of Apollo (Australia.edu). It was located in Ephesus‚ or today’s Turkey‚ and attracted many Grecian tourists and merchants to worship there despite the journey across the Aegean Sea (Australia.edu). This tribute to the goddess of the moon was
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invitation from King Phillip of Macedon to tutor the young Alexander the Great (McKeon). For King Phillip‚ having the greatest Greek philosophers tutor his son was an opportunity to associate both himself and his son with Greek culture.
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