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    Columbian exchange was the disease which brought to the people of New World such as smallpox‚ measles‚ chicken pox‚ malaria‚ influenza‚ cholera and many others. Syphilis disease also passed to the Europeans. Between 1492 and 1650‚ 80% to 90% of the Indians died because of the disease but there is no exact record of the numbers of people died of syphilis but most of the people who infected were. Whatever was happening couldn’t stop the advance in the New World. Also the Native Americans could do nothing to

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    Syphilis In Jamestown

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    of the institution itself. Tuberculosis‚ a bacterial disease mostly found in the lungs‚ became the following major illness that was a problem at Crownsville and never seemed to go away‚ as it has been reported several times throughout the years. Syphilis‚ a sexually transmitted disease that was found in the African American population highly at this time‚ was also a fatal disease that affected the patient’s vigor. The patients were packed like sardines in this institution‚ which is the reason that

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    The jail arrangement of the twentieth century was exceptionally merciless to its inhabitants. Numerous where ineffectively administered to despite the fact that they were detainees of the law. Numerous cell mates turned out to be sick stricken due to such a variety of irresistible infections that were swarming the corridors of penitentiaries. There was a sorry tend to deterrent measures to safeguard the regulation of diseases. Numerous female prisoners kicked the bucket for not being dealt with for

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    Prostitutes in Thailand Should be Legal‚ Or Not? In 2001‚ there were 2.02 million of prostitutes in Thailand according to the research of Thai Child Rights Organization‚ while in 2005‚ the number of prostitutes was increasing to 2.51 million. Although prostitute is an illegal occupation‚ the number of them is still increasing in each year. Is it better if we use the law to control this job by making it as a legal occupation? There are 3 advantages to make prostitute as the legal occupation concerning

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    By experimenting with self-discovery and inner revelation‚ Henrik Ibsen has written the dramatic and ironic work “A Doll’s House”. A gold mine of imagery‚ Ibsen foreshadows his story with macaroons‚ syphilis‚ and Christmas trees. Most prevalent of this author’s sneaky symbolism is one character’s description of another. The connection made between the heroine and her child-like behavior sets the scene and triggers a clear ripple effect. At the beginning of the play‚ Nora exhibits obvious adolescent

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    * 14% of males said that they did not enjoy sex the first time. * 60% of women say they did not enjoy sex their first time. DID YOU KNOW?  10 SEX FACTS BEST MEDICINE According to the Museum of Sex‚ the vibrator was originally used as a medicinal treatment for female "hysteria" during the 19th century. The vibrator-induced orgasms helped doctors dissipate hysteria’s anxiety-related symptoms. SAY CHEESE! Semen contains zinc and calcium‚ both of which are proven to prevent tooth decay.

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    of ‘magic bullets’ a turning point in medicine? A magic bullet is a chemical drug that kills germs of a specific disease without harming the rest of the body. In the 1890’s‚ the first several compounds of magic bullets discovered (used to treat syphilis‚ malaria and sleeping sickness) can be described to be a turning point in medicine; this is because the magic bullets began the breakthrough to cure disease‚ instead of preventing the disease with vaccinations and inoculations. The factors that contributed

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    prostitutes do not put anyone in danger except themselves. However‚ one will argue that prostitute do supply some of the sexually transmitted diseases found within the communities. A sexually transmitted can be potentially harmful‚ especially with cases of Syphilis and/or HIV. Nonetheless‚ a person who chooses to lay with a prostitute has chosen to do so‚ because it is not a forcible act. For that reason‚ if a person lays with a prostitute they are accepting the risk to possibly acquire a disease. This then

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    Walkowitz as the C.D.‚ was passed by the Parliament to attempt to curb the transmission of venereal diseases to soldiers and sailors in the English armed forces. Many enlisted men would frequent the prostitutes and would catch a venereal disease‚ mostly syphilis or gonorrhea which could have drastic effects on their military careers. The act allowed police to place women suspected of prostitution under arrest. These women

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    The essence of this paper is to list and discuss characteristics of modern period drama. These characteristics are realism‚ naturalism and interaction between characters and the readers. They will be discussed along with Henrik Ibsen’s ‘Ghosts’ and Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Sales man’. Realism and naturalism are considered to be the cornerstones of modern drama as we know it today. They are the major influencers of the modern drama. Henrik Ibsen is considered to be the founding father of these

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