Why was the discovery 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
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The Turning Point of the Revolutionary War or Battle of Saratoga The American Revolution war was very intense between the British and the Americans. The Revolutionary war started because of economy issue. Therefore‚ taxation caused many uprising events in the future‚ which made the economy look substandard. In December 1773‚ the Boston Tea Party ascended where a group of Massachusetts disguised as Indians dumped all the tea into the harbor. Therefore‚ there was chaos in Britain which started
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At 5:00 am‚ October 26‚ the manifesto legitimizing the creation of a revolutionary government was voted on and passed by an overwhelming margin. The Russian revolution of 1917 saw the overthrow of the tsarist autocracy in February and the seizure of power by the Bolshevik party in October.The Bolsheviks proceeded to establish the world’s first Communist state on a territory covering one-sixth of the globe. A series of events and ideas led to the October revolution‚ each significant in its own
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future. At first thought by Lincoln to be subpar and ineffective in achieving its point‚ the Gettysburg Address would come to be known as one of the greatest and most iconic speeches of the American Civil War. Biography Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809 and grew up in the small town of Hodgenville on the Kentuckian Frontier. As a boy‚ he was not unfamiliar with the hard work of the log cabin life and was known to have a deep sense of humor and a gregarious nature (Abraham Lincoln - Document
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World War was the Western Front‚ located in Belgium and France. In order to win the war‚ victory on the Western Front was necessary. On this ground‚ some of the greatest battles of the war were fought. Over 295‚000 Australian soldiers served on the Western Front‚ but of this 295‚000‚ 46‚000 soldiers lost their lives‚ hundreds of war memorials built across France and Belgium dedicated to their sacrifice (Remembrance Day- Australian Army 2016). The Battle of Amiens is considered the turning point in WW1
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into pre-existing forms. These new ideas some would say have led to a turning point in music‚ where a particular style or tone has been made acceptable and in many cases independent. In the early beginnings of music‚ we see the most valuable changes in harmony as we know it today. This is why I will be looking at the turning point of dissonance and consonance within early pieces of music and their composers. This turning point for me is absolutely the most vital thing
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“Yesterday‚ Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night‚ Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night‚ Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippines Islands. Last night‚ Japanese attacked Wake Island. This morning‚ Japanese attacked Midway Island.” -Roosevelt World War II has been thought of as one of the most atrocious disasters in history: the endless sufferings and deaths caused by the anger and violence of ruthless
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industrial revolution was a great point in time. It began in the mid 1800’s. The industrial revolution was a big turning point in time as far as working and things being made. Machines took some jobs for hard workers‚ that were determined to do the right thing. People that owned land and peasants were called aristocrats. Aristocrats and the peasants depended on each other to get certain things done. Inventors found many new ways to harness nature’s energy. For the most part‚ machinery was operated by water
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Turning points are dramatic events in a person’s life that can have a negative and positive effect on the individual. A turning point in my life that was very significant was my grandmother’s death. My grandmother’s death made me realize that life is too short to live constantly in a state of negativity. I also realized that I have to live life to the fullest while I am here. And last but not least‚ her death made me realize how fragile life is and it’s not to be taken for granted. My grandmother’s
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cave paintings to the impressionist movement‚ all the way to present-day graffiti‚ art has been constantly recording these significant turning points in history through physical representations that we continue to find‚ observe‚ and interpret. gives us the perfect way to seize these moments and let us peek into a world that our minds can only imagine. That is why art has been such a fascinating outcome of World War I; generations later‚ we are still able to get a glimpse of the tension‚ the terror
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