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    Throughout history there have been many revolutions‚ such as the French Revolution‚ that were caused by people rebelling against their governments. The French Revolution commenced after the Enlightenment became popular. The Enlightenment was a period in time where new ideas were spread and people started thinking differently about the world that they lived in. Enlightenment thinkers‚ like John Locke and Voltaire‚ begin inspiring the citizens of France to rebel against their government if they felt

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    wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms‚ which include β-lactamase producing strains. Ceftriaxone is indicated in the treatment of the following infections either before the infecting organism has been identified or when known to be caused by bacteria of established sensitivity. Fig. 1.2 Chemical Formula of Ceftriaxone 2. Metronidazole 5mg/100 ml IV Fig. 2.1 Metronidazole (Dazomet) Powder for Injection Metronidazole is an antimicrobial drug with high activity against

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    Famine In North Korea During World War II‚ two resistance groups fought the Japanese in Korea. One is communist group which is the North and the other is the nationalist group which is the South. After World War II‚ the Korean peninsula did not have a functional government because of the Japanese colonization therefore the allied groups came to an agreement that until an election is held‚ the North will continue to run as a communist and the South as a nationalist. However the North elected a

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    Action Potentials An action potential is the change in electrical potential associated with the passage of an impulse along the membrane of a muscle cell or nerve cell. An action potential occurs when a neuron sends information down an axon‚ away from the cell body. A threshold is the minimum amount of stimulation needed to start a neural impulse (you know‚ the electrical impulses that travel throughout your body carrying important information). Action potentials generated by neural impulses are

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    “A Civil Action” by Jonathan Harr What is the difference between a criminal and a civil case? Criminal cases require that a verdict be made without a “shadow of doubt‚” but in civil cases that is not the case. Professor Nesson in “A Civil Action” states that civil cases only need around 51 percent to determine liability. This book was a very interesting read because it takes us through the different parts of a civil trial and how the case even got started. It is especially important to consider

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    Lenin’s Famine of 1921-1922 Lenin’s famine of the year 1921-22 occurred in Russia and is also referred to as the Poyolzhye famine. An estimated five million people lost their lives as a consequence of the famine which barely lasted for a period of two years. The main reasons that resulted in the famine were due to the economic turbulence experienced as a result of the First World War and also the Russian Revolution. As a result of the famine‚ several internal revolutions were recorded and this necessitated

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    Most of the deaths were caused by starvation‚ but also due to disease. Many illnesses and infections spread throughout the land. Ireland had become a part of Great Britain in 1801‚ so the parliament knew about the disaster happening in Ireland. The British Parliament believed in “laissez faire” which is when the government interferes with the countries economy as little as possible. (Constitutional Rights Foundation‚ Bill of Rights in Action‚ 2010 (Volume 26‚ No.2)). Since the government

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    Affirmative Action: The Concept | Written by Goga‚ Farhana | THE GENERAL understanding of affirmative action is that it is about providing opportunities for previously disadvantaged people‚ which includes people of colour and women.Although disability and homosexuality continue to be issues of concern‚ this research does not address these issues. Homosexual staff however‚ expressed problems of not having their partners recognised and not being given the same rights as partners of heterosexual

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    Action Plans: Enhancing Training Development for Employees Abstract This research paper analyzes and summarizes three published articles and a textbook that provides information on the results from a previous research conducted. The previous conducted research analyzed and summarized the use of action plans that employers and employee structure to develop and enhance training methods to improve job performances. The three articles vary in the definitions of an action plan‚ the

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    Affirmative action The term affirmative action was first used by President John F. Kennedy. During the 1960’s civil rights movement‚ President John F. Kennedy signed executive order 10925. This executive order was meant to ensure that federal contractors did not discriminate in their hiring practices but “"take affirmative action to ensure" equal opportunity. The civil rights era also worked to repel against the sexism against women‚ when in 1967 President Lyndon Johnson amended the order to include

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