History of microorganisms’ discovery Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the one of the first people to observe microorganisms‚ and used a microscope of his own design‚ and made one of the most important contributions to biology. [18] Robert Hooke was the first to use a microscope to observe living things; his 1665 book Micrographia contained descriptions of plant cells. Before Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of microorganisms in 1675‚ it had been a mystery why grapes could be turned into wine‚ milk into cheese
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contradicting another recently advanced theory of Cleopatra’s origin. A mask of a cleft chinned man‚ resembling other known portraits of Mark Antony was found. This discovery is significant as it gives evidence to Cleopatra’s physical appearance and that the cemetery could be the resting place of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. The discoveries hold cultural and historical importance to Egypt and the world. It provides archaeologists a new window to further research‚ as artefacts and mummies were found.
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The Age of Discovery is often touted as a period of significant growth for the human race. The discovery of the New World‚ and the subsequent explorations of the previously unknown territory‚ as well as the numerous technological‚ scientific‚ artistic‚ intellectual and philosophical advancements are remembered as the great achievements of this age. However‚ despite the many positive advancements that the Age of Discovery is known for‚ the period from 1450 to 1600 was marked by unhappiness‚ prejudice
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Europe’s Age of Discovery which began in the early 15th century and ended around the early 17th century changed world and paved the way for the modern world as we know it. Explorers traveled the seas‚ discovering new places and routes for trade and travel making daring journeys out across the seas and then navigating their way back home to report on their discoveries. This paper will discuss will discuss the discovery of these new places and the tools that made those discoveries possible as well
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Alyssa White The Great Gatsby Essay 5th Hour The Great Gatsby “Then wear the gold hat‚ if that will move her; If you can bounce high‚ bounce for her too‚ Till she cry “Lover‚ goldhatted‚ high bouncing lover‚ I must have you!” (Fitzgerald‚ 1925) This quote in the beginning of the novel summarizes entirely the whole book in just a sentence. The Great Gatsby is a novel about a hopeless romantic‚ Jay Gatsby‚ who attempts to attains the woman back that
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THE GREAT GATSBY THE STRUCTURE OF THE DREAM by M M Green‚ Rand Afrikaans University The final belief is to believe in a fiction‚ which you know to be a fiction‚ there being nothing else. The exquisite truth is to know that it is a fiction and believe in it willingly. - Wallace Stevens The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas -in the mind at the same time and still retain the abi1ity to function. – F Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Crack Up Miles Donald
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There have been many discoveries and technical advancements throughout human history; the discovery of magnetism‚ utilization of mathematics‚ the understanding of the mechanics of gravity and the harnessing the power of the atom. With all these pivotal discoveries and huge technological advancements‚ there have been many that have been overlooked‚ such as “The Potato.” Since I was a child‚ I have always been interested in topics that kids and even adults would find inexorably boring and absurd
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ISSN 1798-4769 Journal of Language Teaching and Research‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 5‚ pp. 662-667‚ September 2010 © 2010 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. doi:10.4304/jltr.1.5.662-667 Stylistic Analysis of The Great Gatsby from Lexical and Grammatical Category Xiangqi Liu Qingdao University of Science and Technology‚ Qingdao‚ China Email: shirley780204@yahoo.com.cn Abstract— The thesis tries to adopt the method used by Leech and Short in their book Style in Fiction to make a relatively overall
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prehistoric and well preserved mummy in the world‚ not since Tutankhamen had anything stunned the world this much. After the discovery of Otzi‚ many questions started arising‚ the main focus question was- Why else was the Iceman such a significant discovery? Many issues also came up; some issues to be discussed include the ethical issues‚ scientific issues‚ and heritage issues. The discovery was overwhelming to the scientific world and the people in the world‚ there were many theories and speculations to what
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The History of the Discovery of Radiation and Radioactivity Introduction: Radiation can be defined as the propagation of energy through matter or space. It can be in the form of electromagnetic waves or energetic particles. Ionizing radiation has the ability to knock an electron from an atom‚ i.e. to ionize. Examples of ionizing radiation include: • alpha particles • beta particles • neutrons • gamma rays • x-rays Non-ionizing radiation does not have enough energy to ionize atoms in the material
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