common cold (Tames 12). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states‚“Diseases such as pneumonia‚ tuberculosis (TB)‚ and diarrhea and enteritis‚ which (together with diphtheria) caused one third of all deaths in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s”. 1918 proved to be an especially devastating time with 20 million lives lost due to a wide spread of influenza that no known medication could cure. During this time vaccinations were the most helpful medication but even with their help‚ thousands still died
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Desiree Iwinski P-5 Global Studies Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 During the 1918 year period in America ‚ a majority of people were financially well off and spent most of their time going to the movies‚ roller skating‚ dancing‚ and playing pool. Theater was starting to lose popularity was it was still a good competitor for Hollywood. The celebrities from the black and white silent films were just as popular as current actors and actresses. Having large amounts of people gather together for these
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control the influenza. The Army Medical Department enrolled about 30‚591 medical officers‚ and the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery recruited about 3‚000 medical workers‚ but they were not adequate even in non-epidemic time. For example‚ on Jan. 2nd‚ 1918‚ army nurse Maude Frances Essig complained that many of the nurses caught a cold but they were unable to get a doctor to see the sick ones and there were no medications either. Conditions got worse when sickness increased. Doctors and nurses had to
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Revision questions for MCB 3020 – Fall 2012 1. A portion of specific DNA molecule consists of the following sequence of nucleotide triplets. TAC GAA CTT GGG TCC This DNA sequence codes for the following short polypeptide. methionine - leucine - glutamic acid - proline - arginine Describe the steps in the synthesis of this polypeptide. What would be the effect of a deletion or an addition in one of the DNA nucleotides? What would be the effects of
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Salters Nuffield Advanced Biology AS Revision summary Unit 1 Topic 1: Lifestyle‚ health and risk Topic 2: Genes and health Unit 2 Topic 3: Topic 4: SNAB Biology AS Revision Summary Understanding the specification The following summary tries to explain what is meant by the specification statements for the SNAB AS course. SNAB includes a lot of material because it helps you to understand ideas or because it is interesting‚ but it can be a little confusing when it comes to knowing what to
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AS geography revision Start early…. There is a lot to learn. Use this as your starting point. There is more help available on the geography revision pages of Moodle and also on AQA’s website‚ where you will find past papers‚ mark schemes and also examples of student answers (exemplars). You can buy a CGP revision guide if you would like to (£5 from college) but also on Amazon and from WHSmith. The bits that the CGP revision guide doesn’t have in it for AS Geography…. RIVERS Graded long profile
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AS Chemistry Revision-Chemistry for Life 1. Avagadro constant‚ 6.02 x 10²³ number of particles in 1 mole of a substance 2. Empirical formula-simplest ratio of atoms of each element in a compound 3. 4. Model of an atom Particle Mass on relative atomic scale Charge Proton 1 1+ Neutron 1 0 Electron Very small (0.00055) 1- 5. Radioactive isotopes Radiation What is it? Relative charge How does the nucleus change? Stopped by? Deflection in electric field? Alpha α Helium nuclei ⁴₂He +2 2 fewer
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G51FSE “Morning of the exam” revision guide Craig Knott Version 1.2 May 25‚ 2012 Craig Knott 0.1 G51FSE “Morning of the exam” revision guide Humble Beginnings What is software engineering? “The application of a systematic‚ disciplined‚ organised and quantifiable approach to the development‚ operation and maintenance of software - and the study of these approaches” When engineering software‚ we don’t do it in an adhoc way. As we are generally working as a team‚ this would cause
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Nassau Christian Schools History Revision Book 2010 Amerindians Theme 1 Amerindians possibly came from Asia -- from an area called Mongolia. The Amerindians are said to be descendants of the Mongoloid people. Their ancestors were nomadic hunters from East - Central Asia. They migrated into America by an ice (land) bridge covering the Bering Strait over 20‚000 years ago. Today the term Mongoloid only applies to the ESKIMOS. Amerindians are classified as a different race because of biological
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BY SIR PHILIP SIDNEY Astrophil and Stella‚ Sonnet 39 Come Sleep! O Sleep‚ the certain knot of peace‚ The baiting-place of wit‚ the balm of woe‚ The poor man’s wealth‚ the prisoner’s release‚ Th’ indifferent judge between the high and low. With shield of proof shield me from out the prease Of those fierce darts despair at me doth throw: O make in me those civil wars to cease; I will good tribute pay‚ if thou do so. Take thou of me smooth pillows‚ sweetest bed‚ A chamber deaf to
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