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    African American Judgment

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    Judgment is commonly referred as an evaluation or an opinion. The word is often seen with a negative connotation of criticism. Yet‚ as much of a negative connotation as it withholds it is an action used to give one’s opinion about something. As our time period changes and the norms and standards change so does our judgment and views of the world. Thus‚ leading to the judgment of significant events that allow for the development of knowledge. This allows for the questioning of certain areas of knowledge

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    Edward Jenner Edward Jenner‚ ultimately‚ developed and introduced the world’s first vaccine—the smallpox vaccine‚ which allowed for the eradication of the smallpox virus from the entire world. The remarkable Jenner was born on May 17‚ 1749 in Berkeley‚ Glouchestershire‚ England as the eighth child among nine (Allen 47). At the very young age of five‚ he became an orphan and lived with and was taken care of by an older brother (Jenner 1). Nevertheless‚ he would grow up to be an incredibly famous

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    agents. It was also about smallpox and anthrax it shows how the government takes actions on these diseases. They also where trying to decide wether remains samples should be destroyed. The anthrax came in the mail in a envelope. This book was written by Richard Preston. This book talks about the anthrax territory’s attacks after 9/11.Peter jarhling . His number one priority was to make a drug that will cure smallpox.Smallpox was a ceases in monkeys at CDC. The smallpox virus eventually became no

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    human anatomy and how it works‚ we can begin curing diseases. In the 18th century innovations sparked up‚ such as inoculation and vaccination‚ which significantly impacted society. During this time period there was a massive universal outbreak of smallpox with a significant mortality ranging‚ according to circumstances‚ between 5% and 20% (Bynum‚ 72).

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    colony‚ survive on a harsh climate‚ and with very little provisions. Mrs. Bradstreet did not let this bother her‚ she had let her imagination and her faith push her through her difficult moments. When she was younger‚ Bradstreet had fallen ill to smallpox‚ and now in her refurbished life she had come to be sick again and had let paralysis flow through her joints. She did not let this ruin her family life. She had fought through her illness and had built a new life for her‚ her husband‚ and her eight

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    When it comes to the health of children‚ we all want what we think is best for them. When deciding to vaccinate children‚ one major concern parents have is that if the vaccine is going to harm the health of the child. Childhood vaccines have been established and perfected for an exponential amount of time. Even though vaccinations have been around for a while‚ many people are still unsure about them. With this in mind‚ there are many questions about how vaccines work‚ what they are‚ and how they

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    (Waldo 151) Since there are a lot of diseases‚ smallpox is one the worst diseases. Smallpox is a disease that usually leaves permanent scars and can spread very quickly. Smallpox is also known as variola. Also‚ since there are twelve men living in one hut each‚ more diseases can spread. The men at Valley Forge have found out a way to cure smallpox. The way to cure smallpox is to get puss from another victim’s cut and rub it on to the other person’s smallpox. (Jane Root) I’d rather not re-enlist‚ than

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    introduce the idea of vaccinations in the year of 1796‚ with this idea he successfully prevented an English boy of getting smallpox. The concept of vaccination was expanded trough the world by scientists such as Louis Pasteur‚ when large groups of soldiers were vaccinated in the I world war and in the II world war against tetanus‚ diphtheria and typhus. “Jenner’s introduction of the smallpox vaccine may have had an even more significant impact in terms of lives saved” said Dr. Baker the director of the medicine

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    but every bit as horrifying as anthrax is smallpox. Smallpox is an acute‚ highly contagious virus disease characterized by prolonged fever‚ vomiting‚ and pustular eruptions that often leave pitted scars‚ or pockmarks‚ when healed as defined by Webster ’s New World College Dictionary. Smallpox‚ commands respect and the concern of the American public along with that terrorism‚ of the biological variety‚ however improbable‚ is very possible. Smallpox was once large in scope before vaccinations

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    they feared the most. The diseases Columbus brought over from the Old World to the New World were immensely dangerous to the Native Americans. Basically any European who crossed the Atlantic during the 16th century had battled illnesses‚ such as smallpox and measles‚ during childhood and emerged fully immune. This meant that anyone who was not immune to these

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