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    Vibrio Cholera Outbreak

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    In general‚ members of the genus Vibrio are Gram-negative‚ motile and most of the members have a single polar flagellum‚ when grown in liquid medium (Kaysner & DePaola‚ 2004). Vibrio cholerae lives naturally in riverine and is the causative agent of cholera outbreaks and epidemics. Vibrio cholerae is comma-shaped. Initial isolates are slightly curved‚ whereas they can appear as straight rods upon laboratory culturing. Vibrio cholerae is a facultative anaerobe and can undergo respiratory and fermentative

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    World War I broke out in 1914. It would claim the lives of 37 million people and destroy 4 empires‚ the Austro-Hungarian‚ German‚ Ottoman and the Russian. Two major alliances dominated Europe prior the outbreak of war‚ Britain‚ France and Russia formed the Triple Entente whilst Germany‚ Austro-Hungary and Italy the Triple Alliance. When war came about in 1914 America‚ Romania‚ Japan and later on Italy all sided with the Entente‚ whilst Turkey and Bulgaria sided with the Alliance‚ each country had

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    Vietnam War‚ every one of those soldiers fought the same war‚ but for different reasons. The actions took by the United States during the Vietnam War created major controversy throughout the people of the U.S. As a navy soldier in the Vietnam War‚ Ed Shottenbauer told his story on what he thought about the war and how the war changed his life after coming back to the U.S. The process of becoming a soldier can be difficult and can affect one’s life during and after war. The nature of war causes a

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    Davis – president of the Confederacy 2. Palmito Ranch – last battle of Civil War; minor Confederate victory 3. Juneteenth – June 19‚ 1865: Texan slaves first hear about the Emancipation Proclamation and are freed; important holiday for future blacks in Texas 4. Richard Dowling and the Davis Guards – Fought and won in the Battle of Sabine Pass which stopped a Union invasion of TX; considered heroes after (Richard Dowling was commander) 5. Martial law – law imposed by the military in cases of emergency

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    To what extent was the atomic bomb used as a diplomatic ‘mater card’ by American policymakers at the end of the Second World War? In 1945‚ the unconditional surrender of German symbolized the victory of the war against Fascism in Europe. However‚ the situation in Far East was still extremely intention. In the 7th July of the same year‚ the leaders of American‚ Great Britain and Soviet Union ---- Truman‚ Churchill and Stalin held the third conference during the wartime in Potsdam. During the conference

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    Subjects English (Précis & Composition) English Essay General Knowledge (a) Current Affairs 100 (b) Every Day Science 100 (c) Pakistan Affairs 100 Islamiat Viva Voce Total Maximum Marks 100 100 300 100 300 900 600 120 4 5 Qualifying marks in the aggregate of written papers: Qualifying marks in the Viva Voce: The non-Muslim candidates will have the option to take Islamiat as a compulsory subject or otherwise Pakistan Affairs (General Knowledge PaperIII) will be treated of 200 marks and

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    I agree to a little extent that Stalin’s foreign policy was a major contributing factor to the emergence of the Cold War in the period 1945-50. Source S tells me that Stalin’s policies with regards to the military were ‘reactive and restrained’ and that he was constantly seeking peaceful coexistence with capitalism. This is in similarity with Source U where we are told that he was not pursuing expansionism –rather to ‘avoid confrontation with the West’ and wanted to cooperate with them. Source T

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    Lawrence completely and possess respect. Besides that‚ throughout this mishap‚ all the characters approach him for advice and even solutions. He was present in every event that occurred in the streets of Verona and finally ended up being the most responsible person for the lovers death. Although Friar Lawrence is a matured guy‚ regrettably with his injudicious plans and actions‚ he misled the young couples and bought a situation that headed the lovers to die. When Romeo apprised that he loved Juliet (rich

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    policies in 1870-1914 leading to World War I Introduction: In 1914‚ a human disaster appeared in our history which was the First World War. The world was in the chaos at that time. At last‚ Germany was the loser and “Big Three “which were America‚ Britain and France forced her to bear most of the responsibilities for the war and signed the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. However‚ only one country’s ambition cannot generate a war. WW1 was the last outbreak of conflicts between European countries.

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    In what ways and to what extent was China modernized during the Republican period (1912-49)? After the fall of Qing Dynasty in 1911‚ the unprecedented‚ new form of government emerged in China immediately. Whereafter the betrayal of the Republic of Yuan Shikai (1913-1916) and the turmoil of Warlordism (1916-27)‚ China was in a relative stable situation till the Nationalist Government was established in Nanjing in 1928‚ a period first possible for any modernization effort. That is‚ most of the modernization

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