West Nile virus is a disease transmitted by certain mosquitoes that carry a disease that can cause serious brain inflammation. West Nile Virus originated in Uganda‚ in 1937. The virus has now spread rapidly across Africa‚ Asia‚ the Middle East‚ and Europe. The virus is most commonly advanced through mosquitoes‚ particularly the Culex pipiens mosquito. Humans are most commonly affected‚ especially those over the age of 50‚ by this disease although some animals such as bats‚ horses‚ cats‚ dogs‚ skunks
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The Economy and the West After the Civil War After the Civil War‚ the government’s role in the economy and westward expansion changed. They became more focussed on helping big industrial businessmen and no longer need to worry about taming the West. The economy itself changed greatly in the post Civil War era. The Industrial Revolution led to a new kind of big business. Now men like Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ and Vanderbilt had huge monopolies and trusts‚ making it nearly impossible for the common
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“West Side Story” Analysis Do you believe that everyone has a reason to hate someone or something just because of the way they look? May racism be the starting point to hatred? In “West Side Story”‚ author Irving Shulman gives us nothing but clues to these questions. The Sharks and the Jets are in a “ turf ” war. But two people‚ one from each side fall deeply in love. Irving Shulman writes how interracial relationships cause hate to increase in an instant and how racism leads up to hate. The
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“Amazing” by Kanye West describes my summer and my personality for a few reasons. First and foremost‚ the mood of the song reflects my personality to a decent extent. For instance‚ this song has a slower‚ more “chill” feeling to it. As a person‚ I am predominantly calm‚ but have occasional moments of intensity. The Young Jeezy verse reflects the intense side of me‚ as the verse suddenly lashes out at you with wrathful‚ raspy vocals‚ while my calm side is reflected by the Kanye West verses‚ put out in
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scenes political processes. Two of these shows‚ The West Wing and House of Cards‚ each present very different perceptions of the Presidency and therefor influence different ideas of the presidency to their audiences. The West Wing portrays an environment where the presidency is assumed to be the most important branch of the government and the
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Summary This report is designed to identify which facilities at the South West Trains’ stations need improvement and how they can be made better for their customers. The report indicates that the quality of most facilities goes down during the Peakˡ time. With facilities/services‚ overall environment and car parking facility being affected the most bringing down the customer experience by 13%‚ 10% and 12% respectively in comparison to 2011. Training of the staff and constant monitoring of the
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http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/dark-ages-the-sacking-of-rome/ Key Questions: (You should know the answers to!) 1. What caused the fall of Rome in the West? You will need to know at least 4 reasons (From the video the Dark Ages and the powerpoint) 2. What happened in the West after Rome fell? Why was it so devastating? (From powerpoint) 3. What caused the Roman Catholic Church in the west and the Eastern Orthodox Church to churches to split apart? 4. How are the religions of Islam‚ Judaism‚ and Christianity different
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The Virginian Essay Adam Boeka The Virginian is said to have helped establish the code of the West‚ as well as the stereotypical people that inhabited it. It was the first novel of the West‚ and seems to have made the formula for many others to follow‚ many taking the cinema route as well. Wister presents us with an idealized hero‚ much like father in Little Britches‚ in the Virginian. The hero always encounters a major conflict‚ thus making the plot. A romance is always a secondary storyline
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Are there too many musicals in the West End? (I am writing in support of Michael Billington’s article‚ ‘ This West End Theatre boom is not all good news’ However throughout my article I will analyze the benefits and draw back for the current state of the west end and where it could go in the future.) Throughout this year 2012 the West End has comprised of 42 commercial theatres 32 of these have put on musical productions as opposed to traditional plays (1). Compared to a year ago when the
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West African Dance West African Dance originated in the region known as West Africa which consists of 18 countries; including Niger‚ Senegal‚ Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Stereotypes of African dancing were created in Europe and the Americas that even most westernized Africans began to accept‚ but the history of African dance dates back more than 3‚000 years ago. Scholars have found drawings of people dancing on the walls of rocks in countries like Algeria and Egypt. This shows how important dancing
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