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    “There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality” (Salk). Jonas Salk, the man who created the polio vaccine, was a medical researcher. His invention of the polio vaccine impacted the medical world. His vaccine was not the only one that had a major impact in the medical world. There were a lot of different vaccines, but the vaccine that cured polio was called “Inactivated polio vaccine.” Polio was one of the nation’s most life-threatening…

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    Captain John “Jay” Jonas, in his 20-plus years of committing his life for others in the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), came across the toughest; most tiresome day of his entire career, September 11th, 2001. When the four successfully hijacked airplanes scattered throughout the United States, two planes targeted the two tallest buildings in New York City at the time. When the first plane hit the North tower, Jay Jonas and his group of five other Firefighters, nicknamed the Dragon Fighter…

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    two. Growing up she loved singing and got a role in Barney and Friends by the age of 7. By 13 she got put in a television program on Disney Channel called Sonny with a Chance, as the main character. By age 15, she was the main role along with the Jonas Brothers, in the movie Camp Rock and Camp Rock the Final Jam (Demi Lovato Biography). Demi lovato is an epic hero because she has all the characteristics that exemplify what an epic hero is, she is brave, strong, courageous, intelligent, has a…

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    Jonas is the main character in the book and movie. He struggled with his job that he was given. He was given the job of a receiver which is he has to look at memories. In the movie it really showed how everything happened. I liked the movie better than the book. Jonas really showed his love for Fiona more in the movie than the book. In the movie and the book it seemed like the memories were strange. In the memories everything to Jonas seemed real. Jonas memorized war and thought he was…

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    can affect nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis. Cutting through every human it came into contact with and preventing them from living a long and full life; Polio was a disease that ravaged the world for decades, maybe even centuries. Jonas Edward Salk, an American medical researcher and virologist at the New York University School of Medicine, discovered and developed a vaccine to stop this virus’ terrifying rampage. The vaccine was a weapon against the polio virus and aside from…

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    Jonas's Society. Our society is better than Jonas’ society because in his society they have a lot of rules and they were controlled by sameness. The rules are very strict like : members of the community are not allowed to leave the community, No one is supposed to have strong feelings and more strict rules that keep the people in Jonas’ the same. One of the difference between our society to Jonas’ society was when children turned twelve years old (Jonas’ Society) ,they were celebrating the…

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    Both men climbed up the ladder to gain medical intelligence and receive educations. Salk and Sabin were competitors on a quest to find a vaccine for Poliovirus. Jonas was a Jewish immigrant born on October 28, 1941 and was the oldest of his three brothers. His parents expected him to become a doctor; at first he pursued pre-law but did not manage to get the grades required. When he switched to medical (like his…

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    old boy named Jonas who lives in a utopian community or a community where everything and everyone is perfect. In this community there certain people that make certain sacrifices to make this community chaos free. In this story Jonas is chosen to hold all the memories of the world so no one else has too. Jonas changes throughout The Giver and as a result, tries to change the community. In The Giver Jonas changes throughout the story for example, Jonas first is obedient and now Jonas is…

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    Kim laughed. “No, that’s not gonna happen.” “Why not? I’m sure my mom can pay for half and yours can pay for the other.” “She’s going to say no. Besides, we don’t really need to see the Jonas Brothers. We can just use the money to go out and eat…” Rica studied her friend’s face. Just a few weeks ago, she was so happy about the plan. “What’s going on?” She asked. “I thought…” “We just can’t, okay? Is that what you want to hear? Just stop talking about it already!” She shrugged. “We can still get…

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    Drawing negative comparisons between science and religion we can say both have created war, starvation, and even disease in societies. germ warfare, atomic weapons, and toxic GMO foods is the flip side of the coin. So, to trust science blindly because we need an alternative to religion is not a good either, we must find a balance. Science like religion is a way of understanding the world around us and how it operates. Science has given us definitive answers and truths about our world such as…

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