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Established in the year 1957, the Gairdner Foundation sought to reward excellence in fundamental medical research that affects human health internationally. Over the years, the foundation has given out 373 awards to scientists around the world. Twenty-three percent of these winners have later on proceeded to receive the much-coveted Nobel Prize in Medicine. The Gairdner Foundation has three types of awards. Every year, they are awarded to seven deserving awardees. Five awardees receive The Canada
Analysis of the US-China Trade The U.S. trade deficit has risen more or less steadily since 1992. In the second quarter of 2004, the trade deficit relative to GDP surpassed the 5 percent mark for the first time. Many economists already considered trade deficits above 4 percent of GDP dangerously high. The fear is that continued growth in this external imbalance of the U.S. economy will ultimately spook overseas investors. http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2004/09/b193700.html The United States
Humorous Wedding Speech Made by a Fellow Teacher Ladies and gentlemen, it's an honour to be standing here. I suppose I should actually say it's an honour and a pleasure, but I know the pleasure won’t kick in until this speech part is over. I must admit to being a little surprised when James invited me to his wedding as I only met him a few years ago. But on reflection, I think he was swayed by the fact that I know very little about the first years of his life, which therefore puts some rather
1910-1920 Between the years of 1910 and 1920, the Silver Era, the United States experienced many firsts. For the first time in history, women were becoming more politically powerful. In 1916, Jeanette Rankin held a seat in the U.S. Congress, making her the first woman ever to do so (Sheet Music...). Four years later in 1920, the nineteenth amendment was passed, giving women the right to vote in political elections. The eighteenth amendment was passed as well, beginning the short-lived prohibition
1900-1910 At the beginning of the 20th century a New York editorialist wrote that the 20th century began in the United States with "a sense of euphoria and self-satisfaction, a sure feeling that America is the envy of the world"(World History Timeline "1900-1901"). The president was Teddy Roosevelt, who enjoyed enormous popularity due to the general happiness of the American people. A thriving industry created many jobs for immigrants and others. A monumental event took place in 1901 when the
Some historians may believe that the reactions of Americans to immigration in the 1840s-1850s were different from the reactions in the 1910s-1920s due to the different areas of the immigrants. However, these two time periods are much more similar than different because of the strong feelings of nativism and the ideas of fear, anxiety, and intolerance within Americans. Therefore, the reactions of Americans to immigration during these time periods were significantly similar to one another. During
The History of Makeup; 1910s – Early 2000s Introduction The history of makeup has evolved drastically overtime from the 1910s up until now. Makeup was first used only by the upper-class women but with the rapid increase in technology, makeup industries became revolutionized. This allowed makeup to be accessible and affordable for everyone. As makeup revolutionized, so did the cosmetic products. Makeup industries could mass produce their makeup products and were able to create a wide variety of cosmetics
In November 1910 the first great social revolution of the 20th century began in Mexico. The Revolution brought forth a number of different leaders pursuing different goals. Early Revolutionary presidents—Francisco Madero and Venustiano Carranza—emphasized the need for political reform. The two most famous military leaders—Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata—responded to the growing demands of the peasants and urban workers for major social and economic reforms. There were also demands for curbs on the
For my artifact, I chose a photograph from 1910 from the Library of Congress’s National Child Labor Committee Collection of historical prints and photographs (Hine, L. W., 1910). The photograph captures a powerful story of child labour. I believe that if people could see the impact of the abuses and injustice of child labour they would have a better understanding of past childhood suffering. The topic of the photograph is to understand past childhoods of poverty and labour. I decided to use this
The book The 1910s is a summary of events that occured during this decade. It goes into detail about specific events and brings many different points of view. This is due to the fact that the book itself is not written by one author, but a coalition of pieces pertaining to one subject. An example would be the first chapter, “Reform and Reaction”; this chapter tackles all the issues of reform and the reactions to said actions during the 1910s. It is broken down into 5 chapters, and each part within
The period in American history between 1875 and 1910 was one of incredible upward mobility in terms of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration. This increased rate of agricultural production due to the growing momentum of technological innovation, an outdated rural labor workforce battled against the up and coming nature of industrial and diverse cities.New inventions paved the way for better sanitary standards and overall public health, new lifestyles in emerging cities, and a faster-paced
to their invaders. “US imperialism, supported by US politicians, was intended to bring profits to US manufacturers (capitalists)…” (lecture4-p13). Although the period of 1890-1910 is usually known as “the age of the US imperialism”, the US imperialism is not limited to that era. Overseas imperialism began during 1890-1910 with the invasion of Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, which was an attempt to expand the American’s territory to reach natural resources such as minerals, timber
The contributions of several doctors, researchers, and scientists helped improve the health of the growing population. In 1850 the average life expectancy was 42 years. By 1910 the average life expectancy had risen to nearly 55 years. Between 1850 and 1910 there were several advances in the medical field. The introduction of genes, white blood cells, blood groups, insulin, rubber gloves, aspirin, and vitamins and the discoveries of Pasteur, Charcot, Halsted, Zirm, Lister, and Koch were the starting
1. The Flexner Report in 1910 gave 3 new curriculum requirements for medical schools. What where they? The Flexner report has been the most important event in the medical world in America and Canada, causing serval medical schools to close down, and the remaining had to reform to the flexnerian model also using the 3 new curriculum: to be a part of a university, to have at least four years of training, and to have the first two years of that training concentrate on basic laboratory science.
The Mexican Revolution of 1910 is one of the greatest revolutions that have taken place in Latin America and arguably the twentieth century. Unlike most revolutions of the twentieth century that have reverted towards a theocracy, an example would be in Iran or resulted in the ascendency of a totalitarian communist rule, the revolution in Mexico culminated in the draft of a highly progressive and radical constitution that supposedly would guarantee land reforms by dismantling the traditional haciendas
From the 1910s to the 1930s, Japan experienced a unique trend in its rise of liberalism and conservatism. The modernization of the Meiji Period pre-1912 eventually led to the growth of public appeal towards militarism in the 1930s. Militarism’s roots in the modernizing of the Meiji period extended as far as the liberation of women. Taisho liberalism, a movement directly resulting from the modernization of Japan, introduced inclusive political parties and working women to modern Japan. However, by
Introduction Since the beginning of time science has been evolving. There were many trial and errors, but 1910 is where everything began to come together. There were many discoveries found and made through the years of 1910 - 1919. Scientists is what affected the world positively. America's life changing discoveries to worlds determination for a better future. In the years of 1910 - 1919, scientist were very influential. They are the people who carved the world's future. Scientist invented, discovered
1910 to 1920 was the one of the greatest decades for Major League Baseball. Many amazing events occurred during this decade; although, some devastating and extremely sad events also occurred. Half of these years were taken up by war, even many Hall of Fame players served. This decade still ended up being a great one for Major League Baseball. From Hall of Fame greats to Negro League pitchers, this decade produced greats. The 1910’s also set up the 1920’s for amazing players too. There are many great
Reforms between 1906-1910 After the Liberal government came into power due to a landslide victory. When they came to power the Liberals knew there was great need for reform. They knew this change was really required to help and improve Britain and as a whole, make it a better country. There were many parts of Britain that were in very poor condition (in poverty). To eliminate this factor that had plagued Britain the Liberals introduced many reforms between 1906-1910. Each of these had specific