PDF-[DOWNLOAD]-Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens

Awardwinning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibioticresistant superbugs explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisisIn September 2016 a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the US of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available Her death is the worst nightmare of infectious disease doctors and public health professionals While bacteria live within us and are essential for our health some strains can kill us As bacteria continue to mutate becoming increasingly resistant to known antibiotics we are likely to face a public health crisis of unimaginable proportions It will be like the great plague of the middle ages the influenza pandemic of 1918 the AIDS crisis of the 1990s and the Ebola epidemic of 2014 all combined into a single threat Muhammad H Zaman warnsThe Biography of Resistance is Zamans riveting and timely look at why and how microbes are becoming superbugs It is a story of science and evolution that looks to history culture attitudes and our own individual choices and collective human behavior Following the trail of resistant bacteria from previously uncontacted tribes in the Amazon to the isolated islands in the Arctic from the urban slums of Karachi to the wilderness of the Australian outback Zaman examines the myriad factors contributing to this unfolding health crisisincluding war greed natural disasters and germophobiato the culprits driving it pharmaceutical companies farmers industrialists doctors governments and ordinary people all whose choices are pushing us closer to catastropheJoining the ranks of acclaimed works like Microbe Hunters The Emperor of All Maladies and Spillover A Biography of Resistance is a riveting and chilling tale from a natural storyteller on the front lines and a clarion call to address the biggest public health threat of our time. “[. Ino. ] broke the . broke from the waves . like a . shearwater (a diving bird) on the wing…” (Homer 162). This is just your regular, garden-variety simile.. EPIC SIMILE. : an extended simile often running to several lines, used typically in epic poetry to intensify . . Iliad. Re-cap of Book I. Apollo is mad that Agamemnon (son of . Atreus. ) has stolen . Chryseis. (daughter of Apollo’s priest, . Chryses. ). Chryses. comes to the camp and says that the . Achaians. The Odyssey . by Homer. PowerPoint by Erin Salona. The Traditional Epic. The Epic Hero is superhuman--braver and stronger than ordinary people. There is some all-knowing or wise person who helps the protagonist. In literature, an epic is a long narrative poem about an epic hero and the hero’s journey.. Characteristics of Epics. Physically impressive hero of national importance.. Huge setting involving much of the known world, and possibly the land of the dead.. Using the characteristics of an epic. Creative writing task. Epic Characteristics Review. What makes an epic an epic?. -Turn and talk with your partner.. •What are some examples of an epic?. Characteristics and Examples. The Odyssey. May have lived sometime between 850 BCE and early 1200 BCE. Much of his life is a mystery. He probably lived closer to the 850 BCE date. The Iliad . and . The Odyssey . both date from around this time. . An epic is a long poem that tells the story of legendary or heroic people or gods. . Like . most . epics. , the first stories of . Gilgamesh . began as oral . fables . handed down by . word . of mouth. Hundreds . Understanding and Analyzing Epic, or Homeric Similes. Definition. A Homeric simile is an elaborate comparison, developed over several lines, between something strange or unfamiliar to the audience and something more familiar to them. . and. Ancient Mesopotamia. . The history and culture behind the world’s oldest recorded story – . Epic of Gilgamesh. Adapted presentation. Acknowledgements to Kimberly Torres. Mesopotamia– Geography (circa 4000 BC . t. he Epic Hero. What does it take to become an . epic hero. ?. He . is a . man. who seems . able to conquer most problems . that he . encounters. .. He does . not. . have. any . “super” powers. Larger than life hero (. Epic hero. ).. Often part God.. Hero goes on a long journey or quest (. Epic quest. ). . Begins . in medias res. .. Begins with an invocation to a . muse. (. Epic invocation. It is about a real person, but is not written by the person. It is written in the third person.. The author must know a lot about the person and research the person, so that they can write a lot about them.. The Odyssey. Identify and explain the elements of a Greek myth. Identify and explain the elements of an epic poem and a hero’s journey. Identify and explain the characteristics of an epic hero. Analyze the relationship between myths and legends and epic poetry. Update. By Department . xxxx. 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