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When an action potential reaches the presynaptic bouton, it causes an influx of calcium into the nerve cell ending. This, in turn, causes vesicles containing the neurotransmitter (acetylcholine) to move t...

The effects of the Treaty of Versailles were extensive, and both political and economic in nature. Economic effects included the loss of 13% of Germany's territory, as well as 75% of its iron ore and 15% ...

The September 11 attacks were globally seen as an act of war. President Bush declared a "War on Terror" shortly after the attacks. The Muslim world, along with the rest of the international comm...

def fibonacci(n): if n <= 1: return n else: return fibonacci(n-1) + fibonacci(n-2)

Napoleon's rule restored stability to France after over a decade of revolutionary fervor. In many respects, Napoleon confimed many of the advances of the French revolution: the Civil Code (1804) enshrined...