INTRODUCTION The internet began as a closed network between government research institutions and universities. By the late 1980s‚ it was slowly moving towards commercial use and these restrictions were completely removed by 1995‚ following the release of the World Wide Web to the general public. The technological revolution that now characterizes the Information Age has firmly engulfed the world and created a global society ever dependent on computers and computer systems. Powered by the concepts
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short story‚ “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”‚ by Walter Dean Myers explores the values of Greg Ridley‚ a fourteen-year-old boy who wants to play basketball but can’t because of his low grade in math. John Steinbeck’s novel‚ The Pearl‚ is about Kino and his family‚ who are poor‚ but when he finds the pearl he thinks that it will help him and his family ‚but that soon changes when he goes to sell the pearl and as he becomes corrupt with greed. In both the “Treasure of Lemon Brown” and The Pearl‚ the main
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This research aims to determine the ideal amount of quality effect for using anti – oxidant by getting the extract of lemon grass. The lemon grasses were chopped at the constant size and pressured afterwards and were tested for their physical appearance and effeitinity. After the preliminary test in finding out the best insulator for the making of anti – oxidant out of extract lemon grass. 46 people were tested in different conditions in their body. Every 3 days‚ a batch of 4 280ml bottles of anti
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courageous‚ powerful‚ or even a role model. Although the words used to describe a hero may not differ‚ what each person views as a hero can be. The illustration of a hero varies by person‚ but there was one man who was a hero in the eyes of many. Pablo Escobar was a hero to the poor. Escobar gave hope‚ money‚ and jobs to his people. Escobar‚ the famous drug lord‚ started his criminal career at a young age. He was born into poverty and found several illegal ways to make an income. He then became
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The Treasure of Lemon Brown There are many ways that writers use to help us visualize their story. The author of The Treasure of Lemon Brown uses a lot of descriptive and figurative language to make the story real . When he uses phrases such as‚ ”Never compare your weakness to other people’s strengths. This text is about the history of this little boy trying to play basketball but‚ his dad doesn’t want him to play‚ he wants him to study a lot a be a good kid in school but‚ after a discussion
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The Treasure of Lemon Brown Your family is the greatest treasure. In the short story‚ The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers‚ a boy named Greg wants to play basketball‚ but his father says no and gives him a lecture about how he needs to improve his grades to play. Greg goes on a walk and meets an old jazz musician named Lemon Brown. Lemon Brown says that his family is his treasure and everyone should know that that’s their treasure too. This short story shows that family is worth more
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It is possible to get electricity from a lemon (and a few other acidic fruits and vegetables) using two strips of metal. The most readily available combination is copper and zinc. The zinc piece can be taken from the casing of an old carbon "D" cell (battery); some zinc coated nails may work as well. The copper can be a coin containing a high amount of copper. (Note: some recent copper coins‚ including the newer U.S. pennies‚ contain low amounts of copper mixed with zinc. If in doubt‚ use a pure
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Treasure of Lemon Brown In Walter Dean Myer’s story The Treasure of Lemon Brown a teenager named Greg meets Lemon Brown and shows him a lesson about what is truly valuable in life. The theme of this story is “Everyman has a treasure” (Pg. 475). When Greg finds out about Lemon Brown’s treasure he automatically thinks of something value in money not something emotionally value. But Lemon Brown teaches him that everyone has some kind of treasure and that it doesn’t have to have money value.
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The Life of the Notorious Pablo Escobar Pablo Escobar‚ the notorious drug lord‚ had a very diverse life. From the early days of his childhood Pablo had always been an ambitious child. His full name is Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria. He was born on December 1‚ 1949 in Rionegro‚ Antioquia‚ Colombia (“Pablo”). His mother‚ Hermilda de los Dolores Gaviria Berrío‚ was a teacher and his father‚ Abel de Jesus Escobar Echeverri‚ was a farmer. At a young age Pablo’s father left his mother alone with seven
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Pablo Escobar Born into a modest middle class family‚ a father who was a farmer and a mother who was an elementary school teacher‚ Pablo was the third born of nine children. Pablo strived and was driven to succeed by all costs. As a young child Pablo hoped to one day become President of Columbia. However‚ Pablo fell in with the wrong crowd where his drive and determination to achieve great success was exploited and turned into money driven criminal acts. Soon the Pablo Escobar of humble beginnings
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