Street child is a term for a child experiencing homelessness and who primarily resides in the streets of a city (typically in a developing country). The exact definition of a street child is debatable due to the lack of precise categories. The term has largely been used in reference to children who live entirely in public spaces‚ without adult supervision or care. Street children are often subject to abuse‚ neglect‚ exploitation‚ or‚ in extreme cases‚ murder by "clean-up squads" that have been hired
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Crowded street. Honking‚ shouting‚ clinging and bargaining all at once. With Tuk Tuks sliding through the ocean of people. Bikes unbalanced‚ with snake like speed diving into any gapes available. The ground was marked with wheel prints and footprints‚ checkering the earth. With smokes of morning cheap breakfast zic zacking it’s way through the street. Markets up for business‚ bargains started‚ shouting started. The words sound like spike. Hot summers day‚ the sun poured its heat into the city
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We are all made of corn. Take a strand of your hair. A recent study proved that if you are like the average American consumer today‚ your hair is 69% made of corn carbon. This is in contrast to the 5% of corn carbon that is in the hair of Europeans. Americans use more corn in their diet than anyone else‚ and the corn content of the American diet is partially responsible for our country’s widespread obesity and the prevalence of diabetes. America’s over-production of corn has serious consequences
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How I Made a Good First Impression As everybody knows‚ the first minutes of communication with humans form a first opinion. I made a good first impression on my husband the first time that we met. I showed up with a nice dress which was appropriate for the restaurant. I looked fresh‚ a little bit a perfume‚ and my hair looked beautiful‚ so that it showed that I respect him‚ and making a good first impression for him was really important for me. After I hugged him if he were an old friend‚ he
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My Street The sharp yapping invades my slumber‚ waking me abruptly from the sanctuary of a deep sleep. I reluctantly raise a heavy eyelid to admit a splinter of brilliant light. My gaze is drawn toward the light where the sky bleeds red as the sun creeps over the horizon‚ like a silent explosion. Stuck between dreams and reality‚ the heavenly white creatures ignite in colours of carmine and crimson as the elongated shadows hide beneath the shops and houses below. At last the comforting feeling
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Have you ever wondered how Michelangelo Buonarroti made the statue David? Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor‚ painter‚ architect‚ poet‚ and engineer of the high renaissance. It was believed that rivalry between city-states of renaissance Italy and the splendors of Milan provoked the Florentine authorities to commission colossal figures to rein the rooftop of their cathedral. The David for Florence Italy is the symbol of republican liberty‚ a young boy with the help of God overcome his tyrant. For
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From field to cup… How coffee is made Do you ever wonder how coffee is made? It’s not a simple process. There are three stages to make coffee: harvesting‚ processing and roasting. The first stage of making coffee is harvesting. Coffee trees take 3-5 years to produce their fruit and they require special attention to soil‚ light and climate to produce a quality harvest. The cherries are either picked by hand or machine harvested. Once harvested‚ the fruit must be removed from the cherry
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given at the First Division meeting of the 2000 Annual Conference of the Japan Special Libraries Association. Describes how the Technical Library at Toyota Motor Corporation developed an online information system that can deliver information to the user’s desktop computer.
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because of it. But another reason is that begging has become quite a paying profession. Many evil practices have come into existence because of it. Kids are kidnapped and sold to be trained and used for begging. At times they are brutally crippled‚ made lame‚ blind etc. These get more alms as their miserable plight arouses people’s sympathy. They suffer and their oppressors enjoy. Broadly speaking beggars are of two types-able bodies and disabled. The able-bodied can work and earn their livelihood
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solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaics convert light into electric current using the photoelectric effect. A Street light‚ lamppost‚ street lamp‚ light standard‚ or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or walkway‚ which is turned on or lit at a certain time every night. Modern lamps may also have light-sensitive photocells to turn them on at dusk
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