Title: Trurl’s Machine Author: Stanislaw Lem As a boy Stanislaw Lem showed an early interest in science as well as in the imaginary worlds of fantasy and science fiction. The young Lem’s interest in tinkering mechanical devices of all sorts was put to use by secretly damaging the German vehicles during the Nazi occupation. Later on‚ he became a full time writer establishing himself as leading science fiction writer in Eastern Europe. This writer from Lvov Poland (now Ukraine) worked on serious
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Mature When I’m Dead Rhetoric Analysis Dave Barry Is a man who recognizes the effects that technology has had on people‚ in the sense that it is now a dependency. In the excerpt book‚ Mature When I’m Dead‚ the author emphasizes the daily use of technology in a person’s life. Barry’s attempts to persuade the reader into thinking about how much they are dependent on their technological devices. He adopts comical effect to present it in a manner that the audience is immediately drawn into what he is
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In Casey Affleck’s acceptance speech for Best Actor at the 89th Academy Awards‚ Casey Affleck thanked his children for ignoring all the “noise” that comes with being famous. Some of Affleck’s critics believe the “ noise” he refers to are two counts of sexual assault charges pressed on him by two female coworkers. In 2010‚ while working under Affleck on the film I’m Still Here‚ one female worker claimed Affleck crawled into bed with her while she was asleep‚ and the other accused Affleck of attempting
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Nowadays it’s a small world. A flick of the television switch shows us images of events happening thousands of miles away‚ some of them happy and‚ unfortunately‚ some of them sad. Modern tourists are able to soak up the new experiences offered by foreign travel‚ sometimes for no other reason than curiosity to explore foreign places. One consequence of this new perception of the planet has been an increase in the number of students travelling abroad to study. 2. Students who travel to another
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Biochemists are scientists trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms‚ other biochemists study DNAs‚ proteins and cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of "biological chemist". Biochemists also research how certain chemical reactions happen in cells and tissues and observe and record the effects of products as in food additives and medicines. The main function of a biochemist is to focus on improving the qualities
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INSTRUMENTS OF SOUTHERN ASIAN COUNTRY A. LAOS 1.[pic] The khene (/ˈkɛn/; also spelled "khaen"‚ "kaen" and "khen"; Lao: ແຄນ; Thai: แคน‚ RTGS: khaen‚ pronounced [kʰɛ̄ːn]; Vietnamese: khèn; Khmer: គែន) is a mouth organ of Lao origin whose pipes‚ which are usually made of bamboo‚ are connected with a small‚ hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is blown‚ creating a sound similar to that of the violin. This is classified as Aerophone. 2.[pic] The đàn bầu (pronounced [ɗǎn ɓə̌w]; ")
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Japan’s attitude toward foreign domination changed drastically over the years. Since the early 1600s‚ during the reign of the Tokugawa dynasty‚ the shogun made every effort possible to enforce a rigid isolation policy. He closed all ports except for one to foreigners. Anyone who left the country or allowed foreigners in were sentenced to death. However‚ by the mid-1800s‚ Japan began to reconsider their seclusion from the rest of the world. In 1850‚ Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Japan‚ accompanied
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AirAsia needs no introduction in ASEAN‚ where it is the leading low-cost carrier‚ connecting people and places across 132 routes‚ 40 of which are offered by no other airline. In 2010‚ the Group‚ which includes affiliates AirAsia Thailand and AirAsia Indonesia‚ reinforced its leadership position with two remarkable milestones: flying its 100 millionth guest and breaking the RM1 billion profit barrier. From an airline with two aircraft plying six routes in Malaysia in January 2002‚ AirAsia has soared
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