"let the cat out of the bag". While today that means to reveal a secret‚ a hundred years ago the phrase actually meant to let a cat out of a bag. Foreigners may find that to fully understand our language‚ they will have to understand our idioms. The use of idioms dates as far back as biblical times‚ and can come from something as random as horse racing. Many authors throughout history have made up idioms to liven up their writings. These authors were popular‚ so the words they wrote became equally
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Therefore‚ we say the computer is a system. We may have systems around us even in our body. How we eat or what happens to the food we eat is a system. This is called the Digestive System. We need mouth‚ tongue‚ teeth and stomach for us to make good use of the food we eat. In explanation of this; food is put in the mouth as INPUT; the food is digested and changed into useful things that our body needs; this is called PROCESSING‚ the undigested food from the body in the form of waste passed out; this
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Information Use The design of information flow and security is a major concern in any enterprise. Without consistent and proper flow then statistical or decisional errors may occur. Therefore‚ the design of the information stream is a chief concern of the Information technologist. It is also important to safeguard the data from inappropriate viewing. To that end‚ it is important to map out the pattern. This example uses a doctor-patient visit in a medical clinic of the twenty-first century. The
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Everyday Use- Character Analysis "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker‚ is a story of a black family composed of a mother and her two daughters: Maggie and Dee. Walker does an excellent job illustrating her characters. There are all types of characters in this short story from round to static. Dee is a flat character‚ yet Walker uses Dee’s character to warn people of what might happen if they do not live properly. Walker describes Dee’s character as arrogant and selfish‚ and through Dee’s character
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Uses of fossil fuel Fossil fuels consist of coal‚ petroleum and natural gas that are found under the earth’s surface‚ formed from billions of years of compression and decomposition of dead plant and animal matter. They are the leading source of energy for the mankind and are used for various purposes like energy for transportation‚ electricity‚ manufacturing process and also used in the manufacturing process of day to day items like plastic. Main fossil fuels are. 1. Coal Coal is
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beverage‚ it is also applicable for some useful purposes. In arts‚ we can use tea in papers for them to look vintage. In medicine‚ tea as a antioxidant for cleansing the body is widely known. In business‚ since tea is second to water as the most consumable type of beverage‚ tea brings money to some. In history‚
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answer to most or all of the above questions‚ that character is probably the protagonist. 2. Unlike "Cathedral‚" this story has an antagonist. Who? How is she antagonistic? This character has many admirable traits--a rounded character--but seems to use them only for selfish purposes. 3. Is there a catalyst in this story? If so‚ who? When‚ and in what way? Remember that a catalyst may do something to cause a change in the protagonist‚ usually a positive change. You can name this character just by a
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sterilization process. Where does it come from? Nonradioactive cobalt occurs naturally in various minerals and has long been used as a blue coloring agent for ceramic and glass. Radioactive Co-60 is produced commercially through linear acceleration for use in medicine and industry. Co-60 also is a byproduct of nuclear reactor operations‚ when metal structures‚ such as steel rods‚ are exposed to neutron radiation. What form is it in? Co-60 occurs as a solid material and might appear as small metal disks
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bigger it will likely attract more customers. Try to design a floor plan that will draw shoppers deeper into the store. This is analagous to the old grocery store concept of milk‚ bread and eggs in corners to create travel throughout the entire space. Use lighting in creative ways to "guide" customers through your space. This can be done with brightly lit displays in strategic locations. Encourage the natural tendency to move from left to right in a shopping environment. This can be done through strategic
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Proper Use Of Micropipettes A micropipette is one of the instruments that is usually used in science laboratories .Micropipette are used to accurately measure and dispense small volumes of liquid . The capacity of a micropipette can range from less 1µl to 1000µl (1ml) .There are glass pipettes ‚ air displacement pipettes ‚ and positive displacement pipettes . Mostly ‚ the air displacement pipettes and positive displacement pipettes are used . Firstly ‚ the piston is moved to the appropriate
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