system‚ released in the late 1960’s. UNIX was the first operating system that would run on different models of computers‚ and used a common communications protocol called TCP/IP to talk between the different machines. TCP/IP stands for "Transmission Control Protocol / Internetworking Protocol" and the word "Internet" came from that. What was the first name of Internet before it was called Internet? The name of the web platform that was first developed as a research network was called: ARPANET
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Jamaica Kincaid grew up on the dependent island of Antigua. As a result of this‚ she had a very biased outlook on what England meant. She wrote about how some thought highly of the country‚ but she had other ideas regarding England. In the opening of the passage‚ Kincaid uses plenty of imagery to illustrate how England was first shown to her. It was displayed in such a way that it was made out to be more beautiful than it really was. Due to the fact that Antigua was a British colony‚ Kincaid makes
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the joys in teaching children is seeing your kids grow and learn right before your eyes. Aside from the academic benefits‚ this is also a good way to bond with them. I love helping my kids with their homeworks for it refreshes my memory too. I instill in their minds the importance of good study habits early on‚ so that they will very likely learn to study independently when they are already in the middle school. When I say I am helping my kids in their assignments‚ it means that I am guiding
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Drug Abuse in America In one month‚ it will be the 100th anniversary of America’s war on drugs‚ implemented with the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914. A full century of headstrong battle against countries held responsible of breaching our borders with drugs‚ as well as the 1.53 million American citizens annually held legally accountable. When averaged throughout the span of a year‚ a drug arrest is made every 21 seconds according to the FBI. That puts 1 in 99 adults behind bars‚ the highest incarceration
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quality – it is a way of managing people and business processes to ensure complete customer satisfaction at every stage‚ internally and externally. TQM‚ combined with effective leadership‚ results in an organisation doing the right things right‚ first time. The core of TQM is the customer-supplier interfaces‚ both externally and internally‚ and at each interface lie a number of processes. This core must be surrounded by commitment to quality‚ communication of the quality message‚ and recognition
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Fiskum English 151 October 28‚ 2013 Performance Enhancing Drugs There has been much discussion taking place from athletes ranging in all level of sports. Almost every athlete will tell you that the competitive drive to win can be intense. Athletes will go to many lengths to win. Numerous athletes will go to extreme measures to win‚ including taking Performance Enhancing Drugs. Today you can find numerous types of Performance Enhancing Drugs ranging from oral‚ injection‚ human grade‚ and underground
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Abstract Drug usage in the United States and the world can be considered as one big problem. This following document includes many sources that include information about helping prevent drug use among society. Using drugs can cause many problems to one such as mental‚ social‚ and law problems as well. Most drug use starts at a fairly young age‚ and is also influenced by friends or even family. Although there are many ways out there to help people stay off drugs or even get off of them‚ not all
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There is a first time for everything. Some first time experiences aren’t so important while others we will never forget. One first time experience I will never forget is the first time I went skiing. I remember being lifted on the ski lift chair. The memory of being on top of the high hill with the feeling I am going to puke will be with me forever. The most memorable moment of this whole experience will be the first time I went speeding down the hill and thinking I am going to hit a tree and die
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My First Time Away From Home Leaving go to high school was my very first time away from home‚ and it took a lot of adjusting to a new surroundings. I didn’t have my mother or my grandmother right by my side anymore and I needed to become more independent on doing things on my own. Adjusting to a new city‚ community‚ and school was a challenge because I was used to being in my own city‚ with my old friends‚ at my old school. I often got homesick and wanted to go home‚ but I soon adjusted. Another
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The first time in my life that I ever experienced true anger and fear was in the sixth grade. A little before Thanksgiving Break‚ I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma‚ a type of skin cancer‚ in my lower back. I had a mole there that was removed earlier that year‚ and the test results on it had come back positive. I did not find out until later‚ but when my mom sat me down across from her to talk‚ I knew something was wrong. It was then that she told me what was going on‚ and I broke down in
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