SIMPLE LISTING

Sempoa

Sempoa or sipoa or dekak-dekak ancient is a device for calculating made from the wood with an axis containing beads which can movable. Sempoa be used to do kind of ability , arithmetic operation the reduction , a multiplication , the split and square roots . Sempoa has been used by centuries before the number of familiar system of hinduism of arabia and until now is still used by merchants in various parts of the world as in china . Sempoa often used as a measure for blind for beads in sempoa could easily be felt by fingers . A cloth or a piece of soft karet usually placed under sempoa to prevent beads moving incidentally .

CLARIFICATION

Personality Characteristics of People

Personality maybe defined as the visible aspect of one's character as he impresses it upon others. Thus, personality characteristics of people is what is visibly obvious in their behavior towards others. Though the term 'personality' can have a legion of implications, however, let us only deal with the connotation that I just mentioned. There have been various studies done to understand and classify different types of personalities and personality characteristics on the basis of behavior, ways of reacting in stressful situations and on the basis of several other guidelines, thus, often leading up to personality types A B C. So before you go running to take that personality test to find out who or what you are, let's stop to think of something. Nothing quite sums up the personality traits of a person than their facial expressions in different situations, as at the end of it all, facial expressions are a reflection of what a person is really thinking and feeling. To get an idea, just look around and you will see a myriad of people with different facial expressions all around.

CONTRAST AND COMPARISON

Desktop Computer or Laptop Computer

          People of today often find difficulty in deciding whether they will purchase a desktop computer or a laptop computer. It may seem that the two are similar but they are totally different. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the differences of desktop computers and laptop computers in terms of convenience, maintenance, performance and cost. As we all know, a desktop computer is hard to move and it is cluttered due to many wires and cables that need to be connected to each other. Speakers, keyboard and mouse for a laptop computer is built-in so it does not contain wires. It is quite annoying to see so many wires and cables in a desktop computer. The laptop computer is also portable. You can move it with you while you travel and it just occupies a small space. Performance of a laptop computer and a desktop computer has great differences. The desktop computer is capable of having better components that can handle better graphics. It is suitable for hardcore gaming. All the components of a computer are much better for the desktop computer. On the other hand, a notebook has its limits. Even though it can handle some computer games, it cannot handle hardcore games which are new releases. Its battery is also limited and easily overheats in just a short time unlike the desktop computer which does not overheat easily unless you keep it turned on for a very long time – about three days without turning it off if placed in a well ventilated place or overclocking it (Marlene, 2009).

CAUSE AND EFFECT

Effects of Caffeine Essay

The debate on coffee is an age old one, which has been occurring now for centuries. Pope Clements VIII was asked by the Roman Clergy to ban coffee because it was the ‘Devil’s Drink’ in 1600. Fortunately, the Pope enjoyed it so much that he blessed it, and converted it to a Christian beverage.(Hons, caffeine) Caffeine in its multiple forms, is the only drug that is distributed freely across the world. While many people link caffeine with a multitude of health risks including Osteoporosis, heart arrhythmia, as well as several others. In moderation there are no studies which have as of yet which prove these accusation to have any factual evidence, actually the opposite is proving to be true. While many people steer away from caffeine because of the belief in its addictive nature, coffee drinkers, do not require increasing amounts of caffeine over prolonged periods of time (which is the characteristic of an addictive substance), they can also moderate or change there consumption with little difficulty. The actual description of “Addiction is a strong dependence on a drug characterized by three elements: 1) severe withdrawal symptoms; 2) tolerance to a given dose, or the need for more and more of the substance; and 3) the loss of control, or the need to consume the substance at all costs. Addicts may exhibit anti-social behavior or even commit crimes to perpetuate the abuse.”(Leviton, Coffee and Health) Evidence shows that coffee drinkers do not exhibit these symptoms of addiction. Which proves that by definition caffeine is shown to be a non-addictive substance.

MIXED PATTERN

A Christmas Story and The Little Birds Who Won’t Sing: Similar Theme, Lack of Spirituality

The two short stories, A Christmas Story by Annie Dillard and The Little Birds Who Won’t Sing by G. K. Chesterton have a similar theme: both discuss the lack of spirituality in the modern world. G.K. ( CONTRAST AND COMPARISON ). Chesterton and Annie Dillard are religious writers, who contemplate the creation and the existence of the universe with a sense of mystic wonder. As it can be deduced from their writings, the two authors try to warn the modern man against the pitfalls of civilization and materialism which alienate him and enfeeble his perception of God and of the truth. Both A Christmas Story and The Little Birds Who Won’t Sing are constructed as allegories on the theme of spirituality in the contemporary world. ( CLASSIFICATION ) Thus, the titles of the two texts are very suggestive, as they seem, at first glance, unrelated to the content of the stories. A Christmas Story literally depicts a huge, almost disproportionate banquet given by a “young man of tremendous wealth and power”, at which all the world takes part. The feast goes on all night long, and people continue eating of the sole course served at the enormous table: a soup that seems to contain the ingredients of all the other foods. The young man who watches the banquet from a balcony lifts the curt