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Uses of Computer Today, the computer is everywhere. We can find them in homes, schools, supermarkets, banks and factories. Many homes and schools now have personal computers (PCs).These computers are used for educational purposes such as typing lesson notes or homework and learning mathematics, science and so on. Another important use of the computer is Internet. People use it to search for information or communicate with one another through e-mail. In homes, computers are also used for entertainment purposes such as playing video games, listening to music and watching movie. However, when we think of the computer, we should not only think of the personal computer. There are also tiny computers in electrical appliances, calculators and the telephone. These tiny computers help to make modern life more comfortable. Computers are also used in businesses. Supermarket scanners...

R obinson Crusoe is an Englishman from the town of York in the seventeenth century, the youngest son of a merchant of German origin. Encouraged by his father to study law, Crusoe expresses his wish to go to sea instead. His family is against Crusoe going out to sea, and his father explains that it is better to seek a modest, secure life for oneself. Initially, Robinson is committed to obeying his father, but he eventually succumbs to temptation and embarks on a ship bound for London with a friend. When a storm causes the near deaths of Crusoe and his friend, the friend is dissuaded from sea travel, but Crusoe still goes on to set himself up as merchant on a ship leaving London. This trip is financially successful, and Crusoe plans another, leaving his early profits in the care of a friendly widow. The second voyage does not prove as fortunate: the ship is seized by Moorish pirates, and Crusoe is enslaved to a potentate in the North African town of Sallee. While on a fishing expedition,...