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You may have heard that tomatoes and processed tomato products like tomato sauce and canned tomatoes protect against some types of cancer. The cancer-preventing properties of tomato products have been attributed to lycopene. It is a bright red pigment found in tomatoes and other red fruits and is the cause of their red color. Unlike other fruits and vegetables, where nutritional content such as vitamin C is diminished upon cooking, processing of tomatoes increases the concentration of lycopene. Lycopene in tomato paste is four times more than in fresh tomatoes. This is because lycopene is insoluble in water and is tightly bound to vegetable fiber. Thus, processed tomato products such as pasteurized tomato juice, so up, sauce, and ketchup contain the highest concentrations of lycopene. Cooking and crushing tomatoes as in the canning process and serving in oil-rich dishes such as spaghetti sauce or pizza greatly increase assimilation from the digestive tract into the bloodstream. Lycopene is a fat-soluble substance, so the oil is said to help absorption to a great extent.

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The grey wolf also known as the timber wolf or wolf is a mammal of the order Carnivore. Genetic studies indicate the grey wolf shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog and might be its ancestor. Many other grey wolf subspecies have been identified however the actual number of subspecies is still open to discussion. Though once abundant over much of North America and areas of Europe and Asia, the grey wolf inhabits a very small portion of its former range because of the widespread destruction of its habitat. Gray wolves are highly adaptable and have thrived in forests, deserts, mountains, tundra and grasslands. They function as social predators and hunt in packs organized according to strict social hierarchies. It was originally believed that this comparatively high level of social organization was related to hunting success, and while this still may be true to a certain extent, emerging theories suggest that the pack has less to do with hunting and more to do with reproductive success.

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Slavery is a system under which certain persons are totally deprived of personal freedom and compelled to perform labor or services. Although outlawed in nearly all countries, slavery is still practiced in some parts of the world. The evidence for slavery predates written records. It can be found in almost all cultures and continents. Historically, most slaves were captured in wars but some persons were sold into slavery by their parents, or by themselves, as a means of surviving extreme conditions. Ancient Warfare often resulted in slavery for prisoners and their families. Captives were often considered the property of those who captured them and were looked upon as a prize of war. Those captured sometimes differed in ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race from their enslavers, but often were the same as the captors. The dominant group in an area might take captives and turn them into slaves. The possibility always existed of reversals of fortune at the height of the Roman Empire, when powerful nations fought among themselves, anyone could find himself enslaved.

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Hello! My name is Bianca. I am nine years old. I get up at seven thirty in the morning and take a shower. I eat breakfast at eight o’clock. I walk to school with my mother. I start school at eight thirty in the morning. I have many friends at school but my best friends are Lerna, Rena and Talia. We eat lunch together a school at a quarter to twelve and at quarter past twelve we play volleyball together and have so much fun.
After school, I do my homework and watch my favorite cartoon show. I eat dinner with my parents at quarter to six in the afternoon. After we eat dinner together, my parents and I watch a movie and eat popcorn. I go to bed at nine o’clock.

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My friend Josh and Lucas lived near my school. We were good friends and sometimes went to the park in the afternoons. Josh loved to play catch and Lucas and I loved to play hide and seek. Sometimes, Lucas came to my house and we ate pizza and drank orange juice. One-time Josh’s mom baked an apple pie,
and it was delicious!
When school finished, Josh and Lucas traveled to Istanbul, Turkey. They loved Istanbul and its delicious food. They even sailed in a big boat. I did not travel and stayed at home with my family but I had a lot of fun with them. We watched movies, went to the park, learned how to make chocolate cakes with my mom and played lots of video games.

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Danny, Monica and Lucy are three good friends, they like to go to park and to the
library together. One day, Danny, Monica and Lucy went to the library and were
reading books. The library is a quiet place. Lucy was bored and wanted to go to
the park. Danny, Monica and Lucy went to the park and were happy. At the park,
they played, ran and danced together. Lucy was thirsty and Danny and Monica
were hungry. The three friends went home at five o’clock and were tired.

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Let’s meet our new friends Maria, Jeremy and Peter. Maria has short brown hair
and she is nine years old. Maria’s school bag is purple and her shoes are pink.
Jeremy is eight years old and has small eyes and a big head. Jeremy’s school bag is
blue and his pants are blue too. Peter is nine years old and has curly black hair.
Peter has got a basketball, green shorts and a gray shirt. Maria can swim, can
dance and can sing but she can’t ride a bike. Jeremy can climb, can roller-skate,
and can ride a bike but he can’t play the piano. Peter can run fast, can draw, can
do karate but he can’t drive a car.

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One of my greatest passions have always been languages, I love the idea of ​​being able to communicate with multiple people, of understanding a little more about their culture through the language they speak, I like the idea of ​​going to a country and being able to myself defend myself, speak and laugh understanding everything that surrounds me. Since I was little I had the opportunity to always study in bilingual schools where they clearly gave me the basis to defend myself, but something that I will always thank in life is that I had teachers during my life who taught me to love not only English but also learning, not only at school but at home, my parents always helped me to see learning as a game, so much so that sometimes my mother to help me study did super fun activities for me to learn in a more dynamic way and not only memory. Thanks to this I have always been very applied in the academic field, I consider myself a self-taught person in my learning, I always seek to go further and that I owe to all the teachers and supports that I have had on my way.

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In this month of September you will find multiple articles on our blog, varying in topics from adolescence to important topics such as learning, but we are going to see it from my point of view, I am going to comment on my experience that has marked my life and that we believe in 123pormi that we must bear in mind to have a comprehensive and healthy life. Clearly we do not have the last word, but sometimes it is easier to listen to the advice of a friend than of oneself and that is how we see ourselves in front of our readers, as friends, as a support in positive and negative situations that they have present in their lives. . Something that we have really enjoyed doing is our articles on inspiring characters, characters who have gone through difficulties in their lives, but have come forward to be an example to follow for many people.

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