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Jellyfish

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Jellyfish are the informal common names given to the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the phylum Cnidaria. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Scyphozoa Order: Semaeostomeae Family: Cyaneidae Scientific name: Cnidaria Cubozoa Jellyfish are boneless animals that float freely through the world's oceans. They live in coastal areas. There are a lot of kinds of jellyfish in the world, they can be found in all shapes and sizes. There are proximately 2,000 different species of jellyfish. The most common one is the big and colourful jellyfish found in warmer coastal areas. There are four types of jellyfish that are categorized by their shape and the way they behave. Actually, jellyfish are not real fish but instead they are classed in a special group. The body of jellyfish is made up of a non-living jelly-like substance called mesoglea. This jelly is surrounded by a layer of skin that is just one cell thick. The body 90% is made of water. Jellyfish have te...

R. A. Kartini The Heroine

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"Sometimes, you should go through hardship first before the complete happiness comes to you." - R. A. Kartini  Raden Adjeng Kartini was an Indonesian national heroine from Java.  She is known as the pioneer of the rebirth of the indigenous women in Indonesia. She was born on 21 April 1879, Jepara, Indonesia. She came from a noble family.  Kartini was the daughter of R.M. Sosroningrat and  M.A Ngasirah. She was the eldest daughter among her sisters from her biological mother. Before she was 12 years old, she was allowed to go to school in ELS (Europese Lagere School) and there, Kartini learned Dutch and she could speak Dutch fluently. But when she was 12 years old, she had to quit studying because "Pingit". "Pingit" is a rule of Javanese custom that prohibit woman to go outside before she is married. Kartini decided to gather books and magazines and she read them in the garden. Therefore, reading became her hobby and she did not go a day without re...