IELTS Academic Reading Sample 140 - Lost for Words Last Updated: Tuesday‚ 23 September 2014 07:42 Written by IELTS Mentor Hits: 4740 You should spend about 20 minutes on Question 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 140 below. Lost for Words Many minority languages are on the danger list. In the Native American Navajo nation which sprawls across four states in the American south-west‚ the native language is dying. Most of its speakers are middle-age or elderly. Although many students take classes
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items they used in that set situation for say a war they would use guns that took longer to reload than those that we use today. I find three of these parks to be of more importance than the other ones. The first park would have to be Gettysburg Military Park‚ due to the fact that that was where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place‚ leading to the deaths of 50‚000‚ it also caused Lincoln to create the Gettysburg Address. The next park I find of uttermost importance to be kept would have
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House of 1000 Corpses is the 1st motion picture directed by rocker Rob Zombie‚ directed in 1999 this movie wasn’t released until 2003 because the MPAA said the movie is the most disturbing movie you’ll ever see. The cast is brillant with (Sid Haig) playing the ever so loving clown Captain Spaulding. (Bill Mosley) Chop top from Texas Chainsaw Massacre II plays Otis Driftwood‚ an outcast to the firefly family but still a family member. (Karen Black) plays Mother firefly‚ with Sheri Moon Zombie in her
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What a thing of beauty is the well-written 500-word essay. In some ways‚ it is the perfect length to express a certain level of knowledge about a particular subject. It is long enough to allow the writer to show familiarity‚ and possibly expertise‚ regarding her chosen topic. But it is not a length that requires copious amounts of research. When sufficiently motivated‚ one can manage to research‚ write‚ and revise such an essay in an hour or two‚ given enough practice. Given the fact that students
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Econ Final What is a credit card? A credit card allows you to borrow money from your bank to make your purchases‚ whether you’re buying a burger or more expensive products. As long as you pay back the money you borrowed within the “grace period” of 25-30 days‚ you don’t have to pay extra. If you don’t pay it back in that time period‚ you’ll have to pay interest – a percentage of the money you owe the bank – on top of what you borrowed. When you’re deciding which credit card to get‚ ask yourself one
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Assessing military veterans for posttraumatic stress disorder: A guide for primary care clinicians. Journal Of The American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners‚ 18(9)‚ 409-413. doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00147.x What is the article about? Bringing awareness and educating doctors on how military veterans are apt to be exposed to (PTSD) posttraumatic stress disorder because of the turmoil and stress they encounter while being deployed. Also educating them on how to recognize if a military veteran is
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Drones in the Military In the military drones are referred to as a UAVs (Unmanned Ariel Vehicles) but to most people they are called drones. Drones are used in the military when having an actual pilot is deemed too dangerous. Although there is no pilot in the actual cockpit maneuvering the plane‚ there is a pilot controlling the plane through satellite signals. Drones provide all kinds of information for the military. There are different types of drones that have different functions. Some of the
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Military leadership isn’t simply about leading a group of individuals to accomplish the mission. On the surface it may seem this way; a barrage of loud‚ authoritative orders being barked out to brainwashed enlistees. This is how the preponderance of the masses that aren’t associated with the military may see us. However‚ it’s much‚ much more than that. Military leadership is about leading individuals to become something more than they ever thought they could be. To develop an individual into
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19 CHAPTER TWO P&IDs and Symbols Overview The acronym “P&ID” is widely understood within the process industries as the name for the principal document used to define a process – the equipment‚ piping and all monitoring and control components. The Automation‚ Systems and Instrumentation Dictionary‚ 4th edition’s definition for a Piping and Instrumentation Drawing (P&ID) tells what they do. P&IDs “show the interconnection of process equipment and the instrumentation used to control the
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The Military Print In The Fashion Industry Is there a reason why military personnel all over the world wear a very similar looking design when it comes to their clothes? That green and brown patch that covers their entire attires is there for a reason. You see‚ when these people are out there in the battle field‚ they need to be able to blend in with the earth and their nearby surroundings. So what best colours to wear if you are out in the wilderness‚ than something in the shade of green and brown
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