Stalemate Deadlock from which neither side can progress Total war Government’s mobilisation of all its resources to support the efforts of its own troops and undermine those of its opponents Western Front The area of fighting in western Europe during World War I. It stretched from the English Channel to the Swiss border and encompassed territory in Belgium and northern France. War of attrition War in which competing sides attempt to achieve victory through the tactic of wearing down their
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Candidate Number Candidate Name ______________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM Academic Reading PRACTICE TEST 1 hour Time 1 hour INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so. Write your name and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page. Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet. Use a pencil. You
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For the video game‚ see Space Station Silicon Valley. Downtown San Jose‚ dubbed "Capital of Silicon Valley". The driveway to The 88 Condominium Building in Downtown San Jose as seen with uplit palms. Silicon Valley is the southern region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California‚ in the United States. The region‚ whose name derives from the Santa Clara Valley in which it is centered‚ is home to many of the world’s largest technology corporations as well as thousands of small startups
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The stock market crash in 1929 had a devastating effect on the American citizens and people around the world. Thousands of men and women were out of work‚ banks were closed‚ people lost all their hard-earned savings‚ families were evicted from their homes‚ food was hard to attain‚ the world was in a dismal and desperate state. In one form or another the Great Depression troubled everyone. However‚ there was a lot of good and success that occurred during this dark time. As author and English professor
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As you know the photo is great power to influence people’s mind. Picture can change perception‚ social‚ political position and even identity. I want to talk about most popular and influential documentary photo that changed the world. It would be hard to imagine a technology that had more impact on 20th century life than photography: the automobile‚ the airplane‚ nuclear power‚ all of these were higher profile than photography‚ yet in day-to-day terms‚ photography was truly the most pervasive.
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ADVERTISING is mass media content intended to persuade audiences of readers‚ viewers or listeners to take action on products‚ services and ideas. The idea is to drive consumer behavior in a particular way in regard to a product‚ service or concept. Advertising is the paid‚ impersonal‚ one-way marketing of persuasive information from an identified sponsor disseminated through channels of mass communication to promote the adoption of goods‚ services or ideas. Television advertising / Music in advertising
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“Greasy Lake” and its Many Historical References In T. Coraghessan Boyle’s short story “Greasy Lake‚” there are many subtle historical references. These references pertain to different events that were happening during the time period that the story takes place‚ and help to describe different parts of the plot. Casual readers may not even notice these interesting little bits of information‚ but upon paying closer attention; they would become aware of the small‚ almost unnecessary references that
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He spent any spare time to think of new things to invent that people would love. He spent days and nights think about what new invention he was going to sell or use. On December‚ 17‚ 1904 the Ochoaplane was invented by International Airship Co. inspired by Victor Ochoa. The plane was not well made as the planes are today‚ the support of the plain was wood and nails. The inventor had been working on the plane for more than 15 years just to make it perfect for Ochoa and perfectly able
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Mr World: PROLOGUE Agent Peter Brooks‚ thirty seven. Adjy agent number 37‚ Peter Brooks‚ stepped off the metal flooring of the built-for-sea hover craft and landed on firm earth. The ground shook a little as he made the short trip from the hover landing area to the small mouth of the cave. Small reptiles and insects scurried out of his way‚ except for a giant leopard moth which flew to his feet. He kicked it away‚ cursing‚ and held out his index finger for a scan. A bright green laser swept over
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AFRICA’S PLEA Roland Tombekai Dempster I am not you – But you will not Give me a chance‚ Will not let me be me. “If I were you” but you know I am not you‚ Yet you will not Let me be me. You meddle‚ interfere In my affairs As if they were yours And you were me. You are unfair‚ unwise‚ Foolish to think That I can be you‚ Talk‚ act And think like you. God made me me. He made you you. For God’s sake Let me be me. Breaths Birago Diop Listen more often to things
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