Academic Reading sample task – Identifying writer’s views/claims Discovered in the early 1800s and named ‘nicotianine’‚ the oily essence now called nicotine is the main active ingredient of tobacco. Nicotine‚ however‚ is only a small component of cigarette smoke‚ which contains more than 4‚700 chemical compounds‚ including 43 cancer-causing substances. In recent times‚ scientific research has been providing evidence that years of cigarette smoking vastly increases the risk of developing fatal medical
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when the colossal Roman Empire was getting hard to manage‚ the emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire in two administrative divisions. This is because it was not easy for one capital to control such a vast land. The capital of East Roman Empire was transferred to Byzantium in 330 CE by the emperor Constantine. With the time of antiquity‚ when Eastern Roman Empire evolved to be Byzantine Empire‚ the Byzantine Empire carried many cultural and religious values from the Romans. This rise of the
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intermediation has been undergoing a profound transformation‚ owing to changes in the global financial system. India’s banking system has seen some major financial innovations in the past decade as well as steps to promote financial inclusion‚ schemes that aim to take banking services to yet-to-be-banked areas. The various innovations in banking and financial sector are ECS‚ RTGS‚ EFT‚ NEFT‚ ATM‚ Retail Banking‚ Debit & Credit Cards‚ free advisory services‚ implementation of standing instructions
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Monumental architecture was an important facet of classical society. Not only would it exhibit the advances in culture that each society was making‚ but it was gave them a chance to show off their wealth‚ power‚ and creativity to other societies. These monuments often took the innovations and collaborations of the country’s top architects and builders to accomplish. They also exemplify the importance of the Mediterranean region in comparison to the world during the BC era and into early CE. First
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The version of War of the Worlds I found most effective in creating fear amongst it’s audience was the radio broadcast. In both the novel version and the radio broadcast the alien creature that lands on Earth is described in great detail. It’s grotesque features are planted in our mind as the narrator tell us the events of the story. In the original novel the crowd is in a sort of riot at the sight of an extraterrestrial and even trampel a pedestrian in all the fuss. Even though the radio broadcast
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meaning but to simplify it‚ vernacular buildings is an approach of architecture that uses local material and resources in a certain area or region where a building is built and undertakes local needs. Before 1900s‚ people unconsciously built vernacular buildings as they can only use sources around their area to build houses for their needs but as years go by people started understanding the use and style of vernacular architecture as it develops more. According to www.archdaily.com architects everywhere
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reality. The process involves original thinking and then producing. The process of creation was historically reserved for deities creating "from nothing" in creationism and other creation myths. Over time‚ the term creativity came to include human innovation‚ especially in art and science and led to the emergence of the creative class. Etymology Creativity comes from the Latin term creō "to create‚ make". The ways in which societies have perceived the concept of creativity have changed throughout
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problems disappear gradually with the appearance of new modern technologies and leading these technologies is nanotechnology and its applications on buildings. Accordingly‚ there is no doubt that nanotechnology is going to make a revolution for architecture industry. The future success of this technology depends on the development of different items concerning energy saving technology and enhancing the properties of building materials that achieve human comfort. This report is composed entirely
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Greek name: Hephaestus Roman Name: Vulcan (also known as Mulciber) He is the son of Hera‚ who created him in retaliation when she found out that Zeus had created Athena without her and viciously made herself pregnant asexually. He is the god of fire‚ metallurgy‚ stonemasonry and the art of sculpture; he was also worshiped as the God of technology‚ artisans‚ and sculptors. He is the blacksmith of the Olympian Gods. Appearance: His is the only God considered ugly‚ according to the standards of
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INNOVATION Innovation is about "bringing ideas into life. Innovation is linked to performance and growth through improvements in efficiency‚ productivity‚ quality‚ competitive positioning and market share. Innovation takes place at different levels from modest improvements on an existing product or process to dramatic and even historically significant breakthroughs in how we relate to the world. In all cases‚ the capacity to innovate will be a function of our commitments‚ what we want to accomplish
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