Instituto Cumbres y Alpes Torreón BACHILLERATO ENGLISH EXAM Ms. Verónica Ivett Galván R. First period/ First semester I. Read the Fiction selection. Then‚ answer the questions. The Great Skate All Martina ever wanted was to learn how to ride a skateboard . Despite Martina´s pleading‚ any attempt at using her older brother’s board would invite a shrieking response. “Don’t touch that!”‚ he would shout. Seeing her determination‚ Martina’s mother bought
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his own side. The Confederate forces won but the loss of Stonewall Jackson had affected the Confederates very badly. This was good for us. The Union’s general Joseph Hooker had placed his army of the Potomac in a defensive position around the crosswords of Chancellorsville‚ VA. Hooker had his men flank left to the west of Chancellorsville. Later in the same battle Confederate major Robert Stiles had to deal with the dark in the woods. It was dark out and hard to see. “We couldn’t even see our own
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I spent the weekend back home visiting my college crew and some family. I was also able to squeeze in a marketing presentation at the same time." The woman pulled out a book of crossword puzzles and flipped to a partially completed puzzle. She held the page with her finger‚ and she refocused her attention on Gnik. "You’re interested in marketing?" "Yeah‚ I started my own business a while back. I’ve been on my own for over a
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to keep a balanced diet and moderate exercise you are making a healthy choice. You most likely have heard several others telling you about your diet and exercise but you also should stay mentally fit. Some ways to keep mentally active are doing crosswords or other forms of puzzles‚ as well as learning something new. We all understand that it is not always easy caring for a loved one‚ whether it is at home or in a care facility. Support groups are one way to connect with others who may be having
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present the product in the right kind of environment in India. Indeed‚ the right shopping experience does induce Indian consumers to spend more. This is evident from the experiences of retail-outlets like Shoppers’ Stop‚ Music World‚ Food World‚ Crosswords‚ The Home Store‚ Ebony‚ Bigjo’s‚ Saboos‚ Standard‚ Vijay Store and Janaki Das & Sons‚ Westside etc. However‚ the development of organized retail is dependent on the efforts of several agencies and institutions. The first among these is the government
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Cushing’s Syndrome Cushing’s Syndrome is a hormone disorder caused by the body tissues being exposed to high levels of the hormone cortisol for a long period of time. The disease is commonly caused by taking corticosteroid medicine in high doses over an extended period of time. The condition can also be caused by the body’s excess production of cortisol due to an overactive adrenal gland. It is a rare disease that mostly affects adults between the ages of 20 to 50. Females are more likely
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(Miller‚ 2014) (Hill‚ 2006). For Joan‚ her intelligence is constantly doubted by society‚ despite gaining a double first in mathematics (Tyldum‚ 2014; 34:56 – 34:58). When Turing advertises a job opportunity to anyone who can successfully complete a crossword puzzle of his own invention‚ before Joan even has an opportunity to exhibit her talent for mathematics‚ an agent dismisses her intelligence because of her gender. “Miss‚ did you really solve this puzzle yourself?” (Tyldum‚ 2014; 30:02 – 30:06). Despite
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Why learning English is important in today’s world? As it has been suggested time and again that English has emerged as one of the most prominent global languages‚ the importance of English would be elucidated in this write-up. With the concept of global village emerging and spreading like wildfire and the significance of English securing an all time high it becomes important to learn English. Why should we learn English? We should learn English because the majority
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Promoting Local Self-Reliance in Fresh Produce and Food Security through Competition By Sean Masih Abstract: With the looming food crisis‚ globalization‚ and increased population our food as we know it may be at risk. In the next 20 years the UN has reported that the world ’s food production will have to increase by 70% to prevent hundreds of millions of people from starving. If we don’t do something to increase our food security and local self-reliance within city communities we
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The editors of “Flash Fiction” asked themselves the question‚ “How short can a story be and still truly be a story?” (11). With this in mind‚ they settled on a maximum word count of 750‚ with a minimum of 250. They debated keeping it as “one story to a page‚ just a little book of little stories‚” but soon realized that‚ without the turn of a page during a story‚ the reader is easily bored (13). Instead‚ they allowed the stories to begin and end naturally in the book’s layout. “Pumpkins” is a
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