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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Egyptian Citizenship Becoming an Egyptian citizen If you have lived in Egypt for an extended period of time‚ or you are married to an Egyptian national‚ consider applying for Egyptian citizenship. You will no longer have to renew any visas or permits‚ nor will you have to renounce your first citizenship. Children born in Egypt or to at least one Egyptian parent automatically earn citizenship. Spouses of Egyptian nationals do not earn citizenship through marriage‚ though marriage to an Egyptian
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Egypt and Mesopotamia‚ located in the modern Middle East and North Africa‚ were two of the earliest civilizations that reigned for thousands of years before the Birth of Christ‚ and created a pathway for later powerful empires through invention and innovation and greatly influence modern civilization. Umbrella thesis (Goes from broad to specific) – follow the ACODA rule: Answers the question; Clear‚ Overarching (not a list)‚ Doable‚ Argumentative- Geography had a major effect on both Egyptian and Mesopotamian
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Egypt and Mesopotamia are two of the earliest civilizations in history. They each had good and bad things about them. They each were special civilizations in their own way. They had many similarities but also had differences. “Like Mesopotamia‚ Egypt depended on the waters of a great river system” (Adler 33). This is one of the similarities between the two countries. They both relied on water systems to keep the countries afloat. A difference was “Egypt was static and Mesopotamia was dynamic” (Fish
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Ancient Mesopotamia is where modern Iraq is at nowadays. It was a collection of what we call city-states. It was a relatively small geographic area between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. This land was called the fertile crescent.in the Neolithic revolution‚ the fertile crescent became an agricultural area‚ used the rivers flooding to set up fields and starting living a settled life. They were small and very isolated‚ which kept the are fragmented politically. When we think of civilization‚ we see
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Drafting By: Madison Stewart Drafting is the drawing up of blueprints for architectural structures‚ and mechanical engineering tools and objects. There are two sides to drafting‚ the mechanical side and the architectural side. It’s a great career that is fun‚ and easy to do. Architectural drafting has to deal with drawing up the blueprints for homes‚ schools‚ churches‚ and any other architectural structure you can think of. It’s very easy to come up with these blueprints. You can either draw
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The Egyptian culture is said to have been started approximately around 3150 B.C. It has a rich and deep history that is filled with exciting events such as the many battles between the many deities and demons along with the lore that belong to them and the writings about how Egypt was built and how it was one of the greatest ancient civilizations. The local food has not changed that much since those ancient times and it consists of legumes‚ vegetables‚ and fruits due to the fertile Nile river and
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Both China and Mesopotamia started from the basics and started from absolutely nothing‚ they both created different ways to live but the process of doing it was very similar. China and Mesopotamia are alike in a lot of ways. Both of the civilizations started on or by a river. This helped with the starting of their trade‚ and helped them get off the ground and running. They both also created many extraordinary inventions. The Mesopotamians invented the first ever wheel. This made it easier to move
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Style “Egypt has long fascinated the west.” This couldn’t be more true. Egyptian art can be said to be one of the most significant periods in art history. Their modern advances in such a far time ago were made unknowingly and helped shape art to what it is today. By just looking at it‚ Egyptian art may not come off as amazing as it actually is. One must dig deeper. The artwork they were creating wasn’t always made to be art. Instead‚ it was mainly made for religious purposes. Anything they created
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Egyptian Times TUT IS DEAD! Last night at 8:15pm our beloved pharaoh Tutankhamen died. Our pharaoh was born on February 2 1341bc. Even although he only lived for nineteen years he ruled our kingdom for nine years. He switched our religion back from what our horrible king Akhenaten did he moved our capital back and overall changed our lives back. We have been well assured that our greatest tomb makers have put many curses on his tomb so that no one will be able to disturb his resting place.
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