Podcasts – Themes – City vs. country Introduction Download the LearnEnglish Themes podcast. You’ll find more information on this page: http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts-themes.htm This support pack contains the following materials: • the article that you can listen to in the podcast • an optional language activity based on the article • links to other activities on the LearnEnglish website on this theme (city vs. country). Read the article Town or country mouse? by John Russell
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Darwin Vs Moses On Origin Of Life The following essay reports on theories derived by 2 greatly renowned philosophers‚ Darwin and Moses regarding life and its origins. Both were known for their diverse knowledge and beliefs in regard to the existence of life. Darwin chose to explain his view point with the help of some practical examples derived from science and his prior experience. Whereas Moses had his own definition for Origins Of Life with the great emphasis on how God created life and had a
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Comparing Real Vs. Movie Commodus In the movie “Gladiator”‚ Emperor Commodus is portrayed as an unstable and neurotic sadist who killed his own father for the throne of the Roman Empire. Real history has no solid proof that Commodus‚ while unstable‚ killed his father Marcus Aurelius. He was actually made co-emperor at the age of 5 (Heritage). However‚ the sexual relations he had with his sibling is in fact true‚ but it was not with the sister Lucilla as shown in the movie‚ but rather with another
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Death Penalty vs. Life Imprisonment The death penalty is a widely discussed issue in the United States. Should the government still impose the death penalty for certain crimes? Or should the punishment be life imprisonment? This essay will discuss the different viewpoints on the death penalty and life imprisonment. Capital punishment‚ also called the "death penalty‚" is the pre-meditated and planned taking of a human life by the government in response to a crime committed by the convicted person
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Diamond Niles Mr. Brewington English 100 10 June‚ 2010 Life Before Children VS. Life After Children Being a mother has brought on a big change in my life. The life before becoming a mother was enjoyable. Even though‚ I have children‚ my life is still enjoyable and I have lots of love for my children. My children are my blessings. The changes that occurred in my life are: sleep‚ money‚ and responsibility. Before I had children‚ I use to party all night and I slept all day. I was still at home
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Zuniga LAS 377‚ Making a life vs. Making a Living When comparing the processes of making a living and making a life both differ very much‚ but both play a role in the process of finding true success as an individual. Making a living is geared towards plain survival. In our society plain survival would be to pay the bills‚ buy food‚ buy clothes‚ pay the rent…etc. The idea is to settle for the least possible in order to get by‚ or as we call it survival. Making a life is geared towards knowing what
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Abortion: Pro-life vs. pro-choice Which came first‚ the chicken or the egg? Such a question has puzzled Americans for many‚ any years. I have heard all the arguments‚ but is there really a right or wrong answer to this question? In my opinion no. Sure I lean toward one side of the argument but I cannot give a definite answer to that question. I have the exact same feelings on the subject of abortion. Abortion has been a highly debatable subject for many years. I used to be a supporter
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Fatima Baaboud | 1 Social Media VS Social Life The Negative Effects of Social Media on Social Life Fatima Baaboud Effat University Fatima Baaboud | 2 The Outline Thesis statement: Though many people use social media to strengthens the real world relationships‚ it has many negative effects where it threaten person’s privacy‚ present fake profiles‚ and make people have a tendency to lose touch with reality. I.
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Ezra Hochman Wednesday/Friday 12:25-2:05 Diogenes vs. Socrates: What is a life of worth? One can either write the story of their own life‚ or let other people and circumstances write it for him. Too often do citizens of the world follow the assumptions of society‚ as personal independence can seem frightening or uncomfortable. Both Socrates and Diogenes were of the mind that the purpose of human life is to constantly better one’s self by way of personal and spiritual growth. We are unable to
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Life factors and live events There are many different factors that may affect a person’s life such as genetic‚ biological‚ environmental‚ socio-economic and lifestyle. The genetic factors that may affect a person’s life are cystic fibrosis‚ celiac disease‚ asthma‚ brittle bone disease and rheumatic disease the genetic disease that I have chosen to write about is cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that is caused by a defective gene; cystic fibrosis affects
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