Earthquakes: Why do some places suffer more than others? Whilst earthquakes are perhaps the most frequently occurring natural hazard‚ their impact on people‚ property and communities varies enormously from one place to another. It is possible to identify a number of factors that cause some places to suffer more than others. Whilst some are large scale and are to do with tectonic location‚ others are decided at a much more local scale‚ and relate to building design and levels of preparedness. Perhaps
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WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people think that young people should be ambitious. Others believe that it is fine if young people do not have big aims in life. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience. Write at least 250 words. Question and model answer taken from Thomson exam essentials IELTS Practice Tests M. Harrison
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Chapter 2 / Competing with Information Technology ● R EAL WORLD CASE C 1 How to Win Friends and Influence Business People: Quantify IT Risks and Value IO Tim Schaefer thinks words do matter. When he looked at the words IT used inside Northwestern Mutual Life‚ he felt that they sent exactly the wrong message about IT’s role in meeting business goals. So‚ over the last 18 months‚ these words are out: IT costs‚ internal customers‚ IT leaders‚ alignment‚ and IT systems. These words are in: IT investments
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energetic. In today’s era all things have developed with technical and scientific breakthroughs more rapidly than our expectations. This has become possible because of adapting new ideas and innovations. Our day to day lives have become very convenient; something or the other keeps changing and everyday some thing new keeps cropping up. Furthermore due to a demanding lifestyle the world needs to adapt to the fast pace and therefore is constantly changing. But some people don’t like being bogged down
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Why did some civilizations succeed and others fail? Why was it that some places had more resources than others? According to Jared Diamond‚ his theory‚ “Geographic Luck” is the answer. On Diamonds last trip to New Guinea‚ he proves his theory to be right. When he arrived‚ the natives ask him why the white men have so much cargo and why they had so little. The natives to the island worked just as hard if not harder than all the others but they were much less successful than the Eurasians. Geographical
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Enzyme Activity Over Different Concentrations and Effects The goals of this experiment were to examine the effectively of enzymes on samples of different enzyme concentrations and substrate concentrations. In addition‚ the experiment tested how effective enzymes are on samples of pH levels and temperature levels. A. Effect of Enzyme Concentration Hypothesis: With half as much enzyme concentration then the reaction rate will be half as much than when the enzyme concentration is equal
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Being over weight has taught me that there’re some people that are very cruel to over weight people. It’s amazing how differently people will treat you because of your size. Although there are some people that do mean no harm‚ that’s not how everybody feels. In most cases‚ people tend to be understanding when it comes to interacting with over weight people. I’ve learned that overweight people are not the only one’s who feel the stresses of them being overweight. There’s also a level of discomfort
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Why Some Economies Grow Faster Than Others A Comparison of Cuba and Israel Harry M. Geedey Professor Evelyn Bolden Economics 250 March 1‚ 2011 Abstract The governments of Cuba and Israel are relatively young. The two countries are of similar size‚ population‚ and possess similar natural resources. They each have port cities with easy access to the world. Their governments were founded on socialist principles. Despite the similarities‚ the economic performance of Israel has far outpaced
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Inzy lets things flow over him This is not just the story of a man who has risen to be one of Pakistan’s icons. It is also a more human tale‚ one of two friends and a friendship that has stood for nearly 20 years‚ despite the differences caused by distance‚ status and money. On Thursday evening‚ even as the hotel prepares for the arrival of the Indian team (the Pakistani team is not top priority)‚ one man is trying to find a proper place for a big framed photograph of a young‚ laughing Inzamam-ul
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Steps to be taken for Preventing Road Accidents • Most important method to bring down accidents is strict enforcement ofspeed limits.90 % of accidents can be avoided by strict enforcement ofspeed limits. • Heavy Penalty should be imposed on ALL those who cross speed limits. Ifthis is strictly implemented‚ nobody will dare to go at high speed. • Existing speed limits should be brought down further. • Heavy penalty should be imposed for those who cause accidents. • Tamper proof speed controllers
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