PASSIVE VOICE 1. “There is a considerable range of expertise demonstrated by the spam senders.” The actors in this little drama are the spam spenders — or‚ to be more active‚ the spam senders are the actors in this little drama. Direct them center stage‚ and send the weak “there is” opening packing to the provinces: “The spam senders demonstrate a considerable range of expertise.” 2. “It was determined by the committee that the report was inconclusive.” Again‚ the subject is weak and indeterminate
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that trade unions raise wage rates but reduce levels of employment. A trade union is an association of workers formed to protect and promote the interests of its members. A union’s main function is to improve wages and other conditions of work; this is usually done through bargaining with the employers. Trade unions exist because an individual worker has very little power to influence any decisions made by an employer. By joining together‚ workers have more chance of having a voice and being heard
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Situation with Baltic Sea level increase and the affect in Finnish coast In addition to the regional rise in ocean levels‚ local events in the Baltic Sea affect the sea level changes on the Finnish coast. In Finland‚ the uplift of the land after the last glacial period is still 4–10 millimeters per year. Moreover‚ climate models predict stronger western winds‚ which will push water into the Baltic Sea through the Danish straits and water will accumulate against the Finnish coast. So far‚ post-glacial
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Little Voices The current economy has many companies struggling to stay afloat. Companies are looking for a competitive edge over their competitors. The new age of technology has given businesses an opportunity to expand through the World Wide Web. On-Line advertising is an affordable option for any business owner and offers a multitude of options. Mom and Pop business now have the opportunity to advertise without reaching deep into their pockets. In recent years‚ attention has been drawn
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Raise the Red Lantern offers a view of life within a closed‚ dictatorial social community. Much of the film deals with the ever-shifting balance of power between the various concubines. Beauty and sexual appeal are secondary attributes in a battle of wits that demands guile and duplicity. Bearing a male child is more critical to each woman’s standing than possessing a pleasing countenance. While the master’s favor determines which of his wives commands the most power‚ Zhang illustrates how easily
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analytic observation that I made was simply that the tone portrayed in the reading was cold and dry. I observed that it carried no real emotion‚ merely explaining what real life is in America. The problem is that this passage is Richard M. Nixon’s voice and perspective. Mind you that our 37th president served during 1969-1974 a time when the inequality of race‚ color‚ creed was still a progressing issue‚ and also a time when we were involved in war. The point is the opinion on freedom is biased and
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Aral Sea The Aral Sea was once the fourth largest inland sea in the world. About‚ a million years ago from now the northwestern part of Uzbekistan and southern Kazakhstan were covered by a massive inland sea. This sea was formed when all the waters retreated from a big land; they left a broad plain that contained highly saline soil. Due to the retreating of water many ancient remains were disappeared. The only remnant that remained was a big inland sea which was the Aral Sea. The Aral Sea was an
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Raise the Red Lantern is a movie that kidnaps you to a foreign place and immerses you completely with new traditions. The story follows young Songhian whom is forced by her mother to get married to a rich man. In his household‚ she becomes the Forth Mistress‚ and the youngest among her husband’s wives. Songhian and the audience quickly learn the rules of the Master’s beautifully designed compound‚ whichever wife the Master currently favors is graced by his attention‚ lavish foot massages‚ and many
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advocacy groups keep information about the destruction of the rain forest or the extinction of plants and animals in view--most Americans are at least on some level aware of such destruction. The issue of language extinction‚ however‚ is completely off most people’s radar screens. Suddenly‚ the review seemed even more urgent‚ because Vanishing Voices is a work that deserves the attention of the widest audience possible. The grim statistic is‚ as the authors Daniel Nettle and Suzanne Romaine explain early
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#1: “The Salton Sea” Summary In 1905 heavy rain falls and snowmelt overfilled the Colorado River. In result the water poured over the headgates in to Alamo Canal. The flood soon reached an Imperial Valley dike and in a period of two years the entire process of the Colorado River flood would soon create the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea is located at the Colorado Desert in Southern California laying below sea level and said to be the largest lake in California. The creation of the sea made Salton City
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