PRONUNCIATION T SOUND IN AMERICAN ENGLISH (TRUE T‚ FLAP T‚ GLOTTAL STOP‚ OMITTED T) 1. True T: 5 main rules - At the beginning of a word: true‚ truck‚ train‚ try‚ triumph‚ triangle‚ truth‚ trim - Stressed sound (often second syllable): attach‚ pretend‚ tattoo‚ internal‚ petition‚ retire‚ Italian - St: stamp‚ suggested‚ best‚ west - Str: strong‚ street‚ construction‚ instrument - Ft: lift‚ shift‚ gift 2. Flap T (quick D sound) Rule: vowel/r sound + flap T + vowel/r (r-controlled
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Enlightenment thinkers believed that the advances of science and industry heralded a new age of egalitarianism and progress for humankind. More goods were being produced for less money‚ people were traveling more‚ and the chances for the upwardly mobile to actually change their station in life were significantly improving. At the same time‚ many voices were expressing sharp criticism of some time-honored cultural institutions. The Church‚ in particular‚ was singled out as stymieing the forward march of
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Using Ministry of fear and another appropriately selected poem explore the sense of place Heaney conveys with reference to the troubles in N.I‚ with particular reference to the effects of any political and social context and Heaney’s own views. Ministry of Fear is from Heaney’s ‘North’ collection‚ written in 1975 while Heaney was staying in Wicklow‚ Casualty was written shortly after in ‘Field work’ in 1979. Through these two poems Heaney conveys a strong sense of place‚ namely Northern Ireland
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The importance of environmental protection Environmental protection is an increasingly pressing issue all over the world. Ozone depletion‚ green house effect‚ global climate changes or global warming‚ etc‚ are the main issues in environment. Recent years‚ many countries and various organizations have paid more attention into environmental protection. A treaty about global environmental protection was discussed by 192 nations in Copenhagen in December 2011. But I fell every individual
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Jajmau(Kanpur) Date of decision 22nd September 1987 BENCH E.S. Venkataramiah and K.N. Singh‚ JJ. Nature Public interest litigation relating to environmental issue Subject Constitution of India‚ 1950: Articles 48A and 51A-State to protect and improve environment-Fundamental duty of every citizen to improve natural environment. Environmental Law Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act‚ 1974 and Environment (Protection) Act‚ 1986: ’Environment’-Discharge of effluents from tannery into
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explorer’s eyes. At the end of the story‚ the officer who runs the machine ends up putting himself in the machine. I think this decision was made in bad faith by the officer‚ because of how the officer acts‚ how he feels about justice‚ and the outcome of what happened. In this story‚ the officer shows how much he has dedicated his life to the care of this machine. The officer put countless hours into making this machine operate correctly. The way the officer excitingly shares about the different parts
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last U.S. census‚ the average population density of the United States was 70 people per square mile (Xpeditions‚ 2008). This is just an objective fact though and has little‚ if any‚ applicability to the average American’s daily life. However‚ when issues of excess population noise and decreased privacy are taken into account the subjective perception of population density meets the objective fact of population density. As population density increases so does the noise that the population produces
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Joey Purdee Environmental Hazards Instructor – Kellie Archie July 2‚ 2013 Abstract This week we will be discussing dumps and landfills. We will first describe what is meant by open dumping and also what a landfill is. We will be discussing early to modern landfills and the differences between then and now. We will discuss what some of the problems were with early landfills and also what improvements have been made with newer landfills. Finally‚ we are to choose one the listed landfills and
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The most important problem faced by the modern world today is environmental pollution. Unless and until effective measures are adopted to prevent this grave problem‚ it is going to affect life on earth. Man has exploited the natural resources in order to meet the demands of the ever-increasing population and also to meet the requirements of industries. As the demand for basic things like food‚ water‚ clothes and shelter increased; man exploited natural resources like minerals‚ forests‚ water and
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A theme is is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. In the sound of thunder the author believes that all small choices have potentially large consequences. Every little actions someone takes have at least a little consequence to it no matter if it’s bad or good. Timing is every‚ it impacts the future by every moves. Sometimes we wondered what could have happened if we did this instead of that. All those possibility are based
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