Impacts of Climate Change, Technology, and Social Issues
Migrant Crisis
1. A) Russia does not… both sides. B) New arrivals… Arctic climate.
2. A) False. Although Russia… both sides. B) False. With most of… beds. C) True. The number… in 2015.
3. A) Quarters: barracks B) Aspirants: seekers C) Preceding: former D) Refuge: shelter.
4. 1:b / 2:a / 3:b
Writing: The main difficulties an immigrant faces are:
- Getting a job. This is the biggest difficulty because the reason to emigrate is to obtain a better life than you had.
- Earning little because you are an
Analysis of Sci-Fi Stories: Meteor, Dumb Martian, Survival, and Body and Soul
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Exercise 1
1c, 2a, 3c, 4d
Exercise 2
1. Fortans, 2. Humans, 3. Fortans, 4. Fortans, 5. Humans, 6. Humans, 7. Fortans
Exercise 3
- Duncan Weaver to the Company Agent: He was very surprised when he was told that he would have to marry the Martian girl.
- The Company Agent to Duncan: He doesn’t understand what Martians are like and how they live.
- A man to Duncan: About bringing a Martian wife with him, as Duncan was doing.
- Duncan to Lellie: About Lellie’s attempts.
- Lellie to Duncan: Trying to explain why
Understanding Atrial Septal Defects and Related Cardiac Conditions
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Definition: An opening in the interatrial septum causing a left-to-right shunt and overload of the right atrium (RA) and right ventricle (RV).
Classification and Prognosis
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Diagnosis
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Primary Immunodeficiencies: Types, Symptoms, and Treatments
Why Have You Reached the Conclusion That This Is Primary?
- 2+ Pneumonia / year
- 4+ Otitis / year
- Severe Infection (meningitis & septicemia)
- Family History
- Interstitial Infection
Group the Primary Immunodeficiencies
| B Cell Deficiency | T Cell Deficiency | Combined Deficiency | Phagocytic Cell Deficiency |
1. X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia (No Antibody, B cell 0 / T Cell [Normal]) (Pneumonia / Bronchiectasis)
2. Hyper IgMIgM ↑, IgA + IgG ↓ (Fungi Pneumocystis jirovecii, protozoa, Virus CMV)
3. IgA DeficiencyIgA |
Health, Fitness, Education, and Modern Life: Key Terms
Health and Fitness Vocabulary
- Strenuous: Exhausting
- Push yourself: To strive harder
- Overdo it: To do too much
- Aren’t into: Not interested in
- Stay in shape: Maintain physical fitness
- Sedentary lifestyle: Inactive way of life
- Junk food: Unhealthy food
- Balanced diet: Healthy eating plan
- Nutrients: Nourishing substances
- Skip: To miss
- Crash diets: Extreme weight-loss diets
- Body Mass Index (BMI): Measure of body fat
- Set goals: Establish objectives
Phrasal Verbs
- Work out: Exercise
- Cut out: Stop consuming
- Get round to:
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby: Themes, Characters, and Analysis
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Biographical Data
F. Scott Fitzgerald (St. Paul, Minnesota, 1896 – Los Angeles, 1940) was an American novelist. Born into a wealthy family of Irish descent, he began his literary career in 1920 with This Side of Paradise, an autobiographical work in which his own pessimism was a faithful reflection of the American post-war mentality. This novel brought him considerable fame and popularity, establishing him as one of the most important writers of his time.
As his career as a