Siblings reading fill in blanks Mexican diet 50
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126. exercise
| determines | identical | puzzle |
No two siblings are the same. not even …………………. twins. Parents often …………………… about why their children are so different from one another. They’ll say, “I brought then I up all the same.” They forget that what …………………. our behavior is not what happens to us but how we interpret what happens to us, and no two people ever see anything in exactly the same way.
127. exercise
| staple | manifestation | acknowledge |
Descendants of the Maya living in Mexico still sometimes refer to themselves as “the corn people.” the phrase is not intended as metaphor. Rather, it’s meant to …………………… their abiding dependence on this miraculous grass, the ………………….. of their diet for almost nine thousand years. Forty percent of the calories a Mexican eats in a day comes directly from corn, most of it in the form of tortillas. So when a Mexican says “I am maize” or “corn walking,” it is simply a statement of fact: The very substance of the Mexican’s body is to a considerable extent a …………………….. of this plant.
128. exercise
| growing | board | become | outdoors |
This summer, 41 UBC alumni and friends participated in expeditions to the Canadian arctic and the legendary Northwest Passage. Presentations conversations and learning accompanied their exploration of the great ……………………. abroad the Russian-flagged. Akademik Ioffe, designed and built in Finland as a scientific research vessel in 1989. Her bridge was open to passengers virtually 24 hours a day. Experts on …………………….. presented on topics including climate change, wildlife. Inuit and culture and history, and early European explorers. UBC professor Michael Byers presented on the issue of arctic sovereignty, a ……………………… cause of debate as ice melts new shipping routes open, and natural resources …………………….. accessible. Recommended pre-trip reading was hue UBC alummus Pierre Berton’s book, The Arctic Grail.