Reading Comprehension
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Passage 1
Asian American poetry from Hawaii, the Pacific Island state of the United States, is generally characterizable in one of two …
Wing Tek Lum
Asian American poetry from Hawaii is often seen as either a multicultural ideal or as focusing on common Asian American issues. Wing Tek Lum’s work is different because it focuses on Hawaii’s …
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Passage 2
In England the burden of history weighs heavily on common law, that unwritten code of time-honored laws derived largely from …
Common Law Development
English common law is deeply connected to history, with many legal ideas based on old customs and cases. Understanding modern British law requires looking at its historical development.
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Passage 3 · Comparative
As university researchers working in a "gift economy" dedicated to collegial sharing of ideas, we have long been insulated from …
Gift Economy
University researchers traditionally share ideas freely as part of a “gift economy” focused on knowledge and collaboration. Treating research as something to sell threatens this tradition and reduces research’s role as a …
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Passage 4
Sometimes there is no more effective means of controlling an agricultural pest than giving free rein to its natural predators …
Typhlodromus
Natural predators can sometimes control agricultural pests better than pesticides. Typhlodromus mites control cyclamen mites that damage strawberry plants by reducing their populations before they become harmful.
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