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Reflection1

I started the semester too late but I managed to catch up with my colleagues in my class; we started with two practice summaries, one about North African bustards and the other about Emirati police night patrols, and it had much new information; this made both summaries exciting for me; I learned how to summaries passages by eliminating non-important information, examples and figures. The most important thing is when you summaries a passage you have to convey the general message of the writer so readers of your summary can get the main message from your passage. We had two assessed summaries about desert milk and desert survival; both of them had much new information for me; what helped me make my summarizing skills very high was Mr. Hedley's advice which made me get a high mark in academic reading & writing. Back in my school I had a normal summarizing skill but when I started my semester in ADMC I had really strong summarizing skills; the session ended before Eid Al Adha by looking at BibMe is important for accurate referencing prior to our personal assignments.

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Desert milk, from farm to fridge

Thousands of families drink fresh cow’s milk in the morning; milk is sold all across the country in supermarkets or corner grocery stores at a price affordable to the most modest budget. Almarai started in 1977 with 300 cows; it is known for its quality; in 2012 they have over 130,000 Dutch cows located in Riyadh. Almarai follows the production process from udder to fridge. About two thirds of the milk is used for other dairy products such as yoghurts and cheese. Half a century ago, fresh milk in the Arabian Peninsula came from goats or camels and was stored in earthenware jars soaked in water in lieu of a fridge. Cow’s milk came in cans, evaporated, condensed or powdered.

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Summary 2

Houbara Bustards

 North African Houbara bustards are an endangered species; numbers of this species have decreased dramatically in only a few decades; between opening in 1995 and last year the Emirates Centre for wildlife propagation  has produced more than 60,000 of the birds it is located in the Missour in Morocco and is financed by the AbuDhabi  government .Similar have been established in the UAE , Kazakhstan , China and Turkmenistan .The Centre in Morocco has ambitious plans for the future to extend the release efforts to 15,000 birds per season; another set of technicians work on matching females and males, a process that is tightly controlled to ensure the genetic composition of future stock . All this is to help this species from not becoming extinct. The scientists also monitor this species using radio and satellite transmitters to track their movements.

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Summary 3

 Desert Survival

The Bedouin knew every detail of wells across the country . For generations people survived through the UAE'S sweltering summers by managing to eke out limited and hidden food , water and shelter . The Bedouin developed the ability to read subtle clues about where water might be. The Bedouin would dig until they hit the water and the well would be named after the man who did the job. They used a sheepskin water vessel called qerba; in dire straits , the Bedouin would drain a camel's body of its water by killing it and drinking the water that is stored in its stomach. Camels can drink about 100 liters in eight minutes ; the milk of camels and goats could also serve as a means to replace water . The Bedouin were also acclimatised to the desert heat and able to withstand greater dehydration than most. Bedouins can survive for 48 hours without water because their body adjusts itself through sweat , while most of the people can survive for only 24 hours.

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Desert horsemen keep the pace

The sandy hills of Awafi are  where horseman go to search for trouble makers; the horse men are part of RAK police’s  patrol division to monitor areas outside cities; the horsemen stand chose to farms listening for any signs of trouble; some times they are  taunted by drivers of noisy buggies but the horsemen train horses not to be frightened by sounds of cars and engines . Most of the horsemen are from India; the attempt to recruit Emirati horsemen has failed . People must not underestimate the importance of having  horse a patrol division for they can go where cars cant; the area of Alwafi is just one of the more popular getaways in the desert.

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