Franco’s Regime: Ideals, Power, and Policies in Spain
Franco’s Regime: Ideals and Consolidation of Power
Franco established a new state based on the ideals of July 18th: the defense of class interests, the creation of social order, and the defense of corporate interests, all stemming from a reaction against perceived social chaos, communism, and anti-Catholicism. The regime’s foundation was victory in the Spanish Civil War. A coup d’état initiated a military dictatorship, concentrating all power in Franco himself. This dictatorship was a direct response
Read MoreEarly Modern English: Morphology, Syntax, Lexis
Early Modern English: Morphology, Syntax, and Lexis
Morphology
Declensions: Only Genitive -es and -s. The apostrophe in ‘s wasn’t used to mark possession until the 18th century; it was used to mark elided e (e.g., Thron’).
- Umlaut plurals: men, feet, lice, teeth.
- Uninflected plurals: sheep, deer, swine.
- Lexical imports: phenomenon-phenomena, stimulus-stimuli, analysis-analyses.
Adjectives & Adverbs: Adjectives were indeclinable. Comparison used both periphrastic more/most and synthetic -er/-est. Double
Read MorePosters and Comics: Design, History, and Analysis
Posters: Definition and Functions
A poster is a large-format sheet of paper, printed with advertisements or notices, produced in bulk for public display.
Functions of Posters:
- Information
- Advertising or publicity
- Education
- Environmental enhancement (becoming part of the urban landscape)
- Aesthetics (created with attractive designs)
- Creativity (designing a poster is a creative endeavor)
Many posters have become art market products, sold to collectors or the general public. The poster represents a “public image”
Read MoreDavid Hume’s Emotivism and Kant’s Transcendental Idealism
1. David Hume: Emotivism and Morality
Emotivism and the Ethics of Hume
Hume emphasizes the role of emotions and feelings in human behavior. Against those who consider reason responsible for our decisions and actions, Hume argues that any action is upheld by emotion and feelings. While it is true, Hume says, that we reflect before making decisions, these arguments are motivated by emotions. Actions are motivated by the pleasure or pain they cause us because, according to him, we seek pleasure and reject
Read MoreMary Wollstonecraft’s *Mary: A Fiction*: Characters & Themes
Mary Wollstonecraft’s *Mary: A Fiction*
Feminist writer and intellectual Mary Wollstonecraft was born on April 27, 1759, in London. Brought up by an abusive father, she left home and dedicated herself to a life of writing. After her friend Fanny died in 1785, Wollstonecraft took a position as a governess. Three years later, she published her most famous work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, advocating for educational reform, giving women access to the same educational opportunities as men.
Read MoreUnderstanding Fundamental Human Rights and Their Categories
Inalienable Rights
Inalienable rights are those fundamental rights that cannot be legitimately denied to a person. No government has the power or authority to deny such rights, as they are part of the essence of being human. These rights are inherently inalienable.
Indivisible Rights
The indivisible nature of human rights rules out the possibility of conflict between them and highlights the close relationship between individual and social rights. The right to be free and equal in dignity, to have freedom
Read MoreCLIL in Education: A Comprehensive Approach
What is Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)?
CLIL is a dual-focused educational approach in which a second language is used for learning subject content from the curriculum. In CLIL, content and language learning occur simultaneously with an emphasis on their integration.
David Marsh defined CLIL as a situation where subjects are taught through a foreign language with dual-focused aims: learning content and a foreign language at the same time.
The 4Cs Framework of CLIL
Do Coyle established
Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts and Applications
Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts
Part 1: Introduction to Organizational Behavior
1) Organizational Behavior (OB) is a field of study that seeks to do all of the following except:
- e) Improving technical skills of interpersonal skills.
2) The tasks of a manager include:
- e) All of the previous
3) Which of the following players is not substantially certain to research OB?
- e) Most all of the above are not substantially certain
4) Which of the following is not a challenge or an opportunity for managers today?
Read MoreIrregular Verbs in English: The Ultimate List
Essential English Irregular Verbs
Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English, along with their past simple and past participle forms:
- Be – Was/Were – Been – Ser/Estar
- Bear – Bore – Borne/Born – Soportar
- Beat – Beat – Beaten – Golpear
- Become – Became – Become – Llegar a Ser
- Begin – Began – Begun – Empezar
- Bend – Bent – Bent – Doblar
- Bet – Bet – Bet – Apostar
- Bite – Bit – Bitten – Morder
- Bleed – Bled – Bled – Sangrar
- Blow – Blew – Blown – Soplar
- Break – Broke – Broken – Romper
- Bring – Brought – Brought
Understanding Human Suffering and Faith in God
Understanding Human Suffering and Faith
Evil and pain are among the most puzzling of human experiences. Any protest of meaning for life should be approached from this dimension. Some ills come from our status as beings of nature. Nature has its laws, and we are subject to them. Similarly, the natural biological cycle ends in death. However, other types of suffering are caused by evil people, evil that sometimes nests in the human heart.
Jesus’ Experience of Pain and Suffering
Jesus faced these realities
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