Spain’s Franco Era & Cold War Timeline: Key Events 1939-1989
Spain’s Franco Era & Cold War Timeline
1939-1959: Autarchy and Isolationism
- April 1, 1939: Franco ends the Spanish Civil War. Spain remains neutral in World War II.
- 1946: The United Nations condemns Spain.
- 1952: End of rationing in Spain.
- 1953: Military and economic agreements between Spain and the United States.
- 1955: Spain becomes a member of the United Nations.
1959-1975: Development and Opening
- 1959: Implementation of the Stabilization Plan, aimed at developing industry and consumption. Founding
Themes in The House of Bernarda Alba: Freedom, Love, and Hypocrisy
Thematic Groups in The House of Bernarda Alba
The central theme of the play is the clash between a traditional, authoritarian figure, Bernarda, and the desire for freedom, represented by her mother (Maria Josefa) and her daughter Adela. It’s a conflict between two attitudes about life and two ideologies. First, we have Bernarda’s attitude, which stands for a life dominated by appearances and a morality based on traditional authoritarianism. On the other hand, we have a liberal attitude. In the play,
Read MoreDNA, Genes, and Chromosomes: Understanding Heredity
Before the Nineteenth Century: Inheritance by Mixing
Sex cells combine hereditary material and mix as do colors. According to this theory:
- White Animal + Black Animal = All descendants are mid-gray.
Mid-Nineteenth Century
Gregor Mendel (1821-1884)
- Modern genetics.
- Inherited characteristics are transmitted by individual factors that are dispatched each generation.
- Not-ruined compote that was identified as hereditary material.
Mendel’s Experiments
Mendel’s experiments with peas involved smooth peas and wrinkled
Read MoreHume’s Philosophy: Causality, Empiricism, and Skepticism
Hume’s Thought
Hume’s primary aim was to establish a science of man. He sought to understand human nature, analyze the principle of causality, and explore the foundations of human moral action.
Core of Empiricism
Hume posited that the mind receives sensitive impressions (sensory experiences) and impressions of reflection (recollections of those experiences). He rejected innate ideas, asserting that all knowledge stems from experience, specifically from sensory perceptions. Events are explained through
Read MoreKrebs Cycle and Glycolysis: Steps and Enzymes
Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle)
Step 1: Formation of Citrate
- Substrate: Acetyl CoA
- Enzyme: Citrate synthase
- Cofactor: None
- Product: Citrate
Step 2: Isomerization of Citrate
- Substrate: Citrate
- Enzyme: Aconitase
- Cofactor: None
- Product: Isocitrate
Step 3: Oxidative Decarboxylation of Isocitrate
- Substrate: Isocitrate
- Enzyme: Isocitrate dehydrogenase
- Cofactor: NAD+
- Product: Alpha-ketoglutarate, NADH, CO2
Step 4: Oxidative Decarboxylation of Alpha-ketoglutarate
- Substrate: Alpha-ketoglutarate
- Enzyme: Alpha-ketoglutarate
US New Deal & Fascism: Economic Policies & Social Impact
The New Deal
In the United States, Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in 1933, at the height of the Great Depression. Roosevelt launched a program of state economic intervention known as the New Deal. Between 1933 and 1938, a series of measures were adopted to combat deflation, relaunch the economy, and create jobs.
- A program was launched to clean up the banking system so that banks would offer better guarantees, security deposits, and loans. The restoration of the credit system was enhanced,
Shakespearean Vocabulary and Phrases: A Comprehensive List
Shakespearean Vocabulary
Vocabulary 1
- Collar: A hangman’s noose
- Marry: A short form of “by the Virgin Mary” and so a mild exclamation
- Drawn: With your sword out
- Pernicious: Destructive
- Adversary: Enemy
- Ere: Before
- Fray: Fight
- Drave: Drove
- Rootheth: Grows
- Made: Moved
- Covert: Hiding place
- Portentous: An indication of evil to come
- Importuned: Asked in an urgent way
- Shrift: Confession
- Cousin: Any relative or close friend
- Vexed: Troubled
- Gall: Something causing bitterness; hate
- Soft: Wait a minute
- Sadness: Seriousness
- Bound:
Understanding Windows User Account Types and Profiles
Understanding Windows User Account Types
The administrator account is designed for users who can make changes throughout the system, install software, and access all non-private files on your computer. Users with administrator accounts are the only ones with full access to other user accounts. A user with an administrator account:
- Can create and delete user accounts.
- Can change account names, images, passwords, and other account types.
- Cannot change their account type to limited unless there is at least
Eccentric Fractional Winding: Characteristics and Principles
Eccentric Fractional Winding Characteristics
Differentiating Characteristics of Eccentric Fractional Winding: A coil is considered fractional if the number of groups results in a non-integer value. In this case, all groups in the winding will be equal. However, if the number of coils per group is fractional, groups will be uneven and distributed around the periphery of the stator, with a repetition of the groups. These windings are generally used when changing from one polarity to another on the
Read MoreLinguistic Varieties and Language Use in Different Contexts
Linguistic Varieties
Linguistic varieties are the different ways of speaking that are taken within the same language. There are several factors:
- Temporal variation: A consequence of the passage of time.
- Situation: The origin of dialectal varieties according to the linguistic features of each zone.
- Social: Social status depends on the speakers or other social characteristics, such as age and sex.
- Situational: Distinguishing between different registers depending on the contextual characteristics of each