English Vocabulary and Grammar: Money, Sports & Key Rules
Unit 6: Money Matters
Vocabulary Examples
- Can you lend me some money?
- I owe Jim $20.
- I got a discount on them.
- I thought I had a note (banknote) in my wallet.
- She’s a bit short of money.
- They made a very nice profit on the deal.
- My salary hasn’t arrived yet.
- I don’t have any cash on me.
- Could I borrow your pen?
- We need to consider the legal fees.
Money Idioms
- Cost an arm and a leg: Extremely expensive.
- Hard-earned money: Money made from working a lot.
- On the house: Paid for by a bar or restaurant.
- Splash out: Spend
Don Quixote: Analysis of Themes, Characters, and Style
Don Quixote: A Literary Exploration
The Plot: Don Quixote’s Adventures
The novel Don Quixote follows the adventures of Alonso Quijano, who renames himself Don Quixote, and his squire, Sancho Panza. Don Quixote, inspired by chivalric romances, sets out to revive knight-errantry and right the world’s wrongs. After being knighted in an inn he imagines to be a castle, he embarks on various adventures, often ending up injured. Eventually, the priest and barber from his village trick him into returning
Read MoreAribau’s ‘Oda a la Pàtria’ and the Catalan Literary Renaixença
Aribau’s Landmark Poem: ‘Oda a la Pàtria’
Bonaventura Carles Aribau wrote his poem “Oda a la Pàtria” (Ode to the Homeland) while working in Madrid for the Catalan banker Gaspar de Remisa. He aimed to express their shared homesickness for Catalonia, viewed as distant from Madrid, almost like an “exile.” This poem is considered Aribau’s most significant work, as the rest of his literary output is seen as minor and circumstantial.
Publication and Importance
The poem was published in the journal El Vapor
Read MoreAgricultural Extension: Methods, Communication, and Impact
What is Agricultural Extension?
Agricultural extension is a structured teaching-learning activity designed to promote behavioral changes in rural communities through valuable learning experiences.
Characteristics of Effective Extension Programs:
- Facilitates participatory and dynamic two-way communication.
- Creative and flexible, adapting to diverse situations.
- Covers technical content and broader issues.
- Provides satisfaction by addressing felt needs.
There is no one-size-fits-all communication method.
Read MoreCompany Financing Sources
Sources of Company Financing
Are the liquid assets or means of payment available to the company to meet its cash needs. Can be classified according to three criteria:
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According to the Repayment of the financing source:
- Short term (less than 1 year)
- Long term (over 1 year)
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According to whether they have an external origin or have been
internally generated by its activities:
- Internal funding: retained earnings (reserves) and depreciation and provisions.
- External funding: Capital, loans, credits.
- Depending
Medieval Chronicles: Key Figures and Literary Works
The Chronicles
- Chronicle: The facts speak of the era.
- Epica: Those who sing of glories, importance, type genus. It lacks great battles, great victories, great defeats, and real characters.
- Songs feat: Poems speak of battles or wars.
Medieval Chronicles
- James I: (King Conqueror), the characters say exactly what they mean. Is characterized by providentialism (belief that victories are due to divine designation).
- Bernard Desclot: Documents do not explicitly name Bernard Desclot. He sometimes signed as Desclot,
Understanding Social Facts: Definition and Examples
What are Social Facts?
The term “social facts” is often used to describe almost all phenomena within society, even those with limited collective interest. However, if all facts were social, sociology would lose its distinct focus and overlap with biology and psychology.
Social facts are defined as ways to act, to think, and to feel that exist outside of individual consciences. These behaviors and thoughts are not only external to the individual but also possess an imperative and coercive power, imposing
Read MoreNietzsche: Biography, Works, and Vitalism
Nietzsche: Biography and Works
Initially a supporter of Schopenhauer, Nietzsche radically changed his views on this 19th-century author throughout his life. Born in Röcken, Germany, in 1844, he died in 1900. He was raised in a religious environment, as his father and grandfather were Protestant pastors. He received a humanistic and musical education. He first attended university in Bonn and then Leipzig, where he studied theology and classical philology. His training was so brilliant that he became
Read MoreNursing Assistant Roles, Responsibilities, and Care Models
Article 74 & 75: Nursing Assistant Roles and Responsibilities
Article 74: Nursing assistants provide exercise and complementary healthcare services within their scope of practice.
Article 75: Functions of the nursing assistant in nursing services include:
- Making patient beds.
- Performing cleaning and hygiene tasks.
- Bringing and removing urinals for patients.
- Cleaning carts.
- Welcoming patients.
- Serving food to patients.
- Feeding patients.
- Classifying and ordering linens.
- Assisting in medication administration
Renaissance Novels: Byzantine, Pastoral, and More
Byzantine Novel
The discovery of Ethiopian texts and early translations provided a model for a new subgenre of Greek adventure novels during the Renaissance: the Byzantine romance or adventure.
History
The Byzantine novel typically features a young, beautiful, and chaste couple in love who are separated and ultimately reunited. The narrative is structured around a journey, which represents the protagonists’ confrontation with themselves and the world. They overcome challenges with divine grace.
During
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