How Matilda Defeated Miss Trunchbull
Matilda Reveals Her Special Power
Matilda told Miss Honey a big secret: she had a special power. She could move things with her eyes, just by thinking very hard. At first, Miss Honey didn’t believe her. She thought Matilda might be joking. However, Matilda wanted to prove it. She looked at a glass of water on the table. Inside the glass, there was a small newt. Matilda stared at the glass and concentrated. Suddenly, the glass tipped over, and the newt fell out! Miss Honey was very surprised. She
Read MoreSpanish Literary Genres and Narrative Techniques
Spanish Literary Genres
Sentimental Novel
Draws on topics of courtly love in the analysis of the psychological states of being in love. Example: Jail of Love by Diego de San Pedro.
Chivalric Novel
Reached its maximum spread in the 16th century. These works represented the idealized image of human existence and successfully popularized fantastic adventures of knights errant. Example: Amadis of Gaul by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo.
Picaresque Novel
A genre that observes human nature and the moral life of
Read MoreUnderstanding the Listening Process and Skills
What is Listening?
Let’s look at listening as an interactive process!
Process of Listening
According to Clark & Clark (1977):
- Hearer processes the “raw/pure speech” (the actual phrases, clauses, etc.).
- Hearer determines the type of speech (conversation, speech, etc.).
- Hearer infers the objectives of the speaker (to persuade, request, etc.).
- Hearer recalls schemata (own background knowledge).
- Hearer assigns literal meaning to utterance.
- Hearer assigns intended meaning to utterance.
- Hearer determines
Europe in the 18th Century: Society & Politics
Primary Sector in the 18th Century
In the eighteenth century, most of the population worked in agriculture. In general, it was subsistence production on unproductive dry lands, and most of the land was devoted to growing cereals, which were the staple diet, but products for trade were also grown.
Land Ownership and Privilege
Land ownership was fundamentally in the hands of the clearly privileged.
The land of the nobility was never divided because of primogeniture, a law requiring all property to be
Read MoreUnderstanding Sound and Digital Audio Technologies
Sound is a vibrational phenomenon transmitted in the form of waves propagating in a determined elastic medium (commonly the air or the water). When the vibrations are produced arbitrarily, without any rhythmic sequencing, we are talking about noise.
Digital sound is the digital codification of an electric signal that represents a sound wave. It consists of a sequence of binary numbers and is derived from the digital sampling and quantification of the analogue signal that subsequently can be codified
Read MoreAnatomy of Pelvis, Lower Limb Bones, and Muscles
Pelvic Girdle Anatomy
Bones of the Pelvic Girdle
The pelvic girdle bones are the innominate (or iliac) bones, the sacrum, and the coccyx.
Pelvic Girdle Joints
The joint connecting the two pelvic bones is called the symphysis pubis.
Features of the Ilium
The iliac or innominate bone is formed from the fusion of three bones: the ilium, pubis, and ischium.
Iliac Crest Function
The iliac crest serves as an insertion point for the abdominal muscles.
Lower Limb Bone Anatomy
The Femur
Femur Articulations
The femoral
Read MoreKey Events: WWI and the Great Depression
World War I (1914-1918)
Causes and Tensions
Armed Peace and the Arms Race
The tension between different countries led to an arms race, beginning around 1890 and escalating until 1914.
The Balkans Situation
There were clashes in the Balkans as the Ottoman Empire declined. Austria-Hungary sought influence, and Russia also aimed to expand its interests in the region.
Major Alliances
- Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
- Triple Entente: France, Russia, and the United Kingdom
Key Military Aspects
Early
Read MoreSermon Types and Preaching Methods Q&A
Sermon Types
Give another name for:
- Topic: Is another name for subject or theme.
- Text: A passage of scripture.
Give 3 characteristics of a topical sermon:
- The text should not be longer than 4 verses.
- Main point may come from the text or topic.
- The problem and solution steps come from one text and its context.
Define a textual sermon:
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Define an expository sermon:
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Discovering the Text’s Topic
How can you discover the topic of a text?
By:
- First identifying the paragraphs and
Material Mechanical Property Testing
Shock Testing
Shock trials distort the fragility or ability of a material to absorb instantaneous loads. They check if a machine or structure fails or becomes brittle under working conditions.
Charpy Methods
Flexion by shock on simply supported bars. The specimens are placed flat on the machine with the notch opposite to the impact point.
Izod Methods
Flexion by shock on an embedded bar. The cantilever specimen is placed in a vertical position with the notch facing the impact.
Fatigue Testing
Fatigue is
Read MoreComplementos del Nombre y Relativos en Gramática Española
Complementos del Nombre en Gramática Española
Los complementos del nombre (CN) son adyacentes que se caracterizan por tener significado y función sintáctica plena, la de complementar al núcleo nominal. Pueden aparecer antes o después del núcleo sustantivo.
En castellano, el sustantivo puede tener, entre otras, las siguientes estructuras complementarias:
Sustantivo + Adjetivo o Adjetivo + Sustantivo
Ejemplos: la casa bonita / una bonita casa. El adjetivo concuerda en género y número con el sustantivo