American, French, and Spanish Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis

American Revolution

The war began when some of the colonies decided to fight for independence. In 1775, they created their own army, which was led by George Washington.
In the first stage, Great Britain had some military successes. On 4 July 1776, the Continental Congress proclaimed the Declaration of Independence. In the second stage, the colonists’ military victory at the Battle of Saratoga led France and Spain to offer them support. As a result, the two sides were more closely matched in military

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Enhancing Learning Through CLIL Materials and Criteria

CLIL is Content language integrated learning

It refers to teaching subjects to students through a foreign language. This can be by the English teacher (cross-curricular) or the subject teacher using English as the language of instruction. PLURILINGUALISM does not mean a perfect command of several languages but the attempt to use one’s linguistic knowledge and skills to communicate with others in many different situations.

CLIL MATERIALS

Teachers comment on the shortage of readymade resources but this

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Universal knowledge theory

Divinae manus


Definition: Means “divine hands.”

Location in texts: Largus’ Compositiones

Significance/theme:
Shows that the use of drugs has been perfected through testing and produce results that are like a divine influence. Shows that drugs are magical things that can treat you and it departs from early Hippocratic medicine. 

Gloria

Definition: Means “fame.”

Location in texts: Largus’ Compositiones

Significance/theme: Largus writes that other men have not attained considerable honor. He

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Open Source vs. Closed Source: Pros, Cons, and Strategic Implications

Open Source vs. Closed Source

• we’re looking at two issues:

• ◾ Your assertion, as the creator, of your Intellectual Property rights • ◾ Your users’ rights to freely tinker with your creation

Why Closed?

• Asserting Intellectual Property rights is often the default approach, especially for larger companies.

• If you declared copyright on some source code or a design, someone who wants to market the same project cannot do so by simply reading your instructions and following them.

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Respecting Languages and Building Intercultural Relationships

“If languages are not respected, intercultural relationships would be also considered unimportant.” Discuss.

Respecting languages is crucial for fostering intercultural relationships. Languages are not just means of communication, but they are also carriers of cultural identity, heritage, and history. When languages are disrespected or marginalized, it sends a message that the cultures and communities associated with those languages are unimportant or inferior. This undermines the foundation

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Effective Presentation and Facilitation Techniques

Chapter 1: Individual Presentation

Storytelling – transmission of knowledge, emotional connections, composed of familiar elements

Elements of a story – message, context, character, and conflict

Tailoring stories – start in an impactful way, end with main intended takeaways

Chapter 2: Topic Research

Conceptual Framework – system of contents and theories that explain the main things to be studied (key factors, concepts, variables) and the presumed relationship among them. They clarify the content and assist

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