Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Baccalaureate

English Verb Tenses: Simple, Continuous, Perfect

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Present Simple

Indicators: Always, often, usually, generally, sometimes, seldom, hardly ever, never, every..., once/twice a..., three times a..., on days of the week, by day, weekly, regularly, at first..., then.., Monday...

Past Simple

Indicators:

  • Determined time: Last week, yesterday, six weeks ago...
  • Indeterminate time: The other day, ages ago, a long time ago...
  • The previous day, week...
  • The day, week before...

Future Simple

Indicators: Tomorrow, next week, probably, maybe, perhaps, I (hope, think, believe, expect...), spontaneous decisions, predictions, favors, uncertain future.

Present Continuous

Indicators:

  • Am + -ing
  • At present, currently, now, right now, at the moment, at this moment
  • "Today" (contrasting a habit)
  • This afternoon, tonight, tomorrow,
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Literary Elements and Vocabulary for Enhanced Storytelling

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Literary Elements

Atmosphere

The feeling, emotion, or mood an author creates.

Point of View

Refers to who is narrating the story.

Theme

The "big idea" or critical belief the author conveys.

Foreshadowing

A literary device that hints at future events.

Irony

The contrast between expectations and reality.

Moral

Lessons learned from a story.

Connotation

The implied meaning of a word beyond its literal definition.

Story Components

Characters

Individuals in the story. The author should create characters with specific details. The main character drives the plot, while other characters provide additional context.

Setting

The location of the action. The author should describe the environment and surroundings.

Plot

The story itself, with a clear beginning, middle, and end.

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Protecting Your Digital Identity and Backing Up Your Data

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Protecting Your Digital Identity

Person’s digital identity: Is all information that you can find about a person on the internet, written by itself or other people. It is important because if you are looking for a job, everyone can see it and you have to be aware.

Best Way to Back Up Your Information

Best way to do a backup of your information: First and foremost, you need to back up your personal files. You can always reinstall your operating system and redownload your programs if your hard drive fails, but your own personal data is irreplaceable. Any personal documents, photos, home videos, and any other data on your computer should be backed up regularly. Those can never be replaced. Your operating system, programs, and other settings can...

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The Birth and Evolution of Philosophy

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The Origin of Philosophy

If we analyze the questions the first philosophers, we can distinguish between philosophy as a way of thinking or as a discipline.
It as a way of thinking is a human way of interacting with the world. It is about making questions about the world we live in, in order to find meaning. It is deeply rooted in humans and always existed, but it doesn't give rise to it as a discipline. Philosophy as a discipline started when Thales, considered the first philosopher, used observation and reasoning to offer an explanation of the existence of natural things and phenomena.

Thales fundamental features of philosophy:

  • It begins with the recognition of ignorance
  • It's a theoretical type of knowledge that aims to transform reality
  • It's universal
  • It
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Plato vs. Aristotle: Philosophy, Society, and Human Nature

Philosophy and ethics5.03 KB

Plato

Was a disciple of Socrates whose cornerstone of thought was his theory of Forms, in which there was another world of perfection. Uses thought to advance the Socratic dialogue. Dualistic Vision

Aristotle

Greek philosopher. A student of Plato, the tutor of Alexander the Great, and the author of works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics, theory follows empirical observation and logic, based on the syllogism, is the essential method of rational inquiry. Pluralistic Vision

Socrates

Greek philosopher; Socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth

Alexander the Great

Student of Aristotle, King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia

Academy

school of philosophy founded by...

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Comparing Internships and Optional Subjects for Undergraduate Students

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Nowadays, with the aim of making undergraduate students more familiar with the labour market, “Estudios Ingleses” degree is now offering internships as an optional subject to all students on their last academic year. Therefore, it is quite frequent for students to consider which option would be more suitable for them. The aim of this essay is to compare and contrast similarities and differences between making an internship as an optional subject or choosing other optional subjects.

Both ways of studying share some similarities, being one of them learning about the subject you have chosen. They will obtain the same content in both cases and also, they will expend the same time.

The second similarity would be that they are able to get a job.

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The Debate on Obligatory Education: Pros and Cons

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Firstly, obligatory education is the teaching that the children receive obligatorily until a determinate age. So, that is different depending on the country, because if the country is more advanced than another, the system probably will work better and also, education will be better.

On the one hand, obligatory education shouldn't be questioned because of thanks to it people have a supposedly a good education. So, at the school, children learn, apart from necessary things how maths or general culture, they learn good modals, socialize... Basically, they grow up there, and they learn about general things of life.

On the contrary, there are people that think that obligatory education is bad, because, for example, they think that things that are...

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Verb Tenses, Conditionals, Passive Voice, and Modals in English

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Verb Tenses

PastPresent Future
Simple I ate I eat I will eat
Continuous I was eating I'm eating I will be eating
Perfect I had eaten I have eaten I will have eaten
Perf.Cont I had been I have been I will have been eating eating eating


Conditionals

ConditionResult
0 --> Present simple Present simple
1 --> Present simple will/won't + VERB
2 --> Past Simple would + VERB
3 --> Past Perfect would have + Past Participle









Passive

Tense Active Passive
Pre.Sim I do my homework My homework is done
Pre.Cont I'm doing my homework My homework is being done
Past.Sim I did my homework My homework was done
Past.Con I was doing my homework My homework was being done
Pre.Perf I have done my homework My homework has been done
Past.Perf I had done my homework My homework
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Understanding the Popular Front Program in Spain

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Main idea:

Explaining the Popular Front program (3 important ideas:)

  • Intro: Explaining the purpose of the text: explaining the objectives agreed by the different left groups that united in a coalition, the Popular Front, drew up a common government program
  • Agreements between signatories: in 2 things X problems between republicans and socialists: Grant a broad amnesty to imprisoned for social and political reasons after the 1933 elections, Restore principles of Constitution 1931 and reforms initiated during the Reform Biennium
  • Disagreements between Socialists and Republicans: Measures proposed by Socialists not approved by Republicans (Nationalization of land, although they recognize the need to improve the system of land distribution to the peasantry
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A Glossary of Financial Terms for Beginners

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Auditing

Checking and evaluating financial records.

Cash Flow

The total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business, especially as affecting liquidity.

Balance Sheet

A statement of the assets, liabilities, and capital of a business or other organization.

Bookkeepers

Individuals who record transactions in purchase ledgers and sales ledgers.

Income

The money a company receives from supplying goods or services.

Expenditure

The money that a company spends.

Fee

A charge for a service performed by a bank.

Premiums

Payments for an insurance policy.

Conglomerate

A multi-industry company. It is generally formed when one company expands by acquiring other firms.

Insurance

A method of protecting a person or firm against financial loss resulting from damage...

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