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

High School Reflections

High school has given me very good and not so good moments, but it was undoubtedly the best time of my life. I had many friends, and the days in class were fun and enjoyable. I remember that the first day of high school I entered with a lot of fear of not making friends since I didn't know anyone, but after the first playground I had already made 3 friends, one of whom today is my best friend. A not so good stage in high school was repeating the course, since I had a bad time both socially with my new classmates and on a personal level.

The Digital Connection

Today, both new and old generations have something in common: the need to connect to the internet, either to work or to hang out. I think that punishing a person without... Continue reading "Personal Reflections on Life's Journey" »

Understanding Physical Forces

A force is the interaction of a body with something external to it and is capable of:

• Modifying its state of motion or rest (we will focus on it).
• Causing deformation.

The Normal Force

The normal force (N) is a reaction force; it is a force resulting from the application of Newton’s third law, which must have exactly the value required for the net force along its axis to be null.

Newton’s Laws of Motion

Newton’s First Law

Newton’s first law states that every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force. This tendency to resist changes in a state of motion is inertia.

Newton’s Second Law

Newton's second law of motion can... Continue reading "Fundamental Principles of Forces and Motion" »

Anatomy of the Eye

The retina of the eye, lining the posterior two-thirds of the eyeball, is located within the inner tunic.

The jelly-like substance located between the lens and retina is the vitreous body.

True or false: Accommodation refers to the change in lens thickness in order to provide fine focus of an image. The answer is true.

Functions of the Vitreous Body:

• Maintains shape of eyeball
• Refracts rays of light
• Keeps retina smoothly pressed against inner surface of eye chamber

Hemidecussation occurs within the visual projection pathway at the optic chiasm.

Toys R Us: A Customer Complaint

Date: May 11, 2022

On May 9th, I purchased a remote-control car as a gift for my brother. Upon opening the package, we discovered the car was made of cheap plastic, lacked a remote control, and did not resemble a remote-controlled vehicle at all.

I went directly to the store to file a complaint, as the product was expensive and clearly defective. The staff accused me of swapping the item at home to get a refund, which made me very angry. I have escalated this complaint to management and expect a resolution, either through a replacement or a full refund. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely, Sofia Gonzalez Lara

Cuerpo Norte: A Special Gym in Burgos

While there are many gyms in Burgos, Cuerpo Norte... Continue reading "Customer Experiences: Toys R Us, Cuerpo Norte Gym, and El Retiro" »

Conditionals

0 Conditional

if + Present Simple + Present Simple

Situations that are always true or happen repeatedly.

1st Conditional

if + Present Simple + will (verb)

Describes what happens if a condition is met.

2nd Conditional

if + Past Simple + would (verb)

Imaginary future situations, hypothetical cases, unlikely events.

3rd Conditional

If + Past Perfect, would have + Past Participle

Impossible conditions as they refer to the past.

The Passive Voice

Present Simple: The waiter serves the customers (A) --> The customers are served by the waiter (P)

Present Continuous: ...is serving... --> ...are being served...

Past Simple: ...served... --> ...were served...

Past Continuous: ...was serving... --> ...were being served...

Present Perfect Simple:

THE POLICY OF APPEASEMENT

Chamberlain returns from Munich and says he has saved world peace for a long time, waving a paper in which Hitler promised he didn't have more territorial demands in Czechoslovakia. A year later, Germany invades Czechoslovakia.

What is Appeasement?

A diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an aggressive power to avoid conflict. It was a total failure. It is applied to the foreign policy of the UK governments in the 1930s, towards the Nazis and Fascists in Italy.

Failure (future perspective):

Why appease Hitler?

• The League of Nations abandoned Czechoslovakia
• Britain is not prepared for war with the Luftwaffe
• Munich was followed by more Nazi demands and attacks
• The Czechs had 36 divisions ready to fight

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

WHO: Susan is who failed

THAT: Denis is the boy that has a cat (se puede quitar)

WHICH/THAT: This is the book which/that I read yesterday

WHOSE: That is the girl whose parents went to Paris

WHERE: This is the beach where I went on summer

WHEN: August is the month when I have my holiday

NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

WHO: Marta, who studied a lot, got a 10 in the exam

WHICH: Matilda, which I have read many times, is a really cool book

REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSES

→ Present participle (-ing) replaced by active form

Se quita who’s, that’s…

Do you know who’s studying?

→ Past participle replace passive verbs

Some of the questions that were included were difficult

Who/That→ para personas (quien)

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Bank Liabilities & Financial Operations

Deposits: Core Bank Liabilities

A deposit is a contract or transaction involving the transfer of money to a bank account.

Types of Deposits:

1. Demand Deposits: Normal deposits for frequent, on-demand access to funds. They are more liquid and less costly for the depositor.
   • Current Accounts: Deposit accounts not primarily for earning interest or savings, but for the convenience of business or personal clients.
   • Money Market Accounts: Less liquid, offering higher interest rates. These are interest-bearing deposit accounts based on current money market rates, typically requiring a higher minimum balance to earn interest or avoid fees.
   • Savings Accounts: Less liquid, offering lower interest rates. These accounts

Data Collection Definitions

• Primary data: Data personally collected by you. Examples include traffic counts, pedestrian counts, environmental indexes, questionnaires, or land use surveys.
• Secondary data: Data collected by someone else. This can be found in books, on the internet, or in academic journals.
• Census: A detailed, compulsory survey carried out by nearly all countries every 10 years.

Primary Data Analysis

Advantages

• It is up to date (current).
• You know how the data has been collected.
• Includes data relevant to coursework.
• Only covers your study area.
• Collected in the format that you want.

Disadvantages

• Data may include personal bias.
• Collection can be time-consuming.
• Can be expensive to collect.
• Hard to study temporal changes.
• Some data might be unavailable

Unit 8 Test

Vocabulary and Grammar, Page 11

1. sweet tooth 6. source

2. shelf life 7. bland

3. gone off 8. health-conscious

4. adequate 9. staple

5. sweetener 10. edible

2. 1. to 2. as 3. on 4. for 5. with

3. 1. food for thought 2. eat humble pie 3. don’t bite off more than you can chew 4. put all your eggs in one basket 5. are not my cup of tea

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1. were used to 4. so

2. nor 5. would

3. had better

5. Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

6. 1. going 6. if

2. have 7. must

3. which / that 8. such

4. had / got 9. get

5. should / must 10. so

Unit 8 Test Level 2

Vocabulary and Grammar, Page 11

1. changed my mind 6. shelf life

2. run out of 7. raw

3. gone off 8. shortage

4. sweet tooth 9. treat

5. health-conscious 10. source

2. 1. live up to 4. get... Continue reading "Unit 8 Test: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Comprehension" »