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A person might be ill in one respect but well or healthy in others, it means that illness and health there are not opposite, so illness is not a lack of health and being healthy does not mean a person is well in all respects (psychologically and physically). WHO defines health like a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. In the last 60 years, psychologists use the Disease Model, making miserable people less miserable. However one of the challenges of psychology nowadays is to discover how to promote health to get better people’s lives, it calls positive psychology. So the aim of this essay is to know how to promote health.

Martin Seligman proposes different techniques,... Continue reading "Promoting Health: Positive Actions and Behavior Change" »

Core Marketing Concepts: The 4 Ps

Product

Design, development, branding, and packaging.

Place

The distribution channels used in moving products from the manufacturer to the consumer.

Price

Determining the monetary value charged for the product or service.

Promotion

Advertising, personal Word of Mouth (WOM) selling, sales promotions, direct marketing, and publicity.

International Marketing Strategies

Globalize/Localize

Differentiating your campaign based on the specific local context.

Standardize

Keeping the same core message and approach regardless of the market.

Product Standardization

Selling the exact same product abroad as sold at home. This strategy depends heavily on the product category. Note: Nondurable goods (consumed quickly) usually require... Continue reading "Key Definitions for International Trade and Global Marketing Strategy" »

newton’s laws of motion 1st when Net force acting on an object is zero, objects will not motion 2nd acceleration of an objects is equal to the net force acting On that object divided by the object mass 3rd when An object applies a force on the second object, the second object applies an Equal and opposite force to the first object in different object indifferent Direction.

Work: when a force is Apply on an object and it moves over a certain distance.

Friction: force that Resist motion of an object is called friction

The law of conservation of energy: it states that energy can neither be created nor Destroyed but can be transform one form to another

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The Industrial Revolution: Origins and Economic Shifts

The Industrial Revolution was the process through which technological advances led to dramatic economic changes. It began in Great Britain around 1750.

Causes of the Industrial Revolution

The transition was not a rapid process; it is considered a revolution because it affected every sector of the economy and transformed society. It was caused by a series of interrelated factors that emerged simultaneously in Great Britain:

• Population growth
• The Agricultural Revolution
• Increased trade
• Technological advances

Key Elements of Industrialization

• The textile industry: The mechanization of the textile industry through the invention of the spinning machine and the mechanical weaving loom caused a massive

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26) The approach to the Parthenon is the following:

a) non-linear

27) Name and give the height of the tallest pyramid in Gizah:

b) Cheops 410’

28) The Egyptian pyramid has the following characteristics:

b) used for worship

29) What name was given to the Roman bath at Caracalla’s warm water pool?

a) Tepidarium

30) Titus arch commemorated:

d) capture of Jerusalem

31) The Circus Maximum was:

d) all of the above ( a stadium for chariot racing, built by Julius Caesar, enriched with columns and marble) *

32) The Roman emperor Hadrian achieved in the Pantheon.. Span? How long?

c) 142 ft, 1400 years.

33) The Rosetta stone was the key of solving this.

c) Reading of Hieroglyphics

34) The Parthenon is located in what sacred site in Athens:

d) The Acropolis

35) The

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Office Facilities and Personnel

• Assist: Be in charge of, describe, develop, explain how to use, hire (contatar), sell.
• Cafeteria: Car park, conference room, ground floor, kitchen, lobby, maintenance, reception, stockroom, toilet, top floor, warehouse.
• Appointment (cita): Business card, clerk (dependiente), do business, employee, employer, escalator, interview, name plate, receptionist, research and development department, title.

Administrative Tasks and Business Operations

• Answer incoming calls: Data entry, deliver the message, distribute the incoming mail, file documents (archivar), keep a log (mantener registro), keep track of (llevar registro), order supplies, prepare a presentation, receive visitors, schedule a meeting, screen a call, search

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Anorexia: Teenagers Affected Nearly Doubled

One of the most striking results to emerge from a recent survey is that the number of teenagers who suffer from Anorexia has nearly doubled in the last three years. This devastating social scourge is causing immense suffering.

Rising Crisis of Domestic Violence

Have you ever met a victim of domestic violence? What could we do to stop this social scourge? According to a recent survey carried out by El Mundo newspaper, the number of women who suffer from domestic violence has been increasing very seriously since 2009.

Addressing this issue requires collaboration: Politicians, teachers, doctors, and educators should work together to try to solve this serious problem.

Migration: Increase in Undocumented Arrivals

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Artistic style that developed in Europe and Latin America during the 17th century and part of the 18th century. Represented the magnificence of the Absolute Monarchs and the Catholic Church as well as the power of the wealthy bourgeoisie.

Grandiosity, dynamism, and drama, equilibrium, symmetry, and rationalism.

Emphasis on motion and complexity. Curved, concave, and convex shapes. Shapes were created through light and color. Realism to heighten emotions and move or surprise the viewer. Theatrical backdrops. Churches were extravagantly decorated and represented the gateway to heaven. The decoration stimulates faith and piety.

Architecture

The desire to incorporate a sense of movement. Churches and palaces. Curved cornices and split/broken pediments.... Continue reading "Baroque Art: Magnificence, Power, and Drama in Europe and Latin America" »

Melody and Melodic Concepts

Melody: a succession of sounds, normally with different pitches and durations, that expresses a musical idea. They are structured in phrases (phrases are separated by cadences).

Motif, Phrase, Cadence, Theme

• Motif = word
• Phrase = grammatical sentence
• Cadence = pauses
• Theme = main idea

Ambitus (Range)

Ambitus: the range of pitches a melody covers, from the lowest to the highest note.

Melodic Motion

Melodic motion: the line or direction that the notes follow in a melody.

Interval

An interval is the gap between two notes.

• Melodic (horizontal): when the notes sound successively.
• Ascending: from a low note to a high note.
• Descending: from a high note to a low note.
• Harmonic (vertical): when two notes sound simultaneously.

Edge of hole

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