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13 Reasons Why: Unveiling the Mystery

A Dramatic Twist on Suicide

Imagine waking up to find mysterious audio cassette tapes at your doorstep. This intriguing premise sets the stage for 13 Reasons Why, a captivating series directed by Diana Son and Brian Yorkey.

Unwinding the Tapes of Truth

The series revolves around a young woman who takes her own life, leaving behind a collection of cassette tapes detailing the thirteen reasons behind her tragic decision. Each side of a tape reveals a person and a reason, unraveling a complex web of relationships and hidden truths.

A Chain of Whispers

As the protagonist listens to the tapes, the story unfolds, revealing the individuals who played a role in her life's final chapter. The tapes are passed from one... Continue reading "13 Reasons Why: A Gripping Tale of Mystery and Drama" »

Ancien Régime and the Transition to Parliamentary Monarchy

Understanding the Ancien Régime

The Ancien Régime was a system characterized by:

• Political Absolutism: Kings and queens held absolute power.
• Social Hierarchy: Society was divided into estates with unequal privileges.
• Subsistence Economy: The economy focused on meeting basic needs.
• Cultural and Religious Influence: Culture and religion served the ruling class.

Factors Leading to Change

Several factors contributed to the decline of Absolutism and the rise of Parliamentary Monarchy:

• Bourgeoisie and Peasants: The bourgeoisie criticized the privileges of nobles and clergy, advocating for social recognition based on merit. Peasants opposed the manorial system and excessive taxes.
• Economic Challenges:

Athenian Rule in the 5th Century BCE

• 490 BCE: Athens defeats Persians at Marathon
• 404 BCE: Athens is defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War
• Between these two events, Athens enjoys cultural and political supremacy.

Dramatic Festivals

• In honor of Dionysus, son of Zeus and Semele.
• Dionysus was reared by satyrs, killed, dismembered, and resurrected.
• In Attica, four annual festivals were held: Rural Dionysia, Lenaia, Anthesteria, and City Dionysia.

Origins of Tragedy

• Various hypotheses for the meaning of TRAGOIDIA or “goat song”.
• Aristotle’s Poetics: from improvisations by leaders of the DITHYRAMBS.
• Other hypotheses: recited stories, sung poetry, and narrative dance.
• First recorded author of tragedies: THESPIS.
• Thespis started dialogue between himself

Aerodynamics

The study of the properties of moving air, and especially of the interaction between the air and solid bodies moving through it.

Airfoil

A structure with curved surfaces designed to give the most favorable ratio of lift to drag in flight, used as the basic form of the wings, fins, and horizontal stabilizer of most aircraft.

Angle of Attack

Is the angle between the oncoming air or relative wind and a reference line on the airplane or wing.

Angle of Incidence

The acute angle the wing chord makes with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft is called the angle of incidence, or the angle of wing setting. A Chord Line is a line depicting the chord which extends forward of the leading edge.

Boundary Layer

On an aircraft wing the boundary layer... Continue reading "Understanding Aerodynamics and Aircraft Flight" »

Introduction: hacer introducción general del tema, Ej: Some people claim/believe/say (algunas personas afirman/creen/dicen), It is sometimes said (a veces se dice) Arguments in favor: damos argumentos de lo que apoyemos (poner unos cuantos) Ej: Let me start by saying (déjame empezar diciendo), On the one hand (por un lado). Arguments against: si no es lo que defiendes poner pocos Ej: On the other hand...(por otra parte), Secondly (en segundo lugar) Conclusion: poner tu opinión Ej: In conclusión (en conclusion).EXPRESSIONS: However (sin embargo), still (todavia) though (aunque), that (que) while (mientras que) In fact (de hecho) actually (actualmente) owing to (debido a) bebidas (además). INTRODUCCIÓN: Las personas suelen estar acostumbradas

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Which African American player helped desegregate the sport of baseball?

Jackie Robinson

Which African American leader visited the Soviet Union and felt welcome there?

Paul Robeson

Which African American baseball pioneer fought racism by personal achievement?

Jackie Robinson

How did A. Philip Randolph get President Truman to change the way the military treated its black soldiers?

He threatened to organize a march on Washington.

How did A. Philip Randolph get President Truman to change the way the military treated its black soldiers?

He promised to fight against the draft if changes were not made.

How did A. Philip Randolph finally get President Truman to change the way the military treated its black soldiers?

He planned a protest march in front of

Robert Frost - 1874-1963

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood. And sorry I could not travel both, And be one traveler, long I stood, and looked down one as far as I could, to where it bent in the undergrowth.

I took the other, as just as fair, and having perhaps the better claim, because it was grassy and wanted wear, though as for that the passing there, had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay, in leaves no step had trodden black, oh I kept the first for another day, yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh, somewhere ages and ages hence, two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.