Theme 1: Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold was a famous literary critic, poet, and school inspector. His study of popular culture will focus mainly on culture and anarchy. Besides, he inaugurates a tradition, a particular way of seeing popular culture.

Popular culture is a culture that is widely favored or well-liked by many people. What is not high culture. It is seen as mass culture, an impoverished and devaluated form of culture. It is an “authentic” culture which originates from “the people” (folk culture) and finally, it is the practice of everyday.

His book Culture and Anarchy has had quite an influence on discussions about culture value. In the first chapter from his book, we can know what culture is. Firstly, culture can be related... Continue reading "Matthew Arnold and the Importance of Culture" »

What is Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)?

CAE formalizes ideas through computer modeling and then fabricates the models into real-world objects through CAD and CAM.

What is Computer-Aided Reverse Engineering (CARE)?

CARE works in the opposite direction. CARE creates a computer model of an object through measurements of the object as it exists in the real world. CARE is the reversal of CAE.

What is a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)?

• Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) are a practical means for characterizing and inspecting free-form surfaces.
• Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) first appeared in the early 1960s.
• A CMM consists of a probe supported on three mutually perpendicular (x, y, and z) axes, and each axis has a built-in reference standard.

Phrasal Verbs

FROM: happening. Wait FOR. Apply FOR a job. Run AWAY from home. Give UP smoking. Get ON with your sister. Break UP with your friend. Put ON weight. Figure OUT a solution. Come DOWN with a cold. Succeed IN math. Argue WITH a friend. Drop OUT of school. Speak UP at a meeting. Based ON a novel. Get AROUND by bus.

Vocabulary

Strenuous: cansat. Proper: correcte. Holy place: lloc tancat. Path: camí. Treacherous: traicionero. Shine: brilliant (glow). Sacred: santo. Protect: protegir. Very pleased: emocionant. Damage: daño. Be worth: valer la pena.

Owner: propietario. Path: camí. Refuse: desperdicios. Surrounding: rodeándola. Request: solicitud. Proper: apropiado. Stay behind: quedarse atras. Treacherous: traicionero. Come back: vuelve.... Continue reading "Phrasal Verbs, Vocabulary, and Grammar Rules" »

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• ATTACHMENT: A file that is sent with an email.
• BANDWIDTH: A measurement of the amount of information that a computer network can send or receive. High bandwidth allows images and websites to load quickly on the Internet.
• BANNER: A rectangular graphic on a website that advertises a business.
• CASE: An enclosure that holds the computer's components.
• CODE: A set of words and symbols that give instructions to a computer.
• CONTENT: The material on a web page, including text and graphics.
• CROP: To cut off unwanted parts of an image.
• DATABASE: A large group of data organized in a computer system. It allows you to search and find information easily.
• DESKTOP: Everything that a user sees on a computer screen.
• DESKTOP COMPUTER: A computer that is small enough to

Understanding Cyber Threats and Security Measures

1. Malware: Any malicious program or code that is harmful to systems.

2. Trojan Horse: A Trojan horse is a program that appears harmless but is, in fact, malicious. Unexpected changes to computer settings and unusual activity, even when the computer should be idle, are strong indications that a Trojan is residing on a computer. It is not able to replicate itself.

3. Worm: A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself to spread to other computers. Often, it uses a computer network to spread itself, relying on security failures on the target computer to access it. Worms almost always cause at least some harm to the network.

4. Spam: Spam refers to unsolicited, unwanted,... Continue reading "Understanding Cyber Threats: Malware, Trojans, and Security" »

Vocabulary Definitions

• Annular - (adj) ring-shaped
• Apiary - (n) a place where bees are kept and tended
• Apocalyptic - (adj) relating to a revelation
• Apostasy - (n) abandonment of faith or dedication to basic beliefs
• Append - (v) to attach, add
• Auspices - (n) patronage, sponsorship
• Brusque - (adj) abrupt, rough in speech or manner
• Bucolic - (adj) of the countryside
• Cabal - (n) a group of people engaged in intrigue
• Cache - (n) a secret place for hiding supplies, food, etc.
• Cairn - (n) a heap of stones marking a special site
• Codicil - (n) a supplementary statement, especially as in a will
• Dissimulate - (v) to mask or confuse by false appearance
• Dissipate - (v) to cause to disappear; to scatter
• Eclectic - (adj) chosen or selected from various sources
• Ecumenical

HTML Basics

All HTML documents must start with a document type declaration: <!DOCTYPE html>.

The HTML document itself begins with <html> and ends with </html>.

The visible part of the HTML document is between <body> and </body>.

HTML Elements

Elements consist of a start tag and end tag, with the content inserted in between:

<tagname>Content goes here...</tagname>

HTML Attributes

All HTML elements can have attributes.

Attributes provide additional information about an element.

Attributes are always specified in the start tag.

Attributes usually come in name/value pairs like: name="value"

HTML Structure

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<body>

My First Heading</h1>

My first paragraph.</p>

</body>... Continue reading "HTML Basics: Elements, Attributes, Structure, Images, Headings, Paragraphs, and Links" »

muckraker: Muckrakers were investigative reporters and writers during the Progressive Era(1890–1920) who wrote about corruption and injustices in order to make changes in society. 

recall: can remove an elected representative from office.

initiative:voters can propose and vote for new laws.

referendum:legislator propose a law, voters vote on it.

the jungle:Book on the meat packing industry

bully pulpit:the ability to use the office of the presidency to promote a particular program and/or to influence Congress to accept legislative proposals.

food and drug act:Passed in 1906, the first law to regulate manufacturing of food and medicines; prohibited dangerous additives and inaccurate labeling.

meat inspection act: Passed in 1906 largely in reaction... Continue reading "Income from the forest" »

A brand is a ‘name,term,sign,symbol’ or design intended to indentify the goods and Services of one seller and to differentiate them from those of the competition’. // is ‘the promise, the big idea and the expectations that reside in each Customers mind about a product, service or company’. Brand elemnts: name, logo,symbol,package,design. 3product differentiation: Core product, Actual product, augmented product. 5 levels meaning for a product: core benefit Level, generic product level, expected p. L, augment p.L, potential p.L.brands vs products: companies make Products, conusmers make brands. Products can be copied, brans are unique. Products Become obsolete, brands are timeless. Products are instantly meaningful but Brands become... Continue reading "Income from the forest" »

Tell a Painter's Name

Famous Painters

• Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
• Vincent van Gogh

Art Movement

• The Impressionists

The Atlantic Slave Trade

Between 9–11 million Africans were taken by European slave traders and landed alive in North America. Between 1698 and 1807 the slave trade was open to anyone who wanted to take part. Before that, it was restricted to the Royal African Company. The first African slaves arrived in Jamestown in 1618. They were sold and forced to work on plantations (sugar, cotton, tobacco) in America. Slavery was hereditary.

Slave Auctions

“The Weeping Time”, March 1859, was the largest slave auction in history. 436 men, women, and children were sold. They stayed in stalls meant for horses at a racetrack in Savannah, Georgia... Continue reading "A History of Imperialism and Slavery" »