------------------------------------------------- Glossary acids molecules that have a pH level less than 7‚ dissociate in water‚ and release hydrogen ions (H+) action potential the electrical potential determined by unequal ion distribution when a particular site on the neuron membrane is conducting an impulse; normally about +40 millivolts activation energy the amount of energy required before a chemical reaction can occur; this amount is reduced when an enzyme is present active process
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Week 2 1. Aromatics - a food added to enhance the natural aromas of another food; aromatics include most flavorings; such as herbs and spices‚ as well as some vegetables. 2. Batonnet - A basic knife cut measuring ½ inch × ½ inch × 2½-3 inches. 3. Bouquet Garni - Herbs‚ typically encased in a cheesecloth bag‚ used for flavoring a stew or soup. 4. Brigade System - The order of the kitchen. 5. Broth - a flavorful liquid obtained from the long simmering of meats and/or vegetables. 6. Brunoise -
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Literary Terms (General) —AP I. Literary Types—names for the various types of literary expression: 1. Allegory: a tale in which characters‚ actions‚ or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities. Allegorical stories can also be viewed as extended or continued metaphors. 2. Allusion: a casual or brief reference to a person‚ place‚ event‚ or literary work that a writer expects the reader to recognize but doesn’t fully develop. The writer hopes to clarify or enhance the subject that
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ON Assessing Vocabulary Learning and Teaching Ahmed Qadoury Abed Assistant Lecturer University of Wassit College of Education‚ Department of English Abstract Vocabulary knowledge is fundamental; students cannot understand a text without knowing what most of the words means. Lack of adequate vocabulary knowledge is already an obvious and serious obstacle for many students. Teachers and students are in need to new techniques in this issue. The reasons behind students ’ low performance in learning
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Unit 1 Management Consultant – a person who provides expert advice to a company Crisis – a situation of danger or difficult Innovation – a new idea or method Objective (noun) – something you plan to do or achieve Promotion – when someone is raised to a higher or more important position Public sector – the section of the economy under government control Strategy – a plan for achieving success Subordinate – a person with a less important in an organization Unit 2 Work and motivation Labour relations
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(Persia) Cyrus the Great: established a massive Persian empire across the northern Middle East and into northwestern India by 550 B.C.E; successor state to Mesopotamian empires. Zoroastrianism: Animist religion hat saw material existence as battle between forces of good and evil; stressed the importance of moral choice; righteous lived on after death in “House of Song”; chief religion of Persian Empire. (Ancient Greece) Olympic Games: one of the pan-helenic rituals observed by all Greek
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FIGHT Fight(physically too)- come to blows‚ brawl‚ exchange blows‚ attack/assault each other‚ hit/punch War- skirmish‚ battle‚ wage war‚ go to war‚ make war‚ take up arms‚ bloodshed Quarrel(mostly verbal..like us)- argue/argument‚ row‚ bicker‚ squabble‚ have a row/fight‚ wrangle‚ dispute‚ be at odds‚ disagreement‚ fail to agree‚ differ/difference of opinion‚ be at variance‚ have words‚ bandy words‚ be at each other’s throats‚ be at loggerheads‚ falling-out‚ tangle‚ contretemps‚ altercation
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Prep the dressing table to perfection Every women spends a good amount of time sitting in front of her dressing table every day. From getting ready for work in the morning to decking up for a late night party‚ all major events start and end at her dressing table. Dressing tables at times become a repository of small items‚ courtesy our fast moving life. You are all prepped for work and sipping a cup of tea waiting for your cab‚ your cab arrives and in a hurry where you put your cup? Obviously‚ on
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Random number tables have been used in statistics for tasks such as selected random samples. This was much more effective than manually selecting the random samples (with dice‚ cards‚ etc.). Nowadays‚ tables of random numbers have been replaced by computational random number generators. Tables of random numbers have the desired properties no matter how chosen from the table: by row‚ column‚ diagonal or irregularly. The first such table was published by a student of Karl Pearson’s in 1927‚ and
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across a laboratory‚ classroom‚ chemistry textbook or lecture theatre that doesn’t contain a periodic table of the elements. It required the immense research and determination of the scientist Dmitri Mendeleev to show us that all elements followed a natural form and provided us with the first decent periodic table. There are 111 elements recognised today by IUPAC and they are arranged in the periodic table in horizontal groups and vertical periods. The eight groups consist of the alkali metals‚ the alkaline
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