Baja California‚ Mexico Baja California is one of the 31 states in Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. But before becoming a state in 1953‚ the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California. It has an area of 70‚113 km2 (27‚071 sq mi)‚ or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises the northern half of the Baja California peninsula. The state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean‚ on the east by Sonora‚ the U.S. State of Arizona‚ and the Gulf
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Mexican artist Diego Rivera to paint a mural and have it put on the ground-floor wall of the Rockefeller Center‚ despite Matisse and Picasso being the Rockefeller’s first choice to do the mural‚ they were both unavailable. Diego Rivera‚ born December 6‚ 1886 and died November 24‚ 1957‚ was a Mexican painter from Mexico City. He was known for his morals‚ and helped established the Mexican mural movement in Mexican art. He painted murals in Mexico City‚ Cuernavaca‚ Chapingo‚ Detroit‚ San Francisco‚ New
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kinds of assessments are introduced‚ “probes of basic academic skills & probes of content-area knowledge and learning strategies” (p.112). About the basic academic skills‚ there might be a quick test in four types (see-say‚ see-write‚ hear-write‚ & think-write) and the teacher will record the rate of correctness. And the following few pages provide a good reference of how to test a variety of skills in different content areas. Then with all the text results‚ we have to make decision through peer comparison
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This course carries 3 credit hours‚ therefore it requires an accumulate of 120 study hours. Table 1 below gives you an approximation of how the 120 hours could be used. Table 1: Estimation of Learning Hours Activities Understanding the course contents and early discussions Read 6 topics Attending tutorial sessions On-line discussions Completing the assignments Revision Total Hours 4 60 10 15 15 16 120 x COURSE GUIDE COURSE OBJECTIVES After having gone through this course‚ you should
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This document of EDU 673 Week 2 Journal includes: Reflect for a moment on your own classroom environment or on a favorite classroom environment from your own schooling. Are there (or were there) clear rules that emphasize what students should do rather than what they should not do? How will (or did) it change student performance? Are (or were) students called on equitably? How does it (or did it) change the learning environment? Do you greet each student (or were you greeted) every day?
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California Culture California culture has changed a lot over the years. There are new trends coming out all the time. Whether they succeed or not they’re always changing. Fashion is a big deal in California‚ it’s the way you express yourself. Fashion trends that have been around for a while are jeans‚ V-neck shirts‚ and tennis shoes. New trends are TOMS which are shoes that are extremely comfortable‚ highlighter colors‚ and body piercings. Highlighter colors are used for clothes‚ jewelry
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California‚ A Place‚ a People‚ a Dream In “California‚ A Place‚ a People‚ a Dream‚” James J. Rawls gives his version of the California dream‚ and describes the paradoxes that are associated with that dream. According to Rawls‚ the California dream is a love affair with an idea‚ a marriage to a myth‚ or fantasy. (Rawls 22‚ 23) Everyone has their own version of the California dream. It might be something‚ or nothing at all. As I began reading Rawl’s essay‚ I found it
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Below are ten facts about Saturn and a table of statistics. FACT ONE Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System after Jupiter. It is so big that Earth could fit into it 755 times. FACT TWO Saturn is a slightly smaller version of Jupiter‚ with similar‚ but less distinctive‚ surface patterns. Its only main difference is its amazing rings. FACT THREE Saturn’s rings may be particles of an old moon orbiting the planet‚ smashed apart in a collision about 50 million years ago. FACT FOUR
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After reading my assigned work for this week and reviewing the video “Teacher Survival Skills”‚ I have a different outlook as well as having much more admiration for teachers then I did before. Teacher’s job is never done and never ending. Dr. Jim Zabloski talked about ways to be a successful teacher as well as skills so that a first year teacher would be able to survive. Dr. Zabloski mentioned in the video five teacher survival skills. He talked briefly on being organized‚ management‚ consistency
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"Santa Cruz Island"(Modern Baja California)‚ for Spain in 1535. Later Spanish explorer‚ Francisco de Ulloa‚ under the commission of Hernán Cortés‚ surveyed the west coast of modern Mexico and Baja California Peninsula‚ leading to the belief in an Island of California. Portuguese surveyor‚ Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo‚ was the first to explore the California coast‚ traveling from San Diego to Pt. Reyes in 1542; he too believed in an Island of California. “Island of California‚” Spanish East Indies‚ Spanish
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