peppygotti English 1 November 11th‚ 2012 The coldest days of December I do not seem to remember very many memories from my childhood. The memories that I do recall seem to be mostly unpleasant. My most vivid childhood memory would have to be when my grandfather John Starr passed. It was the coldest three days of December I ever experienced. The first day started as any other day that was until the phone rang. My mother answered the phone‚ but something was wrong because the only two words that
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Basso Continuo A small accompanying ensemble of usually only two instruments that provides bass-driven chordal support is the basso continuo (continuous bass). During the baroque period‚ the harpsichord and a low string instrument formed the most common basso continuo. To prevent the high-flying melodies of the Baroque from spinning out of control‚ a strong harmonic support was needed. The double bass would play the bass line and the harpsichord would fill in the chords above the bass note‚ which
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Knights and Knighthood Throughout history‚ knights have remained a captivating wonder. These mighty and honorable warriors have been recorded as significant figures in Medieval history. To understand the knights of the Medieval period‚ a person should become familiar with the origins‚ the culture‚ their tools and training‚ the influences of literature‚ and the decline of the knighthood. The origins of the knight date back before the 9th century. The word “knight” was is connected to the beginnings
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The 2008 Financial Crisis The United States economy is built on credit and combined with the reality that greed played a large part in the events leading up to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)‚ the United States experienced one of the its worst financial crisis in its history. Easy credit‚ the housing slump‚ banks holding risky mortgages and tax regulations all played a significant part in causing the GFC of 2008/09. The major cause of the 2008 Financial Crisis is the Subprime Mortgage and Subprime
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The Pre-Revolutionary and the Soviet Periods in Russia Just like any other countries‚ the people in Russia were not exempted from injustices during the pre-revolutionary period. The revolutionary Russia faced various economic problems due to the many unfavorable political conditions it faced. Majority of the people were poor and some of them did not even own lands (Go Social Studies Go). Aside from that‚ working conditions were unfavorable for the workers‚ and Russia’s corrupt bureaucratic system
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a) What happened to sales of batteries in the period 2004-8? Provide a quantitative estimate. How do you explain the fact that over that period the amount of batteries sold increased whereas the value of sales declined? From figure 20 we can see that the volume of sold batteries from 2004 (584 million batteries) to 2008 (611 million batteries) has increased by 27 million batteries. During that period of time the volume has slightly raised‚ where in 2006 was the highest volume of batteries sold
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Support individuals during a period of change 1 Changes that may occur are Deaths in the family ‚ moving tenancy‚ a birth in the family or just growing up in general 2 A death can be a negative experience because it brings a time of emotions and can make someone sad if a person close to them has died. Moving house can be a welcome change of refresh an individual’s life with new surroundings. 3 Approaches that may enhance an individual’s capacity for change are to use existing skills or knowledge
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In the first video “Open-ended Questions to Encourage Conversation” the instruction that I observed‚ based upon the definition‚ did meet criteria 1 from the TPEP. The general idea of Criteria one is the expectations that teachers have for their students and is able to communicate those expectations. In the first video the teacher is using open-ended questions in order to have all students the chance to participate while doing a math activity with counting dots. In relationship to the first criteria
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PWCS 31: Principles of communication in adult social care Identify the different reasons people communicate. One of the reasons people communicate is to understand each other. Understanding is a big part of communication as you have to understand what people problems may be‚ but also to take on board their views and opinions on the situation to be in a position to hopefully sort out their underlying problems. Another reason people communicate is so that they can build positive relationships
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During the teaching‚ I used open ended questions and questions and answers. I also gave the patient 4 handouts and highlighted the important discussion points and topics I discussed. I estimated that the process would take between 15-30 minutes depending on if the patient and her daughter had any questions. The whole process took about 20 minutes. I believe that the handouts were the best way to achieve my goals. The daughter was very happy that I had them‚ and was especially appreciative of the
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