REVISION NOTES – STRESS Stress ‡ an emotion‚ a state of psychological tension and physiological arousal produced by a stressor which makes the individual ready to respond‚ It is an adaptive response because it enables the individual to cope. It becomes maladaptive if the stressor persists Stressor ‡ a physiological or psychological stimulus that threatens an individual’s well being. It could lead to a stress response. THE BODY’S RESPONSE TO STRESS The General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) – model
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GRADE 8 BIOLOGY REVISION WORKSHEET a) Name the following: i) The process by which raisins swell up when placed in a beaker of water. ii) Non-infectious disease arising due to hypersensitiveness of an individual to a particular sustance. iii) Bone forming cells. iv) Diseases caused due to malfunctioning of organs
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Anthology Retake 2006-7 Revision booklet The Anthology Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer Author: Nadine Gordimer (born 1923) has made her career under difficult circumstances. Born an English-speaking Jew in South Africa‚ she resented and resisted the pressure to conform to the white supremacist attitudes embodied in the system of apartheid. She has been politically active most of her life‚ and has often written about the relationships among white radicals‚ liberals and blacks in South
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C1 Revision Notes Atmosphere is a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. The three main chemical components present in air are Nitrogen‚ Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide. Trace amounts means only a very tiny concentration of gas is present. An element is made up of 1 type of atom. A compound is made up of 2 or more types of atom that are chemically bonded. A mixture also contains more than 2 or more type of atoms but they cannot be chemically bonded. A pollutant is a waste matter that contaminates
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RE PHILOSOPHY Miracles - REVISION What constitutes a miracle? A miracle is held to be an act of God‚ or an invisible agent‚ which goes against the laws of nature and has some religious meaning or significance. Definitions of miracles are often very broad and leave them particularly wide to interpretation. We may say that it is a miracle that someone has recovered from a cold‚ but that is only the believer’s interpretation and cannot be verified as miraculous. It simply reflects the way
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King Lear – Revision Male Potency Goneril’s emasculation of Albany in the first and final Acts‚ “milky gentleness…harmful mildness” [p.212 A1S4]; “[weak]-mannered man!” etc Elizabethan understanding of the word “nothing” which is so much repeated. It’s daughters not sons taking away Lear’s power. Old men‚ Lear and Gloucester. “I am ashamed…” [p209 A2S4]‚ Fool: “horns without a case” [A1S5] Goneril calling Lear’s knights a “rabble”‚ shows Lear to be an impotent leader. Thereafter‚ daughters take
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BS1 REVISION BOOKLET SECTION 1 WHAT IS BUSINESS What Is a Business: A business or establishment that aims to fulfil a purpose; • Make profits –producing high quality services and goods • Increase brand image/reputation • Try to survive against competitors • Increase market share • Good customer service • Be environmentally sustainable NEEDS - e.g to survive- shelter‚ water‚ food – PROBLEM: needs are limited WANTS – e.g luxuries - such as cars‚ houses‚ phones - POSITIVE: unlimited
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Purple Gang Introduction “As historian Paul Kavieff explains: They were predatory group and they were known for their ruthlessness‚ I mean they shot everybody during these hijackings‚ even the guys that were simply driving the trucks. What that resulted in in was that if you were making a beer delivery and were robbed by the Purples‚ you fought to the death‚ because you knew that the Purples were going to haul you out of the truck and kill you anyways” (Whitting‚ 2013‚ Pg. 57). The Purple Gang was
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Conflict in Vietnam‚ 1963-75 Revision Notes This topic is in Paper 2‚ the source-based exam – along with World War One. There is no choice of question. The paper tests your source skills‚ but you must have a good knowledge of the topic as well - and be able to use this both in your answers and in order to understand the sources properly. Read the advice on the front of your WW1 revision pack for tips on how to answer the exam questions. Part 1; Reasons for the US involvement in
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Further Pure 1 Revision Notes • Proof by induction To prove by induction that a statement (C) involving an integer n is true for all [pic]‚ prove that‚ i) (C) is true for [pic]; ii) if (C) is true for [pic]then (C) is true for [pic]. And then bring these parts together to complete the proof. • Summing series using formulae To sum series‚ use a combination of the following formulae. Second two are given in formula book. [pic] [pic] [pic] e.g. Q:
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