The Most Remarkable Mayan Achievement No one knows how the Maya disappeared. It might have been overpopulation. Perhaps a disease of the heart. Maybe a war of war. Nonetheless‚ it goes without saying that the Mayan civilization was remarkable. Originating on the Yucatan Peninsula‚ the Maya survived for over 3000 years. They were an isolated group‚ in and outside their borders. They were never united by the same government throughout all of their time in Mesoamerica‚ and were divvy-ed up into city-states
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The Achievements of the Aztecs After many years of being nomads‚ the Aztecs decided to establish in the Valley of Mexico. The Aztecs moved there because of a prophecy by Huitzilopochtli‚ their main god. In the prophecy‚ Huitzilipochtli promised his people that they would have a city of their own some day‚ but they had to find a specific place to build it. To find this special place‚ they looked for an eagle‚ perched on a cactus‚ holding a snake. After some time they had to settle down peacefully
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into many categories‚ two of them being academic and non-academic writing. In order for a person to write in academic form‚ time‚ effort and money are invested in carrying out certain experiments or research concerning the field being discussed to use as evidence to support the claim. Also‚ citations are usually used as they have a powerful influence on the audience and tend to impel them towards believing the writer’s claim. On the other hand‚ non-academic writing‚ also referred to as personal writing
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The achievement gap is the difference in academic performance between groups of students. Groups of students like socioeconomic status‚ race and ethnicity‚ and gender. You can see the achievement gap in grade levels‚ standardized-testing‚ and course selection. The achievement gap is used to show the different performance gaps between different groups with African-American and Hispanic students‚ being at the lower part of the scale‚ compared to non-Hispanic white peers. There is a similar academic
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Unit 8 (m2) Outline how factors can influence the development of individual’s self concept. I am going to outline how factors can influence the development of individual’s self-concept‚ firstly‚ I will to define what is self-concept. Self-concept self concept is about the way we view ourselves. There are two sides of our self concept and these include: our self-esteem‚ which is how we feel about out selves that is the the worth and value that you as a person attribute to yourself‚ and
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increase in European colonists in the New World is what led to the heavily populated North and South America today. Portugal led this surge of exploration with it’s sea based economy and durable‚ lightweight ships like the caravel. This sudden interest in the exploring was largely due to a man called Prince Henry the Navigator‚ although he mostly promoted development in the African coastal area. Portugal’s most significant New World achievement was in 1500 when Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered and
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What are the factors affecting the Return of REITs? REITs unit holders are subject to similar risks as holders of other diversified asset portfolios. Some of the factors which affect returns on REITs are : 1.Demographics Demographics are the data that describes the composition of a population‚ such as age‚ race‚ gender‚ income‚ migration patterns and population growth. These statistics are an often overlooked but significant factor that affects how real estate is priced and what types of properties
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Standardized Tests: Are they worth it? For years‚ children of all ages have been required to take standardized tests in order to assess their capabilities and theoretically prepare them for further education. These tests are often the main factor in acceptance into colleges and universities‚ used in grade advancement for younger ages‚ and an overall indicator of a person’s ability. However‚ because of the lack of variety in the subjects they evaluate‚ standardized tests are often under scrutiny
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survival‚ but those who argue for increased quality are often remote from the concerns and realities of the classroom. Many of their strategies‚ prescriptions and models fail when the school bell rings the start of day. Over the decades‚ quality achievement and performance against standards has become important words for educators looking to improve practice‚ make their schools more effective learning organizations. The education system has rallied around a unified set of standards‚ teachers have come
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My vision for the community I live and work in is based on the Resiliency Theory-- the belief in the ability of every person to overcome adversity if important protective factors are present in that person’s life. The Resiliency Theory is founded on the proposition that if members of one’s family‚ community and / or school care deeply about you‚ have high expectations and purposeful support for you‚ and value your participation you will maintain a faith in the future and can overcome almost any
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