Communication Technologies: Verbal and Non-Verbal
Communication Technologies
Communication is a process that involves the transmission of information from a point of origin to a point of arrival. Humans, as social beings, have a type of communication with complex and unexpected possibilities: communication through sign systems. Among these, the most potent is verbal language. Verbal language is the principal instrument of human communication in all its forms. It helps us to know ourselves and to discover the world around us. In the media, disseminating
Read MoreUnderstanding the Tertiary Sector: Services, Trade, and Tourism
The Tertiary Sector: A Comprehensive Analysis
The tertiary sector, also known as the service sector, is a non-productive economic sector that provides services to all citizens. It is the predominant sector in developed countries. It encompasses a wide range of activities, including health, construction, tourism, trade, and education.
Tertiary Sector Subcategories
The tertiary sector can be broadly divided into two subcategories:
- Superior Tertiary Sector: This segment includes individuals with a good
Infectious Diseases: Prevention, Defense, and Treatment
Prevention of Infectious Diseases
To prevent the spread of infectious diseases, follow these guidelines:
- Do not drink water that may be contaminated.
- Store and handle food according to the instructions on their packaging.
- Heat and cook food thoroughly.
- Wash vegetables and fruits before consumption.
- Wash your hands after using the toilet and before eating or handling food.
- Use condoms during sexual intercourse.
Defense Against Infections
Defense Mechanisms
Nonspecific Mechanisms
These mechanisms protect against
Read MoreAddressing School Violence: A Call for Teacher Authority and Parental Involvement
School Violence: A Call for Teacher Authority and Parental Involvement
We are analyzing a newspaper article by Rafael Puyol, featured in the mainstream press, including *El País* and *ABC*. This article falls within the subgenre of opinion, as a named author expresses his point of view on a topical issue, in this case, school violence. The author demonstrates a subjective tendency with the clear desire to convince or persuade the reader. This is coupled with an informative interest, as the text
Earth’s Atmosphere and Environmental Challenges: Composition, Pollution, and Solutions
Earth’s Atmosphere: Composition and Structure
The atmosphere of Earth is composed of about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.04% carbon dioxide, 0.96% argon, and trace amounts of neon, helium, methane, krypton, hydrogen, as well as water vapor.
- Nitrogen: The most plentiful gas in the air, it is one of the primary nutrients critical for the survival of all living organisms.
- Oxygen: Required for the survival of life, green plants produce oxygen during photosynthesis, maintaining a constant oxygen content in
Nature and Culture: Understanding Human Social Dynamics
Nature and culture are not contradictory but complementary:
- Nature is, in large part, our heritage and biological evolution.
- Culture is everything a human being has incorporated through their own human and social activity, the natural process of development of their lives, their biological culture. We produce nature creatively; we can overcome environmental constraints.
Culture is the set of all components of our human life that are transmitted, socially learned, and taught, whether they belong to
Read MoreWorld War I: Treaties, Consequences, and Cultural Shifts
The Peace of Paris
In 1918, President Thomas W. Wilson formulated a peace program called “Fourteen Points” to reach a just peace. When the war ended, the victorious powers, except Russia, met in Paris in 1919 to establish peaceful conditions that had to be imposed on the defeated countries.
The Peace of Paris (1919-1920)
Consists of five treaties:
- Versailles Treaty with Germany
- Treaty of Saint Germain with Austria
- Treaty of Trianon with the newly independent Hungary
- Treaty of Neuilly with Bulgaria
- Treaty
Avant-Garde Movements: Futurism, Expressionism, Cubism, Dadaism, Surrealism
Vanguards
Vanguards do not want any kind of recognition and seek marginality. New ways of understanding culture and aesthetics:
- Philosophies arise that reject the existence of God and affirm the sovereign dimension of man.
- Spiritual crisis, the movements are born breakthrough.
- Avant-garde movements are born since 1905 (new aesthetics that express novel ideas or realities).
- Desire for originality (to show the reader something amazing).
Features:
- Breaking with the above and the desire for originality.
- Enactment
English Grammar and Vocabulary Essentials
Mastering English Grammar and Vocabulary
Inversion in English
Inversion is a literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed, typically for emphasis or stylistic effect. Here are some examples:
- Hardly had I got into bed when the telephone rang.
- Never had she seen such a beautiful sight before.
- Seldom do we see such / Seldom have I seen…
- Rarely will you hear such beautiful music.
- Only then did I understand why the tragedy had happened.
- Not only does he love chocolate and sweets, but he
Narrative and Argumentative Texts: Structure and Elements
Narrative Texts
A narrative is the relation of real or imagined events that happen to characters in a certain place and time. Every narrative has a story and a plot.
- Story: The series of events that have occurred in reality or in the fiction we imagine.
- Plot: The expression of these facts, the form we give to the story.
Elements of a Narrative
- The Author: The real writer who writes the story. In literary narratives, the author is expressed through the narrator. Depending on the narrator’s point of view,