Suspension of Sentences: Alternatives in Chile
Suspension of Sentences and Alternative Benefits
Article 1. The execution of sentences or restriction of liberty may be suspended by the court ordering them, to grant any of the following alternative benefits:
- a) Remission of sentence;
- b) Night confinement; and
- c) Probation.
The provision in the preceding paragraph does not proceed in the case of crimes specified in Articles 362 and 372 bis of the Penal Code, provided that in the latter case the victim is under 12 years of age.
Conditional Remission of
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The Art of Pantomime
Pantomime is a performance in which actors express actions, emotions, and characters through gestures, movements, and body attitudes, without using spoken words. It primarily consists of arm and hand movements. While mime focuses on purely emotional expression, pantomime conveys specific ideas. A complete performance often integrates three arts: singing (choir), music (orchestra), and mimicry (actor).
Advantages and Disadvantages of Pantomime
Advantages:
- Uses a universal language.
Understanding Communication: Types and Levels
Communication is a process in which an individual interacts through verbal and nonverbal language, where information is exchanged. Effective communication requires a sender, receiver, channel, code, and, most importantly, the message. It’s the “process by which information is transferred from one subject to another.”
- Zorin: Social interaction through symbols and message systems. Includes any process in which the conduct of a human being acts as a stimulus for the conduct of another human being.
- Roiz:
Key Vocabulary and Grammar Points
Essential Vocabulary
Unit 1: Technology
- Charging a mobile phone
- Uploading photos
- Checking messages
- Designing software
- Using a landline phone
- Accessing the internet
- Search engine
- Social networking site
- Mobile network
- Power
- Crashes
- Social media
- Post updates
- Account
- Post comments
- Tweets
- Wireless technology
- Develop
- Delete
- Out-of-date
- Gadget
- User-friendly
- Save
- Up-to-date
- Device
- Store information
- Do a search
- Go viral
- Download apps
- Solve a problem
- Go online
- Laptop
- Screen
- Digital camera
- Webcam
- Headphones
- Keyboard
- Scanner
- Printer
- Tablet
Unit 2:
Read MoreUnderstanding Opinion, Belief, and Knowledge
Opinion and Belief
An opinion is a subjective assessment, often a personal evaluation of reality based on our interests, beliefs, and desires, but not based on compelling reasons.
Beliefs may be of two types:
- Dubious: When we are not really sure of the truth and have doubts about compliance.
- Assertive: We speak of belief when we are sure of something but do not have enough evidence to prove it.
Knowledge is a belief that we are safe and we can prove. Rationally justifying something is characteristic
Read MoreSpain’s Second Republic: From Inception to Civil War
The Fall of Alfonso XIII and the Rise of the Second Republic
Key events:
- End of the Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera.
- Municipal elections with a victory for the left.
- The King left the country amid fears of civil war.
- Proclamation of the Republic (April 14).
- Constitution of 1931: Single Chamber, universal suffrage, regionalism, state secularism.
The Constitution of 1931
The first task of the deputies was drafting a new constitution, having elected moderate socialist Julián Besteiro as chamber president.
Read MoreEssential Geometric Definitions and Theorems
Angles and Lines
- Acute Angle: An angle that measures less than 90º.
- Angles: Formed by two rays that share a common endpoint, provided that the two rays are non-collinear.
- Angle Bisector: A ray that contains the vertex and divides the angle into two congruent angles.
- Complementary Angle: A pair of angles that sum 90º.
- Congruent Angles: Two angles are congruent if and only if they have equal measure.
- Corresponding Angles: Angles that are created at the same location at each intersection where a transversal
Karl Marx: Key Concepts and Theories
Karl Marx: A Summary of Key Ideas
1. Political Economy and Historical Materialism
Marx argued that the anatomy of civil society is found in political economy. Through the lens of historical materialism, he explained that the economic infrastructure is the key to understanding a given society and the changes it experiences throughout history. A society’s economic infrastructure (the functioning of its economy) shapes its superstructure, which includes legal, political, and ideological elements (laws,
Read MoreElectronic Textuality: Semiotics, Cyborgs, and Literature
Electronic Textuality and Its Unique Characteristics
Since the advent of the information society, the modalities of reading and writing have fundamentally changed. The question of reading and writing, a crucial element of European self-consciousness since the development of vocalized alphabetical writing in the eighth century, has re-emerged, bringing with it new questions, paradoxes, and opportunities.
Three Dimensions of Electronic Textuality
When considering electronic textuality, it’s useful to
Read MoreHuman Interaction, Nervous and Endocrine Systems
1. The Interaction Process
This function includes a series of processes whose objectives are:
- To adapt the body to changing conditions, in the internal as well as external environment.
- To connect and coordinate the different parts of our body so that they work together.
1.1. Homeostasis
Homeostasis processes maintain the body’s stability when there are changes in the internal environment.
Homeostasis processes work like a feedback device. This means that when a variation is detected in a particular element,
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