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Próceres de la Independencia de Centro América

2011-03-02T11:43:00.004-06:00

Biografía de Selectos Próceres de la Independencia de Centro América

Por: Gracia Elena Durón

28 de febrero del 2011

Contenido:
Introducción
José Cecilio del Valle
Dionisio de Herrera
José Francisco Barrundia
Pedro Molina
María Dolores de Bedoya
Tomás Ruiz
Francisco Morazán
José Matías Delgado
Manuel José Arce
Francisco Córdova
Conclusiones
Bibliografía

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Create your own Prezi!

2011-02-25T14:51:00.001-06:00

Hi, I found this website - Prezi.com - and I was amazed at the creativity that can be drawn from a presentation! Click on the links below to view a few examples. To make your own Prezi, simply create your own free account here! Need help with Prezi: view this tutorial or check out the Prezi Manual.

Getting Started: Prezi in 3 minutes

Prezi Workflow in 15 minutes

Academy: Prezi Workflow in 15 minutes on Prezi

Some Examples:

Enjoy using Prezi!

Geography Review Worksheets

2011-01-30T19:13:00.000-06:00

Follow this link to view 10th grade geography review worksheets created by Ms. Tonia Moore and answered by myself. Most of the review worksheets include vocabulary words to know, a map, study questions and their answers. The link includes the following topics:

Climate Factors - LOWERN
Basic Geography Skills
Physical Geography
Human Geography
US & Canada
Europe
Latin America
Africa
Asia, Oceania, and Antarctica

Hope this becomes useful to you one day!

Educación Cívica de Honduras

2010-12-12T17:05:00.000-06:00

En esta entrada, yo he puesto una lista de documentos y presentaciones hechas por algunos de mis compañeros y yo sobre educación cívica. Mayormente, son sobre Honduras y su historia. Espero que te ayuden en tu clase.

Sigue este enlace para abrir las siguientes presentaciones y documentos:

El Estado
Nacionalidad y Ciudadanía
Declaraciones, Derechos y Garantías
Garantías Constitucionales
Los Poderes del Estado
Reforma e Inviolabilidad de la Constitución
Brochure Tit.1 Constitución.doc
Código de la Familia Art. 1-10
Código de la Niñez Art. 35-45
Datos Políticos Históricos de Honduras.doc
Dictaduras 1
Dictaduras 2
Fundamentalismo Religioso 1
Fundamentalismo Religioso 2
Guia del Himno Nacional de Honduras.doc
La Contaminación del Aire
La Contaminación del Aire
Los Derechos Fundamentales.doc
Mapa Conceptual - El Estado.doc
Mapa Conceptual - La Humanidad.doc
Nacionalsocialismo 1
Nacionalsocialismo 2
Parque Nacional Capiro y Calentura
Personas y Grupos Importantes.doc

Psychology

2010-12-11T15:47:00.002-06:00

In this post, I have a set of list of power point presentations made by Ms. Darlene Heilman about an introduction to psychology. These presentations were used for a tenth grade psychology class for one semester only.

Follow this link to open the following presentations and documents:

Intro to Psych
Nature vs. Nurture
Research Methods
Learning
Learning continued
Prenatal to Newborn
Infancy and Childhood
Infancy and Childhood social
Adolescence
Psychological Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Mood Disorders
Schizophrenia
Psychology Exam.doc
Psychology Notes.doc
Psychological Disorders Worksheet.doc
Human Development Project (Baby Egg Talk)

Sociology

2010-09-12T17:11:00.002-05:00

In this post, I have a set of list of power point presentations made by Ms. Darlene Heilman about an introduction to sociology. These presentations were used for a tenth grade sociology class for one full semester only.

Follow this link to open the following presentations:

Sociology of Names
History and People - The Who's Who of Sociology
Culture
Socialization
Social Structure
Groups and Formal Organizations
Deviance
Social Inequality and Change
Sociology Notes.doc
Sociology Study Guide.doc

Credits

2010-09-12T16:58:00.002-05:00

Thanks to all the people who have made some of the reviews, presentations, and study guides I have posted in my blog.

-Gracia Elena

Human Geography (Part B) Review

2010-09-12T10:57:00.002-05:00

Human Geography (Part B) Review

Definitions

Birth Rate
Carrying Capacity
Cultural Diffusion
Culture
Death Rate
Doubling Time
Ecological Footprint
Migration
Natural Increase
Population Cartogram

Population

What is a population pyramid? What can it tell us about a population?
Be able to explain the characteristics of a population based on the shape (remember that there are 3 main shapes) of its pyramid.
Be able to draw and label a population pyramid.
What is population density? Be able to calculate it given population and area of places.
Where is the majority of the world’s population located?
What are the advantages of high population density? Low population density? Which would you prefer? Why?

Migration/Culture

What is the difference between immigration and emigration?
What is a push factor? Provide an example.
What is a pull factor? Provide an example.
What are the main elements of culture?
What forces cause cultural change?

Economies

What are the 3 economic categories used to group countries? Explain the characteristics of each group.
Where are the majority of developing countries located in the world?

Government

What are the 3 types of government? Explain their characteristics.
Which type of government would you prefer? Why?

Humans and the Environment

What are some ways for people to reduce their ecological footprint?
What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?
How does “The Lorax” demonstrate the need for sustainable development?

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LOWERN - Climate Factors

2010-09-09T17:16:00.001-05:00

Climate Factors
(LOWERN)

Latitude

The further away from the equator you go, the more seasonal variation there is (and the colder it gets).
Locations near the equator are warm.
This region receives the most direct sunlight and energy all year long.

Ocean Currents

Warm currents heat, and cold currents cool, the air above water.
Cold currents from the Arctic cool the air and reduce the amount of precipitation in a region (cold air doesn’t evaporate as easily as warm air does).
When cold and warm currents meet, they can create fog.

Winds and air masses

Air brings climate conditions from where it came.
Winds move air masses over land.

Elevation

Climates get colder as elevations get higher.
As warm air rises, it expands and loses heat.

Relief

Mountains form a natural barrier that causes air masses to rise.
As air rises, it expands and becomes less dense, causing it to cool.
Therefore, the leeward side of the mountain is colder and has less precipitation.

Near water

Water bodies have a moderating affect on climates of land masses near them.
Water cools & heats slower than land.
Therefore, the land near water remains cooler or warmer.
This also means there is less temperature range from season to season.

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Physical Geography (Part A) Review

2010-09-09T16:54:00.001-05:00

Physical Geography (Part A) Review

Definitions

Erosion
Earthquake
Faulting
Folding
Volcano
Weather
Weathering
Climate
Precipitation
Global Warming

Plate Tectonics

Who is Alfred Wegener?
What proof did he have to explain his theory of continental drift? (HINT: there are 4 proofs)
Who came up with the theory of plate tectonics? What is it?
What is Pangaea?
Where do earthquakes and volcanoes take place?

Geologic History

What are the 4 geologic eras? Be able to put them in order.
Provide an example of a major event that took place in each era.

Earth’s Cycles

What are the 3 main types of rock? How are they formed?
Be able to draw/label a diagram of the rock cycle.
What percentage of Earth’s total water is fresh water?
Be able to draw/label a diagram of the water cycle.

Climate

What is the difference between weather and climate?
What are the main characteristics of weather? (Hint: temperature, etc.)
What are the factors that affect climate? (Hint: LOWERN*)
What is a climate graph? What is their purpose?
Be able to draw/label a climate graph.
What is the greenhouse effect? How is it related to global warming?

*LOWERN = Latitude, Ocean currents, Winds and air masses, Elevation, Relief, Near water.
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Basic Geography Skills

2010-09-09T16:50:00.014-05:00

Basic Geography Skills

Maps

What is a map?
What are the 6 basic features of a map? Why is each of them important?
What color should never be used for coloring land on a map?
What is a gazetteer?
Regions of the World: be able to name/locate the regions and bodies of water from your map assignment.

Scale

What are the 3 types of scale?
Be able to convert from one to another.

Compass

What are the cardinal points of a compass?
What are their bearings?

Grid Maps

Be able to locate 4-point and 6-point grid references on a map.

Latitude and Longitude

What are the unique meridians of longitude?
What are the 5 unique parallels of latitude?
Be able to locate places/coordinates on a map.

Time Zones

How many time zones are there in the world?
Be able to calculate time differences between places when given a map.
Be able to complete word problems involving time change.

Issue Analysis

Be able to explain the links between any given current issue and geography.

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School & me

2010-09-09T16:47:00.001-05:00

I have decided I will post anything written by myself plus anything that I may consider helpful for high school students who are having trouble on specific subjects and topics. So I hope this becomes useful and enjoyable for everyone.

Attentively,
Gracia Elena

Tough Decisions

2009-08-21T14:59:00.000-05:00

Last school year, I faced a difficult problem. A decision that I needed to make before school. I had to choose one elective class from many I wanted to be in. My top choices were: French, MUN, Art, and Band. I had a special and different reason for each one. But to choose one on top of all of the others was a problem.

I started asking suggestions, advise, and experiences from students and teachers that were taking, had taken or were teaching those courses. After I had all my questions and doubts answered and had a general idea of what each class was about, I decided to talk this with my parents.

We talked about what course would be most efficient, necessary, helpful, and enjoyable for me. we also discussed my strengths, weaknesses, and what had caught my attention the most. Something that I really wanted was to learn French. I've wanted to learn French ever since I was in fifth grade. So basically, that's the main reason why, in the end, I chose the French One course this year.

Summer Memories

2009-08-20T17:20:00.001-05:00

At the beginning of June, my sister and I wanted to bake cookies and brownies to sell. My father told us that it would be great to sell them at my aunt's store in el Centro of San Pedro Sula. So for basically two and a half weeks, we baked and sold brownies there.

At the end of June, my grandmother died (my father's mom) in Tegucigalpa one Thursday. At that time, my father was in Utila, Bay Islands. But his sister told him about that quickly, and he was able to get the 2:00 pm trip to La Ceiba. We were on the way to selling our brownies when he called us. So we went back home to prepare our suitcases. When he got to La Ceiba, his brother-in-law went to pick him up in our car and immediately headed for San Pedro.

We were entering Tegucigalpa when at 10:15 a police stopped us. Why were we out when there was a strict curfew at 10:00 pm? My parents both got out of the car to explain the reason and the cop let us go through. We stopped 3 more times before we to my dad's brother-in-law's mama's house at 11:40. We went to my grandma's funeral the next day, and now we visit her at the cemetery in Tegus.

My Fun-Hurting-Same-Time DAY!

2004-03-09T17:54:00.003-06:00

I wrote this story when I was in 4th grade, just 9 years old. Please excuse my errors; I wanted to conserve my way of writing when I was that age.

"Uh!" I grumbled in a bored and tired way. "Oh, I wish I could go out to play with Dulce, Rocío, and Joan." I thought for a moment: "If I would ask my dad to play, he would tell me to put on my tennis shoes and to also wear a nice shirt to go out to play." So before I asked him, I changed my clothes and got ready to go outside. When I was ready, he gave me permission and I opened the fence. My sister came running after me.

We went on to Dulce's house which is riht in front of mine. She came out with nothing to play with. We played "2CS1RL," which means "two chasing scooters and one running legs" (runs fasts with the legs). We three got tired of playing this. Then we wanted to know what Joan and Rocío were doing. Maybe, they would have a better idea to play. We invited them and at last Joan came with the idea of skating shoes.

Everyone went into their houses and put on their skating shoes. Karen went out and asked why everyone was going into their houses. "We are going to play with our skating shoes," Gaby told her. "Do you want to play and put them on?"

She was the first one to come out with her skating shoes. She entered to my backyard. My dad got down our whole big bunch of skating things: shoes, knee and elbow protectors, helmets, etc.

We have four (4) pairs of skating shoes. The first one was "Barbies," just for four (4) to six (6) year old children. I was ten, so I couldn't use them. The second pair, I was tying a knot when "plick!", the laces had torn in half, because I pulled them too hard. The third pair was yellow and just the right size and they weren't heavy, but there was one important thing: Gaby was already using them. So finally, the last pair of skiting shoes were red, a bigger size, heavier, and more difficult to tie, but they were the only ones left. So I put them on. When I finished, everyone was out playing. So we played on, all together.

We played near our house. Then we played near Rocío's and Joan's house. We wanted to skate from thier gate to the middle of the sidewalk. So I hold on to their gate. I grabbed it hard because of three reasons:

I was scared;
I was swinging with my skates from left to right many times; and
There was the little step nearby that I was scared of.

I was there like about 5 minutes when Gaby took hold me (I was backwards), but I was too heavy for her. My hands were very slippery, and then I couldn't hold on to it anymore. I fell on MY BUTTOCKS and bounced about 2 times! I just turned around and looked at my mom and everyone else. I got the impression that they wouldn't help me up.

So I picked myself up with the skating shoes and went to my house inside, to my parent's bedroom. My back hurt and I thought that if I did 100 standing abdominals, then my back wouldn't hurt. So I started: "1... 2... 3... 4... etc."

My mom opened the door and I was by number 47 on my abdominals: "47... 48... 49... 50..." My mother stopped me and told me to relax in her bed for a few minutes and to not move.

After I felt better, I invited all my friends to see the movie, SPIRIT, at my house.

They asked their mothers and of course they said "Yes." First we cleaned up everything. I made little papers which meant a chore to do before seeing the movie. Gaby and Joan took out the paper that said, "Pick up the yellow table with your partner and put it in the backyard." Dulce took out the little paper which said, "Fold the blue chair, bring it and give it to me." And Karen had the little paper that said, "Lock the door after everyone and nothing stays out."

When we were all finished, I put some popcorn in the microwave. And Gaby brought our visitors to our television room. So we wouldn't waste time, I prepared our VHS and turned the lights off. After 3 minutes I stood up and went to the kitchen to pick up the popcorn. It was almost done. When it was done I opened the bag and put it in the 2 big white plastic containers. We went on seeing the movie.

We were halfway on the container when Karen without asking me got a whole bunch of popcorn, but I let her do it. It was her problem. And also, she was a guest. Gaby and Joan had much more popcorn than we had. When we, Karen, Dulce, and I, finished our popcorn, Gaby and Joan were still eating their popcorn very slowly.

When the movie ended I told everyone to hurry up because the movie lasted about 2 hours. Everyone has to go home again. When I was going out to leave Karen, all the mothers and Karen's grandmother were already on our gate. We thanked them all and said goodnight and goodbye.

When everyone left, I put on my pajamas, washed my teeth, and went to bed. I thanked God for all the good things of this nice and fun day, for all my friends and for my family. I also prayed to Him that my back and buttocks would stop hurting, because they still hurt a little bit. After that, I closed my eyes and didn't open them. I fell asleep, and went into deep happy dreams of my fun-hurting-same-time day.

THE END