Note-taking strategies: The notes that you record in a class will enhance your learning and recall. The strategies coming up will help you to look at the structure and format of your notes. Summarize: The essential elements in note-taking is to jot down only the main points. Highlight and listen to the main points. If…
Panning is the spread of a monaural signal in a stereo or multi-channel sound field – it is critical to the makeup of the stereo image. Panning adds space in a mix through the placement of the instruments at centre, left and right. Usually the most problematic area of the sound field is the centre, as…
Witnesses, and possibly the accused, are the people who have seen or experienced the event in question. Their task is to answer the lawyers’ questions to the best of their abilities and provide testimony/evidence. They must answer clearly and truthfully so that the judge/jury can understand what really happened and make an informed decision. Witnesses:…
Both the Crown Prosecutor and the Defence Counsel are allowed to ask questions of witnesses during the trial. They are presented in court by either the Crown or Defence in order to help prove their case/argument. When a Lawyer asks questions of their witnesses they are doing this during the “Examination in Chief” or Direct…
Direct Evidence Seeing the offense being committed. Circumstantial Evidence You saw the teacher with a bomb then heard an explosion in the classroom. It is safe to say you saw the person who committed the crime. Similar Fact Evidence Evidence showing the accused has committed similar offenses in the past. Hearsay Evidence Evidence that someone…
In Canadian law, the accused is innocent until proven guilty. The Defense lawyer’s job is to protect the rights of the accused. The defense does not have to prove anything as the Onus is on the Crown to prove their case. As such the Defense counsel only has to present enough reasonable doubt to convince…
A Crown must know the following: The crimes for which the accused has been charged with The applicable law pertinent to the case All of the different elements of the case The court procedures The Onus is on the Crown to prove their case The Crown has the Burden of proof They must prove their…
Italicize the titles of plays: Richard III or Othello. Cite line and page numbers up to 101 like this: 34-37; above 100, you repeat only the last two figures: 211-12 (but of course, 397-405 and 96-109). Use arabic numerals rather than roman numerals for citations of acts, scenes, and line numbers: Twelfth Night (1.5.268-76). Always…
Shia Are believed to be the descendants from Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and son-in-law Ali. It is believed that they are the best source of knowledge about the Qur’an and Islam This is the key difference between followers of Muhammad’s family and descendants from the followers of Caliph Abu Baker Sunni They are the…
Slo-pitch is a team sport in which a ball is thrown by a player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat (usually wooden or metal). Scoring is accomplished by the batter running and touching a series of three markers on the ground…
The melody is the most basic element of music. It is the part of the song that sounds the most important, and catches your ear. Often, the melody is sung by a vocalist, or played by a solo instrument. The melodic line is a string of notes played together that make up the melody. Extra…
What is Timbre? •One of the basic elements of music is called timbre. When referring to timbre of sound, we can also refer to its colour. •Timbre describes all of the aspects of a musical sound that do not have anything to do with the sound’s pitch, loudness, or length. •In other words, if a…
In 1865, after the Civil War, the long process of Reconstruction began. Congress passed new laws to give African Americans freedom. First, they passed the Thirteenth Amendment which officially ended slavery. Congress then created the Freedmen’s Bureau to help the recently freed slaves. After President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments were…
Why do we need sleep? sleep takes up almost 1/3 of our lives when deprived of it, we feel terrible and our performance suffers researchers, however, are not sure exactly why we need sleep – just that we do What are the effects of lack of sleep? Major effects fatigue diminished immunity to disease slight…
The Shawnee – Originated from Ohio Valley – Name means Southerners – Villages in South Carolina, Tennessee, Penny, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio – Roving people, practiced agriculture in villages – Spoke Algonquin dialect – Relied on the woods in their culture and habits The Shawnee – Overview and Contributions to the War Effort – A First…
Who were the Comanche? A Native American tribe who lived in present-day Wyoming as part of the Shoshone tribe They later migrated into the southern Great Plains and had an advantage from their effective taming of horses Their survival depended on the buffalo hunt Causes of Conflict Western expansion threatened the lifestyle of the Comanche…
Background of the Cherokee One of the largest of five Native American tribes who settled in the American Southeast portion of the country. Tribe led by several chiefs Highly religious and spiritual Lived peacefully in the Appalachian Mountains of Georgia and Tennessee Adopted culture of whites – wrote and spoke English Cherokee Culture Change Cherokee…
About the Lakota Sioux Seven Native Americans bands of the Great Plains1 Western-most of Sioux groups, occupying The Dakotas (North and South)1 Treaty of Fort Laramie 1851 Government negotiated with Lakota and other tribes regarding the rights of passage for immigrants, paid by Americans $50,000 in return for this2 Natives allowed roads to be built…
“We are 100 years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this lag in ten years. Either we do it, or they crush us!” Josef Stalin, speech to the Fourth Plenum of Industrial Managers, Feb. 4, 1931. Lenin had decided abandon the socialization of agriculture and the communization of property under the NEP of…
Defining Characteristics of the Plant Kingdom: Multicellular Terrestrial Embryophytes Photosynthetic (almost all) Eukaryotic 4 Major Groups 1. Non-Vascular Plants (Bryophytes and Friends) No vascular tissue – therefore must rely on surrounding moisture and osmosis to move fluids through their bodies. Small in stature, and simplistic – NO organs (roots, leaves, stems) (Rhizoids = root-like structures…
