Lesson Objective: Students will learn the history of “Cinco de Mayo”‚ and they will learn is not the Independence Day. California State History-Social Science Standard 5.8 Students trace the colonization‚ immigration‚ and settlement patterns of the American people from 1789 to the mid-1800s‚ with emphasis on the role of economic incentives‚ effects of the physical and political geography‚ and transportation systems. 6. Relate how and when California‚ Texas‚ Oregon‚ and other western lands became
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Alloy - An alloy is a substance made by melting two or more elements together‚ at least one of them a metal. An Example: Examples of alloys include brass‚ bronze‚ 14k gold‚ and sterling silver. covalent bond - A covalent bond is a chemical link between two atoms in which electrons are shared between them. An Example: There is covalent between the oxygen and each hydrogen in (H 2 O). Each of the bonds contains two electrons - one from a hydrogen atom and one from the oxygen atom. Both atoms
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The "Cinco de Mayo" celebration commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5‚ 1862‚ under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza. The Battle was important because 4‚000 Mexican soldiers defeated a much better-equipped French army composed of 8‚000 men that had not been defeated for almost 50 years. In 1862‚ the Mexican army defeated France’s forces at the Battle of Puebla. This battle was one of many such altercations that took
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Stephanie was abducted on September 6th between 4:30-5:00 pm‚ and I believe that the offender either tricked Stephanie to come closer to him and his car (I believe he must have access to a car because he abducted 3 girls and was able to travel to dump their bodies so far away from their homes). Or‚ if the offender ran up to Stephanie´s porch and grabbed her there. I believe Stephanie was on the porch before the offender tricked her to him or grabbed her because her sister found her half-finished
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Spirited‚ outgoing‚ fun are words that people use when describing Miss Maiya Mayo. Maiya really is an energetic student and it is with pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation. Maiya is a hard worker and goal oriented as a student. She has been a great student mentor in the counseling office here at McEachern High School. She takes on tasks and sees them through to completion. Gabby has been involved with several clubs on campus. She has volunteered with the DECA Club as well
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Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using TiO2 nanoparticles Nupur Mittal Chemical Engineering‚ IIT (BHU) Varanasi. Abstract: The aim of this research is to reduce the pollution caused by methylene blue dye in waste water coming from textile industries. For this purpose‚ TiO2 nanoparticles are made as they show good photocatalytic activity in degradation of dyes into harmless products. Synthesis is done using titanium butoxide and 2-propanol. The particles formed were a little larger
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The obstructive sleep apnea area of the Mayo Clinic website does not specifically target my patient. There were no ethnic‚ age‚ or gender specific information listed. It provided general information for the variety of people who deal with sleep apnea. When it comes to relevance‚ I believe the website succeeded in that aspect. A general overview was provided when arriving to the main page‚ which quickly explained what sleep apnea is. As you continue through the various tabs‚ it supplies information
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Elton Mayo and ’The Hawthorne Experiment ’ George Elton Mayo’s groundbreaking 1930’s Hawthorne Experiment has been widely recognised as a revolutionary sociological study which laid the foundations for many of today’s modern management methods and concepts (Sarachek 1968; Smith 1998; Kennedy 1998; O’Connor 1999). The Hawthorne Experiment was conducted with the original intent to study the effect of a workplace ’s physical factors on productivity (The British Library 2013) and the main conclusions
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by the Union Army with the combined leadership of Lincoln‚ Grant‚ and Sherman. They lost because of the Union’s overwhelming manpower and economic advantages. However‚ there is more to it than just that. In the book Confederate Reckoning‚ author Stephanie McCurry states that the Confederate States of America did themselves in due to structural issues within their society. The book presents a “political history of the unfranchised” referring to Southern slaves and wartime women. Ironically‚ the most
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January 21‚ 1998 was the beginning of one of the most appalling police coercion cases‚ involving the murder of 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe‚ and the main suspect: her 14-year old brother‚ Michael. In the morning when Stephanie’s body was found and police called‚ they interviewed each and every family member‚ but focused on Michael and two of his closest friends. According to a 2003 New York Times Upfront article‚ Michael “was questioned for 27 hours over a three day period” (Bell‚ n.d.). Due to the
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