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 3 Things I learned about Renaissance What is the Renaissance?      The Renaissance is a period of transition between the Middle ages to Modern times. In the end of the 12th century, mankind was viewed with full of sin and ashes. The Middle age view made men showing sin and guiltiness just from his appearance. But as the Renaissance period took place, things started to change, and people viewed man almost "godlike." After all, humans are creations of mankind. Man was created in God's image. It showed strength, reason, and made ideas that man could become almost like god. Mankind quickly developed with new ideas and started making all kinds of art; massive buildings that were considered impossible just a few generations before; sculptures that are more magnificent than anything, this period was considered a massive social change in Europe.                       Mona Lisa (approx. 1503) - by Leonardo Da Vinci; a Re...

Who is Christopher Columbus?  "Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World." - Christopher Columbus Basic Overview of Christopher Columbus      Christopher Columbus was born in 1451, Genoa, Italy. Although people are not sure of the exact birthdate, the estimate is between August and October. He is known to as the first person to discover and put America on the map. Christopher Columbus has 3 other variations of his name; Cristoffa Corombo (Ligurian), Cristoforo Colombo (Italian), and Cristóbal Colón (Spanish). His family includes: - Giovanni Pellegrino (Brother)  - Giacomo Bartholomew (Brother)  - Bianchinetta Columbus (Sister)  - Domenico Columbo (Father)  - Susanna Fontanarossa (Mother) - Filipa Monez Perestrelo (Wife)  - Diego Columbus (Son)  - Ferdinand Columbus (Son). Early Life     Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. Not long after, they moved to the city of Savona, where he really started ...

 Password Managers      Everyone has at least once forgot their password.  Some people tend to forget the password more than others because of their lifestyle. It doesn't really matter though, because everyone can forget their password and have to go through the annoying steps to get back your password or to change them. Sometimes, you might lose  your account.  Password managers are just the right app you need to never go through those again. Today I will tell you on what a password manager is and the most popular password managers out there. What are Password Managers?     Password Managers are exactly what they say; they manage your passwords. They store your passwords, so whenever your forget them, you can go on the password manager and get your password. Some password managers have features that auto-input your password, such as the Google Chrome Smart Lock. Why do we need them? Some people might not use password managers because th...

                            Credible Sources What are Primary / Secondary Sources? - Primary Sources are sources that come directly from the thing you are learning such as raw data, records, and key facts - Secondary Sources are sources that relate, discuss, summarize, analyze, etc.. Primary sources. some of these can be books that explain a primary source, an article that discuss the primary source, and many more. What is a Credible Source? -A credible source is source that you can trust. Most credible sources can be found in websites ending in .gov/.edu and / .ac. It is important to use credible sources while researching rather than any other source because it has the right information and you can trust it. If you don't use credible sources, you might end up researching the wrong facts and giving out wrong facts. Some credible source websites are Government Websites because they are peer-reviewed, Google Scholar, it...

Outline for Digital Sexual Abuse Prevention  Types of Digital Sex Crimes Illegal Shooting, Photo Synthesis Illegal Shooting is a type of Sex crime when a person shoots another person’s body part without their consent. Photo Synthesis is a type of Sex crime when a person synthesizes a person’s face or any part of their body with an explicit picture or video.  Consuming, Possessing, Circulation Even just consuming and watching these can result in prison time because watching these makes the person that made/circulated it make money. Also the same thing for Possessing this stuff.  Online Grooming What is Online Grooming? Online Grooming or Child Grooming is to befriend or establishing an emotional connection with a child, to lower the child’s inhibitions with the objective of sexual abuse. (Wikipedia)  Tactics of Online Grooming The person usually makes you think he/she is a friendly person, and they usually are very kind to you. They send you gifts, they help you in va...

 Language Learning Principles: How to learn any language 1. System VS. Goal - What is a goal?      A goal is what you want to achieve.  For example, a student might want to get good grades in a certain class. -What is a system?     A system is the process that makes you achieve your goal. For example, a student might use different techniques to study and to score good on a test. Why do we learn languages? Simple. We learn the language to be able to speak the language; interact with the language, or being fluent. Learning new languages can help us in many different aspects, differentiating from person to person.  3 Language Learning Principles Principle 1: Make Memories more Memorable When you learn something, try to use the Four levels of Processing. 1. Structure: What is the structure of the question / word? 2. Sound: Do they connect when heard? 3. Concept: Is TOOL another word for instrument? 4. Personal Connection: How does the question connect...

Outlines While you write a research paper, you might get lost; either if you don't know what to do, or your content is not organized and is all over the place. A simple method of keeping track of what you will do and getting organized for you stuff is called an Outline.  Let's see what this thing can do. What is an Outline?      An outline is a type of organization method which uses a hierarchical list to organize the main points of your writing piece; especially an essay. There are many types of Outlines; I will talk about the main three outlines.  1. Alphanumeric Outline      An Alphanumeric Outline; or the traditional outline format; is a type of outline that uses both alphabetical and numerical characters at the same time. The Format shown below is a example of an Alphanumerical Outline. 2. Full-Sentence Outline     A Full-Sentence Outline is an outline which is essentially an alphanumeric outline; but at each point a full-sente...