Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña star as two LA police officers, Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala, whose close friendship is tested as they investigate more dangerous criminal cases connected to a Mexican drug cartel. The film follows their partnership both on the job, where they display bravery and recklessness in dangerous situations, and off the job, where they balance their police work with personal lives including families. While the film captures the gritty realities and risks of police work, it also shows the humor and affection between the two main characters that deepens the audience's connection to them throughout the increasingly high-stakes story.
The document summarizes the plot of the Disney animated film "The Lion King". It discusses how Simba is the heir to the throne but his uncle Scar kills Simba's father Mufasa and blames Simba. Simba goes into exile but must eventually return to challenge Scar, stop him from ruling the kingdom, and take his rightful place as king. The document also praises the film for its memorable songs and characters, and says it teaches lessons about facing problems and having the strength to overcome difficulties in life.
The document discusses techniques for improving observation and memory. It recommends actively engaging your senses and imagination when meeting new people to help commit names and faces to memory. Specific techniques included asking questions about a person's face, saying their name aloud several times, and paying close attention for 10 seconds. Regular practice paying attention and allowing your mind to wander can help you learn to better control your attention.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes plans to lead a team on a 2,000 mile trek across Antarctica in winter, when temperatures reach as low as -90C, which would be the first time such a journey is attempted in winter. At age 68, Fiennes describes this as his greatest challenge to date. The six-person team will use skis, ground-penetrating radar and tractors pulling living pods and equipment as they aim to reach McMurdo Sound by the spring equinox six months after beginning their journey on March 21. Dr Mike Stroud, who has accompanied Fiennes on expeditions for decades, will not participate due to the long time commitment affecting his pension.
Sleep strengthens and stabilizes memory in important ways. While awake, your ability to recall newly learned skills or facts can deteriorate over time, but sleep reverses this effect for skills and stabilizes performance. Sleep also improves memory for word pairs compared to an equal period being awake. However, information learned in the morning is more susceptible to being permanently forgotten than information learned in the evening, so studying at night optimizes the memory benefits of sleep.
The document discusses a new technology that can analyze brain scans to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease with over 90% accuracy. The technology uses artificial intelligence to analyze patterns in brain scans that are indicative of the disease. It has the potential to help doctors detect Alzheimer's much earlier and provide better treatment options for patients.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña star as two LA police officers, Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala, whose close friendship is tested as they investigate more dangerous criminal cases connected to a Mexican drug cartel. The film follows their partnership both on the job, where they display bravery and recklessness in dangerous situations, and off the job, where they balance their police work with personal lives including families. While the film captures the gritty realities and risks of police work, it also shows the humor and affection between the two main characters that deepens the audience's connection to them throughout the increasingly high-stakes story.
The document summarizes the plot of the Disney animated film "The Lion King". It discusses how Simba is the heir to the throne but his uncle Scar kills Simba's father Mufasa and blames Simba. Simba goes into exile but must eventually return to challenge Scar, stop him from ruling the kingdom, and take his rightful place as king. The document also praises the film for its memorable songs and characters, and says it teaches lessons about facing problems and having the strength to overcome difficulties in life.
The document discusses techniques for improving observation and memory. It recommends actively engaging your senses and imagination when meeting new people to help commit names and faces to memory. Specific techniques included asking questions about a person's face, saying their name aloud several times, and paying close attention for 10 seconds. Regular practice paying attention and allowing your mind to wander can help you learn to better control your attention.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes plans to lead a team on a 2,000 mile trek across Antarctica in winter, when temperatures reach as low as -90C, which would be the first time such a journey is attempted in winter. At age 68, Fiennes describes this as his greatest challenge to date. The six-person team will use skis, ground-penetrating radar and tractors pulling living pods and equipment as they aim to reach McMurdo Sound by the spring equinox six months after beginning their journey on March 21. Dr Mike Stroud, who has accompanied Fiennes on expeditions for decades, will not participate due to the long time commitment affecting his pension.
Sleep strengthens and stabilizes memory in important ways. While awake, your ability to recall newly learned skills or facts can deteriorate over time, but sleep reverses this effect for skills and stabilizes performance. Sleep also improves memory for word pairs compared to an equal period being awake. However, information learned in the morning is more susceptible to being permanently forgotten than information learned in the evening, so studying at night optimizes the memory benefits of sleep.
The document discusses a new technology that can analyze brain scans to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease with over 90% accuracy. The technology uses artificial intelligence to analyze patterns in brain scans that are indicative of the disease. It has the potential to help doctors detect Alzheimer's much earlier and provide better treatment options for patients.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes plans to lead the first team to cross Antarctica during the southern winter months. To complete the 2,000 mile journey, Fiennes and five team members will use two bulldozers dragging supplies and living pods to help guide them across the continent. The expedition, called "The Coldest Journey", aims to depart in March 2013 and will face temperatures as low as -70C with four months of total darkness. If successful, it will be one of the last major expeditions of its kind.
Computers have become essential for businesses both large and small. They can retrieve information in less than a second that would take a person several hours, allowing banks, airlines and restaurants to rely heavily on them. Additionally, computers can store large amounts of data in a small space, reducing the need for storage equipment like file cabinets in offices.
Nancy Colier argues that smartphones may be replacing human memory and disconnecting us from our physical surroundings and environment. She provides examples of getting lost without remembering directions and relying solely on navigation from a smartphone. Thoreau previously warned about overreliance on clocks replacing awareness of the sun's position. Now, people have little awareness of how time relates to nature. Most people stare at smartphone screens instead of noticing their environment. Relying only on smartphones risks losing a sense of interdependence with the world and others. It is important to notice our surroundings for safety, new experiences, and remembering our connection to the planet and life forms we depend on.
Working memory refers to the information that can be consciously held in mind and relates to intelligence. Researchers tested whether working memory training could increase children's working memory capacity and IQ scores. The results showed that children who underwent 10 minutes of daily working memory training for two months improved more on intelligence tests than children who did not receive training. Studies on adults also found that working memory training led to increases in working memory capacity and IQ scores. Certain games, music, and education can help expand working memory capacity by providing mental challenges and rewards.
El documento describe las características de las ciudades del tercer mundo, incluyendo problemas como la pobreza, la falta de servicios sanitarios y viviendas precarias. Explica que las ciudades del tercer mundo han seguido un proceso de desarrollo diferente a las ciudades de países desarrollados. También propone seis dimensiones que deben considerarse para que las ciudades del tercer mundo puedan asumir el desafío del desarrollo sostenible: social, política, económica, cultural, ética y ecológica.
1. The document provides strategies for improving memory, including becoming interested in what you're learning, leveraging visual memory through creative imagery, creating a "memory tree" to logically chunk and relate facts, associating new information with existing knowledge, writing facts out repeatedly, summarizing paragraphs while reading, studying in the afternoon, and getting adequate sleep.
2. It notes that normal age-related "benign forgetfulness" usually does not indicate increased risk of dementia, though formal testing may be needed in some cases, and cognitive impairments beyond memory loss carry higher risk.
3. Memory can also be impaired by an inability to concentrate due to multitasking, depression, or anxiety, as concentration strengthens memory
Many common beliefs about how memory works are inaccurate. Memory is not like a video recorder that perfectly records events. People also do not have truly photographic memories or eidetic imagery. Contrary to popular belief, most forgetting occurs immediately after an event rather than gradually. Confidence in a memory is a poor indicator of its accuracy. Traumatic memories are generally not repressed and recovered later through therapy. Hypnosis does not reliably aid recall of forgotten memories. Amnesia typically only affects new memories, not long-term identity and autobiographical memories.
- Memories decay quickly after being formed, so it is important to continuously review information through spaced repetition to strengthen memories over long periods of time. The ideal time to review is just before the memory would be forgotten.
- Actively testing memories through retrieval practice, such as answering questions, is more effective for long-term memory than passive reviewing. When information is incorrectly recalled, the wrong answer can be strengthened through rehearsal, so care must be taken.
- If a memory cannot be recalled, thinking of related context clues and components can help "reactivate" the full memory and retrieve the sought-after information.
1. El modelo gravitacional predice y describe los patrones de interacción entre ciudades y áreas metropolitanas basándose en conceptos como la masa (población) y la distancia.
2. Los modelos de interacción urbana se basan en los principios del modelo gravitacional de que las interacciones son directamente proporcionales a la masa y inversamente proporcionales a la distancia.
3. El modelo gravitacional es una herramienta útil para predecir flujos como el comercio entre países basado en su PIB y distancia, aunque es
Este documento describe y compara varios modelos urbanos, incluyendo el modelo compacto, difuso y gravitacional. El modelo compacto se caracteriza por su multifuncionalidad, heterogeneidad y diversidad en toda su extensión. El modelo difuso se caracteriza por la separación de usos como vivienda, comercio e industria. El modelo gravitacional analiza la estructura de un sistema de ciudades basado en la jerarquía de centros urbanos y las interacciones entre ellos, similar a la gravitación newtoniana.
El documento describe los diferentes elementos musicales como género, tempo, dinámica, ritmo, textura, forma, tímbrica y época. Explica los tipos de cada elemento, como los diferentes tipos de ritmo, textura, instrumentos y voces. También describe cómo estos elementos se combinan en las obras musicales y cómo pueden variar a lo largo de una pieza.
El 12 de gener de 1706 ha estat el més cruel i luctuós de la Història de Vila-real (Plana Baixa): 253 veïns perderen la vida a mans de les tropes borbòniques del Comte de Las Torres que entraren a la Vila medieval (d'uns 3.000 habitants) de pau fingida. Amb el Decret de Nova Planta de juny de 1707 desapareixia el Regne de València fundat, com la mateixa Vila-real, per Jaume I amb l'abolició dels Furs i el Dret Civil Valencià per part de Felip V que resta invertit al Museu de l'Almodí de Xàtiva per decissió del vila-realenc En Carles Sarthou Carreres.
Matilda is a story about a young girl named Matilda who lives with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood, who do not care for her. Matilda is a gifted child who loves to read and uses her intelligence to deal with the cruel headmistress of her elementary school, Miss Trunchbull.
The document provides guidance on how to write a summary. It explains that a summary is a short, concise statement of the main ideas and key details of a reading. To write a good summary, one should include the main idea and most important supporting details while using their own words and being brief. A summary should not include opinions, unessential details, or directly copied text. The document demonstrates how to annotate a text to identify the main idea and key details, map out the information, and then write a summary statement consolidating the essential elements.
Sta. Catalina has seen many changes over the past 100 years. The small town was once a quiet rural community, but has now grown into a bustling urban center with a population of over 200,000 residents. Modern buildings, roads, and infrastructure now cover the landscape where farms and open fields once dominated the area.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes plans to lead the first team to cross Antarctica during the southern winter months. To complete the 2,000 mile journey, Fiennes and five team members will use two bulldozers dragging supplies and living pods to help guide them across the continent. The expedition, called "The Coldest Journey", aims to depart in March 2013 and will face temperatures as low as -70C with four months of total darkness. If successful, it will be one of the last major expeditions of its kind.
Computers have become essential for businesses both large and small. They can retrieve information in less than a second that would take a person several hours, allowing banks, airlines and restaurants to rely heavily on them. Additionally, computers can store large amounts of data in a small space, reducing the need for storage equipment like file cabinets in offices.
Nancy Colier argues that smartphones may be replacing human memory and disconnecting us from our physical surroundings and environment. She provides examples of getting lost without remembering directions and relying solely on navigation from a smartphone. Thoreau previously warned about overreliance on clocks replacing awareness of the sun's position. Now, people have little awareness of how time relates to nature. Most people stare at smartphone screens instead of noticing their environment. Relying only on smartphones risks losing a sense of interdependence with the world and others. It is important to notice our surroundings for safety, new experiences, and remembering our connection to the planet and life forms we depend on.
Working memory refers to the information that can be consciously held in mind and relates to intelligence. Researchers tested whether working memory training could increase children's working memory capacity and IQ scores. The results showed that children who underwent 10 minutes of daily working memory training for two months improved more on intelligence tests than children who did not receive training. Studies on adults also found that working memory training led to increases in working memory capacity and IQ scores. Certain games, music, and education can help expand working memory capacity by providing mental challenges and rewards.
El documento describe las características de las ciudades del tercer mundo, incluyendo problemas como la pobreza, la falta de servicios sanitarios y viviendas precarias. Explica que las ciudades del tercer mundo han seguido un proceso de desarrollo diferente a las ciudades de países desarrollados. También propone seis dimensiones que deben considerarse para que las ciudades del tercer mundo puedan asumir el desafío del desarrollo sostenible: social, política, económica, cultural, ética y ecológica.
1. The document provides strategies for improving memory, including becoming interested in what you're learning, leveraging visual memory through creative imagery, creating a "memory tree" to logically chunk and relate facts, associating new information with existing knowledge, writing facts out repeatedly, summarizing paragraphs while reading, studying in the afternoon, and getting adequate sleep.
2. It notes that normal age-related "benign forgetfulness" usually does not indicate increased risk of dementia, though formal testing may be needed in some cases, and cognitive impairments beyond memory loss carry higher risk.
3. Memory can also be impaired by an inability to concentrate due to multitasking, depression, or anxiety, as concentration strengthens memory
Many common beliefs about how memory works are inaccurate. Memory is not like a video recorder that perfectly records events. People also do not have truly photographic memories or eidetic imagery. Contrary to popular belief, most forgetting occurs immediately after an event rather than gradually. Confidence in a memory is a poor indicator of its accuracy. Traumatic memories are generally not repressed and recovered later through therapy. Hypnosis does not reliably aid recall of forgotten memories. Amnesia typically only affects new memories, not long-term identity and autobiographical memories.
- Memories decay quickly after being formed, so it is important to continuously review information through spaced repetition to strengthen memories over long periods of time. The ideal time to review is just before the memory would be forgotten.
- Actively testing memories through retrieval practice, such as answering questions, is more effective for long-term memory than passive reviewing. When information is incorrectly recalled, the wrong answer can be strengthened through rehearsal, so care must be taken.
- If a memory cannot be recalled, thinking of related context clues and components can help "reactivate" the full memory and retrieve the sought-after information.
1. El modelo gravitacional predice y describe los patrones de interacción entre ciudades y áreas metropolitanas basándose en conceptos como la masa (población) y la distancia.
2. Los modelos de interacción urbana se basan en los principios del modelo gravitacional de que las interacciones son directamente proporcionales a la masa y inversamente proporcionales a la distancia.
3. El modelo gravitacional es una herramienta útil para predecir flujos como el comercio entre países basado en su PIB y distancia, aunque es
Este documento describe y compara varios modelos urbanos, incluyendo el modelo compacto, difuso y gravitacional. El modelo compacto se caracteriza por su multifuncionalidad, heterogeneidad y diversidad en toda su extensión. El modelo difuso se caracteriza por la separación de usos como vivienda, comercio e industria. El modelo gravitacional analiza la estructura de un sistema de ciudades basado en la jerarquía de centros urbanos y las interacciones entre ellos, similar a la gravitación newtoniana.
El documento describe los diferentes elementos musicales como género, tempo, dinámica, ritmo, textura, forma, tímbrica y época. Explica los tipos de cada elemento, como los diferentes tipos de ritmo, textura, instrumentos y voces. También describe cómo estos elementos se combinan en las obras musicales y cómo pueden variar a lo largo de una pieza.
El 12 de gener de 1706 ha estat el més cruel i luctuós de la Història de Vila-real (Plana Baixa): 253 veïns perderen la vida a mans de les tropes borbòniques del Comte de Las Torres que entraren a la Vila medieval (d'uns 3.000 habitants) de pau fingida. Amb el Decret de Nova Planta de juny de 1707 desapareixia el Regne de València fundat, com la mateixa Vila-real, per Jaume I amb l'abolició dels Furs i el Dret Civil Valencià per part de Felip V que resta invertit al Museu de l'Almodí de Xàtiva per decissió del vila-realenc En Carles Sarthou Carreres.
Matilda is a story about a young girl named Matilda who lives with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood, who do not care for her. Matilda is a gifted child who loves to read and uses her intelligence to deal with the cruel headmistress of her elementary school, Miss Trunchbull.
The document provides guidance on how to write a summary. It explains that a summary is a short, concise statement of the main ideas and key details of a reading. To write a good summary, one should include the main idea and most important supporting details while using their own words and being brief. A summary should not include opinions, unessential details, or directly copied text. The document demonstrates how to annotate a text to identify the main idea and key details, map out the information, and then write a summary statement consolidating the essential elements.
Sta. Catalina has seen many changes over the past 100 years. The small town was once a quiet rural community, but has now grown into a bustling urban center with a population of over 200,000 residents. Modern buildings, roads, and infrastructure now cover the landscape where farms and open fields once dominated the area.
The city of Palma has evolved over time with three distinct sets of walls - the original Roman walls, followed by medieval walls as the city grew larger, and more recently modern walls as the city expanded even further beyond the medieval boundaries.
The author struggles to keep track of their teenagers' constantly changing plans and whereabouts. Their teenagers are unable or unwilling to provide clear information about their schedules and activities. This leaves the author feeling anxious and wondering where their children are at all times. Modern technology like mobile phones has made plans even more flexible, as arrangements can be changed at the last minute through text messages. The author feels they cannot truly know what their teenagers are doing unless they constantly check in via text. In the end, the author realizes teenagers value freedom and spontaneity over strict planning.
British people are becoming increasingly isolated from their local communities, with more than half not knowing their neighbors' first names. About 70% do not know their full names and just over a third wouldn't recognize them. Less than a third would consider their neighbors friends. Londoners were found to be the most apathetic about neighbors, with 82% not knowing what their neighbors did for work. This isolation is due to people moving homes more frequently, spending less time communicating face-to-face, and being more cautious about who they welcome into their homes. The lack of familiarity between neighbors has implications, as people may be less willing or able to look out for each other.
Humans are a type of animal that live in large social groups and use tools and language. They have a more advanced brain than other species and are the dominant life form on Earth. Humans have a complex culture and society and are the only extant species known to build vehicles, cities, and other large structures.
The document outlines the key components of a parliamentary debate. It explains that parliamentary debates involve two teams, one supporting a motion and one opposing it. Each team gives two 5-minute constructive speeches and one 3-minute rebuttal speech. During speeches, other debaters can ask questions or make statements through points of information that the speaking debater can accept or reject. Arguments presented must include an assertion, reasoning, and evidence. Successful refutations follow the formula of stating the other side's position, disagreeing with it, providing a reason why, and concluding with a therefore statement.
Sleep strengthens and stabilizes memory in important ways. While awake, your ability to recall newly learned skills or facts can deteriorate over time, but sleep reverses this effect for skills and stabilizes performance. Sleep also improves memory for word pairs compared to an equal period being awake. However, information learned in the morning is more susceptible to being permanently forgotten than information learned in the evening, so studying at night optimizes the memory benefits of sleep.
This document provides synopses for 8 movies. The first synopsis is for a comedy starring Jim Carrey where his character discovers his whole life is being filmed. The second is a sci-fi thriller starring Keanu Reeves about a computer hacker who discovers life is a simulation. The third is an adventure film remake starring Jack Black about a director who brings a giant ape to New York.
The document provides a template for having a conversation about movies by filling in components such as the genre, main actors/characters, setting, time period, plot, ending, and critical reception. Key details that could be filled in include the movie title, names of actors/characters, specific settings, events, and opinions about the movie. The purpose is to ask and answer questions to have a dialogue about different movies using the template.
1) This is a crossword puzzle with movie-related clues and terms to fill in the blanks across and down.
2) Clues include movie genres like action, comedy, horror and sci-fi as well as film jobs, equipment, and elements like special effects.
3) The crossword contains well-known movies, directors, actors, and characters to uncover.
The document provides definitions for common movie-related terms by having the reader fill in the blanks with words from a provided box. It defines terms related to a movie's plot, setting, and scenes; the people involved like actors, characters, and critics; common genres like action, comedy, and horror; blockbuster movies and sequels; and elements of seeing a movie in a theater like tickets, screens, and ushers.
This document is a summary calendar listing the names of students and the newspapers they were assigned to summarize on given dates for their English class. It shows the assignment of newspapers to be summarized by students between January 28th and February 22nd, with newspapers including The Washington Post, Daily Bulletin, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Independent, and El Pais English.
1) The document provides guidance on how to properly structure and word emails in English, including tips for salutations, introductions, questions, responses, apologies, endings and signatures.
2) It discusses appropriate language and phrasing for different parts of an email like greetings, requests, good news, bad news, complaints and contact information.
3) Specific recommendations are given for polite ways to ask and answer questions, make requests, give information, apologize and end an email in English.
This document provides guidelines for writing emails and letters both informally and formally. For informal emails, it recommends starting with a greeting like "Hi" and ending with something casual like "Talk to you soon." Formal emails should use the same greetings and closings as formal letters, which typically start with "Dear Mr./Ms. Last Name" and end with "Sincerely" followed by the full name. The document outlines appropriate language and structure for both informal letters to friends and formal letters such as for business.
El documento presenta conversaciones entre varias personas sobre temas relacionados con la sexualidad. Marta le cuenta a Ana que Marta y Raúl planean tener relaciones sexuales sin condón durante el viaje, a pesar de que Marta no está muy convencida. Ana expresa su preocupación por la decisión de Marta.
This document provides an evaluation grid for reviewing advertisements created by groups. The grid includes criteria for evaluating video features like language, pronunciation, acting, set design, costumes, and screenplay elements. It also includes criteria for technical features like video quality, sound, and lighting. Evaluators are asked to assess how clear the ad's message is and provide an overall score on a 5-point scale. Space is included for personal comments on strengths and weaknesses along with an overall impression.
This document is a summary calendar listing students' names, the newspapers they were assigned to summarize, and the dates they were due for an English school term. It shows that different students were assigned major newspapers like The Guardian, The New York Times, The Independent, The Washington Post, and El Pais English on various dates throughout November to summarize and report back on.