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The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp Network
Evaluation Question 7
1. Question 7
Looking back at your Preliminary task, what do you feel you have
learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
2. So what has changed?
The change between the Preliminary task and
the Final cut of Fighting to Survive has massive
changes in acting, editing, camera work, sound
and most importantly storyline.
3. The Acting.
The acting in the preliminary task was poor because there was no script and it
was our first time acting in front of the camera which made it even more
difficult. We also decided that we didn’t need a tripod which made
recording much more difficult than it should have been. We also didn’t
record the shot more so when we did record a bad shot we didn’t have any
second options. In our final piece we recorded every shot 2-3 times
depending on how confident we felt with the shot. We also decided not to
speak in our opening scene because we felt it was unnecessary because the
music was the most important part. This also gave us less of a chance to mess
it up. I think the roles we had to play in the final scene we enjoyed more than
the Prelim task which I think improved the acting as well.
4. The Editing
The editing on our prelim task was rushed at the end because our
recording took longer than expected. It was the 1 st time I used adobe
premiere as well so we wasn’t used to using the software so our cuts
from each shot wasn’t as sharp as they needed to be which made it
look tacky and the prelim task didn’t flow as well as we wanted it to
which made it look un professional.
On our Finished opening scene I had a lot more time and experience
to edit the opening scene so I knew what I wanted to do with it. I
made it professional by making the cuts between each shot flow as
they showed the two characters mornings. I also added titles which
we didn’t do in the prelim task which made it look like an opening
scene and I was able to show off some editing skill as well.
5. The Camera shots
In the Preliminary task we didn’t use a tripod when recording so some of the
shots were unstable and looked very poor and unprofessional. We also didn’t
plan very well the types of shots we was going to have in the prelim task so
our task didn’t look as good as it could have done with some more planning.
We also didn’t record the shots more than once or watch them over so when
it came to putting it together I had to work with one set of shots along with
the short amount of editing time caused it to not look as good as it could
have done.
Learning from our mistakes we made sure that we recorded every shot more
than once and watched them over. We also did a story board for the
opening scene so we knew how long each shot was, what type of shot it was
and what we had to do in each shot. We also had a tripod so every shot
looked professional.
6. The Sound
In the preliminary task we didn’t cut any of the sound out of our shots. This
made some of our shots sound quality bad which brought down the quality
of the Scene. We did however add some sound effects to add tension to the
film but looking back we could of used some better ones as the sounds do
not suit the scene as well as I thought they did at the time.
In our final product we cut out all unnecessary sound and decreased the
overall volume because our main sound was the music which is a key part in
setting the mood in the opening scene. This was there wasn’t any poor
sound and the viewers would be more focused on the song which is what we
wanted.
7. The Storyline
In our Prelim task our storyline was very vague and reminded me of
nightmare on elm street so I didn’t think it was that original. We didn’t spend
enough time thinking about it which is why it was difficult to record and
make it look the way you want it to.
In our final opening scene we made a storyboard so we knew exactly what
to do, how long for and why type of shot it would be e.g. close shot. We did
make adjustments to this though as some of the ideas didn’t suit the scene
we was going with or we just wouldn’t be able to pull off.
