Randy pausch, a life example

Many times, life becomes very difficult for everyone, and sometimes the problems seem to have no solution. However, everything in this life has a way out, and the obstacles that come to us are opportunities to show how strong we are.

The espeech "Really Achieving your Childhood Dreams" of Randy Pausch, reflects what human beings can achieve when we intend to do things with love and dedication. Randy Pausch's last speech is an example of strength that give us an opportunity to see how wonderful is the life of someone who lives with gratitude and love despite being in front of struggling against death.

Randy pausch talks about his childhood dreams an how he has achieved them, as well as the importance of having especific dreams in our lives.

Despite having ten tumors in his liver, and that doctors felt he has not long life time, Randy Pausch doesn't talk about cancer because he thinks that he has already spent a lot of time talking about that.

In his last speech Randy Pausch talks about his childhood, which is a very gratifyng stage of his life because, as he says, he always was smiling and dreaming of making this world a place, ever, better.

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Audio emergency (*Class assignment)

* This was an activity in which we invent an emergency situation. It was fun because it is a small story a little unreal.

To listen the audio press on the link:


http://www.evoca.com/myrecordings/recBlogForIFrame.jsp?rid=153244&teu=http://www.evoca.com/

Sports and entertainment in Aztec civilization (Web project)

Games played by children Aztecs, and toys that they preferred to do so were mixed. The toys were manufactured by themselves or by their parents. A toy used by children Aztecs was a spinning top which called pepetotl. In this regard, it should be noted that the great enthusiasm for this game now have children throughout Latin America, which have tops of various shapes and sizes.

Also children playing with paper dolls, and articulated dolls; chichitli was a toy in the form of a dove that children used as a whistle, this toy can be seen at present, there are different forms, sounds, sizes and some of They operate with water simulating the birds singing. Children Aztecs, like the Greeks and Romans liked to play with mud and sand. This recreational activity is one that attracts more children and at present, since they play to houses, cakes, castles, among other things, represents a great fun and entertainment.

The Aztecs were fans of gaming and gambling took place between them. The totoloque was a popular game that was to launch bodoques some small, some on tejuelos. The player who pulled over tejuelos earned somewhat, and many who arrived five earned the game.

Mapepena "collect" and maitl "hand", literally means collecting by hand. This was a game of the Aztecs which consisted of players who gambled a certain amount of fields of mud or seeds, then a player stood on the back of his hand and bet the seeds into the air resulting seed, tried to catch the largest number of them before they falling to the ground.

Among the sporting activities practiced by the Aztecs were racing, hunting, wrestling, swimming, fishing, archery. Xochipaina means "run by the flower", this test was taking place at the festival in honor of the goddess Chiuacoaltl, and was that all young people were in the bottom of the mountain and, after receiving a signal, leaving running costs top and finish first should take some flowers offerings to the goddess. The winner was cheering for others to honor their ability to please Chiuacoaltl.

The Aztecs gymnasts received the name of mayotuncuepani, performed various acrobatic exercises, as three men climbed on the shoulders of a teammate, the last column and jump to various movements before falling; another exercise that would observe the dexterity and agility gymnasts Aztecs, was that one of these is acostara on their backs with their feet to maintain a beam of cylindrical wood, which performed different movements.

Rituals (Web project)

The xiuhpohualli was a historical calendar: counting events in civilian life. It consisted of 18 months with 20 days each. For twelve months, is honoring the gods of vegetation and earth, and keeps the rain, particularly Tlaloc and his wife Chalchiuhtlicue. During these months, sacrificed to women (fertility), and young children whose tears wore rain. Sacrifice also to prisoners who skinned. The six other months honored to divinities-fire or war, as Huitzilopochtli.

The century Aztec lasted 52 years. At the end of this cycle time, the Aztecs lived full of anguish: the world could be condemned to disappear if the sun does not rise again. Thus, moving from one cycle to another 52 years was extremely dangerous and to encourage the sun is used to practice a ritual special: fire again.

At dusk, priests went to temple located at the summit of Cerro de la Estrella and hoped the appearance of the Pleiades. Then a fire was lit again in the chest of a slaughtered. Then, priests turned on torches and they went lighting altars. So could wake up the sun again.

Aztec's rituals (Web project)

Rituals were very important for the Aztec civilization. The religion was omnipresent in the life of the Aztecs because they believed they were the chosen people and that they had to fulfill a mission to build an ideal world. Thus, each month one or more parties involved.

The Aztec was a chosen people of the sun, is the Pratica human sacrifice to ensure their existence. The Aztecs wanted to convert their monarch at the king of the world and Mexico Tenochtitlan in the capital of the empire.

The priests are easily recognized by its dark side and the blood they had in the ear. Indeed, practiced self-sacrifice, placed a maguey thorn in the ear or on sex. With the magic substance, blood, which represents life, they celebrated impressive ceremonies.

The festivals and rituals abounded in the Aztec civilization, at least once every month of 13 days. They had a religious origin and often behaved human sacrifices, organized amid ritual dances and music. Sometimes priests practiced self-sacrifice, remove blood from the ear or penis with a thorn of maguey, for offering to the gods.

Aztec civilization video (Class assignment)

In this video are very complete information about the Aztec empire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN9H_t_enrQ


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U.S. economy (Class assignment)

The economic system of any nation is the mechanism that incorporates natural resources, manpower, technology and managerial and entrepreneurial talent. The main objective of the entire economic system is to provide first and then meet the needs of society through the production and distribution of goods and services.

The first ingredient of the American economic system are natural resources from which the goods are produced. The United States received a double blessing of a land rich in mineral resources and fertile for farming, coupled with a climate benign. Secondly, the amount of manpower available to help determine the health of an economy. Generally, the U.S. has been fortunate to have enough people to constitute the necessary manpower for an ever-expanding economy. A third factor is the quality of manpower available. To evaluate the success of an economy is important to know how hard it is ready to work and how people are trained.

However, the existence of r4ecursos abundant natural and skilled manpower and well prepared, explains only part of the story. These resources should be directed as efficiently as possible to areas where they are most productive. In the U.S. economy, capital and administration play this role. Should be available in abundant resources to make significant investments. In the United States access to these resources abundant means that employers must have enough money.

Once that was done business investment capital, should be recruited someone to manage the new company. The modern North America has developed a chain of authority, from foreman to the executive. Good management is the difference between a successful economy or not. In the United States used to say that management was mainly a matter of systematic analysis, the "scientific management" became something real. Because of this the economic system of the United States is free enterprise one.