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empress / emperor - rules over an empire, composed of several kingdoms or countries. highest rank

king / queen - rules over a kingdom. could be a part of an empire, but still quite powerful

duchess / duke - rule over a duchy (a part of a kingdom, ex. a province or large territory). second only to the literal king and queen

marquis / marchioness - support dukes and duchesses, don't usually own territory

countess / count/earl - rule over cities. have their own castles. pretty cool guys

viscount / viscountess - rule over smaller lands, like towns or villages. they can also be the children of counts/earls and countesses

baron / baroness - the 'servants' of nobility. usually only people who have their own land + a noble rank.

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princess / prince - the descendants of royalty

knight / dame - usually military folk with titles (addressed as "sir")

1. Reading for information 📋

This is for finding specific details like dates, statistics, when an artist died, etc.

• Reading strategy: Start by scanning. Search text looking for keywords and phrases, moving your eye fast, and not attempting to take in whole sentences (like when using a telephone directory)

• Note-taking strategy: You could highlight specific parts of the text and note down key information and full details of the source

2. Reading for understanding 🤔

This is to get the main idea and a general overview of the text. You may then decide to read in more depth if you need to.

• Reading strategy: Start with skimming. Read introductions and conclusions. Look at headings, subheadings, and the beginnings and endings of paragraphs. You might read the full text only once

• Note-taking strategy: You could highlight key bits of text but make sure you also annotate to clarify why you have highlighted it. Summarise the main idea in your own words. Think of the best technique for you. You could use drawings, short keyword notes, or mind maps, for example. Include full details of the source

3. Critical in-depth reading 💡

This is about developing a full understanding of the text. The question, analyze and evaluate what you are reading. You will need to do this for your assessments.

• Reading strategy: You may start by skimming and previewing the text, but then read carefully and slowly. You may need to read multiple times and raise questions as you read

• Note-taking strategy: Highlight and annotate the text. Make detailed notes but do not copy out all the detail. Your notes should contain your critical comments and questions, and a summary in your own words of what you have understood about the text

Some days I'm Van Gogh's "Starry Night".

1. Focus on your positive qualities. It’s true that we can all improve in some ways – but start by finding your good qualities – and recognise that these are a major part of who you are.

2. Be aware of, and fight against, your negative self-talk. Negative self talk can quickly snowball and become an angry tirade against yourself – so you become your own worst critic and your own worst enemy. Instead, choose to respect yourself, to love, affirm and believe in yourself.

3. Don’t dwell on things you know you cannot change. We all have imperfections, weaknesses and flaws. They’re really not that crucial, and they’re not that big a deal. Try to keep them in perspective – and change what you CAN change.

4. Make your own decisions – don’t always look to others, and think that they know better … But choose to trust yourself, and your own decision-making.