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Degree in social education

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Among the functions that concern social education are: the observation of contexts, behaviors and attitudes that detect individuals or groups that are in a situation of maladjustment or marginalization;  contact these same subjects, collect information about their lives, problems, relationships, in order to know which  strategy  is the best in each case;  planning  the educational strategy that will encourage participation and that will obviously bring about an improvement in the quality of life of those involved;  mediate between the subjects and the social, school or labor institutions, as appropriate, in order to facilitate access to them. It should be noted that social education covers a wide range of fields in which it intervenes, standing out among them:  adult education, specialized social education,  sociocultural  animation  , non-formal education, environmental education, intervention in the elderly and the drug addiction intervention  . As we well know, access to

Modern Olympic Games

Since the opening of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, the international sports competition has only been canceled three times: once during World War I (1916) and twice during World War II (1940, 1944). Until the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, which postponed the Summer Olympic games for a year, the Olympics weathered politically charged boycotts and two separate terrorist attacks without being canceled or postponed during peacetime. The 1916 Olympics were supposed to be hosted by the German Empire, which had built an impressive 30,000-seat stadium in Berlin for the event. But with the outbreak of war in 1914, and the eventual involvement of so many nations who sent athletes to the Olympics, the 1916 games were scrapped. The 1920 games in Antwerp, Belgium were the first in which a nation was actively disinvited. Germany was blamed for starting World War I, and even though the country was under a new government—known as the Weimar Republic—Belgian, and later French Olympic official

THE CONFIGURATION OF EUROPE

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Where does Europe start and where does it end?  Europe has been described since ancient times as a differentiated element, forged by culture and history.  But the truth is that, geographically, Europe and Asia constitute a single continent. Europe's interest in maps and cartography has a long and varied history that dates back to Greco-Roman antiquity.  For Europe, the discovery of sea routes to America in the 15th century changed not only its vision of the known world but also its vision of itself. Europa, mythical princess of Phenicia - today Lebanon - is kidnapped by the Greek god Zeus, who manifests herself in the form of a white bull.  In love with the beauty of Europe , Zeus takes it to the island of Crete. From ancient times until today the name of Europe has been associated with this myth, appearing in art, in literature, in religion and in politics, with successive recreations of the story and imagery to adapt them to the themes of the moment. What unites