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Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...physique to the next generation. Negative eugenic policies aimed to discourage the physically and mentally weak from having children. * totalitarian The OED defines totalitarian as the following: ‘A system of government which tolerates only one political party, to which all other institutions are subordinated, and which demands the complete subservience of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...physique, steadfast in purpose to prevail, and keen in the service of peace to compete with one another. There will be grateful reward for the ones who excel thanks to their marvellous skills, and with finest music let us sing their praises. May the sweet gift of success fall to each victor in turn, joy to the winners to whom God decrees it is their due – timely grace...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...physique – his DNA – seems perfectly adapted to tennis … You get these blessed freaks of nature in other sports too. (Nadal and Carlin, 2011, p. 13) There is a tendency for some to gravitate towards ‘nature’ (i.e. fixed, born or genetic) as an explanation of champions’ successes because physical attributes are tangible. However, some people think that sporting...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Describing language Badge icon
Languages

Describing language

...physique; fit, strong. (OED, 2020) Even if these are new to you, they must have appeared in print or recorded speech often enough for the dictionary makers to think they were worth including. Box 1 There are some adjectives which form small sets. For example: a.those which identify the owner of the following noun: my pencils, your uncle, our ambitions b.those that point...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...physiques, the gold, the wine, the lotus flowers, and of course the almost-naked dancing girls, would have set bells ringing in any viewer with a flicker of interest in the risky territory of Otherness (Figure 33). [Exotic scenes from ‘The banquet’ fragment] © Trustees of the British Museum Figure 33 Exotic scenes from ‘The banquet’ fragment (EA 37986)...Week 3...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Succeed with maths: part 2 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...physique – a BMI of less than 20 suggests the person is underweight and a BMI of over 25 suggests the person is overweight. In this formula, the units have been included in the expression on the right-hand side of the equals sign. It is important to change any measurements into these units before you substitute the values into the formula. (No units have been included...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...Physique , but they are not relevant for our purposes). There were so many things to find out about electricity. Why for instance, did the weather have such a profound influence on the effectiveness of the above machines? Figure 78 shows an example of even more ambitious research into the effects of electrifying boys! [Described image] Figure 78 Watson's experiments on...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Forensic psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic psychology

...physique to go with it if you know what I mean? You know what, I don't think the driver had a gun. I mean, that'd make sense right? Oh, and the unmasked man, his gun was dark. You know, black, not like a shotgun, but like a handheld one. A pistol? I think the other two had shotguns, something that you hold in two hands. Large guns. But the driver he didn't have one at...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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