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Section 4: Enduring Controversies around Glasgow 1919: (Mis)representing Red Clydeside?
Society, Politics & Law

Section 4: Enduring Controversies around Glasgow 1919: (Mis)representing Red Clydeside?

...writing in 1979 in The Rousing if the Scottish Working Class , was highlighting two key elements of this argument: first, the legacy of John Maclean’s advocacy of a Scottish Workers Republic, which he had developed out of his commitment to supporting the struggle for Irish independence; second, the early 1920s support for Scottish Home Rule which developed within the...
Presenting information
Digital & Computing

Presenting information

...Write down how you would use brackets to do the following calculations, then carry out the calculation using the Windows calculator. (Remember to clear the previous calculation before entering a new one.) Add together 6 and 8 and multiply the result by 9. Add 8 to 56 then divide the result by 8. Subtract 81 from 129 and multiply the result by 16. Add together 8 and 15 and...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Wales)

...Write 4 025 in words. TH H T U 4 0 2 5 Answer 4 025 in words is four thousand and twenty-five. Write six thousand, four hundred and seventy-two in figures. TH H T U six four seven two Answer Six thousand, four hundred and seventy-two in figures is 6 472. Here are the results of an election to be school governor at Hawthorn School: John Smith: 436 votes Sonia Cedar: 723...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Algorithmic Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Algorithmic Design

...writing code. And code can be executed. And most of the time, code is making some kind of visual output. Sometimes, it’s not only visual output, it can be also audio or the combination of audio-visual output. [MUSIC PLAYING] My most recent project, actually, the project I’m still working on, is an exploration of old apparatus or device called phenakistoscope. And...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
History & The Arts

John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

...writing’, he asserts. This affectionate but crude caricature testifies to Webster’s reputation for writing dark and violent plays. Yet it also testifies to the enduring popularity of those plays. Shakespeare had many gifted colleagues in the play-writing business, but only two – Webster and Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) – are graced with roles in this...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
History & The Arts

Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus

...writing in 1633, described him as ‘the best of poets in that age’ (Cheney, 2004, p. 3). Given such spectacular biographical material, it's not surprising that Marlowe the man has always been as famous as Marlowe the writer. Moreover, the correlations between the work and the life (both the facts and the gossip) are undeniably striking: all of Marlowe's dramatic...
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...write down an answer to the question, in note form at least, and then compare it with the one given. Mammals come in a bewildering variety of shapes and sizes and yet all of the 4700 or so species have some characteristics in common. Indeed, it's the existence of these common features that justifies the inclusion of all such diverse types within the single taxonomic group...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...write down the track time at the beginning of each verse (use the format 00:00), as well as a few words from the beginning of each verse. Discussion There are at least two ways to perceive the verses. One is to hear five verses, as shown in Table 2. Table 2 Five-verse model of ‘Midnight Special’ TRACK TIME LYRICS 00:21 Yonder come Miss Rosie ... 01:01 When you get up...