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Jean-Paul Sartre and Existential Choice
History & The Arts

Jean-Paul Sartre and Existential Choice

...beings live in anguish. Not because life is terrible. But rather because, we’re ‘condemned to be free’. We're ‘thrown’ into existence, become aware of ourselves, and have to make choices. Even deciding not to choose is a choice. According to Sartre, every choice reveals what we think a human being should be. Find out more about the individual and consciousness...
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The Rise and Fall of the Slave Trade
History & The Arts

The Rise and Fall of the Slave Trade

...OU/BBC series The Slavery Business, William Beckford of Somerley (Richard Dillane, on horseback, left) inspects his sugar plantation in Jamaica Slavery – the ownership and control of one human being by another, to the point of total obedience – is one of the grimmest phenomena of history, and sadly has been present in many times and places across the globe. People...
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A January detox to kick-start your year
Health, Sports & Psychology

A January detox to kick-start your year

...become a permanent lifestyle change. To learn about your diet and health and how these are connected, below are some, articles, quizzes and courses designed to make you think about why you eat what you eat. Looking for more inspiration to become a better person this year? Why not learn a language or volunteer at your local charity - Here are some new year's resolutions to...
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'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Society, Politics & Law

'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics

...OU to give a presentation about my research, which you can view here. Transcript This article will attempt to move beyond these insightful and depressing statistics, in order to highlight the real lived experiences of Black young people with regards the justice system; particularly their daily interactions with the police and other official agents of authority. Throughout...
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LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference

...becoming homeless. Dr Mathijs Lucassen explores this issue and how we can overcome it...We have experienced rapid social progress in terms of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/trans and queer (LGBTQ) people including, for example, marriage equality in the United Kingdom (UK) and in many other Western countries. It would therefore be logical to assume that...
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What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?
Languages

What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?

...become an integral part of the way we process and respond to global tragedies. But the reaction to the ‘faked’ tube sign that circulated after last the terrorist attack in London in March shows that opinions are still divided about the authenticity of the emotion that’s expressed online. Can the way in which a message is expressed really invalidate what it’s...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Going Public
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Going Public

...become IPOs within their own national contexts. One of the fastest growing and most famous of these is the Chinese stockmarket – including its technology listing “Chinext”, the so-called “Chinese Nasdaq”. Nevertheless, these bourgeoning stockmarkets face difficult growing pains. This includes stiff global competition and the finding the appropriate level of...
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The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport

...becomes a sport. This is an approach that the sociologist Norbert Elias adopted in developing the term sportisation. Elias was interested in tracing the process through which sports developed, what they developed from, and why they continue to develop in a particular direction. Alongside Eric Dunning, Elias developed these ideas around football and rugby (Elias and...
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