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Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?

...caring about the well-being of athletes.” (Nicholl, 2017). In sport, the nature and level of challenges faced will change over time, with events such as the Olympics providing challenge at the highest level. Following UK Sport’s pledge, therefore, Olympic athletes would require a high level of support to ensure both their well-being and performance was facilitated,...
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The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Nature & Environment

The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

...care of the rest. Aside from the debates over whether or not the wall will do much to stop drug trafficking or illegal immigration, how much it will cost the US taxpayer, or whether Mexico will pay for it, a 1,000-mile wall has significant environmental costs. For a start, all that concrete will generate millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions. And then you have the...
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Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?
History & The Arts

Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?

...cared for neither. Instead he spent his days walking about in a threadbare cloak, simply talking to people. He attracted an entourage of eager young men hoping to learn from him, and perhaps to gain some notoriety from being seen with him. But he refused to be called a teacher or to accept any payment from them. His views about religion were odd too. He didn’t seem to...
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Article 5 mins
Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year

...care amidst rapid shifts. Cultural connotations of the horse In traditional Chinese thought, the horse (马 mǎ) is a creature of strength, independence, and perseverance. It evokes images of open landscapes, powerful gallops, and an unrestrained spirit. Horses once served as essential companions in transportation, agriculture, communication and warfare, all of which makes...
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The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2
Society, Politics & Law

The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2

...care for. But I don’t think we do because radioactive waste is not top of the agenda in terms of the nuclear debate in this country. What's top of the debate is saving carbon, all this sort of stuff. And in terms of the nuclear debate in my view, nuclear is probably as an industry ultimately doomed. But I think the point I would want to emphasise above all is that we...
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How I wrote Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How I wrote Frankenstein

...cared for then, though since I have become infinitely indifferent to it. At this time he desired that I should write, not so much with the idea that I could produce any thing worthy of notice, but that he might himself judge how far I possessed the promise of better things hereafter. Still I did nothing. Travelling, and the cares of a family, occupied my time; and study,...
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How to write a CV
Education & Development

How to write a CV

...Caring for a family member The good thing about disclosing the reasons behind a career gap are that you are under no obligation to reveal everything. It is always easier to explain gaps in detail later in interview situations rather than on your CV. Sometimes the bare minimum is sufficient but that’s only true if the reasons you have given are satisfactory and positive....
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Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...care about the digital world, viewing it perhaps as a waste of time. Yet whether we are aware of it or not, digital information is flowing constantly around us. Consider a computer that is connected to the internet – the one you are using to study this course, for example. This may be a computer you use at home, in a library or at work; you may use it on the move or in...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs