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Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness
Education & Development

Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness

...write. The percentage of left-handed people in the USA has grown from around 2-3% at the start of the 20th century, to around 12% today. Handedness is known to be substantially genetically inherited, and there is no evidence that any genetic shift happened over this time. But attitudes did shift: social acceptance of left-handedness increased. Gender is not as simple as...
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Article 10 mins
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...writing, music, art Checklist: your oxytocin 🤝 How to spot signs of not enough oxytocin? feeling lonely feeling stressed lack of motivation low energy or fatigue disconnect of relationships feeling anxious insomnia How to get more oxytocin? socialize physical touch have a massage have an acupuncture treatment listen to music exercise take cold showers meditate...
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Article 5 mins
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?

...write it from a far more positive viewpoint, with the BAME community being present on all levels in the sporting world, and children getting equal access to sports, no matter their background. [black children with a football in their hands] Watch the following video, a presentation given during Black History Month 2022, which explores these issues further. [BHM 2022 - Do...
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Article 15 mins
Developing career resilience Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing career resilience

...Write brief notes below or in your notebook. Discussion Perhaps your employer or organisation provided support and learning opportunities to manage the change required. How far did this help you, or might something else have worked better? If your organisation didn’t offer you support through this change – consider what you could have done instead to explore learning...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...write much more than the summary discussion set out in the discussion above? If so, it may be that you need further practice in the skill of extracting key points and summing them up concisely. You have encountered so far in this section a general exposition of the main characteristics of the Enlightenment mission, followed by some more detailed discussion of historical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...write yet another list of suggestions as to where you might start looking for this sort of information.) Discussion My list of initial questions looks like this (again, it won't match yours exactly or perhaps even at all, and you shouldn't worry about that): Why was the Prince of Wales building a palace in Brighton at all? For what was the Pavilion intended and used, and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...write a report I would do it with a pen and paper for someone else to type up. A few days later I’d get it back to check and the typist would make any corrections with something called ‘correcting fluid’. Being able to work from home has improved my life considerably. Not only does it save me the time and money that used to be spent on travelling, but being able to...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon
Languages

Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon

...write out what you want to say. Préparez une présentation sur votre ville. Record your presentation. Try using as few notes as possible. This will make you sound more natural than if you are reading notes. Enregistrez votre présentation. Answer 1 What you answer will, of course, depend on where you live but this is a possible answer. J'habite à Crewe. C'est une petite...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs