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Free course: Histology
Science, Maths & Technology

Free course: Histology

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Free course: Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World
History & The Arts

Free course: Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World

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Revisiting Red Clydeside: 'Bloody Friday': The Battle of George Square, Glasgow, 1919
Society, Politics & Law

Revisiting Red Clydeside: 'Bloody Friday': The Battle of George Square, Glasgow, 1919

...in January 1919, and to reflect on the enduring legacies of this period. The controversy around Glasgow 1919 and Red Clydeside more generally is a key element of this material. A secondary aim has been to provide a guide to previous research, writing and published output of many varied kinds, as well as accounts of the events on Clydeside provided in other forms of media....
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Charles Dickens: Celebrity Author
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Charles Dickens: Celebrity Author

...career reading for his own profit initiating a new and brilliant phase in his career. The American Tour We look at how in 1867 Charles Dickens embarked on an exhausting 19 week tour of America as one of the world's first 'celebrity authors'. The Farewell Tour In October 1868 Charles Dickens farewell tour began but had to be cut short on account of his failing health....
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'As rich as Croesus'
History & The Arts

'As rich as Croesus'

...account of his piety. You can read more about this on the Perseus project website. 4. Why do you think that Herodotus makes Cyrus, the Persian king, put Croesus on the pyre? And how else does his account differ? More ideas for background reading The BBC series, ‘A History of the World in 100 objects’, featured one of Croesus’ coins. Visit the BBC website to listen...
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The psychology of cybercrime
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of cybercrime

...account since I was 15 years old at the pressure of all my peers, as most of the people. I've got a LinkedIn account since I've been in the professional world. I love LinkedIn. I've got a Twitter account that I only set up about three months ago together with my blog. I don't have an Instagram. I think that's about it from the social media interaction. 80% of the time I'm...
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Why are public companies vanishing in America?
Money & Business

Why are public companies vanishing in America?

...accounted for half the assets of public corporations. In 1975, 94 firms did. There has also been a dramatic shift in how firms invest – firms spend more on research and development (R&D) and less on capital expenditures. Average capital expenditures (as a percentage of assets) falls in half from 1975 to 2015. In contrast, R&D increases fivefold. Whereas in 1975 the...
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What is The Social Contract?
History & The Arts

What is The Social Contract?

...account, it’s hardwired in by the person who determines all the hardwiring that goes to make us how we are – God. But whatever its source, this explanation amounts to an account of natural obligations. There is another way of placing oneself under an obligation. Suppose I ask to borrow some money from a colleague. She agrees, if I pay her back, and so I say ‘I’ll...
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