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Developing a research question in International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Developing a research question in International Relations

...variables or aspects to be assessed, the question is open to exploring the dynamics that might be important in this process. Select the answer for Question 1c here 3. What are the core responsibilities of the UN? Descriptive Comparative Exploratory Evaluative Explanatory a. Descriptive b. Comparative c. Exploratory d. Evaluative e. Explanatory The correct answer is a....
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...variable dimensions. [Described image] Figure 2 Byzantine (Crete), Saint Nicholas, early 16th century, tempera on wood 28.5 x 21.5 cm. This narrower meaning is the one more closely associated with the word within the faithful congregation of the Byzantine / Orthodox Church. In a tradition that continues to the present day, Orthodox Christians prostrate themselves before...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...class with 12-year-olds being taught by two teachers: one speaking English, the other Chinese. The children are engaged but quiet, concentrating on the task of learning multiple ideas. When they speak it is often in Chinese – and there is something rather surreal about watching young people in the UK discussing British graffiti artist Banksy in Mandarin. The children...
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Article 10 mins
Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver
Education & Development

Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver

...classed as child labour, the chores and responsibilities, I believe, implanted in me a deep sense of accountability which put me in good stead for the path my life would take. At the age of 12, I finished my primary school education but remained at school an extra year to mature as a primary school teacher. I applied for a teaching job and was successful so, at the age of...
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Article 15 mins
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...DE/BKG (2009). Inst Geogr National Figure 9: Map showing the Central African Republic and the Republic of the Congo (to be distinguished from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south and east of it) Map data © 2024 Google Figure 10: Sundanese saron https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambar:Saron_laras_Pelog_dan_Salendro_koleksi_Jurusan_Karawitan_ISBI_Bandung.jpg Deed...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...class, ethnic and gender discrimination. The official discourses about crime, like other areas of social life, are viewed by critical criminologists as constructed through contexts of racism, sexism, classism and heterosexism. Being critical is about much more than suggesting cosmetic or surface-level changes to existing crime-control regimes. To be a ‘critical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...classes, behind a single cause. However, not everyone living in the United Kingdom could enjoy the spoils of this victory. The Reform Act mainly benefited the middle classes. The vast majority of adult males, and indeed the vast majority of working-class men in Britain’s industrial towns, were still not able to vote as they did not meet the required property...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...de France. 1968 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) issues a list of banned substances. First ever testing at Mexico City Olympics results in Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a member of the Swedish modern pentathlon team, being stripped of his bronze medal. 1972 Blood doping method is invented in Sweden: removing blood, increasing the concentration of red blood cells in a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs