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Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare

...educated minds among his adherents, Mrs. Eddy has had the like among hers from the beginning. Her Church is as well equipped in those particulars as is any other Church. Claimants can always count upon a following, it doesn't matter who they are, nor what they claim, nor whether they come with documents or without. It was always so. Down out of the long-vanished past,...
How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism
History & The Arts

How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism

...education campaigns will help people choose to eat more healthily. No one is protesting against Public Health England’s Eatwell Guide, which provides advice on healthy eating, because it’s useful and we’re perfectly free to ignore it. Our hope is that everyone, of their own free will, will choose to adopt a more healthy diet, and that this confluence of individual...
Assistive technologies and online learning
Education & Development

Assistive technologies and online learning

...education the kinds of assistive technology they may need to use include: technology that facilitates access to a standard PC, technology that facilitates access to the Internet, technology that facilitates access to and manipulation of written word[s], technology that facilitates access to and manipulation of spoken word[s], technology that helps to compensate for...
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...educated in England, to have lives and good jobs, because they fought a lot for that. So to come here and show any weakness, or shame, or negativity in any way wasn't an option. So it was always about hiding all of that and not talking about it. And also I found religion was another big thing. So it was all about pray and turning to God, and I also felt like if we did...
Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd
History & The Arts

Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd

...education, after working in London he returned to the family home. That father and son worked their cider press together suggests one way in which the family was steeped in local tradition, and Hardy’s interest in the community is evident when we learn that he took jobs and names of country people from churchyards in the area, using them as inspiration for his...
Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit

...education and gender, with errors clustered on states. The average white American support for Trump on a 0-10 scale in the survey is 4.29. You can see the two Trump support lines are higher among those at the highest end of the income scale (4) than the lowest (1). This is not, however, statistically significant. What is significant is the gap between the red and blue...
Tracing your family history
History & The Arts

Tracing your family history

...education seminars and excursions to archives. You should also consider joining the Society of Genealogists, where there is a wealth of resources as well as work done by others. Of course, these days you can find any number of websites that offer advice, but try to stick to official sites such as the General Register Office, whilst Cyndi's List has an amazing collection...
LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...Education in 2017 found that 45% of LGBTQIA+ young people don’t feel safe within our schools, 48% had experienced homophobic or transphobic bullying, and 66.5% reported not feeling welcomed or valued within their school. The most recent statistics reported by the PSNI show the highest levels of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes in Northern Ireland to date. [Why the...