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Fossil evidence for evolution
History & The Arts

Fossil evidence for evolution

...history had to be reconstructed from the few that remained. Nevertheless, the fossil record was sufficient to reveal the broad succession of forms through time, in logical agreement with the evolutionary sequence of successively derived groups expected from comparative anatomy and embryology – for example, the first mammals preceded by reptiles, they by primitive...
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Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport

...history of the Isle of Man TT: stories of legends and leathers. But the story didn’t end there. In 1978, Hillary Musson became the 2nd woman to race a solo motorbike round the TT finishing in an even more respectable 15th place. Fast forward to 2005, when Maria Costello made history as the first woman to claim a podium finish in a solo race at the Isle of Man TT – one...
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Citational politics
Education & Development

Citational politics

...2025). Spivak, Guyatri C. and R. Morris (2010) ‘Can the Subaltern Speak? Reflections on the History of an Idea’: 21-78. Spivak (2010) "Can the subaltern speak?" Revised edition, from "History" chapter of critique of postcolonial Reason, in Morris (Ed) "Can the subaltern speak?" Reflections on the history of an idea, pages 21-81, Columbia University Press, New York....
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Social problems: Who makes them?
Society, Politics & Law

Social problems: Who makes them?

...families or even communities) and those which are ‘public’ (that is, to be handled through forms of social intervention or regulation). One factor that may make a difference to whether things are perceived as private troubles or public issues is scale or volume. If only a few people experience some form of trouble, then it is likely to remain a private matter and not...
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Negotiating trade deals
Money & Business

Negotiating trade deals

...are negotiated without democratic scrutiny or accountability. Just as worrying, these deals are reached by unelected figures, further putting into question their ability to be publicly debated and influenced. Alvaro Guzman Bastida discusses these concerns in his article for Al Jazeera America “History’s largest trade agreements are being negotiated in secret”....
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World-Changing Women: Madam CJ Walker
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Madam CJ Walker

...African American woman in the country. She was invited to meetings of black leaders and was to lecture on business and politics. She spoke out on the social conditions endured by African Americans and devoted particular attention and money to the campaign to make lynching a federal crime. She died in 1919, at the age of fifty one. Learn more about business and history...
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The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn

...history of the Gothic, and introduce key features of Gothic storytelling. In Part 1, you will Discover the basic characteristics of the Gothic in literature Practice identifying gothic tropes in works of art Learn about the uncanny, a common Gothic term Trace influences on the Irish Gothic in the 18th and 19th centuries Find Gothic features and inspirations in story arcs...
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What this hub is about
Education & Development

What this hub is about

...history of race and racism. In reading or writing for these resources, we expect expression of ideas on race and racism to be communicated in a manner that is respectful to those who hold differing views to your own, an intention to remain open-minded to others’ perspectives, an understanding that your own and other’s view on race matters may change, and attempts to...
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