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Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...2 Modern populations - Rosalind Crone Not everyone in Europe would have experienced the interwar period as a time of great social change, or ‘modernity’. This is particularly evident when we look at some broad demographic data from across the continent. Table 1 Populations of Europe (in thousands) STATE 1900/01 1910/11 1920/21 1930/31 Austria n/a 6648 Footnotes 1 6426...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...2 A safe bet in answering this kind of question is to ask well-renowned experts on the topic, for example the research team of the Bank of England. Watch the following video on money creation in the modern economy. Once you have finished watching the video, use the box below to write notes on how money is created in the financial system. Was your original answer correct?...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...2 'Setting up a learning file'. If this is an idea you are already familiar with, and keeping a log of your own learning appeals to you, then you can now see how your approach is a strength you can build on. If you are not used to organising your work in this way, remember that the idea of a learning file is to create a 'thinking space' for active reflection on your...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Veiling
History & The Arts

Veiling

...2 Now read an extract from Fadwa El Guindi’s book Veil: Modesty, Privacy and Resistance (1999). This is Reading 1. As you read this text, consider what kind of pre-conceived ideas you yourself might have regarding the meaning of the terms ‘veil’ and ‘veiling’, and what the limitations of the use of these terms might be. Reading 1 Source: El Guindi, F. (1999)...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?

...2 records the number of posts by parties between Theresa May’s announcement of the General Election on the 18 April and polls closing on the 8 June. Labour was clearly the most prolific Facebook campaigner, and Corbyn’s individual account also paints a similar picture. [Chart illustrating points described in the text] Figure 1. Facebook posts across the campaign...
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Brexit: On the vote in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: On the vote in Wales

...2) Next, I said the significant amount of in-migrants from England might bolster the leave vote, based on the historic preponderance of English-born people in the Tory vote in Wales and stats which suggested a similar over-representation within the UKIP vote in Wales. Whilst the relevant statistics have not come out yet, there will almost certainly have been a split in...
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Sleep: A doctor's advice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sleep: A doctor's advice

...2. Exercise regularly Regular exercise lasting 40 minutes will help you sleep well. Do make sure this is at least six hours before bed, to give your body the chance to wind down. 3. Avoid eating too soon before going to bed Try to allow at least three hours between eating and sleeping. Some people who work late will grab a meal just before bed; this can lead to them...
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‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...2, Ch. 2: “The 30 years' truce which was entered into after the conquest of Euboea lasted 14 years. In the 15th, the 48th year of the priestess-ship of Chrysis at Argos, in the Ephorate of Aenesias at Sparta, in the last month but two of the Archonship of Pythodorus at Athens, and six months after the battle of Potidaea, just at the beginning of spring, a Theban force ....
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