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How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...Feedback from the pupils indicated that Southall Black Sisters involvement in the project was critical to its success, that the lessons had exposed some myths about the violence in their communities and, feeling more determined to obtain help for victims, they demanded that issues such as honour based violence should be part of the national curriculum. The teachers also...
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Article 10 mins
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...class of 4 boys and 8 girls, the ratio of boys to girls is 4 : 8, which is the same as 1 : 2, where both the numbers have been divided by 4. You need to be careful about which ratio is being considered. Consider a practical example of a group of 20 people, 6 of whom have red hair and 14 of whom do not. The ratio of red-haired people to the total number of people is 6 : 20...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...De Spectaculis (‘On the Spectacles’), written to commemorate the inaugural gladiatorial games which were held in the amphitheatre over a period of 100 days in 80 CE. Martial’s poetry was often overtly flattering to his imperial patrons, as the celebratory tone of the opening poem in the collection makes clear: Let savage Memphis speak not of the Wonders that are her...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...De Architectura’ by the Roman architect Virtruvius, who wrote in the 1st Century BC. ‘De Architectura’ covered both the theory and practice of building, and was the only technical treatise of its kind to have survived from antiquity. It became essential reference material for Renaissance architects. In some of Leonardo’s studies of proportions, his measurements...
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Article 30 mins
Corporate fraud and criminal behaviour
Money & Business

Corporate fraud and criminal behaviour

...Feedback Your summary might include these points. Support criminal activities: when criminals profit from their illegal activities, they can invest more money into the black-market economy and facilitate further crimes. Undermine the financial system: money laundering undermines the financial system, and it can also undermine public confidence in financial institutions....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...class of economically privileged individuals. Thus, it is argued, equity today is leached of any tangible conscientious moral or ethical content, despite the fact judges in court, as well as the mainstream narratives of legal education more generally, continue to pay lip-service to these characteristics. A key question when posed with such fallacies, therefore, is: whose...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...de Chernatony et al., 2011). In this Reebok® advertisement the brand becomes the stage for social interaction. With a common interest in fitness, people get together and create a sports community that allows them to integrate in this social setting. If you are reading this course as an ebook, you can access this video here: Reebok CrossFit: The Community Stop and reflect...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
MSE’s Academy of Money Badge icon
Money & Business

MSE’s Academy of Money

...feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our optional end-of-course survey. Participation will be completely confidential and we will not pass on your details to others. This course is accredited by the CPD Standards Office. It can be used to provide evidence of continuing professional development and on successful completion of the course you will be awarded...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs