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...world of Privet Drive, home of the Dursleys.In the opening scene of the first book we see the orphaned Harry being delivered, as a baby, to the home of his adoptive parents, the Dursleys. Vernon and Petunia Dursley will present the reader with a horrific caricature of bad parenting: they are completely lacking in love for Harry, while spoiling their biological son Dudley....

...world-famous for fifteen minutes” [A Set of Six Self-Portraits, Andy Warhol] And with social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, the Pop Artist prediction was prophetic! But how can you navigate the world of social media, filter bubbles and fake news? This animation series, Social media - fake news, filter bubbles and sharing wisely, explores. 4: In...

...world. Snow was arguing that members of the two camps needed to learn to communicate with each other but that the answers to human problems, health, security, food, water etc lay in the hand of scientists and this was thus the most important language. His challenge was taken up by the renowned literary critic, F.R Leavis, and an acrimonious debate ensued which has...

...world’ and are motivated to do so. The complex factors which interact to develop young readers’ identities and the myriad of elements which characterise their experiences are inescapably ignored in such surveysHowever in the influential PISA and PIRLS studies which shape ministerial perspectives and drive policy making in many countries, reading is framed more as a...