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School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...write sooner to tell you, but father has gone. He was living with Brigitte – she says he was cheerful And healthy right down to the end. You should have seen him playing with the grandchildren of Pat McNamarra your friend. And we buried him alongside of mother, down at the Kilkelly church yard. He was a strong and a feisty old man – considering his life was so hard....
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...write it more fully as '1 × 10-15', but the '1 ×' is redundant). In this case the power of ten is preceded by a minus sign, and it means that the number is 1 divided by 1 followed by 15 zeros (i.e. 1 divided by 1015, or 1/(1015), which is 0.000 000 000 000 001). That makes a very small number indeed. We can describe Mercury's atmospheric pressure as being 15 orders of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...writes about the effects that this collapse had on local authorities in the UK, while Branigan (2009) presents a more general overview of the effects of global economic changes on recycling. Activity 7 Think about the following issues: 1 The links between local environmental projects like GREAN (Golspie Recycling and Environmental Action Network, or any projects you are...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 2
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 2

...write’, and the ending for the first person (I = yo) of regular verbs in the present is always -o. Listen again to each person talking about what they do in the morning and repeat out loud their answers. NARRATOR: What does each person do? SPEAKER 1: Gerardo, ¿tú qué haces normalmente por la mañana? ¿Paseas, lees, trabajas? GERARDO: Trabajo, normalmente trabajo en...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...writing this article? Do you feel it is the coach’s role to influence participants’ moral values? What implications does this article have for coaching/instructing? Comment The authors are making a point that sport provides a context for individuals to explore the moral dimension of their character, and so sports coaches have a responsibility to positively influence...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...Write down up to five words or phrases, or draw images, that you associate with ‘law’. Try to focus on what law means to you personally. (You may want to return to what you have written later on in the course and reflect on whether your thoughts have changed.) Once you have compiled a list, see if you can separate your observations into positive and negative...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Liquidity management
Money & Business

Liquidity management

...write-offs after it quit the rail maintenance business were compounded by problems at its accommodation services division. […] The company said it had suffered ‘a substantial outflow of cash’ as it paid debts accumulated from its exit of rail maintenance in 2003 and the lower construction volumes in accommodation services. […] Chief executive Kevin Hyde said,...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...Writing in the fourth century BC, the Greek philosopher Aristotle was responsible for some of the earliest views on justice. Aristotle believed that a just law was one that both encouraged individual freedom and enabled people to live peacefully. From society’s perspective, key to this was allowing people to fulfil themselves in society. In considering perspectives on...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs