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Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter
Society, Politics & Law

Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter

...family members who were, or had been, migrant workers in large Indonesian and south-east Asian cities, or crewing on international merchant ships. It was significant, therefore, that most migrant workers would return home permanently and not think about settling elsewhere, even though island life held so many challenges and uncertainties, and for most, returning meant a...
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Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...family life, travel, photography as a developing art form, portraiture, literary figures and religion – all seen through the filter of Cameron's work and life. Activity 3 In May 2004 a website called Inspiring Learning for All was launched by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. It stemmed from a widespread and ongoing consultancy and research project and aims...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Adaptation and Assimilation: The Irish Catholic Experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Adaptation and Assimilation: The Irish Catholic Experience in America

...family links to County Mayo and Co. Louth. Biden takes pride in his Irish heritage and has quoted popular Irish poets such W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney in his speeches. He has also taken a keen interest in the Northern Ireland peace process throughout his political career and visited Ireland in 2016 during his term as Vice President. This photo depicts Vice President...
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Article 5 mins
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...family tree. Similarly, to avoid betrayal by ‘Black’ cultural traits, Naomi consciously steeps herself in culture associated with white Americans. Suppose that this act of assimilation is successful. Naomi is accepted by her white neighbours as white, there is no public awareness in her social world of her Black ancestry, and she does not experience racism. Though she...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...family time. I do my invoicing generally on a Friday after I’ve stopped working. It makes you feel good, thinking ‘I’ve earned all this money!’ even though it’s such a tedious task. (Gillian Holmes, BA (Hons), MA, MITI, translator, Spanish and French to English)...Translation as a career: Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown - Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown, author of the book...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...Familial. Families can put too much pressure on children to succeed or may be over protective. Sometimes, the only way an individual can feel ‘in charge’ of their life is to control their own diet, and this may be manifested by a refusal (overt or tacit) to eat adequate nutrients. Cultural. Many people have a distorted view of how they should look. People who have...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...families who would be expected to marry into a similarly wealthy family. Girls from poorer backgrounds would be expected to work, which would be impossible with bound feet. Similarly in Renaissance Europe women would often blacken their teeth to appear more attractive. The explanation for this is that sugar was only available to the very wealthy and sugar did cause teeth...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...family think. But at another level our Western society and education has trained us all in certain ways of thinking. The two main kinds are logical thinking and causal thinking...Systems thinking and practice: 3.1 Logical thinking - The classic example of logical thinking is a form of reasoning which goes like this: ‘If all cows are animals, and this is a cow, then it...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs