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What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...division between Europe and Asia lies is still a matter of some debate. Europe was first spoken of in ancient Greece, and the Greeks generally thought of a water-bound Europe whose borders lay on the Black Sea and its northern extension, the Sea of Azov, as far as the banks of the River Don. Early modern conceptions pushed the European frontier further east in Russian...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...division skills. Let’s begin by looking at converting currencies...Session 2: Units of measure: 2.1 Converting currencies - Often when you are abroad, or buying something from the internet from another country, the price will be given in a different currency. You’ll want to be able to work out how much the item costs in your own currency so that you can make a...
Free course 48 hrs
LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...division has done little, if anything, to address the inequalities experienced by LGBTQIA+ people. Maintaining momentum: LGBTQIA+ campaigns in early 21st century At the turn of the millennium, LGBTQIA+ rights across the United Kingdom were front and centre of the political agenda, particularly at Westminster. New Labour under Prime Minister Tony Blair introduced a raft of...
From old English to modern English
History & The Arts

From old English to modern English

...division of the history of English into three main periods: Old, Middle and Modern English. The Old English (OE) period can be regarded as starting around AD 450, with the arrival of West Germanic settlers (Angles, Saxons and Jutes) in southern Britain. They brought with them dialects closely related to the continental language varieties which would produce modern German,...
The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911
Society, Politics & Law

The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911

...division of labour has been rapidly developed to an extreme, new automatic machinery has displaced labour, or at least enabled the management to enormously increase the output without a very great absorption of fresh workers” (Justice: 1 April 1911) The strike begins On the morning of Tuesday 21 March 1911, a work squad of fifteen women cabinet polishers was reduced to...
Children and ethnicity
Education & Development

Children and ethnicity

...divisions between groups of people that can result in prejudice and discrimination and also, at times, conflicts and wars. The survey on this website – Like Me, Like You – provides a unique opportunity to see what influence ethnicity has on children’s attitudes towards others and whether children from different parts of the country have different ideas. To...
Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology
Education & Development

Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology

...divisions and hierarchies in one of the most iconic states of Black Africa, a country where W.E.B. Du Bois is buried, that provided a home to Maya Angelou and that made Frantz Fanon a government minister (James, 2012). The Whiteness bringing this division and hierarchy to Ghana is functional to the structure of racial capitalism that survives the colonial period.cGhana is...
How did Trump win the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Trump win the White House?

...divisive and polarizing campaigns in American political history. It is entirely possible that he may choose to govern using the same strategy of divide and conquer. In any case, Trump will soon be the most powerful person in the world. He will enter office on Jan. 20 with Republican majorities in the House and Senate, which means Republicans will dictate the nation’s...