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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...religion should be a matter of personal conscience, as well as one means of teaching everyone how to live together peacefully and cooperatively. His approach has often been compared to the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes. Both were writing in superstitious times wracked by upheaval and conflict. Both argued that religion should fall under political control, as it did in...
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The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it

...religion or feel there is no way mindfulness could help them, given the complex situation they are experiencing (e.g. where a loved one is acutely unwell, or they are experiencing ongoing carer stress). [Mindfulness Optimism Relax Harmony Concept] To better understand mindfulness and its potential, it’s important to address five common myths: Mindfulness is not the same...
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How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...religion, which previously they were less confident in addressing because of a lack of knowledge or a fear of a community backlash. Southall Black Sisters has now published its education pack, Changing Hearts and Minds to disseminate lesson plans and best practice. It is also extending the Ambassadors programme to survivors to challenge cultural and religious norms and...
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The Heidelberg Project: A Detroit Story
Society, Politics & Law

The Heidelberg Project: A Detroit Story

...Dan, describes his professional experience working in Detroit. Growing up in Detroit Jenenne describes her experiences of growing up in Detroit. Detroit’s downfall Jenenne talks about the degradation that occurred in the city of Detroit. Why Heidelberg is needed in Detroit? How the Heidelberg project could combat Detroit’s degradation. Winning over the critics...
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The Large Hadron Collider
Science, Maths & Technology

The Large Hadron Collider

...Dan Faircloth and Dr Bruce Kennedy from the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. They share their passion for this immense machine that will recreate, on a tiny scale, conditions that existed just after the Big Bang. It is hoped the LHC will provide a glimpse of the theoretical Higgs boson and explain the origin of mass. It may also...
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Speak in colours!
Languages

Speak in colours!

...la lanterne rouge- (lit. to be the red lantern), to be last Rouge comme une écrevisse- (lit. to be red like a crayfish), red as a lobster/tomato Se fâcher tout rouge-(lit. to be all red angry), to blow one’s top Green [Image of leaves with French idioms concerning the colour green written across the image] Se mettre au vert- (lit. to put oneself in the green), escape...
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Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...religion and ethnicity. Canada has somehow managed to a large extent to remain strong and united despite all these differences.” Ahmed Hussen says the Canadian-Somali community brings with it certain natural strengths. “There's a very rich history way back from Somalia of entrepreneurship, a willingness to take business risks in places that have been written off....
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Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women
Society, Politics & Law

Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women

...religion, culture, ability/disability, sexual orientation and others can intersect or overlap to create different experiences of discrimination or privilege and different patterns of advantage or disadvantage. First coined by Kimberle Crenshaw (1989, p. 65), a theorist in the USA, Crenshaw explains that intersectionality can be understood as a metaphor. Imagine an...
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