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The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...community or nation Nationhood A combination of both other terms Nationality Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter. The formal membership of a state Membership of a community or nation A combination of both other terms a.Nationhood b.Citizenship c.Nationality The correct answers are: 1 = b 2 = a 3 = c Discussion These definitions...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...communicator; we need to win the media war, we need to win the hearts and minds, so that is where you should do your thing.’ And that is why I went into television and that’s why I’m still here. Inspirations and heroes... Well I’m going to say the obvious, because I’m 47-years-old, which is those early Attenborough series and The World About Us, Sunday nights,...
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Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...community, partly because of the special knowledge to which he has access. The following description refers to the Javanese wayang kulit (shadow puppet) tradition, but also applies to the art we are studying. While the dhalang is the supreme entertainer, he is also much more. Wayang's ties with ritual are not as strong as they once were, but many performances today are...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
An introduction to material culture
History & The Arts

An introduction to material culture

...communism in eastern Europe lies in the fact that within days of these momentous events pieces of the Wall came onto the open market and began to sell around the world. Today, even small pieces of the Wall similar to my own sell on the internet for between £40 and £50. Elsewhere, companies advertise fragments of the wall as a unique accessory fit to adorn any corporate...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury

...communication. It is important that a multidisciplinary team works effectively together and communicates well. Failure to do this could result in the injured person receiving conflicting messages and cause confusion. Competing demands from the different people involved also need to be managed. For Lois’s support team to work effectively they should have clearly defined...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Understanding depression and anxiety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding depression and anxiety

...Communication between the different structures is shown by connecting arrows or lines, and by the direction of travel of chemical messengers such as CRF from the amygdala and hypothalamus, ACTH from the pituitary, and cortisol from the adrenal cortex. Cortisol is released into the bloodstream, and its breakdown by enzymes in the blood is shown as a fading-out of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?

...communism, Sanders is tapping into deeply-rooted popular frustration with inauthentic politicians who read from scripts, consult with focus groups and deliver polished sound bites prepared for them by others, and who rarely deliver on their false promises. Strangely enough, his appeal to an absolutely alienated electorate is comparable to that of Donald Trump. Hillary...
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Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate

...communication, and they often mean more than what is actually being said. This is something that traditional pundits fail to give due credit. This failure can be seen in previous debates in which Trump participated for the Republican presidential nomination. In most cases, pundits declared that Trump was defeated by his competitors, but he won in post-debate online...
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