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The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...interactions are known. List at least two reasons why this goal is, in practice, beyond our reach. Answer This question is unusually open-ended, with no single correct answer. In preparing our answer we have taken the opportunity to expand the discussion slightly, but would not expect you to include all the points listed below. There are several reasons why it would be...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...Social Security and Medicare without raising taxes or cutting benefits. The Fox debate, however, will likely be remembered for one significant moment: Donald Trump’s warning that he might run as an independent candidate in 2016. That spells big long-term trouble for the GOP. As an independent, third-party candidate, Trump would have the money, the flamboyance, and the...
Understanding Alice
History & The Arts

Understanding Alice

...social and imaginative world Carroll and his young friend inhabited in and around Oxford. For instance, during the Mad Tea-Party the Dormouse tells a story about three little sisters, Elsie, Lacie, and Tillie, who live at the bottom of a treacle-well. As Martin Gardner points out in The Annotated Alice, the sisters’ names are coded references to the three Liddle...
The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry

...social elites were deeply affected, some even moved to tears, just like the female prisoners, they claimed. The new prison inspectors were less than impressed: in 1835, they found prisoners excluded from the readings to make space for visitors, and those fortunate enough to attend distracted by the sight of noble personages. [An Hour in Her Majesty’s Gaol at Newgate...
‘Not our jobs to sell’: Scottish Women’s Factory Occupations, 1981-1982
Society, Politics & Law

‘Not our jobs to sell’: Scottish Women’s Factory Occupations, 1981-1982

...Social Sciences qualification. Background The public, political and cultural representations of working-class activism in opposition to industrial closure are dominated by the image of the militant male worker. Leaders like Jimmy Reid, Arthur Scargill and high-profile disputes by miners, shipyard workers, car workers, steel workers and others are synonymous with...
Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap
Education & Development

Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap

...Social Justice Framework for Understanding Open Educational Resources and Practices in the Global South’, Journal of learning development, 5(3), pp. 204–225. Ladson-Billings, G. (1995) ‘But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy’, Theory Into Practice, 34, pp. 159–165. McKinley, J. (2010) Raising black Students’ achievement...
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...social and cultural contexts for interpreting works of art analyse works of art in terms of different ideas and approaches...Art and the Mexican Revolution: 1 The Mexican Revolution - Before looking at one of Rivera’s murals, it is important to have some sense of the Mexican Revolution itself as the context in which it was produced. As early as 1924, the communist...
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Protest Banners: Hillsborough
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Hillsborough

...literature English language studies history modern languages The theme of popular protest runs throughout the module and is used to link the various subject areas. As part of your study you will learn to navigate an innovative and interactive module website; the perfect way to gain the study skills you’ll need to succeed in the next step in your studies. Find out more:...