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To the Moon and beyond
Science, Maths & Technology

To the Moon and beyond

...projects. Over the past 50 years, the Apollo lunar samples have been studied in laboratories around the world using modern analytical techniques. From these studies, it emerged that lunar geology could be described in terms of two major rocks types: the anorthosites (named after rocks rich in a calcium-rich mineral called anorthite) that constitute the lighter areas...
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Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?

...Available at: https://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/2017/10/24/uk-sport-statement-on-culture [Accessed 25th November 2020]. Sarkar, M. (2019) How to create psychological resilience [podcast]. The Athlete Development Project. Available at: https://athletedevelopmentproject.com/2020/01/ep-72-mustafa-sarkar-how-to-create-psychological-resilience/ [Accessed 11th August 2020]....
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The man behind Matilda – what Roald Dahl was really like
History & The Arts

The man behind Matilda – what Roald Dahl was really like

...projects, which recorded his own fascinating childhood memories and action packed wartime experiences. The stories of his warm family, his rustic summer holidays in Norway, and his chocolate testing, reveal how happy a child Dahl was – though he grew up without a father, who died when he was only four. Dark chapter But from Patricia Neal, the American actress who was...
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A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience
Education & Development

A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience

...project is aimed at investigating Intersectionality in Hate Speech Detection with a focus on ‘Misogynoir’ - a unique form of misogyny experienced by Black women with the intersection of sexism and racism. His study explores how misogynoir manifests online and how it could be mitigated since existing technologies for hate speech detection do not address this type of...
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The healing power of nature writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The healing power of nature writing

...projected outside of us. Again, this can be therapeutic, as seeing our anxiety contained outside of us may help release some of our feelings. [A large, decaying tree with a wood in the background] Work generated from these activities might be developed into a poem or story. The process often involves redrafting or revising, where certain ideas can be expanded and placed...
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Consulting the oracle at Delphi
History & The Arts

Consulting the oracle at Delphi

...project map provides two routes to the chapters: either use the <> at the foot of the text pane to move between chapters, or use the ‘Place Detail’ view to explore the 20 references to Delphi in Book 1. Having established Delphi as the one true source of divine wisdom, Croesus asks Apollo’s priestess his key question: should he launch a...
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Presenting information
Digital & Computing

Presenting information

...Introduction - Requires that Windows desktop be used in parallel with reading the book. Tables and charts are a great way to present numerical information in a clear and concise form. This course explains how to use the Windows calculator to carry out basic operations and calculate percentages. You will then learn how to use charts and tables to represent and interpret...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...projections, there may not be a happy ending to this morality tale. Bearish instincts and their ability to plan and act propels them to enter the human domain. The language of media refers to an ‘invasion’ emphasising that to humans they are in many ways unwanted refugees, immigrants fleeing from disaster and heading into a hostile world that does not understand them...
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