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The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...social context within which it has arisen, have given the debate a longevity and potency perhaps far beyond that which the scientific arguments themselves warrant. MMR vaccine consists of a freeze-dried preparation of live but weakened (attenuated) virus particles, intended to provoke recognition of the measles, mumps and rubella viruses by the body's immune system but...
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...social and commercial reasons for learning a language. You will now consider some of these further and how to justify the compulsory study of a language on the secondary school curriculum...Teaching secondary modern foreign languages: 1.2 Why learn a modern foreign language? - A modern language is unlike any other subject on the school curriculum. In other subjects –...
Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...Social Work are common examples but there are many others. Positions in the Arts, Media, Publishing, Development and Charitable sectors are rarely advertised and are also difficult to enter without a network of contacts, direct practical experience of the industry and enormous enthusiasm. For more details on any of these look at the Prospects website, which gives...
From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Health, Sports & Psychology

From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

...social encounters. Thus the incoming signal has to be analysed and matched to a stored representation of one of the three calls. The human case is more complex. The first stage is to extract which phonemes are being uttered. Phonemes come in two major classes, consonants and vowels. Vowels are harmonic sounds. They are produced by periodic vibration of the vocal folds...
Design thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Design thinking

...social or, put another way, something that creates social or cultural value. Of course, this value can come in a lot of different forms: ease and effectiveness of use, economic value, aesthetic value, functionality, meaningfulness, all these things and more contribute to the way in which design creates value. Let’s think about the number of people that might be involved...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...socially and legally. For Aristotle, slavery was natural: ‘That one should command and another obey is both necessary and expedient. Indeed some things are so divided right from birth, some to rule, some to be ruled’ (1981, p. 67). The earliest forms of slavery can be traced back to ancient Mesopotamia in the sixty-ninth century BC. Slavery was closely connected to...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Challenge: Make paper and ink
Science, Maths & Technology

Challenge: Make paper and ink

...interact? When cellulose is suspended in water, the water molecules do not discriminate against the cellulose molecules and include them in the chain. This creates a mass of watery cellulose. Papermakers catch this mass of watery cellulose in a screen, allow the excess water to drain off and press the soggy cellulose, which is now called 'waterleaf' paper, flat. As the...
How does rugby provide a focus for South African unity?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does rugby provide a focus for South African unity?

...socially but, like most countries, they agree that they like to win in the sporting arena. The nation goes into mourning on a regular basis when its cricket and football teams perform badly, which is often the case. However, rugby is the shining star in the galaxy. South Africans all know that if the “Springboks” lose, it is because of poor coaching and poor team...