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The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...changing position of women in the home and workplace - How, when and why did women get the vote? Your work on the suffragettes later in this course will help to answer these questions, but first it is important to reflect on the pre-history of the campaign. Prior to the later eighteenth century (about 1760), the majority of the population had lived in the countryside and...
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...changed once formally given to a species. Activity 2 Interpreting scientific names Timing: Allow about 10 minutes You might like to try unraveling the derivation of a scientific name for yourself. Try the Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. Note down any thoughts or findings below. (Hint: use a comprehensive dictionary to look up ‘lagena’,...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...changed this business model in the sense that it's changed how we might charge and how we might separate the charging and the production of goods. Think about Wikipedia. Everyone uses Wikipedia. It's an online encyclopaedia that's free. Wikipedia competes with the Encyclopaedia Britannica, which originally started life as a multi-volume product which you bought a set of...
Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band
History & The Arts

Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band

...changed: under communism their focus was on political regimes, whereas under capitalism their focus has been popular culture and music. The concert in Pyongyang shifts these expectations again: it’s reportedly to feature their interpretations of songs from the musical The Sound of Music, along with traditional Korean songs. These days the general consensus is that...
Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?
Science, Maths & Technology

Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?

...changes were soon noticed in a few gullies which appeared to suggest that they were still active today. [Gullies inside a crater in Noachis Terra, 47 degrees south] Gullies inside a crater in Noachis Terra, 47 degrees south. Are gullies really evidence of flowing water? Some probably are, but there are other explanations such as dry rock avalanches or slabs of frozen...
Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?

...change, or the magic of the Trudeau name, the end result is a majority government. The party added 21 percentage points to its share of the vote in 2011. Once the dominant Canadian political party at the federal level, the Liberals are back – and a new Trudeau era has begun.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original...
What does the AKP victory mean for Turkey?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the AKP victory mean for Turkey?

...change the regime to a presidential system and strengthen his position. Turkey has been through turbulent times in between the two elections. According to official records, more than 700 people have lost their lives in political violence since June. The Kurdish peace process has collapsed, and the clashes between the PKK and the Turkish Army have restarted. There have...
The UK deal with the EU explained: what it says and what it means
Society, Politics & Law

The UK deal with the EU explained: what it says and what it means

...change the UK’s future relationship with the European Union. British voters will decide if they want to remain in the EU or leave in a referendum now set for June 23. The deal addresses all four issues which David Cameron, the UK prime minister, wanted to renegotiate, although in each case he got only part of what he asked for. Those four issues were: free movement for...