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Ten commandments of research
History & The Arts

Ten commandments of research

...History at the Open University, used to distinguish between witting testimony (the information the writer intended to convey) and unwitting testimony (the prejudices and assumptions underlying the source). Check how contemporary the source was and why it was created. Find out what special skills are needed. The further back in time, the more important it is to realise...
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From space to laboratory in four days
Science, Maths & Technology

From space to laboratory in four days

...history, and may have even brought water to Earth when the Solar System was in its infancy. I use the element oxygen to trace what water was up to all those years ago and how it may have interacted with the early rocks. That’s not the only use for oxygen though, as it has another neat little trick up its sleeve! All meteorite “families” have a unique oxygen isotope...
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Film as a Historical Source
Health, Sports & Psychology

Film as a Historical Source

...Family snapshots, posed photos, cine film and even home videos provide a wealth of primary source material for historians. In recent years a number of important TV documentaries have drawn heavily upon amateur film and photographic archives. Among these are The British Empire in Colour (Carlton), Britain at War in Colour (Carlton) and Ken Burns’ magnificent trilogy The...
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‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS
Society, Politics & Law

‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS

...History and Social Sciences qualifications. Background From its inception in 1948 the National Health Service (NHS) has been dependent on migrant labour. Following an NHS recruitment drive in Malaysian secondary schools, Sofi Taylor left Malaysia for Scotland in 1973 to train as a nurse. In Malaysia Sofi came from a wealthy family. Her only sister was training to be an...
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Dive deeper with these extra articles
Society, Politics & Law

Dive deeper with these extra articles

...families: PASAR - Participation Arts and social Action in Research Asset based community development is a powerful approach being used with a diverse network of communities and community organizations across the Connected Communities programme to help uncover and utilize their hidden potential, their tangible resources (such as spaces, services and infrastructures) and...
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A reader's guide to Holes
History & The Arts

A reader's guide to Holes

...family has a history of ill-fortune, because of a curse placed on his ‘no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather’. [Turtles at Caddo, the only natural lake in Texas] Turtles at Caddo, the only natural lake in Texas [Image:Caren's Photo Trip by CC-BY-ND] After being wrongly convicted of theft, Stanley is sent to Camp Green Lake Correctional Facility to...
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Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others
Education & Development

Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others

...family is trying to cope in the aftermath of Afro hair discrimination by pushing for change...When Ruby Williams was a teenager, she was repeatedly told that her hair breached school policy, which stated that ‘Afro style hair must be of reasonable size and length’. She was sent home several times as a result. Her family took legal action against the school and Ruby...
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Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...history and language...[Plant by Laura Malacart] Sara: What were the sources of inspiration for developing your current installation for the Who Are We? Project? What discoveries did you make in the process that have found a place in your artistic intervention? Laura: I addressed the question in Who Are We? with a brand new piece work. I think the most pressing issue when...
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