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Getting started with Spanish 1
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 1

...family, but among people of the same age in general. Nowadays usted is restricted to formal situations or when addressing elderly people, as a mark of respect, courtesy or polite distance. [Described image] Figure 1 Introductions In Latin America, the use of usted is the norm in most countries, sometimes even among family members, and tú is used in very few situations....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring Ovid’s big ideas
History & The Arts

Exploring Ovid’s big ideas

...history. The two phrases – ‘shapes transformed into new bodies’ and ‘spin out unceasing song’ – which were picked out in the discussion give us important clues about Ovid’s poem – and there may be other clues in the phrases you picked out in Activity 1, too. Like many ancient poets, Ovid believed the poem to have come to him from a ‘spirit’ –...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Mashing up the Union Jack
Society, Politics & Law

Mashing up the Union Jack

...histories and devolving struggles, these range between egalitarianism and dominance, openness and tolerance, nationalism and patriotism, dissensus and collectivism. For Gil, the aim was to recreate a sense of home and community; while the re-appropriation of the Union Jack in its various popular cultural incarnations (from logos to emblematic LP covers and recently...
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Article 10 mins
Volunteering in the community
Education & Development

Volunteering in the community

...history”, she says. Being a councillor has given Helen a fresh perspective on her community, and she says what keeps her motivated to stay involved is the joy she gets from working with all kinds of different people who live and work in the town. “It’s also about giving back”, she’s quick to add. Town councillors don’t always have to undergo an election – if...
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Article 5 mins
Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation

...history of PIC showed he was declared unfit to fly in 1993 due to his medical condition (depression). He was later cleared medically in 2002. The PIC was still harbouring severe mental stress. The effect of stress was evident with the fact that he was irritable, tensed, moody, and aggressive at various times. This is probably the reason for his undue aggressive behaviour...
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Article 5 mins
Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...History, People's Peers and Democracy on the BBC News website. Lords reform is ongoing. The most recent step was a government consultation exercise, the results of which are available on the Department for Constitutional Affairs website...Democracy? You think you know?: 3.1 The Athenians, the Swiss, and Arnold Schwarzenegger - Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as rule of,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Exploring critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring critical social work practice

...family and they live in a small apartment that is damp and mouldy. The midwife has made a referral to social work after an assessment has shown that, consistent with Amina’s self-reporting, Amina is feeling quite depressed. As a teenager she struggled with her mental health, and she had support from the adolescent mental health team for some years. Amina also disclosed...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...family and friends performing and reporting clinical observations of a patient’s temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and blood pressure obtaining measurement of a patient’s height and weight. Before the creation of these new roles, a registered nurse carried out such responsibilities. Now, health-care assistants give support to nurses who are released to do other...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs