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Effective note taking
Education & Development

Effective note taking

...working outwards. Although it can be used at any time, it is best when there is one main topic Flow chart - Useful if you want to show a process or a change over time. Table - This is most used when two different things are compared. Formatting and writing style In general, it is good to make use of: key words and phrases colour signs symbols subheadings (to group...
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The science of the mind: investigating mental health
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of the mind: investigating mental health

...work placements for people with mental health problems. Talking about Blackthorn: the chief executive Jan Prior talks about how people are referred to Blackthorn, the importance of teamwork, and the overall aims of the enterprise. Talking about Blackthorn: Workways co-ordinator Chris Broderick explains the importance of role of Workways within the Blackthorn Garden....
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What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...work to present him as he was from a more human point of view. Lewis Carroll was a man of medium height. When I knew him his hair was a silver-grey, rather longer than it was the fashion to wear, and his eyes were a deep blue. He was clean shaven, and, as he walked, always seemed a little unsteady in his gait. At Oxford he was a well-known figure. He was a little...
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Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...work in a French-speaking country? There are lots of reasons for wanting to learn French, so if you have decided that now is the time for you to learn another language, why not make it ‘le français’?...When you hear people speaking French, do you wish you could join the conversation? Or do you have a passion for French culture and want to immerse yourself in it?...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...work to deliver the greatest benefit to the greatest number of people. This approach can lead to a dispassionate evaluation of actions, comparing the number of people that benefit with the number of people who might suffer as a result of any actions. The focus is on the ultimate outcome rather than the conduct that leads to the actions. We will use these two definitions...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?

...working machines. Finally, there are security risks. Many older voting systems rely on outdated operating systems, like Windows XP and 2000, which are no longer supported. Several election officials told us that they stockpile refurbished laptops that can run obsolete versions of Windows. Sherry Poland, director of elections in Hamilton County, Ohio, told us that she...
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Can engineering help improve patient safety?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can engineering help improve patient safety?

...worked once”, as she describes it. One place that has managed to break this pattern is Northern Ireland, which has overcome the problem of poor labelling of lines such as intravenous lines and urinary catheters. A sick patient may have several different lines attached to them; these were not labelled in any consistent way – if at all – so a nurse might use the wrong...
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The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End
History & The Arts

The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End

...work was published in four separate novels between 1924 and 1928: Some Do Not…, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up- and Last Post. (Some Do Not… anticipating by some years what became known as the ‘war book boom’ in 1929, when Erich Maria Remarque’s Im Westen nichts Neues – All Quiet on the Western Front, Richard Aldington’s Death of a Hero and Frederic...
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