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Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?
Society, Politics & Law

Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?

...free and equal in dignity and rights.” The Declaration’s preamble starts “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world” This treaty, to which the United Kingdom is a signatory, could not be clearer that we recognise an inherent...
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Ireland and the Battle of The Somme
OpenLearn Ireland

Ireland and the Battle of The Somme

...courses and qualifications. A campaign, rather than a battle [The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916] The Somme was the first great action by a British Army on a continental scale. It was the longest, bloodiest battle of World War One, a campaign lasting four and a half months, and fought over a twenty-mile front near the Somme. In February 1916 Allied commanders had...
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On a Wing and a Prayer: A case study
Society, Politics & Law

On a Wing and a Prayer: A case study

...free’ piece of sky because everything is so built up. So I basically ended up in Southend, and when you travel down the Thames you begin to understand, or physically comprehend how much military architecture there is… In Southend I came across military observation posts from the Second World War that were built to allow a clear view of the channel; so I was made aware...
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Global English
History & The Arts

Global English

...free time. A 'wave of English' is now building up. Within a decade nearly a third of the world population will all be trying to learn English at the same time. But looking further ahead, the wave of learners may subside almost as quickly as it came. If the project to make English a second language for the world's primary school children is successful, a new generation of...
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Unlocking the diversity of the past
History & The Arts

Unlocking the diversity of the past

...courses. [Ladies of Llangollen]Eleanor Charlotte Butler and Sarah Ponsonby ran away from Ireland to escape the social pressures of conventional marriage. They arrived in Llangollen in 1778 and settled there as a couple, becoming famous throughout Europe as the 'Ladies of Llangollen'. Painting by J.H. Lynch c.1880 courtesy of Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru /The National...
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Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars

...courses. Background During the First World War the railway network was a central part of the war effort. It was relied upon to transport medical supplies and military equipment, army personnel and horses, to the ports for export to the front. Women played a key role as they were charged with keeping the railways going, filling the gaps left by the 100,000 railwaymen who...
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Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs
Society, Politics & Law

Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs

...course not just apply to Brexit and Conservative party politicians but across all parties, and does by no means suggest that all politicians have high levels of Machiavellianism, narcissism or psychopathy or that they are unintelligent. There are clearly intelligent, principled and competent politicians in the houses of parliament and even intelligent people can act in...
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What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?
Nature & Environment

What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?

...course come along. Research by Ver Planken and others has shown that when people have a baby, change jobs or move house, such events can be an opportunity for good intentions to be converted into new forms of behaviour. Habits get shaken up, practices change, and new opportunities to be ‘green’ can come around. In this project, I teamed up with two colleagues from...
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