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Lying and politics: a brief primer
Society, Politics & Law

Lying and politics: a brief primer

...becomes a way of life and then you're living with long term duplicity you've got this going on a big time in our politics now and we start to normalize it. Tony Thorne When politicians are accused of lying they bristle and they they they bluster and they they they overreact partly this is because they hope by a strong reaction they can deflect the accusation but partly...
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A brief history of evolution
History & The Arts

A brief history of evolution

...become generally known until 1900 when natural selection and Mendelian genetics were simultaneously rediscovered by scientists. In the 1880s, German biologist August Weismann published his germ-plasm theory defending natural selection. His ideas became known as neo-Darwinism. The rediscovery of Mendel’s theory of heredity in 1900 led to an emphasis on the role of...
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Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...becomes cool, because if it is hot you can’t put this ….. in, and remove it from here to this small barrel. Gabriel (contd) This is white cloth - you want to change it into black. When you put it in first it looks like brown, but by two weeks’ time it will change into black. It takes two weeks, it made ……. Sun. And when it dries you bring it back, and wet it...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)

...becoming partners; others may have had both positive and negative experiences of the school environment...2. A ‘partnership with parents and carers’?: 2.1 Thinking about ‘working in partnership’ - Open and inclusive approaches to partnership working have led to widespread recognition of the importance of parents and carers as partners - particularly during...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Do tax breaks work well for promoting creative industries?
History & The Arts

Do tax breaks work well for promoting creative industries?

...student animator at the Vancouver Film School] An animator at the Vancouver Film School Little Witch Academia This past weekend, I watched the short film Little Witch Academia, which I enjoyed immensely. (It’s stunning to think that it packs more action and character into the same amount of time as an episode of any TV show.) What piqued my interest in the short in...
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Film and society
History & The Arts

Film and society

...student events of 1968, but also about the state of the nation from a New Left stance. British cinema, whether mainstream or amateur, has always reflected contemporary society but always engaged with its cultural and social values. It’s usually reinforced them, occasionally contested them but always provided an insight into the social history of the period, from the...
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Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...become obese in this country. And we really need to make sure that all our children are active to try to avoid some of those complications. And, of course, everybody who's connected with children has a role to play. Parents' input is vital. And you and your role and me and mine can support families to help their children to be active, particularly perhaps where children...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...OU tutors. Activity 1 Listen to the audio files. You may find it helpful to listen to the recordings a second time and take notes. The problem with crime part 1 (10.5 minutes 5 MB) SEANDAMER Hello. This is audio cassette 1, side 2, for the D315 course. I'm Dr. Sean Darner of the Sociology Department at the University of Glasgow and a D315 course tutor. Chapter 4 ofBook I,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr