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The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban
Society, Politics & Law

The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban

...thinking, but it could draw moderate conservatives and liberals together. To do otherwise is to invite conservative resentment and a politics of unreason. Few issues polarize like Trump’s Wall and Muslim immigration. Back in January, during the Republican primary, the American National Election Study (ANES) asked Americans whether they favoured Syrian refugees coming to...
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Stephen Hawking: The tributes
Science, Maths & Technology

Stephen Hawking: The tributes

...Think of it as a kind of vacuum energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure. Stephen Hawking, RIP 1942-2018. pic.twitter.com/nAanMySqkt — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 14, 2018 Remembering Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist and ambassador of science. His theories unlocked a universe of possibilities that we & the world are exploring. May...
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Glenariff to Fermanagh
OpenLearn Ireland

Glenariff to Fermanagh

...think, was that the Donegal ice, as it melted back and retreated in that direction, exposed a lower level in the hills, and suddenly that lower level was available for the water in the bath, so to speak, and the water would have rushed out of it. Catastrophically, there would have been huge amounts of water rushing out very suddenly, cutting into the hillside and going...
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Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare

...think of the Bard of Avon? We dip into her diaries to find out...Friday 26th January 1838 Said I was going to see Hamlet tonight. [Lord Melbourne] observed that it was a fine play but a heavy and very long play. He spoke of the different scenes, of Hamlet's character, said it was an obscure play to understand, &c.,&c. I observed that many of Shakespeare's plays were not...
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Football culture: the use of banners
Health, Sports & Psychology

Football culture: the use of banners

...thinking and representations (images, language and ideas associated with the activity) which provide ways for people to state who they are. It provides them with an identity, a way of belonging, and of connecting, with others. Football offers a particularly rich source of multimodal examples, tied in very strongly to social and cultural identities. Supporting a football...
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Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...thinking about balancing all components of life, including work, study and personal commitments, it is also worth considering the emotional impacts that influence a task’s overall significance. To really challenge your approach to prioritisation and the strategies you use to manage your time, watch Rory Vaden as he discusses ‘How to multiply time’. Everyday life...
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A journey through two Englands
History & The Arts

A journey through two Englands

...system of things called "Gover'ment," which, whatever it might be, was no business of his, any more than the most outlying nebula or the coal-sacks of the southern hemisphere: his solar system was the parish; the master's temper and the casualties of lambing-time were his region of storms. He cut his bread and bacon with his pocket-knife, and felt no bitterness except in...
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Getting started with Chinese 1
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 1

...system including tones, and how to pronounce some initials and finals. Whilst learning how to pronounce some syllables, you will also learn what Pinyin is and its relationship with Chinese characters. In the quiz section, you will have the opportunity to test yourself on what is covered in Week 1. Finally, in the consolidation and extension section, you will be shown how...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs