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A brief history of Harlem
Society, Politics & Law

A brief history of Harlem

...world. Other writers focus on the advantages accruing to the middle class households who are able to buy relatively cheap housing and do it up to their own tastes, leaving in their wake a revitalised neighborhood of particular production and consumption patterns - the cappuccino café society - of a bourgeois bohemia. For others, gentrification is cast as the best way to...
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Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two

...world want to see the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. Notwithstanding these difficulties our decisions have been taken to advance our republican and democratic objectives, including our goal of a united Ireland. We believe there is now an alternative way to achieve this and to end British rule in our country. It is the responsibility of all Volunteers to...
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Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK
Education & Development

Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK

...World Could Teach America about Policing’, The Atlantic, 10 June. Available at: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/06/america-police-violence-germany-georgia-britain/612820/ (Accessed: 10 December 2020). United States Congressional Research Service (2017) Public Trust and Law Enforcement: A Discussion for Policymakers. Available at:
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Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...world. Thus, opening possibilities for a purer and more objective view of how civilised societies were constructed and how individuals were valued in them. The African contribution to the United Kingdom remains present in the contemporary consciousness and lived experience. Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus (Roman emperor from 193 to 211 AD) and his son Emperor Caracalla...
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What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...world.’ [A young Indian woman dedicated to e-learning at her home office, using a laptop for webinars and courses] Where young adult carers can find education and employment support • Talk to staff at your local young adult carers service or carers centre. Check out the website of the Carers Trust to find out where the nearest young adult carers service is located:...
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Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...world situates us and defines who we are. Consider the three following non-linguistic signs. [Figure 1] Figure 1 Three non linguistic signs Respectively, these signify a commercial brand, a road sign and a major piece of commemorative architecture (and tourist attraction!). Even while respecting varying cultural norms it might be argued that these are immediately...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Working in the voluntary sector Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...world. What’s in it for you? Helping animals in need Becoming part of a friendly and dedicated team Meeting people from all walks of life and making new friends Improving your retail and customer-service skills Developing your knowledge and enhancing your CV What’s involved? Helping customers and answering the phone Selling products and working a till Restocking the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research
Education & Development

Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research

...world, is underpinned by the belief that we all see things from different perspectives and that knowledge is constructed through social interaction. A positivist on the other hand sees the world as a set of ‘objects’, independent of our perspective, and believes that knowledge is accumulated through by conducting experiments in which variables are controlled....
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs