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Bill Hare - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill Hare - Stories of Change

...trouble in India for this, so yeah, I think there are problems with, let’s say, rich world experts appearing to dictate narratives about development to the developing world, but I also know the world is more complex and I think perspectives from scientists globally do help these discourses. RH: Let me go back to the pledges countries are making, how much help are...
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Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Mongolia a good place to die?

...trouble shooter, explaining how to respond to the pain surges, gently soothing both Enkhjargal and her husband, and providing an impromptu class in spiritual care, advising her how to prepare for his impending death. Enkhjargal is distraught as the two doctors make to leave. Outside she breaks into sobs and buries herself in Odontuya’s shoulder. It is a moment some...
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Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...trouble reading Shakespeare. The essential thing then is to make sure we distinguish between written and spoken language. Written language tends to be relatively fixed by convention, tradition and often by state institutions, education system, and so on. But speech changes all the time and, eventually, written language will start to accommodate some of the changes that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...troubles in our prisons. RICHARD SPARKS The concern is that a rising prison population makes it 'harder to address prisoners' problems or have decent human relationships and without these the potential for personal damage is profound. Alison Liebling has studied suicide and self harm in prisons. ALISON LIEBLING We had quite an increase in 1987 from about 20/25 suicides a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...trouble. Can’t you at least try for us? LILY I’ve told you, I’m not going. I’m not going. I’m not going! Why can’t you leave me alone? I’m not going to school, and you can’t make me. I hate you! Observing her body language and listening to what she says, note down the ways in which you can tell that Lily is distressed. Discussion Lily’s body language...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...Troubles’. The last big civil rights march, on 30 January 1972, became known as Bloody Sunday following the killing of fourteen civilians by British soldiers. Later in 1972, the Northern Ireland parliament was dissolved and direct rule was imposed from Westminster. The state’s claim to its monopoly of legitimate force was challenged directly, on the one hand by the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...troubles. Certain industry sectors require large businesses. For example, it is not viable to run a small steel works because the physical and financial investment required are so large. In other cases, industry sector and legal form are closely related. For example, law firms and some other professional service firms with more than one professional working in them in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...trouble explaining to people that the Richter scale is a mathematical scale involving measurements and calculations on paper. 'They seem to think it is some sort of instrument or apparatus. Every year they come by wanting to look at my scale', he once said in an interview. Richter borrowed the term 'magnitude' from astronomy, in which he had an amateur interest. In...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs