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Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...resources to their criminalisation. Thus these state and media processes were seen to criminalise certain groups and not others, while attention was argued to be deflected from the inequalities that shape the underlying social problems. Furthermore, through placing the spotlight on the power of these institutions, these newer perspectives argued that it revealed how the...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
UK must balance food farming impacts
Nature & Environment

UK must balance food farming impacts

...feed is located overseas, while 64% of associated carbon dioxide emissions are emitted abroad. The report concludes: “These results imply that the UK is increasingly reliant on external resources, and that the environmental impact of its food supply is increasingly displaced overseas.” This article was originally published by Tim Radford on The Climate News Network....
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Article 10 mins
Golden Globe Ocean Race: The power of the wind at sea and man’s use of this power over time
Science, Maths & Technology

Golden Globe Ocean Race: The power of the wind at sea and man’s use of this power over time

...of the sites around the UK where wind energy is being harnessed to provide power: Have a look at how wind turbines capture the force of the wind: and the latest developments in offshore turbines. Finally, if you want to experiment yourself and create some wild weather at home, try some of these! Like oceans? Take it further Free resources: Our modules: Our qualifications:...
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'As rich as Croesus'
History & The Arts

'As rich as Croesus'

...resources during the time of Croesus, including gold and silver, with evidence of a gold refinery near the Pactolus stream close to Sardis. According to Herodotus, ‘They [the Lydians] were the first men whom we know who coined and used gold and silver currency; and they were the first to sell by retail.’ For 2,000 years the ancient civilisations of Egypt and the...
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Ten tips for students starting university
Education & Development

Ten tips for students starting university

...resources to help you further...1: Better manage your budget [Student with a credit card drinking coffee] It can be tempting to blow all your student loan but, with the cost of living going through the roof, learning how to manage your finances will be crucial. Discover how to manage your money with our handy free course... Managing my money for young adults 2: Learn how...
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What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...resources, how much to spend on roads, how much to spend on hospitals, how much to spend on education. So we have to develop a political system to make those decisions. In the UK and most other countries of the world, we have what’s called representative democracy. We elect people to make those decisions on our behalf and if we don’t like the decisions that they’ve...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The GOP tries to focus: A guide to the third debate
Society, Politics & Law

The GOP tries to focus: A guide to the third debate

...education; and the financial challenges facing medicare and social security. A few ideas for reform came through on a couple of these issues. At least four candidates – John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie – suggested social security and medicare could be stabilized through some combination of raising the ages of eligibility, reducing benefits for...
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Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage

...educated all who saw them, and the argument the women were making about their rights to equality with men, as speakers and voters. However, she was also keen to stress the poetry and splendour of a banner: ‘A banner is a thing to float in the wind, to flicker in the breeze’, she said. It ‘flirts’ its ‘colours for your pleasure’. You do not want to read it, as...
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