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Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales
Languages

Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales

...Introduction The history of the Cajuns, the French-speaking minority living in Cajun Country, or Acadiana, in southwest Louisiana, is a story about transnational migration which reaches 400 years into the past. Eighteenth-century Acadian history, especially, features prominently in the Cajuns’ collective consciousness today. In Cajun Country, local legend has it that...
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Supporting children and young people's wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children and young people's wellbeing

...Introduction - This free course, Supporting children and young people’s wellbeing, introduces different ways of understanding wellbeing as well as related concepts such as resilience. There is a wide a variety of practices and services that provide support for children and young people’s wellbeing and this course also explores how they can make a difference to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
How did Trump win the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Trump win the White House?

...managed to connect with blue-collar voters in the Great Lakes region. But Trump’s anti-immigration and protectionist trade policies gave him a unique opening with white working-class voters, and he made the most of it. 4. Outsiders against insiders Trump will be the first president without elective office experience since Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s. Eisenhower,...
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The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers

...manage increasingly challenging behaviours of persons with complex physical and/or mental health needs, particularly during the outbreak, as they cannot engage with their usual outdoors coping mechanisms. As highlighted in our BBC1 broadcast on 4 May 2020, the increased demand for coping leaves even less time for carers to engage with physical activity. Carers, due to...
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Glenariff to Fermanagh
OpenLearn Ireland

Glenariff to Fermanagh

...managed to find their way to places they would not normally be...Video Transcript PAT JESS: Beautiful, absolutely wonderful. DARRYL GRIMASON: Fantastic. PAT JESS: And you really see the flat floor, even though that’s covered with the debris, but the flat floor that the glacier scooped out and running up the steep sides up to the hills. Standing here, you can just...
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Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport

...Managing Director in the F1 Academy. The F1 Academy, which saw Abbi Pulling dominate the 2024 season, clinching the title with nine wins and 14 podiums, is a testament to the success of her leadership. Wolff’s efforts have been instrumental in shaping the future of women in motorsport and the impact is undeniable. Susie Wolff Just recently, Bianca Bustamante made...
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Giving and Receiving Powerful Feedback
Health, Sports & Psychology

Giving and Receiving Powerful Feedback

...Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing References Bakker, A. B. and Leiter, M. B. (2010) Work Engagement: A Handbook of Essential Theory and Research. London: Psychology Press. Besieux, T. (2017) ‘Why I hate feedback: Anchoring effective feedback within organizations’, Business Horizons, 60(4), pp. 435–9, doi: 10.1016/j.bushor.2017.03.001. Shute, V. (2008)...
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In smokiest Sheffield
History & The Arts

In smokiest Sheffield

...manager, was, I hope, finally as well satisfied as the other spectators. II I myself came away entirely satisfied, indeed, but for the lasting pang I inflicted upon myself by denying a penny to the ragged wretch who superfluously opened the valves of my hansom for me. My explanation to my soul was that I had no penny in my pocket, and that it would have been folly little...
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