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Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism

...History Department at The Open University. The OU has long promoted learning from one another and recognised that change for individuals and communities happens when people speak out and work together. That idea about change existed long before the Open University. But how was it transmitted? This banner, recently found in the village hall in Fringford, Oxfordshire, can...
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Video 5 mins
From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common
Health, Sports & Psychology

From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common

...families, causing immense harm. That pattern of blaming mothers set the stage for later false claims. In the 1990s Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist, alleged that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine caused autism. His work was later exposed as fraudulent; the paper was retracted and his medical licence revoked. Extensive international research has...
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Article 5 mins
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...Family and friends are also usually easier to persuade. Sharing a history and a social bond means they are more likely to support and buy into the vision of the entrepreneur. But tensions may arise from accepting money from family and friends. Rarely is it an outright gift. And there are differences between family and friends giving a loan but having no involvement in...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?

...families can trace its history back to tropeiro ancestors. But Hainaut believes a more likely candidate for this ‘patient zero’ would be either a military man or a bandeirante – one of the ruthless adventurers who raided inland for native slaves to trade and to search for precious minerals. When gold was discovered in the 17th century, the rush was on to claim the...
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Article 10 mins
DIY Science: Catapult
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY Science: Catapult

Discover the history of the mangonel - and make a desktop version to protect your lunch!...This is a Flash file. There is also a PDF version available. Take it further Explore What The Ancients Did For Us How do you make a history programme when your presenter is being attacked with ancient weapons?
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Activity 10 mins
What is ‘woman’s work’?
Money & Business

What is ‘woman’s work’?

...family. Specifically, the analysis will focus on understanding whether the perceptions of work–family interface are constructed as conflicts and/or whether they are also viewed as opportunities for professional and personal enrichment. In exploring these experiences of work–family interface the chapter will also discuss the specific factors that affect the balance...
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Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology
Education & Development

Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology

...history and continents. Being born in Ghana I’ve always known I’m not Black but my Whiteness is not something I see easily in the mirror. If I look away from the mirror, I can see it in the story that took my Irish father and English mother to what was then called The Gold Coast to work in the colonial education service in the early 1950s. My birth certificate from...
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Video 30 mins
Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...History of Latin - The spoken language is the ‘living’ form of a language and all spoken languages are constantly undergoing change. Written languages tend to be more conservative, and associated by speakers with the correct or standard language...Continuing classical Latin: 1.1 Language change - Some linguistic changes, particularly in the use of individual slang...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs