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Halloween: What’s the devil got to do with it?
History & The Arts

Halloween: What’s the devil got to do with it?

...work of the devil”. Once people divide everything between “with us” and “against us” there’s no room for discussion. What interests me here is not “did the devil invent Halloween?” but “does Halloween have anything to do with devil worship?” Actually, I have a bigger, broader question in mind. Why is Halloween associated with nasty stuff like ghosts,...
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What pressures are young men feeling?
Education & Development

What pressures are young men feeling?

...working out but most had concluded that it was unhealthy and unfulfilling. That said, they thought the pressures on young women to conform to a particular body image were more intense than for young men. Violence is still a feature of many young men’s lives, with some regarding it as a way of maintaining status and an inevitable part of becoming a man. “It shapes...
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Enceladus: A habitable ice world?
Science, Maths & Technology

Enceladus: A habitable ice world?

...working through various basic chemistry courses. Although I am a physicist by training and have a little experience with electronics, developing a system with the necessary capabilities to accurately analyse ices will be demanding. I am confident that through the relevant training and the help of the team at The Open University I will be able to gain the necessary skills...
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Britain’s dark history of criminalising the homeless
Society, Politics & Law

Britain’s dark history of criminalising the homeless

...work of successive governments. Civil orders introduced under Tony Blair to target “street-crime” effectively led to a clampdown on begging, which sanctioned homeless communities en masse. When the coalition government came to power in 2010, these civil orders were amended to give local authorities even greater powers over what people do in public spaces. In...
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Spain steels itself for another election after months with no government
Society, Politics & Law

Spain steels itself for another election after months with no government

...working. Recent opinion polls show that Unidos Podemos has overtaken the PSOE nationally: in a recent Metroscopia survey, the PP’s estimated share of the vote was 28.9%, followed by Unidos Podemos on 25.4%, the PSOE on 20.8% and Ciudadanos on 15.9%. These numbers seem to show Ciudadanos and the PSOE getting stranded in the centre ground as voters become more polarised,...
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Introducing Geography Matters
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Geography Matters

...work in relation to topical matters of concern. Nick is bidding for funding for a Bee keeping practice project, which will explore responses to the bee crisis. Michael Pryke [Michael Pryke] Michael talks to us about what is happening in the Geography Department, and how it differs from departments in conventional universities because of its focus on human geography....
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Machiavelli and Political power
Society, Politics & Law

Machiavelli and Political power

...work Information on the House of Commons http://www.politicalresources.net/uk.htm Political resources on the net in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Also on this site: join Kriss Akabusi as he asks is there any limit to physical power and Anita Roddick asks just how powerful is people power ? If you think you might be interested in studying more about these...
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії

...work' written across] НАВИЧКИ ДЛЯ РОБОТИ: Покращуйте свої професійні навички, не відмовляючись від денного навчання (безкоштовні курси англійською мовою). Підтримка та корисні ресурси інших організацій
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