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How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...becomes a dole, which then destroys the people it's supposed to help. Our opponents will make it seem that we are attacking those who are helped. But on the contrary, my position, like yours, is that we should be looking after them and conditionality helps people when they are getting help to get out from under the destructive effect of the help. Digby Anderson Thank you....
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...become noticeable or destructive; in the open ocean they do no harm to ships. The term 'tidal wave' is sometimes used in newspaper reports of tsunami but this is inaccurate as they are not related to tides (which are generated on the Earth's surface by the gravitational attraction of the Moon and the Sun) so scientists use the term 'tsunami'. The Japanese word is...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...become the best option in sunny countries. MR: It’s still about three times as much as the cost of coal, because remember although the cost of solar panels has come down, the cost of the whole transmission system with wires and land and all these kind of things is still huge. RH: But if you’re going to build it on a local village basis or a regional basis or a...
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Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...student-friendly advice and activities associated with citizenship at work...Teaching citizenship: work and the economy: 6.2.3 Employers' organisations - The main employers' organisations are the CBI (click on the link and then go to ‘policy work’ and on to issues of employment policy) and the IoD , where, again, the focus is on issues affecting the business side of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
An overview of wound care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An overview of wound care

...become frustrated and bored and some describe feeling confined and imprisoned; some feel angry, neglected and insignificant. He may be worried about his visitors, wondering if there is any danger to them and how long this might go on for. He may be afraid that the pressure ulcer might not heal, or indeed that the infection might be life-threatening. By anticipating Mr...
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Fundamentals of accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of accounting

...students of accounting, you have to understand the rules of double-entry accounting that will be explained this week. Before learning these rules, you need to understand the fundamental accounting concepts that support the activity of double-entry accounting. Gaining knowledge of such fundamental concepts is the first aim of your learning this week...Week 3: Double-entry...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...become highly literate and to be able to teach pupils in a small church school. It was her literacy and her ability to write in a direct, relevant and well-reasoned way that enabled her to argue for working women’s rights and better working conditions. She also took advantage of changes that permitted women to become members of the boards of Poor Law guardians. Nield...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...become opaque to radiation but which has not yet started nuclear fusion. * radians Unit of angular measure. There are two pi radians in a complete circle. * radio astronomy Astronomy carried out using images and spectra in the radio part of the electromagnetic spectrum, consisting of radiation with the lowest frequencies/longest wavelengths. * red giant A large star with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs