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Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...Le roi Candaules (King Candaules). Oil on canvas, by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1859. Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico Discussion These are points of comparison that you may have noted: Candaules, when it was time for bed, led Gyges to the room, and quickly afterwards his wife entered. Gyges watched her come in and set down her clothes. When he was behind the back of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...du Camp through Egypt and the Holy Land in 1849. Modern critical scholars, notably Edward Said, have come to regard Flaubert’s account of his travels as a locus classicus of Orientalism. Activity 1 Gustave Flaubert – novelist Read the quotations below and then answer this question: What would you pick out as key features of the attitude indicated by these quotations?...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis

...Le Vay, J., Page, L. and Jennings, N. (2022) ‘The impact of climate change on mental health and emotional wellbeing: a narrative review of current evidence, and its implications’, International Review of Psychiatry, 34(5), pp. 443–98. Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.1080/ 09540261.2022.2128725https://www.tandfonline.com/ doi/ full/ 10.1080/ 09540261.2022.2128725....
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
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Languages

How to learn a language

...du Nord in Paris, a very busy train station, and you're looking for your train which is leaving down to the south of France. Now, you're going to be listening to announcements over the loudspeaker in French. And that can be quite scary if you are not particularly confident in the language and there's lots of noise going on around you. But the way that you approach...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...du Mont Cosmos); © sololos/iStockphoto,com; A. Fujii/ESA; NASA APOD/© Matthew Spinelli / Illustrations: NASA/HubbleSource/U.S. Naval Observatory Library / Audio: Book of Secrets © David O’Brien in AudioNetwork.com 1.2.2 Orion in 3D: Video: courtesy NASA Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson (Carmejane farm). [Described image] Figure 4 Drones used in livestock monitoring, IDELE research facility: CIRBEEF farm, Brittany, France Using drones on alternating days, relieves farmers from time demands while ensuring that continuous oversight of livestock is maintained. Preliminary results indicate that farmers saved 30% of their time when...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...Le Pen in France and other far right leaders in Europe. Activity 1 Migration and demographic change Timing: Allow approximately 45 minutes Spend some time exploring the International Migration Statistics published by the Migration Policy Institute. Use the data available on that website to establish whether people are moving to your home country or moving away from it....
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
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Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...du Maréchal Foch, with its surrounding Art Deco and Flemish style houses The open-air market Electromagnetic radiation some of these The energy contained in these photons different aspects of the spectrum Technological advances One of the best forms of communication papers published in one country Part 1: Before the main noun Adjectives (describe a noun), e.g. primary...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs