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Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare

...sand, and the A. T. LACEY had followed in our wake and got stuck, and he was feeling good, I showed it to him. It amused him. I asked him to fire it off--READ it; read it, I diplomatically added, as only HE could read dramatic poetry. The compliment touched him where he lived. He did read it; read it with surpassing fire and spirit; read it as it will never be read again;...
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The frozen planet
Nature & Environment

The frozen planet

...sand 40 fresh snow 80–90 Using Table 1 how much solar energy would be available to heat up the snow surface? Fresh snow has an albedo of 80–90%. Assuming it is 80%, this means that only 100% – 80% = 20% is available to heat up the snow surface. Figure 8 shows an example of this. [Figure 8] Figure 8 An example of the effect of the albedo on the amount of energy...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...sand to make a foundation for a path of slabs and the sand came in pre-packaged bags of 20 kg. If your calculations showed that, theoretically, you need 69 kg of sand, you would still have to buy four bags of sand, since three bags would be insufficient. You might be able to break a biscuit into halves, but it is difficult to give six children 4.833 3333 biscuits each....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...Sands (Figure 8), proliferated. [Figure 8 Mural of Bobby Sands, one of the hunger strikers] Figure 8 Mural of Bobby Sands, one of the hunger strikers At the same time, political scientist Jean Abshire (2003, p. 152) argues that these early Nationalist/Republican murals also reflected the changing strategy of the Republican political party Sinn Féin, whose new slogan...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Difference and challenge in teams
Money & Business

Difference and challenge in teams

...cast overboard’) in each round, so that the better the idea, the more discussions and presentations it gets. It is important to ensure that there are no major status or power differences between the idea advocates. The more sophisticated approaches described in Dialectical approaches handle the balance between positive and negative evaluation better. (based on VanGundy,...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
Nature & Environment

The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster

...fan. When completely dry they were transferred to a larger pen. Sprats or in some cases sand-eels were used for food, often after initial force-feeding. Two batches of cleaned birds were brought the 200 miles to Slimbridge by lorry: 13 Guillemots Uria aalge and 4 Razorbills Alca torda on 28th March, and 75 Guillemots, 2 Razorbills and 3 Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis on 2nd April. A single Razorbill, also a 'Torrey Canyon'......
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Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...sand and water tray. Make a note of both the physical and holistic areas of development they are demonstrating. Use the questions below to help you: What kind of physical movements are children making? How are they making choices? In what ways are they interacting with others? Video 1 (no speaking)...Week 4: Movement and learning: 9 Repetitive actions and schema -...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Managing coastal environments
Nature & Environment

Managing coastal environments

...sand and gravel dredged from elsewhere (Figure 6). The aim is to create barriers to the erosive power of the waves on the shoreline. All around the estuary are earthen sea walls, often dating back to the Middle Ages, enabling grazing and later arable land to be reclaimed from the saltmarsh. In some places, especially close to human settlements, the walls have been...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs