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...world is between non-native speakers - a phase of its history which has only just begun and in which both the status and linguistic form of the language are rapidly developing. [Bilingual signage in Germay [Image:cosmonautirussi under CC-BY licence] ] Bilingual signage in Germay [Image:cosmonautirussi under CC-BY licence] In the next 10-15 years we may witness a situation...

...world with evil and a good God. This material forms part of The Open University course A222 Exploring philosophy... Philosophy in the real world Nigel Warburton applies philosophical questions to every day life. Thought experiments Thought experiments use hypothetical questions to create philosophical dilemmas. Personal identity Nigel Warburton and Professor Anthony...

...world to Western ones. Canadian Arctic: Acquiring understanding Jean Briggs has worked with the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic and has described how, within these communities, growing up is largely seen as a process of acquiring thought, reason and understanding (known in Inuit as ihuma). Young children don’t possess these qualities and are easily angered, cry frequently...

...World War was ending. This article taken from our Timewatch series explores how devestating the influenza outbreak really was...[American Expeditionary Force victims of the Spanish flu at U.S. Army Camp Hospital no. 45 in Aix-les-Bains, France, in 1918] Victims of the Spanish flu at a U.S. Army Camp Hospital in Aix-les-Bains, France, in 1918 The 1918 influenza pandemic...