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What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?
Society, Politics & Law

What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?

...education, pulled the Republican centre rightward in 2000. Theirs are not necessarily household names, but their influence mattered. George W Bush doubled down on his pro-life rhetoric and ratcheted up his promises for tax breaks in reaction; Sharpton and Kucinich forced John Kerry to pay greater attention to social justice and the anti-war groups among Democrats. Sanders...
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Learning through spoken interaction
Education & Development

Learning through spoken interaction

...educational contexts, spoken interaction is also vitally important for learning. Learners speak to their teachers and to their peers. Amongst the kinds of things that pupils need to do in a spoken form in class are: - Understand or get clarification - Ask and answer questions - Make suggestions - Explain reasons. Understanding and asking for clarification A great deal of...
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Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?
Education & Development

Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?

...education is needed to inform teachers of the different intervention methods now available and how each can be effectively applied. Recognising that bullying is a problem of dysfunctional relationships is the starting point. The solution, often overlooked, lies in helping students themselves to think about the difficulties they may encounter in relating to each other and...
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Abortion stigma and the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Abortion stigma and the workplace

...education for employees, line managers and HR professionals alike is needed around all forms of pregnancy endings so that these experiences are no longer silenced. Where such information is readily available, this signals an inclusive organisational culture and helps to destigmatise abortion/termination. Any policy or support mechanism in this area should include...
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Trump - an appeal for enlightenment
Society, Politics & Law

Trump - an appeal for enlightenment

...education, health care and addressing the issues in deprived communities, campaigning within US elections is often determined by simple issues such as ‘tax cuts’. These benefit the rich substantially more and do not significantly alter the landscape of hardship and insecurity many US citizens are experiencing. The US has a history of presidential candidates who emerge...
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Hedd Wyn: how the life of one of Wales’ most promising poets was cut short by the first world war
History & The Arts

Hedd Wyn: how the life of one of Wales’ most promising poets was cut short by the first world war

...education was spasmodic and he was frequently absent from school when the weather was bad, as there was a substantial distance between the school and his home. Hedd Wyn was an inept farmer and shepherd, but he loved looking after the sheep out on the mountain pastures, though only because the solitude and silence gave him ample opportunity to meditate and to write poetry....
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How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri
Health, Sports & Psychology

How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri

...education system, and Wilfred Clark (1898-1981), who founded the British Wheel of Yoga, have legacies which are much easier to document. Why British women embraced yoga But the significance of these two women in inspiring other women should not be underestimated. Women quickly became the majority of both students and teachers of yoga in Britain, comprising of 70-90% of...
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Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision

...educated at Harrow School and the Universities of St. Andrew’s and Durham. He joined the BBC Natural History Unit in 1983. He has worked on a wide range of the department’s programmes, including the BAFTA award-winning ‘The Really Wild Show’, ‘Wildlife on One’, ‘The Natural World’ and the innovative ‘Reefwatch’, where he was one of the team that...
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