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Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...composition. In portraiture in general it was normal for the gaze to follow the direction of the head. Activity 9 Spend at least 5 minutes comparing these portraits of men and women. Look in particular at the position of arms and legs, the set of the head and the direction of the eyes. What differences in pose can you identify between the men and the women? Make a note of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...compositions to the London audience. Walsh could count on the fact that Corelli’s music would sell well and therefore advertised several of these works in his catalogue of publications. Corelli may have been hugely popular but this was not owing to an extensive repertory: his published output consisted solely of music for strings and continuo (the bass line above which...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer trawsnewid digidol
Digital & Computing

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer trawsnewid digidol

...DU yn tyfu gyda phrinder pobl â sgiliau digidol. Mae gan bron bob swydd ryw elfen o sgiliau digidol ac arweinyddiaeth, ac os nad oes ganddi'r elfen honno eto, byddai'n ddoeth paratoi i'r dyfodol a sicrhau eich cyflogadwyedd drwy gofleidio sgiliau digidol. Dim ots pa oedran, sector neu broffil gweithio sydd gennych, mae'r cwrs hwn yn cwmpasu'r sgiliau a'r wybodaeth...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...composition of muscle fibre types (i.e. amount of Type 1, IIa and IIx fibres) can dictate speed performance (Jeffreys, 2013). Those with a relatively higher proportion of fast-twitch fibres (Type IIa and Type IIx) have a greater capacity to produce force and develop speed. While there is a major genetic component underlying whatever proportion of fast- and slow-twitch...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...composition and most of the dark values in another can be effective in emphasising one area of an artwork over the rest. When light and dark values are placed adjacent and are distributed evenly throughout the artwork, this can give the composition a sense of ‘movement’, causing the eye to move from place to place rather than focusing on one particular area. In...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...sang to her and definitely seemed to find lullabies soothing. She loved being carried around so she could see what was going on, and seemed to hate being on her own when she was awake. Figure 2: Ryan playing the violin Discussion Between them, the Family seems to have noticed many areas of Mia's abilities. They observed her expressing a range of emotions, although they...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The formation of exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

The formation of exoplanets

...composition of this model nebula is derived from the observed mass of heavy elements in the Solar System planets, plus enough hydrogen and helium to mimic the solar composition. The distribution of this model nebula is determined by spreading the mass needed for each planet over an annulus extending over the distance between them. The accepted surface density distribution...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Living without oil
Science, Maths & Technology

Living without oil

...composition and source of the materials from which it was made. The deceptively simple jacket is an amalgam of different parts manufactured all over the world. It has a lining made from polyester and viscose - two different synthetic materials which are likely to have been manufactured at different sites. It has plastic buttons and is held together by cotton threads. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs