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Young children, the outdoors and nature Badge icon
Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...sand pits. We've got bridges for them to climb up. We've got climbing frames with the whole-- even the baby rooms have them. He tends to make something for one room, maybe the preschool rooms, and then the whole nursery wants one. So he has to then gradually start making a smaller version of it from the baby rooms. SPEAKER 3: [INAUDIBLE]. SPEAKER 2: , Yeah reading nooks....
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Studying mammals: Plant predators
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Plant predators

...sand grains and glass) projecting from the edges of their leaves, which make the grass gritty and wear down the teeth of animals that eat it [p. 122]. As I mentioned earlier, the molar teeth of elephants are constantly replaced as they are worn down by chewing the food. For the same reason, horses have very long teeth, which emerge slowly, remaining about the same size as...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
History & The Arts

John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

...caste pride represented by the Duchess’s brothers. Antonio’s descriptions of the Cardinal and Ferdinand serve to enhance our understanding of the kind of social and political rottenness the brothers embody. What he stresses is the gap between their inner and outer selves. According to Antonio, while the Cardinal may play the role of ‘brave fellow’ when in company...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
History & The Arts

Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus

...cast doubt on the presence of divine mercy and benevolence. This is the moment in Act 2, Scene 3 when Faustus makes his most serious attempt at repentance. He quarrels with Mephistopheles, the Good Angel (unusually) gets the last word in the debate with the Evil Angel, and Faustus calls out to Christ ‘to save distressèd Faustus’ soul’ (2.3.85). And what happens?...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...cast of characters. Alex Garland I did have a problem with some of the minor characters, of losing track of them. I remember when I was copy-editing the book, finding that people switched nationalities halfway through and having to sort of make a little list, you know, this guy’s from New Zealand, this one’s from Israel. But I think in the case of The Beach, often...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Exploring equality and equity in education
Education & Development

Exploring equality and equity in education

...caste. Thus this research points to the need to consider notions of equity as well as recognising equality, as indicated in Figures 1 and 2 of this course. However, addressing inequality through recognising the need for equity is usually a much more complex undertaking than just considering addressing equality. At this point, take another look at Figures 1 and 2 and...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...sand’ (Duronio, 2012) expresses a similar sentiment: leave it to politicians, and they will find a way to empty the desert of sand. Politics is a loaded term, one that evokes strong emotional responses from both critics and champions. Still greater contempt is often reserved for those who practise politics for a living. Politicians are often the butt of jokes and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...sand about what’s really going on-ness, what would really have happened? What would have been the effect, for example, on the human race if the natural history unit at the BBC had never existed and never made any of those programmes? We will never know, but it’s an interesting question to ask. That’s not to get natural history filmmakers and particularly...
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Video 40 mins