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History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...cast of vividly drawn characters. It seems like just the thing to take Pepys’s mind off ‘a poor sermon’, and we might guess that he was reading Tobit more for literary pleasure than spiritual edification. Bible reading was by no means only an activity for adults, and indeed in the past it was often the first book a child was given to read. In her Autobiography,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Advanced German: Regional landscapes
Languages

Advanced German: Regional landscapes

...von diesen Bauwerken umschlossene Gebiet wird also innerhalb der nächsten zwei Jahre mit Sand aufgespült. Etwa 40 Millionen Kubikmeter Sand sind hierfür erforderlich. Herr Peters Wilhelmshaven ist der einzige deutsche Tiefwasserhafen, hat also bessere natürliche Ressourcen als Hamburg mit … an der Elbe und die bremischen Häfen an der Weser. Das natürlich tiefe Fahrwasser der Jade bietet Schiffen mit einem ......
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Early years team work and leadership
Education & Development

Early years team work and leadership

...sand rather than try to solve a problem. I am beginning to help others in the team who have just started working with us, and this has made me more confident. I am a trustworthy person and honest, plus I don’t mind working hard, which is important as I think it is good to lead by example. I want to learn more and be able to make changes in my setting. In practice,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Delacroix
History & The Arts

Delacroix

...cast aside the old ways and embrace a Romantic credo. The main thrust of the Preface is blatantly anti-classical: Hugo demands that writers should no longer work under the tyranny of classical rules or genres. Arguing that there must be a new spirit of liberty in art, he declares, ‘There are no rules; there are no models! Or rather there are no rules except the general...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...cast in battle. Instead Virgil has set up a situation in which Turnus is incapacitated but not killed, and so Aeneas has the option of sparing his life if he chooses to. I don’t know how you responded to Turnus in this passage, but to me, Virgil stresses his youth and vulnerability at this point. As he lifts the rock to attack Aeneas he is overcome with supernatural...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...aluminium hydroxide. Dry powder extinguishers are best for reactive metal fires. The information on which extinguisher to use will be in the MSDS. It is recommended that you undertake some form of training before using any fire extinguishers because there are hazards associated with their use. [Figure 11] Figure 10 Fire extinguisher symbol chart...Health and safety in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...sand are transformed into glass or an automobile is assembled from its various parts. But all organisations that produce goods or services transform resources: many are concerned mainly with the transformation of information (for example, consultancy firms or accountants) or the transformation of customers (for example, hairdressing or hospitals). Galloway (1998) defines...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...cast list? Not just the central characters, but all those who would directly or indirectly play a significant part in the story. Step 3 Notions you drew on. You may well find this the most difficult bit of this activity, because so many of the ideas that inform how you see things and what you do seem so obvious that you don’t think about them. They may be habits and...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs