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Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America

...economic status compared to Catholics, they still endured economic and religious discrimination at the hands of the politically dominant Anglican Ascendancy class. They especially resented having to pay so-called tithes, a form of taxation, for the upkeep of the established Anglican church (Dwyer-Ryan, 2013, p. 98). Most Presbyterians, because they did not own the land...
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Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...Economic Review, 107(3), pp. 714–47. Bagues, M., Sylos-Labini, M. and Zinovyeva, N. (2017) ‘Does the gender composition of scientific committees matter?’ American Economic Review, 107(4), pp. 1207–1238. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20151211 British Council. (2022) Gender equality in higher education: Maximising impacts (Executive summary). Available at:...
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Religion and Violence
History & The Arts

Religion and Violence

...economic factors. The video emphasises the need to find a ‘middle way’ in understanding complex situations and, while acknowledging that religion may well still be a relevant factor, not just assume a simple link between religion and violence. Transcript Testing the role of religion in violence You’ll now explore the issues further, thinking in particular about how...
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Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks

...economic crisis in Russia, where over a million citizens live and work, rattled the national economy to its core. The country has enjoyed few sporting achievements during a 25-year independence that began with a bloody civil war and has continued on through poverty, corruption and authoritarianism. No surprise, then, that Nazarov is being placed on a pedestal with the...
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Jake Chapman On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Jake Chapman On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Economic Development Committee at the national Assembly for Wales (2001-2003) Consultant to and Team Member of Performance and Innovation Unit projects, Cabinet Office, London (2001-2002), Associate of Demos, Think Tank based in London (2002 – 2012) – where Jake authored the highly influential System Failure: Why Governments Must Learn to Think Differently (2004) –...
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Electrical Discharge Wire Cutting (EDWC) and Sawing (EDS)
Science, Maths & Technology

Electrical Discharge Wire Cutting (EDWC) and Sawing (EDS)

...economical, and up to 36 h of cutting can be obtained from a 2.25 kg reel of 0.2 mm copper wire. Wire diameters range from 0.03 to 0.30 mm, and speeds from 2.5 to 150 mm s-1. Cutting forces are low, hence fixing of the workpiece is cheap and simple. Workpieces up to 1 tonne are possible on some machines. Materials: Any electrically conducting material, irrespective of...
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How we live is seen as a justification: Why the French way of life became a target
Society, Politics & Law

How we live is seen as a justification: Why the French way of life became a target

...economic prosperity of peace. The tragedy of the attacks in Paris gives us an occasion for our society to pay attention to what makes it what it is – and to how lucky we are to live within it. We’re so used to our liberty that we’ve become divided to such a point that we’ve forgotten what brings us together. Of course, we can disagree on choices about the economy,...
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Climate change and alternative living: issues of adaptation and sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change and alternative living: issues of adaptation and sustainability

...economic benefits. Climate change affords the opportunity to explore an alternative living option. One such option is a return to indigenous habitation. Indigenous refers to the natural occurrences at a local place. Localised climate change offers the potential for indigenous adaptation and retreat. For example, changing farming methods to meet the challenges of...
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