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Crimes of the powerful
Society, Politics & Law

Crimes of the powerful

...central starting points for those who research crimes of the powerful is the importance of first examining and then questioning dominant ideologies. ‘Dominant ideologies’ can be defined as ‘shared ideas or beliefs which serve to justify the interests of dominant groups’ (Giddens, 1997, p. 583). Some examples of ‘types’ of ideologies might include socialist,...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...central government engineering marketing technology voluntary and charitable sector. Activity 3 Translation mishaps Timing: You should allow 20 minutes Have a look at the notices below and see if you can work out what each one is trying to say. As a native speaker, you may find them amusing because of the incorrect grammar. ‘It is forbitten to steal hotel towels please....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...central to the ideology and practice of SHRM. But what does it mean to be engaged in work? How can engagement be encouraged? How does the reality of working conditions affect these attempts? To what extent does the structure of management and ownership in organisations affect the prospects of employee engagement? In this free course we explore these questions though three...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...Central Asia, children constitute only 16 per cent of the overall number of victims. The majority of victims in Europe and Central Asia are adults (84 per cent). Question 3 Analyse the chart below. Who are the perpetrators of THB? Have you noticed anything surprising in the statistics on perpetrators? [Described image] Figure 8 Shares of persons convicted of trafficking...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Attachment in the early years
Education & Development

Attachment in the early years

...central throughout life. This free course gives an introduction to this exciting area of contemporary study. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E219 Psychology of childhood and youth...Attachment in the early years: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe attachment classifications and how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...central female superheroes (like the Netflix series, Jessica Jones), and all-female cast superhero movies (as with the new Ghostbusters film), explicit gay/lesbian characters (like Xena: Warrior Princess), men playing more feminine characters and women more masculine ones, and explicitly trans and non-binary characters and actors in both leading and supporting roles....
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Article 15 mins
Earth from above, 18th Century style
History & The Arts

Earth from above, 18th Century style

...central roundel which contains, upon inspection, the plan view of a town and its river. This is Chester, fondly placed at the centre of this entirely new kind of view. The town is framed by a thick “Amphitheatre, or white Floor of Clouds”. Drawing clouds was clearly not one of Baldwin’s strengths. They are crudely worked, knobbly protuberances, signs for clouds (the...
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Article 5 mins
DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...central point so that it can swing up and down. The protractor should be centred on the pivot, from which the plumb line should be suspended. Using a compass, mark out a line on the ground that runs north to south. Make sure that your quadrant is set up so that its aiming beam is parallel to this north-south line. [a quadrant for measuring latitude] A quadrant for...
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Article 15 mins