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Butterflies tell us more than you might think about our natural world
Nature & Environment

Butterflies tell us more than you might think about our natural world

...classed as threatened with extinction. Why does this matter? What do butterflies do and what can we do to help them? [A Peacock butterfly on a purple flower] Some butterflies often seen in gardens are still common, like this Peacock (Aglais io). The eyespots on its wings are to confuse and startle predators. Photo: Willow Neal Why do butterflies matter? Lots of...
12 famous Confucius quotes on education and learning
Education & Development

12 famous Confucius quotes on education and learning

...class with a Confucius quote built over the top of the image reading: "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand"] "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." 4: [photo of a measuring ruler with a Confucius quote] "He who excels in study can follow an official career.” 5: [photo of books with a Confucius quote saying:...
Campaigning for refugee and migrant women
Society, Politics & Law

Campaigning for refugee and migrant women

...classes for women on the basis that: every woman deserves her liberty and a chance to rebuild her life Having experienced violence from partners or family, they are often isolated and disbelieved. In the interview below, Meena Patel describes the work of SBS; set up in 1979 during an anti-racist movement, after two South-Asian women died in Southall, West London from...
What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?

...class and an under pressure middle class who have growing frustrations over the political and economic status quo. Their frustrations are directed at globalisation, elite politics, austerity, fears about threats to identities, and immigration. Britain’s vote for Brexit was itself seen as a pointer to the growing power of these frustrations. Would a Trump Presidency seek...
The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Adam Smith

...classes, Smith lectured on “moral philosophy”, which in eighteenth-century Scotland was a broad humanities subject including topics as varied as morals, politics, religion, economics, jurisprudence and history. He reworked some of these lectures into a successful book (The Theory of Moral Sentiments, 1759), which turned him into a household name. This allowed him to...
How jazz came to Wales
History & The Arts

How jazz came to Wales

...class distinctions of upper-class mannerisms; a high-stepping, mincing walk and an arm-in-arm glide. This new musical genre was personified by the arrival in Wales of the all-Black production In Dahomey, reaching Swansea’s Grand Theatre in 1905 which caused a sensation. The show included a cakewalk competition with four couples chosen each night to compete for the...
A brief history of Harlem
Society, Politics & Law

A brief history of Harlem

...class households move in, taking advantage of low housing costs and often architecturally appealing buildings. Gentrification is thus argued to increase housing inequalities and disadvantage poorer households who cannot afford the rising prices and are thus displaced. In the case of Harlem this process has considerable impact on the African-American community for whom the...
Film as a Historical Source
Health, Sports & Psychology

Film as a Historical Source

...classes and universities are discovering new material and making it available in digital format via the Internet or on DVD. But as with all types of primary historical source material, the evidence does not “speak for itself”. It requires historical interpretation in order to reveal its meaning and significance. This article outlines a method for analysing film and...