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The legacy of Empire: The Bengal Famine
History & The Arts

The legacy of Empire: The Bengal Famine

...history?" There are a lot of answers to this, but one important reason is that people are already talking about history, and sometimes, they have got it seriously wrong. One example of this is the widespread ignorance of the Bengal famine. For me, the 'killer facts' about the Bengal famine are straightforward. In 1941, when the Battle of the Atlantic was at its height,...
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World-Changing Women: The Trung Sisters
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: The Trung Sisters

...history here... The Trung Sisters Vietnam ? - c. 40AD Armed Resistance [A Statue of the Trung sisters is Ho Chi Minh City] A statue of the Trung Sisters in Ho Chi Minh City In 111 BC the Han Dynasty of China conquered what is now Vietnam. As Chinese rule became increasingly more punitive there was frequent unrest among the Vietnamese people who protested against the...
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Celebrating festivals from the past and present
History & The Arts

Celebrating festivals from the past and present

...history is far richer. Music festivals have certainly gained popularity in recent decades, but many festivals can actually be traced back to ancient times. To explore the video content on this page, click on the individual sections below to uncover the festivals. Enjoy! The Compitalia, Parentalia, Panathenaia, Amphiaraia, Lenaia and Vinalia festivals Festivals were the...
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David Allen - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

David Allen - Earth in Vision

...history films, science, so landmark television, and we have a theatrical release arm that makes bigger theatrical release documentaries. Natural history: How I got started We had a small house in the woods and I was a teenager and I was three miles from anywhere and I was bored rigid and the only way I could possibly get any interest was sitting round trying to take...
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Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...history of protest from a mass strike of unskilled and skilled workers in the late 1880s (the struggle against casualization and for a daily living wage, the Dockers’s tanner). The leaders of the union at that time were taught to read by Eleanor Marx, daughter of Karl Marx and they bucked the trend of elaborate designs on banners and membership certificates for the...
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Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...family life and relationships from birth. You will look at what they need from other adults and children, and what they can learn...In this free course, Understanding children: babies being heard, you will find out some of the things that very young babies can do. You will also discover how babies can contribute to family life and relationships from birth. You will look...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The story of infection
Health, Sports & Psychology

The story of infection

...history can be written alongside a history of human infectious disease. Pathogens, or organisms that cause disease, need us in order to reproduce, so they evolve with the species they infect and upon which they depend. Microbial pathogens include bacteria, viruses, fungi and tiny parasitic animals. Although typically very small, pathogens pack a weighty punch in their...
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Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making
Society, Politics & Law

Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making

...history, but education. Decades from now, this speech may well be remembered as a focal moment at a pivotal point in US and world history. Teachers will use excerpts from this speech in their classrooms for years to come, not just to teach history and politics, but also language and presentation skills. Transcript From a teaching perspective, Obama’s speech was powerful...
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