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Why you shouldn't sniff at Winnie The Pooh
History & The Arts

Why you shouldn't sniff at Winnie The Pooh

...adaptation). They came after World War I, when many illusions about innocence, the upper class, Englishness and patriotism had reached breaking point. They contain traces of the experiences in the trenches that marked both Milne and Shepard, whose illustrations of carnage at the Somme and Paschendale were the subject of a separate recent exhibition. The pastoral paradise...
Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture
Languages

Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture

...English became terribly artificial and simpering, and I know that friends of mine didn’t like her; French friends of mine didn’t like her. In French I couldn’t understand why, and in English I could. This interview is adapted from The Open University course Exploring Languages And Cultures. Find out how you can become a student on this course, or try a free extract....
What will Donald Trump do for the environment?
Nature & Environment

What will Donald Trump do for the environment?

...adapt quickly. For example, a post-US-led world order may allow alternatives to the US-style capitalist form of social organisation to become more influential. Alternative models, based on goals that include the environment and wellbeing, may have more space to establish themselves. Examples include the Genuine Progress Indicator and Gross National Happiness. The next...
Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland

...adaptation and distribution of open educational resources - browse resources on the Kolibri platform. UCAS Student Finance guidance for refugees and asylum seekers. If you're a refugee or asylum seeker applying to higher education, there may be support available to help you with finance and your studies. Distance learning resources collated by Migrant Help. STAR (Student...
May the Forza be with you: Star Wars in other languages
Languages

May the Forza be with you: Star Wars in other languages

...culture language, sometimes adapted for humorous effect. Are you curious to hear how the revelatory “No, I am your father” sounds in 20 different versions? Look no further than this clip, which edits together different languages, translations and even different voice actors for the same language across the different releases of The Empire Strikes Back. Transcript...
What was The Schlieffen Plan?
History & The Arts

What was The Schlieffen Plan?

...adapted to changing international circumstances by his successor, the younger Helmuth von Moltke. The underlying principle remained the same until August 1914. By the autumn of 1913, all alternative plans had been abandoned, so that Germany would have to begin a European war, whatever its cause, by marching into the territories of its neutral neighbours in the West....
Introduction to the Amazon System
Nature & Environment

Introduction to the Amazon System

...'survival strategies' of the Amazon socio-ecological system: existence; resistance; efficiency; flexibility; adaptability; and coexistences. [Diagram showing the interaction between the direct threats contributing to the Amazon’s ecological and cultural degradation, with deforestation at the centre of the web.] Next: Amazonian challenges: Cattle ranching and agriculture...
Dogs under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

Dogs under the microscope

...adapted to extreme environments; think of huskies in the arctic or mammals that live in hot and desert-like environments. Traits like panting in the heat are examples of behavioural traits in dogs that exist in other mammals that live in extreme environments, such as deserts. ‘How does your dog smell?’ ‘Terrible!’ Used in military and police services around the...