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The Life of Saint Patrick
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Patrick

...style in both is the same; he is expressed in them to be the author; the Confession is quoted by all the authors of his life, and the Letter was written before the conversion of the Franks under King Clovis, in 496. " Where was Saint Patrick born? On his birth (A.D. 464.) and origins "If the virtue of children reflects an honour on their parents, much more justly is the...
Studying mammals: Life in the trees
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

...styles. This is the eighth in a series of units about studying mammals. To get the most from these units, you will need access to a copy of The Life of Mammals (2002) by David Attenborough, BBC Books (ISBN 0563534230), and The Life of Mammals (2002) on DVD, which contains the associated series of ten BBC TV programmes. This course contains samples from the DVD set. You...
Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology
Education & Development

Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology

...styled form of transnational racial identification, an explicit and deliberate mode of subjective identification that crossed national borders and shaped global politics. It has only relatively recently lost its voice and come to be seen as the defining characteristic of political extremism, the atavistic trademark of the political fringe. This political laryngitis...
Art in Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

Art in Renaissance Venice

...style: an art that, although distinct from the Byzantine, was nonetheless an art of surface rather than depth, of linearity, and of emphatic, even luxurious, decorative effects. Gothic began to enter Venetian art in the fourteenth century through the church-building programme associated with the religious orders of the Franciscans and Dominicans. It offered a new...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...et al., 2017). This last category can include those who are several years beyond their menopause but are experiencing continuing symptoms....Session 1: What are we are talking about?: Introduction - According to the British Menopause Society (2020), menopause is ‘a major life event affecting all women in a variety of ways, both short and long term’. So, what is...
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...et al. (2002) used the Evett and Humphreys (1981) technique, but with modifications. As in the earlier study, they showed a potential prime (e.g. ‘lion’), followed by a hard-to-see masked target (e.g. ‘tiger’). However, there were two changes in this study. First, the priming word could be displayed either for a very short time, so that it was allegedly...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Have we got Wonga wrong? A defence of payday loans
Money & Business

Have we got Wonga wrong? A defence of payday loans

...profile of the payday loan customer in the UK is significantly different to customers in the US. According to IRN Research, UK payday loan borrowers are most likely to be young adults with below average incomes, using payday loans with more savvy than is popularly depicted. In the UK, 67% have a household income of below £25,000 compared to the US where it is closer to...
Why do American parties hold conventions?
Society, Politics & Law

Why do American parties hold conventions?

...profile to speak of. Even in the few days between the announcement and her speech, various unflattering stories emerged that threatened to make her toxic before she’d even been formally nominated. But when she spoke only days later, she silenced her critics (albeit briefly) with a remarkably assured and powerful performance for such a newcomer. Transcript Watching it...