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Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...law] came from Olny to us upon a Tuesday […] April : 12 : after sermon, having waited upon God in his house, my wife called her women and God was mercifull to mee in my house, giving her a safe deliverance, & a daughter which on Thursday April : 14 was baptized by the name of Mary, Mr Rich : Harlakenden, Mr John Litle, Mrs Mary Mildmay & my wives mother being witnesses....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list

...law, there are two standards of proof to determine guilt before punishment is inflicted. In criminal law, this standard is of guilt beyond reasonable doubt. This is a very high standard with evidence specific to the act by the individual in question. It requires identifying biological information (such as DNA or blood evidence), for instance, reliable eyewitness...
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Article 5 mins
Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Mongolia a good place to die?

...law was struck down by liver cancer, and Odontuya says she too died in extreme distress. What she calls the “psychological pain” of witnessing a loved one in such a state affected everyone in her family, she says. It was a trauma that many more families have gone through since, because of a steady increase in cancers nationwide over the past two decades, especially...
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Article 15 mins
Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...law are preserved as the Law of the XII Tables. Early inscriptions survive from the 6th Century BCE. Writing was introduced into Southern Italy by Greek colonists in the early 8th Century BCE, Polybius (c. 200-c. 118 BCE), Greek Historian of Rome. Histories 3.22.3 ‘the Ancient Roman language differs so much from the modern that it can only be partially made out, and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships

...law have also helped formulate the South African national water strategy. Since the democratic elections of 1994, the nation has crafted a suite of water policies and laws to redress past inefficiencies, inequities and environmental degradation. For example, a 1998 law makes all water public property, repealing the previous statute that assigned water rights based on...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Section 4: Enduring Controversies around Glasgow 1919: (Mis)representing Red Clydeside?
Society, Politics & Law

Section 4: Enduring Controversies around Glasgow 1919: (Mis)representing Red Clydeside?

...Scots. These ‘myths’ (or untruths) have been tackled recently in a series of articles (links below). Gordon Barclay, Military Historian Barclay’s arguments are outlined more fully in: Gordon Barclay, ‘”Churchill rolled the tanks into the crowd": mythology and reality in the military deployment to Glasgow 1919‘, Scottish Affairs, 28, 1: 32-62 Gordon Barclay,...
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From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?

...law/geography/doreen-massey-space-place-and-politics Milton Keynes Council (2014) Milton Keynes Theme Report – 2011 Census Population and Migration. Milton Keynes, UK: Research and Intelligence, Milton Keynes Council, April 2014. Williams, M. (2016) Fast Growth Cities: The Opportunities and Challenges ahead, London: Centre for Cities.
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them

...Law. Activity 7 Identifying interpretations Timing: Allow approximately 15 minutes In this extract Stanley describes his first panic attack, which occurred after a prolonged period of hard work and frightening experiences in the Blitz during the Second World War. He had recently married and was taking a much needed holiday in Wales. As you read, think about how Stanley...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs