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Language and creativity
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Language and creativity

...de La Hyre, The Allegorical Figure of Grammar, 1650 Discussion Figure 5 is different again in terms of the way in which language is used. Language is a feature of this painting in two specific ways. On the one hand, the picture includes a limited amount of text on the scroll draped over the woman’s arm. On the other hand, though, language – or at least a particular...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
How can you exercise safely in the heat?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can you exercise safely in the heat?

...des Sables, a five-day run across the Sahara Desert in Morocco, where temperatures can reach 50℃. This 156-mile run is considered the toughest foot race on Earth. Our experience at Kingston University with people running and training in our heat chamber for events such as the Marathon des Sables and Badwater, demonstrates that with enough preparation, hydration and...
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Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?
Money & Business

Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?

...class accelerator. I didn’t think I looked like a ‘YC founder’. Thus, women may be opting out of accelerator programmes because of a perceived lack of fit with the predominantly male tech and start-up culture. For those women who do overcome this problem and get onto the programmes, they often then encounter prejudice and discrimination at the hands of the old boys'...
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Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?

...class. In fact, their situation is both more specific and less pre-determined; more specific because the particularities of a locality, history, community and organisation matter, but also less pre-determined because these specifics are highly changeable. It can be difficult to think in scales of global economic tides and social values, but the individual, workplace,...
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St David’s Day and the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity
History & The Arts

St David’s Day and the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity

...have been adapted and reimagined to suit contemporary contexts. Darllenwch yr erthygl yma yn Gymraeg | Read this article in Welsh Want to delve a little deeper? Dr Helen Barlow - Progress and tradition: listening to the singing of the Welsh c. 1870 to c. 1920 Dr Helen Barlow - ‘Praise the Lord! We are a musical nation’: the Welsh working classes and religious singing...
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How do historians know about the past?
History & The Arts

How do historians know about the past?

...classed as secondary sources too. Historians can use the wide range of secondary source material to answer lots of questions. But writing history is a complicated process. Different authors will have differing views and opinions on the same subject. Thinking of taking it further? If you want to study history at university level, the free course 'Taking your first steps in...
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War Memorials
History & The Arts

War Memorials

...class from the West Midlands came to erect a war memorial on top of a mountain in Scotland! Photo of Ben Nevis memorial plaque courtesy of coda on Flicker. Some rights reserved Symbolising values We may be somewhat ambivalent about war memorials, though. One could argue that World War II was fought for ideals of democracy and freedom, but previous conflicts are more...
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Theresanomics explained
Money & Business

Theresanomics explained

...if said by a Miliband or even Jeremy Corbyn. She speaks to the generational wealth gap as well as systematic racial and class disparities. It remains though to be seen if this is just talk or if it represents the catalyst for real action. Helen Lewis and Stephen Bush tackle this question head on in their article The Progressive Guide to Theresa May for the New Statesman....
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