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Robert Burns: a man of his times for today
History & The Arts

Robert Burns: a man of his times for today

...table. One of the females is holding a child who is laying on their lap. ] Burns was also adopted by the newly ascendant manufacturing and commercial classes. Disciples of Samuel Smiles, they urged working people to emulate Burns on the grounds of his belief in independence – a value that remained deeply embedded in working class culture well into the twentieth century....
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A difficult conversation to have about racism
Education & Development

A difficult conversation to have about racism

...table looked straight to me for an answer. It took me everything not to scream “Arranged marriages happen in other cultures too, look at the Royal Family!” It was their misconceptions and stereotypes that annoyed me the most. I’ve grown up and I’ve had to learn to accept dumb, condescending comments: “You speak posh like a white girl” (sorry am I meant to have...
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Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...de Grey, established the charity which focuses on the potential of cellular repair to extend lifespans indefinitely. De Grey has claimed provocatively that the first human to live to the age of 1,000 years has probably already been born. Meanwhile, Russian billionaire, Dmitry Itskov founded the ‘2045 Initiative’ in 2011, with the goal of achieving a...
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Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...De Montes et al, 2002). Moderators’ efforts to be even-handed in dealing with problematic posting in the teacher-student forum ended in them becoming complicit with the covert racism. We can all be influenced by the messages society constructs around us, which are negative towards groups other than white, unless we make sure we have critical overview of our actions....
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Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...tables from the Tables in EXCEL-Formatarea or in a single, large CSV file from the Data in ASCII-Format - Extended Data Set area.) Playing through the population chart below, we can get a feel for how rapid the explosion in population size was. Click on the graphic then use the left- and right- keyboard arrows to move through the years. Explore the chart to see how the...
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Beginners’ German: Places and people
Languages

Beginners’ German: Places and people

...table below. One has been done as an example. Bitte ordnen Sie. Australian • Brasilien • Dänemark • Frankreich • Italien • Kanada • Kasachstan • Namibia • Polen • Rumänien • Russland • USA AFRIKA ASIEN AUSTRALIAN/OZEANIEN EUROPA SÜDAMERIKA NORDAMERIKA Dänemark Words: 0 Now listen to this audio clip, which will help you check your answers above....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...Table 1. Do you agree with them? Can you think of any others? Table 1 Comparison of characteristics of problems and opportunities Problem Opportunity Negative connotation Implies positive action Often used with adjectives like ‘worrying’ or ‘difficult’ Often used with adjectives like ‘exciting’ or ‘new’ Needs solving? Implies choice Can confine both...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Geological processes in the British Isles
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological processes in the British Isles

...Table 1, below, summarises the occurrence of major ice ages over the past 2300 million years. Table 1 Occurrence of major ice ages in the geological record and their geographic locations Question 3 Compare the approximate ages of the ice ages from Table 1 with the global sea-level curve in Figure 4. How well do these data correlate with each other? Answer There is a good...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs