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Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author
History & The Arts

Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author

...law, the Reverend Henry Bromley, who died in February 1878, noted that ‘he had married Miss Joanna Vassa, a daughter of the then well-known, and still remembered, Gustavus Vassa, the African’ (Lovejoy, 2006, p. 340). Equiano’s first visit to Cambridgeshire remains unknown, however, there is archival evidence from Magadelene College, Cambridge University that Equiano...
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Social problems: Who makes them?
Society, Politics & Law

Social problems: Who makes them?

...law, new patterns of employment have changed the profile of the workforce. There has been a marked increase in self-employment and in part-time and low-paid work and a small increase in temporary work. Women are more likely to be in both part-time and temporary work. Many of these jobs are low paid with few employment and social security rights which not only creates...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...laws obstacles to freedom, or are they the very condition of achieving it? Should we sometimes force people to be free, or is that a contradiction in terms? These are serious questions. They're not merely abstract puzzles for philosophers to ponder in comfortable armchairs. They are the sorts of issues that people are prepared to die for. Even if you choose to ignore...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...law could stop Marshall from testing his theory on himself. Which is exactly what he did on the 12th of June 1984. Marshall finished his workday after drinking the bacteria. If movies have told me anything, scientists who test their theories on themselves invariably become either the superheroes or super villains, and that’s kind of what happened here. At least, I...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...laws and procedure used in disputes). Try to identify any other categories in addition to the two above. Discussion At the time of writing the psychology/behaviour related category was the most common type of article. These focus on individual experiences and perceptions to better understand why athletes dope. There were also some articles in the science/physiology...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...law regards a limited company as having the same legal standing as a person, i.e. it has legal rights and obligations in itself, which are independent from the rights and obligations of its owners as individuals. For example, a limited company can own property. A limited company’s finances are separate from the finances of its owners. Any profit made after taxes belongs...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities

...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
Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...law protects the right for voting to be secret for a good reason, so asking students how they voted in an exam and also to state this publicly contravenes the values attached to keeping how you voted a confidential matter. Putting students in a position where they might feel obliged either to state how they voted or indeed to lie about this as a result of peer pressure is...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs