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Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...de la langue latine (rev. version of 7th edn), Paris. Palmer, L.R. (1954) The Latin Language, London...Continuing classical Latin: Acknowledgements - Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources: Course image: POP in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. James Clackson Trevor Fear Geoffrey Horrocks Naoko Yamagata Every effort...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Succeed with maths: part 2 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...based upon powers of 10), shapes and how to calculate their properties before finally turning to how to construct and read from tables, charts and graphs. It provides a solid foundation for you to continue with studies in any subject which requires some degree of mathematical knowledge...Following on from Succeed with maths: part 1, this free badged course will continue...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What does the AKP victory mean for Turkey?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the AKP victory mean for Turkey?

...based civic network, fell apart in late 2013 after the Erdoğan government began raising disturbing concerns about its involvement in a “parallel state”, a supposed shadow “fifth column” controlled by the movement. Since then, the AKP government has been clamping down on Hizmet-connected media groups and businesses. Ominously, that crackdown has begun to extend to...
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Displaced children of our time
Education & Development

Displaced children of our time

...based on their "appearance" and "demeanour". These practices differ in different places, but often begin from a place of distrust, assuming anyone visibly over the age of puberty might well be an adult. Those who are judged to be over 18 will lose the support and advice provided to child refugees: for instance, the UK requirement that children are cared for by the local...
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Article 10 mins
How Trump tweets
Society, Politics & Law

How Trump tweets

...base in a language they understand. This is a president who is acutely aware of the power of social media. In November, he told ABC’s 60 Minutes that: I find it tremendous. It’s a modern form of communication. There should be nothing you should be ashamed of … the fact that I have such power in terms of numbers with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, et cetera. I think...
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The dark side of American populism in the Trump era
Society, Politics & Law

The dark side of American populism in the Trump era

...based on rugged individualistic capitalism against one of plantation economics and strong social hierarchy, including the system of slavery. The southern model was defeated, the slaves emancipated, and Confederate leaders and sympathisers left to mourn their project as a “lost cause”. But the culture of white supremacy was far from defeated, and radical right-wing...
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How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a driveway – and what they could teach us
Science, Maths & Technology

How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a driveway – and what they could teach us

...Based on their calculations, Ashley King, a specialist in meteorites at the Natural History Museum in London, made an appeal on local TV and radio stations for information about any unusual black rocks seen to have fallen from the sky. Among the photographs he received, there was one that caught his attention: a small mound of dust and pebbles on a driveway in the small...
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Read this before you fall for a personalised book
History & The Arts

Read this before you fall for a personalised book

...based on authors’ own evaluations.As a new literacy genre, personalised books leave many open questions. My initial research was about the nitty-gritty of the books’ design: is there a difference between personalised books that use a child’s name versus those that use their photo? Does it matter whether the child makes their own book or if it is produced by their...
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Article 15 mins