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Getting started with Italian 2
Languages

Getting started with Italian 2

...English, we do not use the expressions un quarto, mezza/mezzo and tre quarti when telling the time with the 24-hour clock. Instead, we use numbers: quindici, trenta and quarantacinque...Week 2: Talking about the time (continued): 3 Telling the time using the 24-hour clock - Next, you’ll test your learning of telling the time. Activity 2...Week 2: Talking about the time...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?

...English regions (59.9%) and the South-East the smallest pro-Brexit majority (51.8%). Every other English region, plus Wales, recorded solid pro-Brexit majorities. Only Scotland (62%), Northern Ireland (55.8%), and a few English and Welsh sub-regions (including South Cambridgeshire and St Albans) and several big cities (including Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Liverpool and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introduction to Spanish
Languages

Introduction to Spanish

...English, like ‘to speak’. To conjugate a verb in Spanish, that is to form the right form, the adequate form in the sentence, you need to remove the - ar, - er or - ir ending from the infinitive. What is left is called the stem, which does not change in the vast majority of Spanish verbs. The stem serves as the base to which we add endings. There is a different ending...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
What is the haka and why is it performed at rugby matches?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the haka and why is it performed at rugby matches?

...everyday lives. Being aware, and able to achieve these first two attributes, also helped them to develop positive relationships with their peers and teachers. As a result, students displayed greater levels of enthusiasm for learning, and wanted to be at school. The haka breathes life into what it means to be New Zealander. It also inspires us all to stand tall, unite and...
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How we found gravitational waves
Science, Maths & Technology

How we found gravitational waves

...to predict, but the lesson of history is that new phenomena we discover and explore frequently lead to disruptive technologies that come to underpin our everyday lives. It might take a few centuries, but I am confident the same will be true with gravitational waves.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Methods in Motion: Communicating a challenge to liberal democracy
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Communicating a challenge to liberal democracy

...everyday discourse. Language is crucial to the ways in which hegemony is both secured and contested. The 15M focused significant effort on communicating new ways of talking about and imagining politics. The power of the 15M slogans ‘They don’t represent us’ and ‘Our dreams don’t fit in your ballot boxes’ lies in their challenge to the hegemonic culture in...
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Article 5 mins
Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?
Nature & Environment

Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?

...everyday slug without superpowers The Daily Mail calls it a “slime wave”. The Sun calls them “an army”. Either way, both papers have reported 500 billion slugs are set to invade British gardens, after a mild winter created perfect breeding conditions. [The Conversation] So is the UK really about to be overwhelmed by slimy slugs? The simple answer is no, but there...
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Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth
Education & Development

Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth

...everyday household objects such as fridges, central heating systems are now digitally enabled to capture and react to information and digital signals, all part of digital technology known as the Internet of Things and potentially our sources of information. You may think this is stretching the sources of information that you may need to consider for your next assignment...
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Article 10 mins