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The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...c. 120 CE.] Map 2 Map of the Roman Empire in c. 120 CE showing the location of different provinces. Second, as it symbolised specifically Roman citizenship, the toga was, at the same time, a key emblem of Roman identity, a bit like the kilt for the Scots or the kimono for the Japanese today. This is why the poet Virgil called the Romans ‘the masters of the world, the...
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...c)When the distortion is enough to cause the rocks to break, the break starts at one point (d)The break spreads rapidly along the fault, releasing energy. Note that faults are not always vertical, and the forces causing movement can sometimes result in the rocks on either side of the fault moving up or down. Question 1 Figure 3 is an aerial view of part of the San Andreas...
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Young people and religion: creative learning with history
History & The Arts

Young people and religion: creative learning with history

...2001) Introduction to documentary. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Parry, D. C. and Johnson, C. W. (2007) ‘Contextualizing Leisure Research to Encompass Complexity in Lived Leisure Experience: The Need for Creative Analytic Practice’, Leisure Sciences, 29(2), pp. 119–130...Session 2: Plan – preparing to create your docutube: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by John Maiden, David ......
The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of technology on children's physical activity

...C. L. (2013) ‘Physical activity and screen-time viewing among elementary school-aged children in the United States from 2009 to 2010’, Jama Pediatrics, vol. 167, no. 3, pp. 223–9. Maher, C., Olds, T. S., Eisenmann, J. C. and Dollman, J. (2012) ‘Screen time is more strongly associated than physical activity with overweight and obesity in 9 to 16 year old...
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...c Discussion The first quotation is usually attributed to Socrates, the Athenian philosopher writing around 400 BC. The second quotation is contemporary, from the Daily Post on 29 May 2013 (Williams, 2013). The third quotation is from Sir Keith Joseph Member of Parliament (MP) in 1977 and the fourth quotation is from The Daily Graphic, 25 August 1898 (both are quoted in...
An introduction to data and information in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to data and information in health and social care

...C’, you’d be a bit puzzled. However, being told, ‘The patient’s temperature is 38 °C’, would convey information. In other words, information can be thought of as the answer to a question such as: ‘What is the patient’s temperature?’ So, the words ‘38 °C’ said in connection with nothing would mean little, but stated in answer to the above question...
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...c As you work through this free course, you will be encouraged to continue to think about the range of voices that can be brought to bear on our understandings of health and wellbeing...Exploring issues in women's health: 2.3 Lay perspectives matter - It is important that professionals consider a woman’s understanding of their health when responding to her health...
How did music influence Virgina Woolf?
History & The Arts

How did music influence Virgina Woolf?

...c.1925) encapsulates her acute interest in music and its resonant but discreet place in her work. In it, the principal character masks his discomfort at a formal party by studying a landscape painting hanging on the wall: Mr Carslake, at least, thought it very beautiful because, as he stood in the corner where he could see it, it had the power to compose and tranquillize...