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Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?

...economic and foreign policy. On the eve of the televised CNN debate the Fox News elite was puffed up with arrogant self‑satisfaction, hinting that the CNN show would pull in far fewer viewers than Fox, and even, in the case of Bill O’Reilly, saying dismissively that the CNN anchor was a mere ‘liberal’ who would not be up to anything. For its part, CNN was...
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Discovering music: the blues
History & The Arts

Discovering music: the blues

...economically disadvantaged African-American communities in the rural southern states of America in the years following the American Civil War (1861–1865). Blues singers were descendants of slaves and elements of their music reach back to African origins. This course offers just a brief introduction, and only affords a glimpse of the complexities of music that is deeply...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Leadership: external context and culture
Education & Development

Leadership: external context and culture

...economic and political. Although we need to guard against simplistic causalities, it is relevant to think about how global trends may have local ripples. For example, as leaders we may be finding new ways of data collection for quality assurance and improvement, and thinking about what this means for planning. As you work through the material in this course, you should...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...economic sectors as we can see that there will be important differences between a business operating in the primary sector and one that provides a service. Nonetheless, it would also seem obvious that there may be big differences between businesses within the same broad economic sector. A farm and a coal mine will be very different although they are both in the primary...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system
Education & Development

Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system

...Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which evaluated 85,000 15 year olds from 44 countries, found that Spanish youngsters were less able to use what they had learnt than young people from other countries. They scored 23 points below the OECD average for problem solving. The earlier OECD report in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2012...
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Designing the Spanish nation
Languages

Designing the Spanish nation

...economic, and cultural centre of the country. The wordless anthem National anthems are official symbols that enable people to identify themselves with a nation through music and language. It is no surprise that the Spanish people started to get familiar with their current anthem during the 18th century. This was the time when Madrid, a prosperous capital city, erected a...
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Disraeli on Munich
History & The Arts

Disraeli on Munich

...economical, the residence of the King of Bavaria, when completed, will be the most extensive and the most sumptuous palace in the world. But, then, it is not merely the palace of a king: it is a temple dedicated to the genius of a nation. The apartments of state, painted in fresco on the grandest scale, bold in design, splendid in colour, breathe the very Teutonic soul....
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Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...economic crisis. Projects against privatization, zoning and gentrification by, for example, socially engaged artists are transforming derelict buildings and facilities, creating spaces for advice, health care, shelter for refugees and homeless groups. Such projects support and sustain local communities forced to live under restrictive austerity, high unemployment and lack...
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Article 15 mins