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Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...de Gaulle in France, who was also faced with the challenge of African nationalism, used a very different metaphor, and that’s because he believed that African nationalism could be stopped. And he used the metaphor of the insurgents as vermin. And so what do we do with vermin? We exterminate vermin. Another really powerful rhetorical device is the technique of contrast...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...According to the football international governing body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) statistics the FIFA World Cup 2010 was viewed by around 46% of the world’s population. We can also consider the role of government in its relationship to sport including football. In this context, it is worth noting the philosophy of FIFA, and the environment for mega sports events created by governments ......
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...de Triomphe. [Described image] Figure 2 The unveiling of the cenotaph in Whitehall, 1920. In London, a cenotaph – which literally means ‘empty tomb’ – was also established in 1919. This was initially a temporary structure, but due to its popularity a permanent tomb was built and unveiled in 1920. Symbolically significant sites such as these, along with countless...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...mode of oil for infrastructures. That's one of the dominant ways in which Chinese oil companies have engaged with Africa. But we're increasingly seeing that kind of diversifying. So one of the other ways now that Chinese companies are coming into African oil markets is through buying out other companies. So you may have, in the case of Nigeria, a Canadian company that was...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Metals in medicine
Science, Maths & Technology

Metals in medicine

...De-nol®) peptic ulcer Ti oxide sunblock V complex diabetes Fe Na2[Fe(CN)5(NO)].2H2O hypertension Cu histidine complex Menkes disease Zn oxide sunblock oxide with 0.5% Fe2O3 (calamine lotion) antimicrobial agent Y 90Y complex bone and liver cancer Zr Zr(IV) glycinate antiperspirant Ru Ru(III) complex cancer parasitic disease Ag silver sulfadiazine burns Ag/Hg amalgam...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...mode of engaging with a situation of interest), how you envisage adapting your practice to the circumstances (contextualizing) and how you plan to manage the overall activity...Managing Complexity: A Systems Approach: 5.1 The state of ‘Being’ - The structure of Section 5 is set out in Figure 8. Use this as a way of keeping track of the argument I am making. [Figure 8]...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...mode’) and move to more of a ‘being mode’. This is where we become more consciously aware of our thoughts, feelings and physical experiences or sensations, and potentially explore how we want to respond to these. You can explore this more in the Additional resources section and our article The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it...Session 5:...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...mode as well as ‘g’ for grams when operating in metric mode metric. Additional input and output devices and their subsystems would have to be added to the diagram to represent the buttons used to set up the new features (inputs) and the beeper (output). Figure 4 shows three photos of the scales’ display, each illustrating a different use. The top figure shows the...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs