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What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...trees, but most do not. Each area is labelled, corresponding to the place names listed in the figure description.] Figure 5 Map by Charles Ross, showing South Port Toumnahurich, Shigartan, Hillhouse, Tyna Crove, Tyinloine, Miln of Finlays, Ross Finlays, Shantron, Shimore, Shibeg, Blaruile. It comes from a one of a series of books of estate maps of lands on the western...
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Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths
Education & Development

Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths

...family think about mathematics: “My mum doesn’t really like me asking her because she thinks she doesn’t have a maths brain. She thinks that she’s got more of an English brain than anything else.” Not surprisingly, Molly was not the only child who made that kind of comment. Parents’ negative attitudes or beliefs do have the potential to negatively influence...
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Yes, we still need International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Yes, we still need International Women's Day

...families and to live public lives unimpeded by discrimination. Frequently, however, they fail to experience it as a uniform reality. With his vulgarities, President Trump endorses positions of feminine passivity and masculine power that underpin sexual harassment. He reminds us that men grab and women are grabbed. Everyone’s problem Trump’s presentation of femininity...
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Methods in Motion: Politics is awash with large emotions... isn't it?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Politics is awash with large emotions... isn't it?

...family suggest that feelings often ran high and that many relatives were sometimes neither rational nor reasonable. It may be that the language in which politics was analysed and reported was much cooler, and the question of emotion was not seen as relevant. But that is not the same as the absence of emotion, more a change in forms of public culture and discourse (which...
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Even the homeless can have a 'home'
Society, Politics & Law

Even the homeless can have a 'home'

...family or a friendship group. Some even understand their home in connection to the land, or as a content state of mind. By making these comments, Justice Lloyd affords Stanley the dignity of having a recognisable defensible space, marked out by his possessions, which to all intents and purposes is his home – and should be respected as such. A changing city Since the...
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Coronavirus: How can athletes get through this period of isolation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: How can athletes get through this period of isolation?

...through this difficult period stronger and better prepared for the challenges to come. There is also the problem of boredom and lack of stimulation. However, as many families forced to stay at home are finding out, boredom can be a powerful stimulus for creativity and innovation. Ultimately the most important is keeping safe and healthy and maintaining a positive mindset....
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What’s the big deal about virginity?
History & The Arts

What’s the big deal about virginity?

...families. Another example of the spiritual importance assigned to female virginity is the veneration of Jesus’ mother as the Blessed Virgin Mary within many forms of Christianity. There have been fierce controversies within and between different Christian traditions around the importance assigned to different stages of Mary’s virginity before, at and after Jesus’...
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Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?

...families, friends, neighbours or part of a social group – can foster one’s resilience and help combat feelings of isolation and worthlessness. They can also provide opportunities for self-expression and focal points for discussions that are beyond one’s own illness or caring responsibilities. Encourage physical activity and exercise were possible. Like being...
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