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Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...simple battle of good versus evil. Aeneas is in many ways an exemplar of pietas. He loves and respects his father Anchises, and is a devoted father to his young son Ascanius. Activity 2 As Aeneas flees Troy in Book 2, Virgil describes him carrying his elderly father on his back while leading his son by the hand. Read Aeneas’ speech below, in which he gives instructions...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...coded racialized appeals to gain white votes. The large proportion of whites that now identify as Republican attests to the strategy’s resounding success. Its continued influence was evident on the stage in Cleveland Thursday. Despite the fact that Fox’s Facebook monitoring showed that “racial issues” were the top source of conversation among Facebook users this...
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The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...code] link to our other research here Forgotten families | OpenLearn - Open University and our report here: Open Research Online [Children's Research Centre Logo with school children in the background] [YSS Making it happen! logo] References Berry, M., Philo, G., Tiripelli, G., Docherty, S. & Macpherson, C. (2012) ‘Media coverage and public understanding of sentencing...
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Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO
Education & Development

Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO

...coding and data analysis to tackle real-world challenges, structured debates on AI ethics or digital rights, and workshops or hackathons on topics like cybersecurity and data justice. For example, in projects like ‘Energy Savers’ (SDG 7) or ‘Eco-Phone’ (SDG 12), students explore the environmental and ethical costs of smartphones, examining production chains, AI,...
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The health impacts of FGM
Health, Sports & Psychology

The health impacts of FGM

...codes. The End FGM European Network (2025) has issued a clear position statement opposing medicalisation. When is FGM performed? The age at which FGM occurs varies widely between countries, reflecting the differing societal norms and beliefs. UNICEF (2024) reports: Nigeria 93% of cases occur in infancy or early childhood Sierra Leone: 50% occur during adolescence...
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How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...simple electrical circuits. Answer Claude Shannon in 1938 showed how core aspects of reasoning could be implemented in simple electrical circuits. Select the answer for Question 1d here Fact Opinion a. Fact b. Opinion The correct answer is a. Question 5 Brentano believed that mental states comprise mental acts and mental contents. Answer Brentano believed that mental...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)

...simple mathematics and thereby give apparent verisimilitude to a model that has little basis in reality but has an academic core of a sort. In a real sense the whole thing smacks of the scholastic disputes that occurred in the 17th century regarding the earth going round the sun. By 1929 the economics profession had consolidated this idea as its core basis and could not...
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Support for you and your mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Support for you and your mental health

...simple acts of kindness and expressions of concern can make a big difference to help bereaved people. However, death can be hard to talk about and many people struggle to know what to say when trying to support someone. If you’re caring for someone who has lost someone Mind provide a wealth of advice on how to help them as best you can. An introduction to death, dying...
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