Introduction Free trade or fair trade? This unit will help you to analyse the relationship that exists between developed and developing countries under the World Trade Organization regime of Development Round negotiations. The current world trade regime has a very mixed record in promoting growth and reducing poverty. This material is from our archive and is an adapted extract from Making the international: Viewpoints, concepts, and models in international politics and economics (DU321) which
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Michael Stipe Wake-Up Song and Greeting
The video with audio can also be viewed here... http://1.usa.gov/pv4Avr
The four astronauts of the final space shuttle mission are greeted by R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe and the group's hit, "Man on the Moon" to begin Flight Day 7. On recording this song for the Atlantis' last crew Stipe said, "I recorded 'Man on The Moon' for NASA in Venice, Italy, where Galileo first presented to the Venetian government his eight-power telescope, and in 1610 wrote 'The Starry Messenger' (Sidereus Nuncius),
1.3.1 Europe and the EU Is there a Europe beyond the EU? This is a question that becomes more and more difficult to answer. It is quite common for example to hear of such or such a country wishing to ‘join Europe’, when what is meant is that they wish to apply to join the EU. The criteria for joining the EU were laid down in the summit of Copenhagen, 21 and 22 June 1993. Candidates must have reached an institutional stability that guarantees democracy, legality, human rights, and the respect and prote
1 1 Who are Europeans? When I went to Loughborough for the first time I was pleasantly surprised as a social scientist to see that the town was twinned with Épinal, the French town where the founder of modern sociology, Émile Durkheim, was born. In fact, as you enter any major English town you are likely to see sooner or later a plaque indicating that the town is twinned with another European town. But what is the meaning of this practice? After the Second World War, which pitched European state aga
Introduction The problem of who, or what, are ‘Europeans’ is at the centre of many of the most acute political and social issues confronting contemporary Europe. Can a genuine European identity be constructed within Europe, and if so on what basis? This question is of even greater importance as the European Union expands and becomes ever more multicultural in character. This unit examines the ways in which European identities are – or are not – being forged across Europe. It assesses the var
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"Disabled" by Wilfred Owen (poetry reading)
The pictures are recruitment posters from the First World War. "Daddy, what did you do in the Great War?" was a recruitment poster from 1915. Here's a link to the original: http://bit.ly/pj9pje
Wilfred Owen was particularly proud of this poem, he showed it to Robert Graves who encouraged him to publish.
He sat in a wheeled chair, waiting for dark,
And shivered in his ghastly suit of grey,
Legless, sewn short at the elbow. Through the park
Voices of boys rang saddening like a hymn,
Voices of
Illinois pension fund director eyes new investments
July 13 - Greg Turk, director of investments at the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois, shares his views on private equity and how the fund has weathered the financial crisis.
Seoul holds rates amid uncertainty
July 14 - South Korea's central bank reaffirms anti-inflation stance, but stands pat on rates amid global uncertainty and high household debt levels. Arnold Gay reports.
Introduction This unit discusses the future of Europe, and it looks particularly closely at what may happen to the smaller political units presently existing below the level of the nation-state. These include nation-regions like Scotland and Wales, larger entities like the German Länder, and smaller more recently created regions with less existing cultural unity. Despite the very large differences between them, for our purposes all these political entities are called ‘regions’. The un
Reproduction Great Pyramid Mystery Solved? History of God - History of Christianity Han Dynasty Suresh: Lesson 63 ; Supply Chain Management ; Part 4 Life in the Middle Ages in China, Japan, India and the Americas The Renaissance Introduction This unit offers a review of psychological research and practice aimed at understanding and explaining autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) and helping people who have them. The discussion ranges from problems of identification and diagnosis, through theoretical research into causes, to an evaluation of selected therapeutic approaches. The chapter highlights the diversity of perspectives that exist in this area. It draws on the personal testimony of people with autism and their families, as wel Acknowledgements Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources: Fig
How were the blocks raised to the top of the 489ft Great Pyramid? An architect develops a theory about a snaking internal ramp inside the pyramid. This video includes a 3D model and shows how cranes could have been used. This video could be used in science classes as well as history ones.
This six minute video is a lecture on how the population of he world and the number of different religions have impacted society in the opinion of the speaker. This could be controversial for some.
This nine minute video reviews the accomplishments and influence the Han Chinese dynasty had and has both maps and other images of how the empire grew. In lecture format. Good use of graphics makes this easier for students to understand.
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This three minute video highlights the achievements made during the Middle Ages in China, Japan, India, and the Americas (Mayan) by showing images of the architecture that remains from these times. At best this is a brief overview of this time period as a counterpoint to the changes in Europe during the same time period. This might be a good video to show students to help them understand the influence of geography on architecture.
This one minute video shows how artists developed perspective and reality in their art. Very short video.
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