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New Study Shows Brain Benefits Of Bilingualism : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR - 0 views

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Language Identity Part 1 Bilingualism

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The largest study so far to ask whether speaking two languages might delay the onset of dementia symptoms in bilingual patients as compared to monolingual patients has reported that bilingual patients suffer dementia onset an average of 4.5 years later than those who speak only a single language.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The largest study so far to ask whether speaking two languages might delay the onset of dementia symptoms in bilingual patients as compared to monolingual patients has reported that bilingual patients suffer dementia onset an average of 4.5 years later than those who speak only a single language.</div>

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Search for My Tongue by Sujata Bhatt - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Culture Identity Bhatt Poetry Search for My Tongue Bilingualism

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Audioboo - Sujata Bhatt reads Search for My Tongue - 0 views

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Language Culture Part 1 Identity Bilingualism Search for My Tongue Poetry Bhatt

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Search for My Tongue by Sujata Bhatt (GCSE revision material) - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Bhatt Poetry Search for My Tongue Bilingualism

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Video discussion of Sujata Bhatt's poem.

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PG-13 movies match R rating for violence, study says - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Film Violence

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The prevalence of gun violence in top PG-13 movies has more than tripled since the rating was introduced in the mid-1980s, a study says.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The prevalence of gun violence in top PG-13 movies has more than tripled since the rating was introduced in the mid-1980s, a study says. </div>

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English Proficiency Falters Among the French - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English French

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While English proficiency among European adults is generally increasing, proficiency in France is both low and declining.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">While English proficiency among European adults is generally increasing, proficiency in France is both low and declining.</div>

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Who Made That College Application? - 0 views

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College apps

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From an eight-page form and a photograph to the Common App.

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They Loved Your G.P.A. Then They Saw Your Tweets - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Social media College apps

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More colleges are finding the social media posts of their applicants - and sometimes denying admission as a result

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">More colleges are finding the social media posts of their applicants - and sometimes denying admission as a result</div>

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This Video Goes From Ordinary To Breathlessly Disturbing At 30 Seconds - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 PSA Human Rights Amnesty

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Amnesty International PSA about torture

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Artist Shows What Disney Princesses' Happily-Ever-Afters Really Look Like - 1 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Disney Gender Fairy tale

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Photographer Dina Goldstein imagines what lives of the Disney princesses turned out to be if we left all the fairy tale luck and charm aside.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Photographer Dina Goldstein imagines what lives of the Disney princesses turned out to be if we left all the fairy tale luck and charm aside.</div>

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Bloomberg News Is Said to Curb Articles That Might Anger China - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Journalism Censorship China News

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Employees of Bloomberg News said that it chose not to publish investigative articles about China's leadership because of worries that it would be evicted from the country.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Employees of Bloomberg News said that it chose not to publish investigative articles about China's leadership because of worries that it would be evicted from the country.</div>

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Local Newspaper CEO Congratulates CPP on Election Victory - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Cambodia Newspapers Bias Elections

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Chris Dawe, CEO of The Phnom Penh Post, has formally congratulated Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling CPP on winning the contested July national election, according to state-owned news website Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Chris Dawe, CEO of The Phnom Penh Post, has formally congratulated Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling CPP on winning the contested July national election, according to state-owned news website Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP).</div>

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Traditionally pro-CPP media see new market with with CNRP - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Bias Newspapers Cambodia Khmer

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In the prelude to and direct aftermath of July's national election, local Khmer-language media largely ignored the opposition's growing street rallies and demonstrations.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In the prelude to and direct aftermath of July's national election, local Khmer-language media largely ignored the opposition's growing street rallies and demonstrations.</div>

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David Goldblatt: Photographer bears witness to Apartheid - 0 views

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Literature Part 3 Sizwe Bansi Photography Apartheid South Africa

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South African photographer David Goldblatt's photos are a stark reminder of the hardships of Apartheid.

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The MPAA's backwards logic: Sex is dangerous, sexism is fine - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Film Gender Censorship Sexism

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"The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a consensual sexual scenario..." (MPAA = Motion Picture Association of America)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a consensual sexual scenario..." (MPAA = Motion Picture Association of America)</div>

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John Agard - Poetry Archive - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Poetry Agard Biography

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John Agard - biography and some readings of his poems, including "Flag" and "Checking out my history"

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What are you saying cuz? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Culture Dialects Slang New Zealand Immigration

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No idea what cuzzies, sweet as, wop-wops or wuss mean? Kiwi slang classes at Wellington Central library have been helping migrants tackle these kinds of words, without being too hard out.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">No idea what cuzzies, sweet as, wop-wops or wuss mean? Kiwi slang classes at Wellington Central library have been helping migrants tackle these kinds of words, without being too hard out.</div>

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Amnesty International - Write for Rights 2013 - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Human Rights Letters Text types Written Tasks Censorship

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Amnesty's annual campaign encourages people to write to activists and ordinary citizens imprisoned for standing up for their rights.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Amnesty's annual campaign encourages people to write to activists and ordinary citizens imprisoned for standing up for their rights.</div>

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Language of Persuasion - 1 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Persuasive Language

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Media "persuaders" use a variety of techniques to grab our attention, to establish credibility and trust, to stimulate desire for the product or policy, and to motivate us to act (buy, vote, give money, etc). From the Media Literacy Project

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Media "persuaders" use a variety of techniques to grab our attention, to establish credibility and trust, to stimulate desire for the product or policy, and to motivate us to act (buy, vote, give money, etc). From the Media Literacy Project</div>

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Speaking out for regional accents - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Accents Bias Discrimination UK

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Reaction to a prize-winning novelist who recommended that children be forced to take elocution lessons, to "wipe out" their accents (BBC News 1999)

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New Study Shows Brain Benefits Of Bilingualism : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR - 0 views

Search for My Tongue by Sujata Bhatt - 0 views

Audioboo - Sujata Bhatt reads Search for My Tongue - 0 views

Search for My Tongue by Sujata Bhatt (GCSE revision material) - 0 views

PG-13 movies match R rating for violence, study says - 0 views

English Proficiency Falters Among the French - 0 views

Who Made That College Application? - 0 views

They Loved Your G.P.A. Then They Saw Your Tweets - 0 views

This Video Goes From Ordinary To Breathlessly Disturbing At 30 Seconds - 0 views

Artist Shows What Disney Princesses' Happily-Ever-Afters Really Look Like - 1 views

Bloomberg News Is Said to Curb Articles That Might Anger China - 0 views

Local Newspaper CEO Congratulates CPP on Election Victory - 0 views

Traditionally pro-CPP media see new market with with CNRP - 0 views

David Goldblatt: Photographer bears witness to Apartheid - 0 views

The MPAA's backwards logic: Sex is dangerous, sexism is fine - 0 views

John Agard - Poetry Archive - 0 views

What are you saying cuz? - 0 views

Amnesty International - Write for Rights 2013 - 0 views

Language of Persuasion - 1 views

Speaking out for regional accents - 1 views

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