Series: Generalist - Volume 8

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• Generalist - Volume 8

  This is a series of iMinds lessons.

• Astronomy

  Learn about the science of Astronomy with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  The human desire to know what we see when we look in the sky is so great that a branch of science has been dedicated to it: astronomy. Astronomy is the study of the material universe outside the earth’s atmosphere. Astronomers research and make estimations about our universe and outer space in general.

  Human beings have been gazing up at the sky since before written history began. However, what human beings knew about this outer space region amounted to very little until relatively recently. The ancient philosopher Claudius Ptolemy wrote on astronomy in the second century. His main book is called Almagest, which translates as “great work”.

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  *Please note this is an audio only mp4 lesson. An mp3 containing the same content is attached to the lesson and available for download under the "Additional Materials" section.

• Guy Fawkes

  Learn about the story of the infamous Guy Fawkes with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  ‘Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot.’

  Guy Fawkes has been called the most famous terrorist in history for his involvement in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. His influence is still felt today in United Kingdom where ‘Guy Fawkes Night’ is still celebrated on 5 November.

  Guy Fawkes was born in York in 1570 when Queen Elizabeth I was on the English throne. It was an age where the only accepted form of Christianity was Protestantism. Catholics were greatly marginalised and often persecuted. Fawkes was the only son of Edward Fawkes and Edith Blake, both of whom were Protestants.

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  *Please note this is an audio only mp4 lesson. An mp3 containing the same content is attached to the lesson and available for download under the "Additional Materials" section.

• Thanksgiving

  Learn about the story behind the tradition of Thanksgiving with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  Thanksgiving is a North American festival. It commemorates the good fortune its founders encountered when they arrived in the New World. In Canada, Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday of October. In the United States of America, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

  The story of the pilgrims, and the first Thanksgiving, has now become a foundational myth in North American culture. It reminds Americans of its founders, particularly the pilgrims, and the values they espoused. Its story is a fundamental part of American culture.

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  *Please note this is an audio only mp4 lesson. An mp3 containing the same content is attached to the lesson and available for download under the "Additional Materials" section.

• Trade

  Learn about the development of the concept of Trade with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  In its long and diverse history, trade has promoted communication between countless communities. And it has been concerned with the exchange of countless goods from local markets to national economies.
  Scientists have found evidence that ancient hunting tribes traded for flint more than 150,000 years ago. Such trade enabled these tribes to gain products they could not make or find in their own territory. And as such actions pre-dated currency, these ancient tribes traded through a bartering system. Bartering means the exchange of one product for another.

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• IVF Lesson

  Learn about the development of In Vitro Fertisation with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  ‘In Vitro Fertilisation’, also known as IVF, is concerned with enabling infertile couples to have children. As a result of IVF, thousands of couples and individuals have been able to fulfil their dream of procreating. To fully appreciate the complexities of IVF it is important to know the history of experiments in reproduction. It all began in 1866, when there were reports of a successful human birth from Artificial Insemination, or AI, in the United States. By the 1920s, AI was practised in various medical offices around Europe.
  
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  *Please note this is an audio only mp4 lesson. An mp3 containing the same content is attached to the lesson and available for download under the "Additional Materials" section.

• Forensics

  Learn about the science of Forensics with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  Forensics is the use of science to solve crimes. The word “forensics” comes from the Latin term “for ensis”, which is closely related to the modern English word “forum”. This close connection highlights the strong linkage between forensic evidence and courts – or forums – of law. The aim of forensic science is to find evidence which can be used in a court of law.

  Forensic science has been used in some form for much of human history. For example, in 13th century China, writer Song Ci wrote how to examine a body to determine whether a victim had been drowned or strangled. But forensics has developed a lot in the last 800 years!

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• Sherlock Holmes

  Learn about the greatest fictional detective, the story of Sherlock Holmes, with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  Sherlock Holmes is probably the most famous of all fictional detectives. He was created in the 19th century by UK author Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes holds the record for the most-portrayed fictional character in movies. It is believed that more than 70 actors have played Holmes in various films over more than a century.

  Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh on 22 May 1859 of Scottish and Irish ancestry. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University. This background gave him the knowledge to be able to construct Sherlock Holmes’ great understanding of forensics. Conan Doyle’s first short story was published in 1883.

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  *Please note this is an audio only mp4 lesson. An mp3 containing the same content is attached to the lesson and available for download under the "Additional Materials" section.

• The Ashes

  Learn about the history of crickets greatest contest, The Ashes with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  The Ashes is a test-cricket series played between England and Australia. Throughout its long history, winning the Ashes has been seen as a matter of national pride for the two sporting rivals. Today, there is an Ashes series in both men’s cricket and women’s cricket. But the Men’s Ashes series is more widely known.

  Any knowledge of the Ashes requires knowledge about the sport of cricket. Cricket is played between two teams of eleven players. They play on a field that has a pitch in the middle. On the pitch there are two wickets which are 22 yards apart. One team bats and has a team member standing in front of each wicket. The other team bowls and fields.
  
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  *Please note this is an audio only mp4 lesson. An mp3 containing the same content is attached to the lesson and available for download under the "Additional Materials" section.

• Rogue Traders

  Learn about the story behind Rogue Traders with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  A rogue trader is an employee of a company who makes unauthorised trades on behalf of their employer. It is a way employees use their job to make fraudulent trades. Regardless of the economic climate, rogue traders work illegally to make up for company losses they have incurred while trading for their company.

  For much of history, society as a whole has defined criminals as those defective in intelligence. However, there are certain crimes which can only be committed by those who have a certain amount of education or training.

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• Bermuda Triangle

  Learn about the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  The Bermuda Triangle is a large stretch of ocean in the Caribbean. It is infamous for numerous unexplained disappearances of boats and aircraft. What goes on in the Bermuda Triangle is one of the world’s greatest mysteries. Many believe supernatural phenomena or extra-terrestrial activity occurs there. In fact, as a result of all the mystery, the term “Bermuda Triangle” has become synonymous with any unexplained disappearance.

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  *Please note this is an audio only mp4 lesson. An mp3 containing the same content is attached to the lesson and available for download under the "Additional Materials" section.

• Burlesque

  Learn about the development of Burlesque performance with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  Burlesque is a theatrical performance concerned with parody and exaggeration. But it didn’t originate in the theatre. In fact, the term ‘burlesque’ is believed to have originally come from the Spanish word for joke, which was “burla”. The term “burlesque” was used for satirical literary works from medieval times up until the eighteenth century. Such works which can be described as burlesque include Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and Miguel de Cervantes’ Exemplary Novels. But in the eighteenth century, the term “burlesque” began to be used to describe serious theatrical works being performed in an irreverent, comedic way.

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• Prohibition

  Learn about the history of Prohibition with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

  Imagine not being able to have a beer at the baseball. Or not being allowed to have a wine at the theatre. Imagine it was illegal to offer your guests a drink at your next dinner party. This is what life would be like under prohibition. Prohibition is a law that forbids the manufacturing, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages.

  Countries all over the world have introduced prohibition at different times in their history and today many countries continue to ban the sale of alcohol. Muslim countries are generally strict about the consumption of alcohol by their citizens and often have some form of prohibition.
  
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Supplementary Files:

• Once you purchase this series you will have access to these files:
• Astronomy.mp3
• Guy_Fawkes.mp3
• Thanksgiving.mp3
• Trade.mp3
• IVF.mp3
• Forensics.mp3
• Sherlock_Holmes.mp3
• The_Ashes.mp3
• Rogue_Traders.mp3
• Bermuda_Triangle.mp3
• Burlesque.mp3
• Prohibition.mp3