{"id":171,"date":"2025-10-01T14:46:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/?p=171"},"modified":"2026-01-10T17:40:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:40:28","slug":"week-3-presenting-our-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23-yr3\/2025\/10\/01\/week-3-presenting-our-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 &#8211; Presenting our research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After doing research into 4 topics &#8211; being Stars, Gambling, Alchemy and Religious Psychosis &#8211; we were tasked with presenting our findings to the class in an 8 minute presentation. 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