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The Origins of the Idea of the Industrial Revolution
History & The Arts

The Origins of the Idea of the Industrial Revolution

...account of Britain’s “Industrial Revolution”...How did we come to have an idea of a sudden “Industrial Revolution” in Britain, dating from the late eighteenth century? It’s a question well worth asking, not least because of the issues that this concept has raised among historians. As a model, it is a good fit for the vicinity of Manchester, but not Birmingham,...
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The exclusion debate: Discussion hub
Education & Development

The exclusion debate: Discussion hub

...account for 7 in 10 permanent exclusions. ‘Persistent disruptive behaviour’ is the most common reason for permanent exclusion. Many of the young people who are excluded end up in Pupil Referral Units (PRUs). The Bridge Academy that features in the OU/BBC series Excluded: Kicked Out of School is one of these. With 90 students, it is the largest PRU in England. Every...
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What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?
Society, Politics & Law

What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?

...account. Bad credit or being ineligible for a chequing account often leads to inflated fees when cashing cheques, in addition to charges for many other transactions. As this report from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis points out, “a household with a net income of $20,000 may pay as much as $1,200 annually for alternative service fees” while those more...
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OpenLearn choices for YASS students
Health, Sports & Psychology

OpenLearn choices for YASS students

...account. Sign in to StudentHome and familiarise yourself with your StudentHome account as soon as you receive your log in details and confirmation of enrolment email from our YASS team. It’s through StudentHome that you will access your module website when it opens in September. Your module website is where you will find the key resources for your module, including your...
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Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression
Languages

Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression

...accounts of people’s experiences, but as budding and practicing linguists there is a lot we can contribute. Linguistics provides tools and techniques that, when applied to such accounts, bring to the fore how people describe what it feels like to be anxious or depressed, or to hear voices that others can’t hear. And the ways in which people express themselves can tell...
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Why we allow comments - and what we expect from you if you share your views
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Why we allow comments - and what we expect from you if you share your views

...account if you don't already have one. What are the rules? The creation of an Open University account comes with its own set of terms and conditions which can be accessed here https://msds.open.ac.uk/SAMSWebSelfRegistrationNet/SRUTermsAndConditions.pdf We request that all users: Treat other users with politeness and respect Refrain from promoting unrelated commercial...
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Match report: The first England v Wales rugby international
Health, Sports & Psychology

Match report: The first England v Wales rugby international

...account of its one-sidedness. At every point the superiority of England displayed itself in marked manner. Indeed, to use a sporting phrase, they may be said to have had a walkover. In all twelve tries (Burton and Fassell four each, and Taylor, Hunt, Fernades and Twynan one each) were obtained. From seven of these were placed by Stokes, and as Hunt succeeded in dropping a...
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Finding women in Greek literature
History & The Arts

Finding women in Greek literature

...account of women’s sexuality, unlike Euripides’, shows a largely positive approach towards female passion. Importantly, too, there is also recognition of how women can demonstrate virtue through marriage. This idea is found in a number of classical authors, but perhaps most notably in Homer where, in the Odyssey, we learn of Penelope’s loyalty towards her absent...
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