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Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list

...Writing for The Conversation, Mark Beeson weighs the corrosive effects of repeated incidents across France: France occupies a unique place in the history of Western civilisation in particular and “civilised” values more generally. There’s a lot to be said for secular states, as recent events remind us. Putting the priests and the mullahs in their place and throwing...
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Article 30 mins
Thirty-seven winters of discontent
History & The Arts

Thirty-seven winters of discontent

...Writing in The Times, Gavin Bell sounded a warning about what might follow from a winter of discontent in Northern Ireland: "The militant 'loyalists' of Ulster are emerging from a winter of discontent and preparing for a summer of murderous political violence." 1987 In Spain, a ban on political demonstrations attempted to keep a lid on simmering social tensions. Would it...
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Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi
Education & Development

Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi

...write this down on your blackbooks and journals.Hip hop culture is eternal. Run and tell all your friends. An ancient civilisation has been born again. It’s a fact.’ Whereas the most widely circulating ‘definitions’ of hip hop derive from those organic intellectuals who were produced by US-American hip hop culture (like KRS-One), global hip hop practitioners, such...
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Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...writing, I will tend to use another unusual term in writing about interviews. A respondent is a person who is asked questions and whose answers are considered by an inquirer. It is significant that I have used this term rather than, say, informant or interviewee. The significance will become more apparent as we explore the different types of interviews and conversations...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...writing down a short definition of what you understand by the ‘English language’. Imagine you’re defining the language to someone who has no conception of what it is: how would you sum it up in a few sentences? Comment You may well have started your definition by saying that English is the language spoken in England. This is how Dr Johnson defined it in his...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It
History & The Arts

Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

...writing by looking at three short sections from the play (including the famous ‘All the world’s a stage’ speech) and a full-length scene. You will find explanations of terms in bold in the Glossary at the end of this course. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A334 English literature from Shakespeare to Austen...Reading...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Exploring career mentoring and coaching Badge icon
Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...write a sentence or paragraph that describes your own definition of mentoring. Comment Mentors come in all shapes and sizes. The relationship might be deliberately set up or develop organically. Usually, a mentor will have more experience than you in a relevant area, whether that’s your occupation, the organisation you work within or even a group or committee that...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Legal skills and debates in Scotland Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...Write down any words or images you associate with ‘law’. Figures 2 and 3 are there to help you, but do not feel constrained by them, and try to focus on what law means to you personally. Think about where you have come across the law, whether in the media, film, drama, study or personal experience. Once you have compiled a list, see if you can separate your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs