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Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator
Languages

Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator

...Parkinson of Bangor University in Wales. I ask him if he would have predicted that the caudate would be involved in simultaneous interpretation. He says that at first he wouldn’t have. “The caudate is involved in the intentionality of an action, in its goal-directedness. Not so much in carrying it out but in why you’re doing it.” Then he thought about what...
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What is ‘woman’s work’?
Money & Business

What is ‘woman’s work’?

...experiences of work–family interface the chapter will also discuss the specific factors that affect the balance between work and life. Read the chapter: De Simone, S., & Priola, V. (2015). 24. What’s ‘woman’s work’? Work–family interface among women entrepreneurs in Italy. Handbook of Gendered Careers in Management: Getting In, Getting On, Getting Out, 390....
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The Fourier Series
Science, Maths & Technology

The Fourier Series

...de-mystify the ideas behind the Fourier series and illustrate some of the numerous applications that exist, from telephony to stocking supermarket shelves. This material makes up part of the course MST209, Mathematical methods and models... The Fourier Series A short introduction to this album. Introduction to the Fourier Series A comparison between the waveforms produced...
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Introduction to Spanish
Languages

Introduction to Spanish

...de cine peruana Eduardo Galeano, escritor y periodista uruguayo Guillermo del Toro, director de cine mexicano Sofía Vergara, actriz colombiana Luis Fonsi, cantante portorriqueño Marta Gómez, cantante colombiana Álvaro Morte, actor español Male Female singer cantante writer director actor Words: 0 Answer MALE FEMALE singer cantante cantante writer escritor escritora...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...de France, Paris Click to view a larger version of Figure 1, View of the Salon, 1799. Between them, these galleries allow visitors to trace the chronological development of French painting from Neoclassicism (the term applied to late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century painting in the classical style) in the Daru room to Romanticism in the Mollien room. We can gain...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Hedd Wyn: how the life of one of Wales’ most promising poets was cut short by the first world war
History & The Arts

Hedd Wyn: how the life of one of Wales’ most promising poets was cut short by the first world war

...de plume of the winning bard. Nobody knows the true identity of the poet until the archdruid asks them to stand. Before enlisting, Hedd Wyn had started working on an awdl for the chair at the 1917 National Eisteddfod. Due to the war, the Eisteddfod that year was held in England, in Birkenhead near Liverpool. Hedd Wyn had almost won the chair the previous year in...
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Design Behind the Bike
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Behind the Bike

...looks at what influences the designer and the consumer. The films form part of the Open University Course T317 and T174... History History of the Bike and the Tour de France Aesthetics The significance of aesthetics Wheels The history, design and evolution of the wheel Materials Titanium , carbon fibre and the resurgence of steel Frame Design Design through the Years...
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Perceptions of English literature
History & The Arts

Perceptions of English literature

...of The Open University course A230 Reading and studying literature... How English is English literature? Can we still consider English literature English? What is English literature? Authors discuss the literature they were exposed to as children. New voices During the wave of independence many writers from the de-colonised countries began to have their work published....
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