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Three Irish poets - introduction
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish poets - introduction

...identity. Learning Outcomes By the end of these articles, you should have: gained introductory knowledge of three women poets important for the development of Irish literature started to appreciate how poets address questions of gender and nationality through their use of literary form and language started to think about how a poem can give rise to diverse interpretations...
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Shakespeare: For All Time?
History & The Arts

Shakespeare: For All Time?

...histories of his plays seem to confirm Jonson’s prediction. In 2016, The Open University co-produced a series of short films with BBC World TV entitled “Living Shakespeare,” which explore Shakespeare’s relevance today and across the globe. You can watch them in the content menu below. More FREE learning on Shakespeare Take it further with The Open University...
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The world around us - Perfume
Health, Sports & Psychology

The world around us - Perfume

...gland in its abdomen, which contains a small amount of the ketone muskone, a ring-like molecule that resembles civetone and creates the odour we know as musk. Both of these chemicals are nowadays produced synthetically. Find out more You can learn how the senses interact with the environment in The Open University course Signals and Perception: The Science of the Senses....
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Chinese at the tip of your tongue: East, west, south and north
Languages

Chinese at the tip of your tongue: East, west, south and north

...there’s another province. You probably would guess what that province is called. Yes, it is called Shanxi meaning mountains west. From these place names, we can have a taste of history and also the importance of the geographic directions; east, west, south and north - Dong, xi, nan, bei. Dur: 2’48” Inspired? Learn beginner's Chinese with The Open University...
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Sanctuary Tales: Fighting Speciesism One Animal at a Time
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sanctuary Tales: Fighting Speciesism One Animal at a Time

...learn more from our veganism interactive. The interactive will introduce you to the concept of speciesism, which is an important idea that helps us to understand why other animals are often placed in harm’s way. It will also consider how we can respond to the harms of speciesism and what role veganism might play in that process. There is also a range of OpenLearn...
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Participant voices & interactions Beyond The Babble
Society, Politics & Law

Participant voices & interactions Beyond The Babble

...learn more about this installation in this video presenting the work and the staging of it: You may see in the images and the video above that the recordings from the audio booth were projected across several windows across the gallery and on twitter in the form of sound cards: Who am I? @WhoAreWe_2017 @giotita @tateexchange #identity #beyondbabblehttps://t.co/4jSreSEPDS...
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Happy Saint Brigid's Day
OpenLearn Ireland

Happy Saint Brigid's Day

...Francisco] Saint Brigid's Day and Imbolc Saint Brigid's Day falls around the day of Imbolc, one of Gaelic seasonal festivals (generally falling between the 3rd and 6th of February). The modern Christian rituals and the traditional Gaelic celebrations merge today in a day which marks the beginning of spring. [Saint Brigid's Doll] Learn more about religions with OpenLearn...
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The solar system and the night sky
Education & Development

The solar system and the night sky

...other lifeforms out there?! What can I see when I look into the sky at night? What energy we might be able to harness from the solar system on Earth and why this is important for the future of our planet. Could this help reduce climate change? [Banner for Making your learning count – Example study pathways (YXM130) ] Click on the banner above to view other pathways...
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