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Impossible Peace 2: Where have all the leaders gone?
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Where have all the leaders gone?

...social enterprises Mejdi Tours. Text transcript I began working in peacebuilding 27 years ago and soon realized the power of travel as an act of peacemaking. We often become trapped in our own perspectives, unable to see a way out of conflict. I come to Ireland to remember that peace is possible. As a Palestinian American, I deeply connect with the Northern Irish...
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Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation

...Social Mobility. You make thousands of decisions every day, some are are trivial, and some are hard and could affect your future. Personal financial decisions (decisions related to your income, spending, savings or investing) are usually hard and could have a significant impact on your life. So what about young people? [A cartoon illustration of two young adults thinking...
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Introducing environment
Nature & Environment

Introducing environment

...social housing A look at the council's plans to improve the energy efficiency of council homes. No ordinary house? A conventional -looking home is a cutting-edge example of self-sufficient living. Selling the green dream Developers can build eco-houses, but who buys them? The green pioneers What it's like to live in the innovative Hockerton settlement. Garden gold The...
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This Student Life
OpenLearn Ireland

This Student Life

...social sciences... Welcome to the OU Our three students are preparing to enter the world of study. A journey begins Studying gets underway, our students get online and find out about the Student Connections Conference. First Tutorial It’s the weekend of the first tutorial, Donna and Neil meet for the first time and discuss the Online Student Conference Brief Encounter...
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Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...social sustainability (ethics and wellbeing), financial sustainability, and network sustainability. This free course, Supply chain sustainability, introduces four sustainability perspectives and discusses how these perspectives can assess the sustainability of any supply chain...To survive in today’s competitive environment, organisations need not only have an efficient...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Is English squeezing out local languages in Uganda?
Languages

Is English squeezing out local languages in Uganda?

...social class, status and prestige. There is no recent census on the use of English. But in 1972, the linguist Peter Ladefoged revealed that only 21% of Ugandans were able to hold a conversation in English. English remains the major medium of instruction despite the introduction of a local language policy in primary schools. All in all, Ugandans consider English to be the...
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Why Bernie Sanders could determine the shape of America for years to come
Society, Politics & Law

Why Bernie Sanders could determine the shape of America for years to come

...social issues, voting rights, electoral issues and environmental issues are as likely to be settled by the Supreme Court as by legislation. The bitter sentiment in the Republican base – the feeling among the white middle class in particular that America has been taken away from them – is sent into overdrive by the prospect of a Supreme Court oriented towards liberal...
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Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics
Languages

Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics

...social media. In linguistics and philosophy, there’s a distinction here between ‘using’ a word and ‘mentioning’ it. By mentioning the word (i.e. quoting someone else’s use of it) – and doing so with the full, uncensored version – Black was highlighting just how misogynistic, and extreme much of the abuse she gets is. For the most part, though, swearing in...
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