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Edward Lear's Nonsense Songs
History & The Arts

Edward Lear's Nonsense Songs

...tree and the “elegant fowl” goes demented with grief – treading the characteristically fine line between joy and melancholy in Lear’s writing. Edward Lear – the 20th child of a bankrupt and widowed businessman - was brought up by his elder sister. The young Lear had epilepsy – a condition stigmatised at the time, but he also had precocious artistic gifts. As a...
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Darwin and language diversity
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and language diversity

...tree of Indo-European languages, some words are remarkably similar across several languages, whilst many other words are remarkably different. Revolution or evolution? Why, when languages change, do they often do so in rapid bursts. Warriors or farmers - who spread Indo-European languages? There are two theories about the way that Indo-European languages spread - which...
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The law and social work in Scotland
Health, Sports & Psychology

The law and social work in Scotland

...families affected by social deprivation to those with judges, lawyers and other members of the legal system. The tracks analyse the role of the family in Scottish life in relation to the many voluntary bodies that exist to assist and inform them, and the legal obligations of social workers. Participants from single mothers to solicitors presented their perspectives in a...
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Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...family and friends. There are still many unresolved questions about the nature of entrepreneurship, and as a consequence you can find people with radically different experiences and opinions...In this free course, Entrepreneurial impressions - reflection, you will be encouraged to unpack your own experiences of, and perceptions about, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship....
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Bon départ: beginners’ French second edition
Languages

Bon départ: beginners’ French second edition

...Family greetings Several people introduce their family members Viewing a new home Visiting a flat for sale Describing cities Short description of 5 French towns Directions Asking directions to the tourist office Daily routines audio French people describe their daily routine Daily routines video People talking about daily routine Watching TV People who talk about what...
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World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration

...trees: A site where you can engage, map and also calculate the benefits provided by your local trees. iSpot – a friendly community of nature enthusiasts sharing their photos of nature and learning about them on the way. You can check the communities, from the British Isles, to Hong Kong, South Africa and Chile. Study with The Open University Environment: Journeys...
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A Letter to Earth
Nature & Environment

A Letter to Earth

...trees, which also bear flowers and fruits and shower them on us, have nurtured us for many generations. Who knows how long these trees have been here? Certainly longer than the many human generations who have been nurtured by them. And who knows how many generations of humans have been raised on this Earth? But one thing we know for sure that for eons and eons, we have...
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Hospital: Dementia patients
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hospital: Dementia patients

...families. The Hospital team follow staff at St Marys as they respond health care needs - which might not be best suited to time spent at A&E...Carl & Patricia 75-year-old Carl's dementia has dramatically worsened and his family take him to A&E after he becomes aggressive at home. Patricia, his wife of 25 years, looks after him without the help of carers, but is reaching...
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