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Twin Town a sinema Gymreig ar ddiwedd y nawdegau
History & The Arts

Twin Town a sinema Gymreig ar ddiwedd y nawdegau

...t. 27). I wrthbwyso'r feirniadeth hon, dadleuodd eraill fod Twin Town yn nodi aeddfedrwydd diwylliannol newydd wrth i Gymru ddod yn ddigon hyderus i chwerthin am ben parodi o'i heiconau diwylliannol ei hun yn debyg i'r ffordd y cafodd y Gwyddelod eu portreadu yn y gyfres ddrama deledu Father Ted (Perrins, 2000). Roedd House of America yn bortread llawer mwy cynnil o...
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Sea level rise in Bangladesh
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Bangladesh

...T. Papaioannou (Eds), New Perspectives in International Development, Open University Burdett, M. (2018) ‘Societal impacts of climate change: Sea level rise’ https://geographycasestudysite.wordpress.com/societal-impacts-of-climate-change-sea-level-rise/ Accessed 10th January 2020 Climate Central
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Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers
Education & Development

Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers

...T. and Coles, B. (2022) Children’s Reading Choices: What are children choosing to read and how do they choose? The Open University https://ourfp.org/reads/ Cremin, T., Hempel Jorgensen, A. & Mukherjee, S. (2019) The Reading Road Map: A Report for Islington Library Services. Cremin, T. Hendry, H., Rodriguez Leon, L. and Kucirkova, N. (2022) (eds) Reading Teachers:...
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Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
OpenLearn Ireland

Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...Le Fanu’s Carmilla (1872) will give you a chance to see features of the Gothic at work within a literary example from the period. You can then try out some of these devices for yourself through a creative writing exercise. Let’s begin by setting out the basic characteristics of what is meant by ‘the Gothic’ in literature. What is Gothic? What do you think of when...
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Article 45 mins
Equity-based research design
Education & Development

Equity-based research design

...T., Kunock, A.I. and Fox, A. (2023) ‘Ethics for educational research in regions of protracted armed conflict and crisis: a participatory community project in the Lake Chad region’, Community Development Journal, 58(1) pp. 102–20. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsac040 (Accessed: 23 April 2025). Cook-Sather, A. (2016) ‘Creating brave spaces within and...
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The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...Le Doux, 1997The startle effect is also known as the ‘amygdala hijack’ because the amygdala is central to the startle response (Le Doux, 2000). The amygdala is a structure in the limbic system that is involved directly with motivation, particularly related to survival and our emotions. It is also responsible for processing emotions such as fear, pleasure, and anger....
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Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America

...T., Garrido, C., & Scrivener, S. (2018). ¡ Exacto! A practical guide to Spanish grammar. En cuanto a libros de lectura, hay excelentes opciones para leer (en español o en inglés) durante un viaje por Hispanoamérica. Una sugerencia es Cómo viajar sin ver. Latinoamérica en tránsito de Andrés Neuman. Aunque no sean narraciones de viaje, los clásicos de la narrativa...
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Plato, opinions and the statues of Daedalus
History & The Arts

Plato, opinions and the statues of Daedalus

...T. Siminius in Pompeii. The same might be said of Plato himself. By writing dialogues, Plato, no less than Socrates, avoids simply presenting us with his opinions, but instead encourages us to think about the questions for ourselves. As we read one of his dialogues, we can imagine ourselves joining in the conversation, giving our own answers to Socrates’ questions and...
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