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Beaghmore Stone Circle
OpenLearn Ireland

Beaghmore Stone Circle

...out hedgerows. And even up until today people will still cut the wildflowers that grow along the base of the hedgerows. We’ve got to stop doing that, because in a way a hedge represents the edge of a wood. These are the oasis for not just the birds but the butterflies. Probably many species of insects maybe were depleted or lost at the time when the planters were taking...
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Am I In Control?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Am I In Control?

...out...[A boy hugging his mum] Julian Rotter coined the phrase ‘locus of control’ in the 1960s. It’s about how much we feel a sense of our own agency and power to affect what happens to us. He argued that people differ consistently in how they attribute causes to either their own acts or to external forces. Rotter found that we tend to blame outside factors when...
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“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004
Society, Politics & Law

“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004

...out a lively and militant strike by public sector nursery nurses in Scotland...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Setting the scene When we think about things like militancy, trade unionism, struggle and fightback, we draw on familiar imagery of braziers at shipyard gates and pitheads. We think of charged mass meetings, packed full of angry...
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Coming to America: The Making of the Irish-American Diaspora
OpenLearn Ireland

Coming to America: The Making of the Irish-American Diaspora

...out more in... The ‘New World’ Beckons: Irish Migration to Britain’s American Colonies The Scots-Irish developed a certain reputation in America in the early days of immigration. How did they make their mark on American culture at this time? Find out more in... Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America Irish emigration to America underwent a...
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Depression, mood and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Depression, mood and exercise

...out daily activities, for at least two weeks. During the time that we suffer a depressive attack we can’t see a reason (can’t find strength) to do anything. Anything… Sometimes it is difficult to even get out of bed. Being depressed can leave us feeling low in energy, which might put us off from being active. Research has shown that regular exercise/physical...
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Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?
Society, Politics & Law

Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?

...out for the third major national vote in two years is tiring enough for those people who are just carrying on with the crucial business of getting on with their lives; asking those same people to turn out to vote for two options they find equally unpalatable is worse still. It could cause lasting damage to relations between voters and the political class. So what’s to...
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A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial
History & The Arts

A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial

...burn that never dies, But bursts thro' clouds in purest hues exprest! The style of the cenotaph is appropriate to its purpose, and harmonises with that of the church. A more suitable spot could scarcely have been selected; and we can imagine that he poet, had he been living, and had the melancholy task of finding a site for his daughter's memorial devolved upon him, would...
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A short guide to the Customs Union: An OpenLearn watching brief
Money & Business

A short guide to the Customs Union: An OpenLearn watching brief

...of Sussex video shows: Transcript Just how big is the Customs Union? This European Commission video shows exactly how much economic activity is taking place across the Customs Union every minute - something which the Commission says "convincingly illustrate[s the Union's] importance to modern Europe". Which is one opinion... Find out more about Brexit in our Brexiting Hub...
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