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Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...et al., 2004). For Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral only about 3,000 mourners were allowed in the cathedral itself, but it is estimated that 350 million watched the St Paul’s service on television (Klein, 2015). [Described image] Figure 6 Interior view of St Paul’s Cathedral during the funeral of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington in 1852, lithograph, height 67 cm....
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Approaching poetry
History & The Arts

Approaching poetry

...adaptable, and not without a sense of humour. She's ‘not too sure’ why she left ‘me people, me land, me home’ which she remembers for its ‘humming-bird splendour’ but also for the less pleasant ‘big rats in de floorboard’. There's a sense of amazement at ‘de people pouring from de underground system’, but the comment ‘Like beans’, given the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...adapting itself in the long term. Pollution, on the other hand, can be on a very large scale, can happen rapidly, can take a variety of forms, and can upset the ecological balance where it occurs...Understanding water quality: 2 Pollutants - We shall now look at the most common water pollutants, their sources, their effects, and how they can be controlled. A summary is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change

...adapt and adjust and live within that world in which we can still make money, be relevant and be a profitable player with a different business model that is probably more founded on renewables compared to oil and gas. RH: How are you going to do that as a company because you said the writing is on the wall for companies that don’t change, but how do you change an entire...
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Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...adapting them to work more effectively. An example of this was his work on a giant crossbow, which was intended to fire large arrows into enemy lines. The enormous bow was designed to be made in a number of sections which would increase not only the force of the arrow but would also enable flexibility of movement. In the design, a rope was stretched by a mechanical device...
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The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...adapted extract from the Open University course A864 MA Classical Studies Part 2. [Described image] Figure 1 Copy of Discobolus, by Myron (fifth century BCE), marble. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Photo: Ancient Art and Architecture Collection Ltd/Bridgeman Images...The body in antiquity: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to:...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...adapted extract from the Open University course A276 Classical Latin: the language of ancient Rome...Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid: Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should have: gained a deeper understanding of ‘epic poetry’ in the ancient world explored the Aeneid’s central themes, in particular Roman values read in detail some passages of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...Adapted from Mestel, R. (1995) Minor fault, major disaster, New Scientist, 28 January 1995, IPC Magazines Ltd. Figure 7 International Seismological Centre Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University -...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs