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Jean-Paul Sartre and Existential Choice
History & The Arts

Jean-Paul Sartre and Existential Choice

...beings live in anguish. Not because life is terrible. But rather because, we’re ‘condemned to be free’. We're ‘thrown’ into existence, become aware of ourselves, and have to make choices. Even deciding not to choose is a choice. According to Sartre, every choice reveals what we think a human being should be. Find out more about the individual and consciousness...
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Languages

How to learn a language

...thinking of learning a language. Whether it is the first time you are venturing into language learning, or if you have already started, this course will show you how to keep motivated, set your own goals, and develop strategies to learn a language. You will understand what is needed to succeed, and get lots of advice on how to develop the four skills of speaking,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...think about the pictures you keep in your ‘mind's eye’. Now think about the Vietnam War for a few seconds. Try to recall what images you associate with that period. It may be that you are too young to recall anything about the time; you may remember it all too vividly. It really does not matter too much for this exercise. Just see what images come into your mind when...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...Think about leaders you are aware of, either from the media or from your own experience. What do they do every day? What are they needed for? What type of people are they? In the box below, write a sentence or paragraph that aims to capture your view of what a leader is. Discussion You could have approached this in different ways. Did you focus on the personal skills and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Children and young people’s participation
Education & Development

Children and young people’s participation

...thinking about these issues it will be important to reflect on your own assumptions and to critically evaluate relevant research, findings and theory. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of postgraduate study in Education...Children and young people’s participation: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define the complexity of...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
How places affect well-being
Health, Sports & Psychology

How places affect well-being

...think through a typical week in your home. Pick up to three emotions represented by the emoticons below, representing laughter, happiness, indifference, sadness, upset, grumpiness/anger, and love/affection. Now draw these emoticons on your map, in the places where you remember feeling the emotions you have chosen. [Emotions from left to right: laughter, happy,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result
Society, Politics & Law

Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result

...system is clearly the priority. It needs to be fairer and more efficient. But that can only really be done with Europe’s cooperation – and if Europe sets an example. We have to remember that the biggest businesses in Europe often pay less tax than small- and medium-sized businesses. That’s because governments do deals that will lead to favourable conditions for...
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Why is Enceladus a possible home for life - and should we visit to find out?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why is Enceladus a possible home for life - and should we visit to find out?

...system exploration than establishing whether a habitable environment, such as the warm bottom of Enceladus’s ocean, actually does host life. Enceladus is a long way from Earth. If we were able to prove that it hosts life, it would be highly likely that such life had originated there, independently of life on Earth. That would be a crucial discovery. It would provide...
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