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Wanted! Starlings
Nature & Environment

Wanted! Starlings

...History [A flock of starlings] Once a common bird in the British Isles, the starling is found in a wide range of lowland habitats including woodlands, parks and gardens. Starlings were introduced to many parts of the world during the 19th century including North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. These introductions were often initiated by European...
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Charity Reed
Education & Development

Charity Reed

...history of communication, Summarising text, The African diaspora, The American Civil Rights Movement, Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution, English in the world today, Simone de Beauvoir and the Feminist Revolution, Introducing philosophy and she's currently working on Exploring languages and cultures... as she said, there’s been plenty and quite a variety too. ‘The...
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Colour in Byzantine Art
History & The Arts

Colour in Byzantine Art

...both the visible worldly sky and the invisible heaven above - which by contrasting with the bright white, it brings it even more in the foreground. The message is clear: Christ is light, Christ is pure, hence Christ is the hope and the salvation that lies within brightness and purity. Like the history of art? Try a FREE course Take it further with The Open University...
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What is Diwali?
History & The Arts

What is Diwali?

...of hope – to celebrate the power of light to triumph over darkness, and knowledge to conquer ignorance. Explore more: The importance of Diwali in 5 artworks Bettany Hugh’s Exploring India’s Treasures The history of Halloween - OpenLearn - Open University Hanukkah: a festival of light - OpenLearn - Open University Try a free course or study towards a qualification...
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Why do we feast on so much chocolate at Easter?
History & The Arts

Why do we feast on so much chocolate at Easter?

...history to its association with festivals, and especially those of life, death and rebirth. For that we have to go back before the European invasions of Central and South America. Chocolate was part of the “Food of the Gods” among the Mayans of southern Mexico, Guatemala and neighbouring areas before and during the Conquest. Chocolate is made by roasting and grinding...
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What is forensic science?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is forensic science?

...history of forensic science [Fingerprints taken by William Herschel 1859/60.] Fingerprints taken by William Herschel 1859/60. Forensic science was used to solve important issues and criminal cases long before the term was coined. Famous examples include Archimedes’ discovery that the amount of gold used in King Hiero II’s crown could be could be calculated by...
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Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?

...history” and promised to remove the U.S. from its “unfair” rules. He does not stand alone among Republicans on this issue. Republican senators have expressed dismay about the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal that would join the U.S. with 11 Pacific Rim partners to govern roughly 40 percent of global trade. The language of U.S. trade opponents largely...
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Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats
Society, Politics & Law

Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats

...histories and in a novel and in film – and few estates can claim that! That the rise of the Red Road Flats took place against the large-scale industrial decline of Glasgow and much of Clydeside more generally, is often overlooked in those dominant narratives that simply wish to portray the flats as ‘notorious’, ‘dangerous’ ‘ghettos’, as run-down...
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