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National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...systems of England and Wales were completely integrated and elected representatives for both countries sat in the House of Commons at Westminster (Dickinson, 2007). Although Scotland and England shared the same monarch from 1603, the Kingdom of Scotland remained a distinct political entity with its own representative institution, the Parliament of Scotland, until 1707....
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...systems make some kinds of information more easily retrievable than others and hence give more weight to that information in decision making. Question 2 Stomach cancer causes more deaths than motor accidents by a ratio of more than two to one. Yet most people believe motor accidents cause more deaths. The news media are more likely to carry vivid accounts of motor...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Take your teaching online Badge icon
Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...system teach ITCSE English and do some private tutoring as well. And there's talk of my teaching developing and expanding, and I'll be teaching A-level English shortly as well. The particular institution I work for uses a system of synchronous lessons. So the students log in at the same time as I do, and we have a class. We use software, which is called Electa. And within...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Exploring depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring depression

...system gets broken. It's maladaptive.' People come to me and say 'I think, though, if I just stick it out for another year, I think I can just get through this'. And I always say to them 'You may get through it, but you'll never be 37 again. Life is short, and that's a whole year you're talking about giving up.' Think it through. It's a strange poverty of the English...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...system, because there's a knock-on effect for investment in skills and other training. All of the studios, and a lot of the visual effects companies who are basically being funded through their work with the studios, pass on quite a lot of those benefits to independent producers and lower budget film-making at a lower cost as well. But what we do have, which is very...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?

...political system for peaceful administration or transfer of power. But whenever it collapses and for whatever cause, the world can only expect a new ISIS to emerge every time one disappears until we Muslims are able to discuss openly the deadlock in reforming Sharia.[The Conversation]> This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Article 10 mins
Valuing death at home: making preparations
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death at home: making preparations

...system in your area, which can be done with your local community nurse or carer support groups. There are also Death Doulas who offer support like Birth Doulas. Building a support networkCaring is a privilege, a joy and hard work. We all often find it hard to accept help but having a network of people who can support you can make all the difference. Looking after someone...
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Article 5 mins
Ireland and the Battle of The Somme
OpenLearn Ireland

Ireland and the Battle of The Somme

...systems, emplacements and manpower, whilst causing craters which made orderly advance impossible. The role of the 36th (Ulster) Division War provided northern unionists with an opportunity to demonstrate their loyalty to Empire, and the War Office agreed to raise an army unit from the Ulster Volunteer Force, the 36th (Ulster) Division. It arrived in France in October...
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Article 10 mins