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A reader's guide to Cold Comfort Farm
Health, Sports & Psychology

A reader's guide to Cold Comfort Farm

...out of committing suicide, and was astonished to realize that he was actually relishing their melodramatic conversation. Her family seemed partial to creating scenes, but with a clear thread of pretence running through their ‘performances’. Gibbons felt that the genre of the rural novel – ‘The Loam and Lovechild School of Fiction’ - had run its course and...
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About Transition to Higher Education in Northern Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

About Transition to Higher Education in Northern Ireland

...out more about university life. Take a look around and explore all of the different support on offer. Moving on to higher education is a big step, but it needn’t be a scary one. This hub will help you prepare for higher education with confidence and give you a clearer picture of what your new life in higher education might look like. The Transition to Higher Education...
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Star Wars: The use of myth
History & The Arts

Star Wars: The use of myth

...The psychological certainty that good will prevail over evil is a vital ingredient in the success of the Star Wars franchise. Equally important is the sociological significance of cinema and popular culture more generally as a means of story-telling for audiences enmeshed in the great, fragmenting centrifuge of post-modernity. Find out more about myths in popular culture...
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Global Handwashing Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Global Handwashing Day

...out more about disease prevention and the importance of handwashing, hygiene and sanitation in these free courses from The Open University. The theme of this year’s Global Handwashing Day is “Clean hands are within reach”. Changes in handwashing behavior are often temporary; think how often a small child has to be reminded to wash their hands, but for handwashing to...
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Finding a mentor
Money & Business

Finding a mentor

...out. They will usually help by listening to your thoughts and ideas and asking questions to help you think more clearly about them. A mentor can be someone you work with who has experience relevant to your line of work. This is usually not your line manager, unless your employer requires it, or you work in a particularly learning-focused organisation. If you are not in...
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Learn with Start Up Loans
Money & Business

Learn with Start Up Loans

...out more about The Open University's Business and Management courses and qualifications [British Business Bank logo] Start Up Loans is committed to helping UK business owners realise their business dreams. Whether that’s making a business idea a reality, or helping new businesses to grow, through funding, mentoring and support, we’re here to help UK businesses get off...
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So, you want to work in the video gaming industry
Science, Maths & Technology

So, you want to work in the video gaming industry

...out in the wild, and talking to people about it, or people bring it up without knowing that I’ve worked on it. And it’s this nice feeling of like, ‘Oh yeah, I did that!’ And them enjoying it as well. What advice would you give to someone looking to work in your industry? What skills are required? Transcript. The main thing would be: make games, learn what you...
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Environmental Science in the Field
Science, Maths & Technology

Environmental Science in the Field

...out a field study in a predominantly limestone-rich environment, identifying the depositional and erosional environments associated with a particular area and annotating to sketches. Habitat Study Habitat Study Phase One: indentifying the underlying geology using the vegetation cover, and describing the relationship between grass species and the underlying soils....
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