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Icarus: entering the world of myth
History & The Arts

Icarus: entering the world of myth

...verb in the first stanza (especially line 4); the flow of one line into the next (enjambment) – reflects and simultaneously reinforces the reverie-like state of the poet. The second stanza constitutes a sonnet-like ‘turn’ (the volta which marks a change in direction, pace or tone) as the poet stands in front of Landscape with the Fall of Icarus. Auden’s commentary...
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...verb specere (‘to look at’). But appearances can be deceptive. Males and females of a given species may look different, and many organisms change their appearance as they mature (say, from tadpole to frog or from caterpillar to butterfly). The second approach is also fairly straightforward in most cases. We take it for granted that our robin can breed with other...
Writing what you know
History & The Arts

Writing what you know

...verb was working as hard as the simile. The use of ‘flapped’ revealed how awkward the character was in this setting, and the simile of the grounded fish reflected how he was being thrown into an unfamiliar and threatening world, and wasn't now in charge of his own actions. Your writing will always benefit from exercising your sensory awareness. You can do more of...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga
History & The Arts

Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga

...Les Ruines de Dougga, Tunis, Ministere des Affaires Culturelles, Institut National d'Archeologie et d'Arts) (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Please click to view Plate 1b: Plan of Thugga continued. (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Exploring Thugga (part 1, 8 minutes) PHIL PERKINS: This is the city of Thugga, in the ancient kingdom and Roman Province of Numidia. It lies on the slopes of the valley of...
Cymorth i chi a’ch lles meddyliol
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cymorth i chi a’ch lles meddyliol

...24/7 y DU, am ddim ar y rhwydweithiau ffôn mwyaf, i unrhyw un mewn argyfwng, unrhyw le, unrhyw bryd, os ydych chi’n cael trafferth ymdopi ac eisiau help ar unwaith. Testun: 85258 Switchboard Mae Switchboard yn darparu gwasanaethau gwrando a chyfeirio i’r gymuned LBGTQ+. Mae Switchboard yn rhoi lle diogel i unrhyw un drafod unrhyw beth, gan gynnwys rhywioldeb, hunaniaeth rywiol, iechyd rhywiol lles emosiynol ac iechyd. ......
Astudio meddygaeth yn ddwyieithog
Health, Sports & Psychology

Astudio meddygaeth yn ddwyieithog

...le i fynd efo addysg drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg, yna mae statws a phwysigrwydd yr iaith yn yr ysgolion yn gwanhau, felly wrth rhoi pwysigrwydd a statws i’r Gymraeg yn y prifysgolion, mae hynny’n cynyddu y rheswm o fod yn astudio’r pynciau hynny trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yn yr ysgolion. Ac efallai, gobeithio bydd yn rhoi yr hyder i’r pobl ifanc yma i siarad Cymraeg yn...
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain

...le i weithio. Nid oes amheuaeth bod gweithio hybrid yma i aros ac, os caiff gefnogaeth, gall fod yn newid cadarnhaol iawn i sefydliad, ond mae angen i arweinwyr fabwysiadu cynhwysiant a magu cysylltiadau gyda’u gweithluoedd hybrid. Mae’r cwrs rhad ac am ddim hwn, sy’n rhan o’r casgliad Cefnogi gweithio hybrid a thrawsnewid digidol, wedi’i ddylunio i ganiatáu...
Introducing Homer's Iliad
History & The Arts

Introducing Homer's Iliad

...LE i a / DEO akh i / LE OS. You might have been able to hear that there was a change in the middle of the line. The third foot has been replaced with a spondee. So in the first line of the Iliad, we have two dactyls: Menin aeide the-. One spondee: -A pe-. Two more dactyls: -leia deo akhi-. And a final spondee: -leos. If you go back and listen to the Greek recording again...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs