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Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...De Spectaculis (‘On the Spectacles’), written to commemorate the inaugural gladiatorial games which were held in the amphitheatre over a period of 100 days in 80 CE. Martial’s poetry was often overtly flattering to his imperial patrons, as the celebratory tone of the opening poem in the collection makes clear: Let savage Memphis speak not of the Wonders that are her...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
May the Forza be with you: Star Wars in other languages
Languages

May the Forza be with you: Star Wars in other languages

...des étoiles in French, Krieg der Sterne in German, for example), the Italian translation refers to the wars (in plural) of the stars (Guerre stellari) and the Spanish translation to the war of the galaxies (La guerra de las galaxias). This only applies to the original trilogy, however, the subsequent prequels were named Star Wars (in English), followed by the translation...
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Article 10 mins
Impossible Peace 2: Bullets in their socks
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Bullets in their socks

...the part of it involving the UDA. In a handwritten note dated June 2025, the paramilitary ‘brigadier’ Jackie McDonald shares some more detail, including how the Canadian General John de Chastelain had invited him to use the electric saw to cut up a few machine guns. He writes that he did so with mixed feelings, and then offers the standout line:...
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Article 5 mins
Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...table? Indeed – superstitions assume that beneath life’s randomness is a supernatural force (or forces) that we should try not to fall foul of. Superstition and society Throughout human history, charms, rites and rituals have been used to attempt to retake control of life, particularly in times of distress and uncertainty. During the COVID-19 pandemic new...
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Article 10 mins
Tarddiad Celtaidd yr iaith Gymraeg
Education & Development

Tarddiad Celtaidd yr iaith Gymraeg

...tabl canlynol yn dangos geiriau Gaeleg, Gwyddeleg, Cymraeg a Chernyweg sy’n awgrymu eu bod wedi datblygu o un iaith Geltaidd gyffredin. GAELEG YR ALBAN GWYDDELEG CYMRAEG CERNYWEG SAESNEG aimsir aimsir amser - time, weather anail anáil anadl anall breath cath cath cad kas battle caol caol cul cul slender cnò cnó cneuen know nut creamh creamh craf - wild garlic cù cú...
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Article 5 mins
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...Table 1, below, summarises the different sources of finance that will be discussed in Section 1.2 and 1.3, according to the categorisation described above. Table 1 Sources of finance INTERNAL EXTERNAL DEBT EQUITY SHORT-TERM Debt factoring Invoice discounting Working capital management Bank overdrafts Bank loans Crowdfunding Peer-to-peer lending Crowdfunding LONG-TERM...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Advanced German: Fragen der Identität
Languages

Advanced German: Fragen der Identität

...des Open University Kurses L333 German Studies über ihre Identität. Sehen Sie sich die beiden Videoclips an und notieren Sie Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Autorinnen. CHRISTINE PLEINES Hallo, mein Name ist Christine Pleines. Ich arbeite seit vielen Jahren bei der Open University und es macht mir immer viel Freude, bei der Entwicklung von unseren...
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Level 3: Advanced 13 hrs
Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...Table 1. Here, concentrations are given as 'mixing ratios' - the measure of atmospheric composition that has become familiar to policy makers and other stakeholders in the climate change debate (Figure 8). The term is explained in Box 3. [Figure 8] Figure 8 According to the 500 PPM company, 'Our name is our mission: 500 PPM means 500 parts per million - a critical value...
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Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs