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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
History & The Arts

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

...Open University's History courses and qualifications [Franz Ferdinand approaching his Gräf & Stift car] On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, assassinated the Austrian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. To understand the importance of this event, imagine the Prince of Wales and his wife...
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Roman cookery
History & The Arts

Roman cookery

...Open Minds on a journey back to the Roman table...[Roman banquet] When the Romans arrived in ancient Britain they brought with them a new way of life – new customs, new religions, new foods and new ways of cooking. Food historian Sally Grainger and top gourmet cook Antonio Carluccio visit the Open Minds kitchen to tempt us with some tasty Roman treats. Whilst cooking...
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Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. With England being the host nation and Northern Ireland competing as well, the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro tournament is an opportunity for every home nation to capitalise on the growing popularity of girl’s and women’s football. At the elite level the tournament is another chance for women’s professional...
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The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...Open University’s music courses_.  _ When does a song become a national anthem? Some have been written for that purpose (France), others have been adopted (Scotland). Many take the form of a prayer or supplication (England), and some are a call to arms (Ireland), but it was the rural ballad ‘Glan Rhondda’ (‘The Bank of the [river] Rhondda’) that evolved to be...
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The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars
Society, Politics & Law

The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars

...open to it, so it needs a rapid-cancellation feature if it is not clear that the pulling-out would be safe. An interesting feature of this story is that the California Department of Motor Vehicles has published the accident report on the internet, and it very clearly sets the scene. It is not clear why the bus driver did not have complete control of the bus, or anticipate...
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What’s the big deal about virginity?
History & The Arts

What’s the big deal about virginity?

...Open University's Arts and Humanities courses and qualifications [Vesta ] Vesta, goddess of hearth (palace garden of Sanssouci, Potsdam) by Francois Gaspard Adam, 1758 Virginity, women’s lack of sexual experience before marriage in particular, has been highly valued in many different cultures. Some feminist critics have argued that the high value placed on the virginity...
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Why has Sweden tightened its borders?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has Sweden tightened its borders?

...open and consensual. True, this image has been tarnished by the assassinations of a prime minister and a foreign secretary, riots in Stockholm and the presence of criminal gangs. It could, nevertheless, still be argued that the country has been able to absorb high levels of immigration without widespread serious social and political tensions. Fredrik Reinfeldt, the former...
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Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance
Languages

Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance

...Open University's English courses Phone messaging apps are first and foremost a means of relating to, or connecting with, other people. This means that many anxieties about messaging are really concerns about relationships. Importantly, relationships always involve a balance between, on the one hand, expressing solidarity and connecting with others; and, on the other,...
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