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Cider with Rosie
History & The Arts

Cider with Rosie

...What happened next and walk with Laurie Lee The Secret Life of Books - Find out more about the other books in the series. If you're inspired to try writing some fiction of your own, OpenLearn has plenty of courses, podcasts and advice to turn your ideas into reality. Take your interest further by finding out what it's like to study Creative Writing at the Open University....
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A trip to Brighton
History & The Arts

A trip to Brighton

...course sample: The design and construction of Brighton Pavilion The design of the Pavilion was heavily influenced by the poetry and beliefs of the Romantic movement. Explore the other legacies of the Romantics During the First World War, the Pavilion became a hospital for the troops, as Jeremy Paxman learned Find out more about Jeremy Paxman's series on the Great War for...
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Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work
History & The Arts

Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work

...despite not having money, despite living elsewhere than the south of the country – too! Take part in our Quiz: Which Brontë ​sister wrote it Explore the OU/BBC drama on the Brontë sisters, To Walk Invisible. Read Prof. Sara’s article: Written in blood: Family, sex and violence in Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Practise the Brontës’ art with our free courses...
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Guide to diagrams
Money & Business

Guide to diagrams

...courses and qualifications that include diagramming, the environment and systems thinking. You could try out the 12 hours of learning available in this free study unit on Systems Diagramming. At undergraduate level you could start with Engineering the future or Introducing environment. At postgraduate level, Environmental decision making: a systems approach is also...
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Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster
Science, Maths & Technology

Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster

...course T173 Engineering the future... Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster A short introduction to this album. The history of the Tay Bridge A look at how the Tay Bridge was developed and where it now stands historically. The Tay Bridge Disaster Open University professor, David Swinten reveals there was a violent storm on the evening of the bridge collapsing, while Eleanor...
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9/11: Reflections on political leadership
Society, Politics & Law

9/11: Reflections on political leadership

...course looking at similar political themes, try The Open University's DU301 A world of whose making?... Reflecting on 9/11 Richard Heffernon looks back at the tragedy of 9/11. The United States as a Superpower Is the US the world's only 'Superpower'? Richard Heffernan and Simon Bromley discuss this notion. The impact of 9/11 on the US's political leadership Richard...
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Social Science
Society, Politics & Law

Social Science

...course DD100, An introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Social Sciences - what are they? Two social scientists explain what attracts them to the subject, and explore the differences between 'knowing' and 'doing' social science. Development of the social sciences How the social sciences developed in response to challenges to traditional systems...
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Communication in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication in health and social care

...course K309 Communication in health and social care... Communication in health and social care A short introduction to this album Relationships in two settings Using two locations in the West Midlands, interpersonal relations are analysed in the context of everyday working practice, providing a unique look at intercommunication between agencies. Facilitating...
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