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Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution
History & The Arts

Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution

...Open University course A113 Revolutionsand is part of a set of four OpenLearn courses, covering Revolutions of the Sixties. Transcript...Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution: Introduction - This free course, Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution, will introduce you to issues around the sexual revolution and how this, alongside other contemporary social revolutions of...
Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research
Languages

Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research

...sources and energetically borrowed and adapted them to his purpose. He used the name of the French novelist and playwright Jean Genet for his single The Jean Genie but influences run deeper than mere name-dropping. Bowie studied avant garde theatre and mime under Lindsay Kemp, who trained under the famous French actor and mime Marcel Marceau. For his album Scary Monsters,...
Stress and Burnout in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and Burnout in Aviation

...source of stress – perfectionism, a personality factor that generates a constant stress to be perfect external sources of stress – e.g., commercial pressure, pressure to perform stemming from an over-bearing manager/captain physically created stress – related to training and/or poor recovery, e.g., lack of sleep and poor nutrition. [Serious male pilot flying a...
Volkswagen scandal will send costly ripples through auto industry
Money & Business

Volkswagen scandal will send costly ripples through auto industry

...source of particulate emissions. “Clean diesel” engines of the last decade are designed to emit 97% less sulfur emissions, and yet still get as much as 30% better fuel economy than comparable gasoline-powered engines. This gave the cars both a “green” image and a fuel efficient one as well. This led customers to pay more for a diesel car. But without that expected...
Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace

...source described the Belfast republican Bobby Storey as the “political voice of the Army” - meaning of the IRA - doing meetings in areas where there are problems. Twenty-four hours later, on the eve of significant political negotiations, I watched one of those republican set pieces; Gerry Adams conducting the orchestra inside the Europa Hotel on a night when I watched...
Oedipus: The message in the myth
History & The Arts

Oedipus: The message in the myth

...sources for the Greek myths. Let's look at just two aspects of what this means. First, Homer gives one version of the myth, but we very commonly find different versions elsewhere – there is no single, canonical version of any Greek myth. Second, when Homer gives at any length a myth from outside his main storyline, he gives it paradigmatically. That is to say, the myth...
Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...Open University’s Classical Studies courses and qualifications....Exploring ancient Greek religion: Introduction - The ancient Greeks did not have a term equivalent to the English word ‘religion’. However, their world was populated by numerous figures they both recognised and worshipped as divinities. Among these figures was Amphiaraos (pronounced am-fi-ah-RAY-os),...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...Open University course U116 Environment: journeys through a changing world...Waste management and environmentalism in China: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify some of the environmental impacts of economic growth understand some concepts to more sustainably manage waste and resources identify some of the emerging social...