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Ireland and the Battle of The Somme
OpenLearn Ireland

Ireland and the Battle of The Somme

...le Transloy, and at Ancre Heights, during which the decision was taken to terminate the campaign. With troops exhausted, casualties mounting and no sign of a breakthrough, it ended on 18 November 1916. The consequences of the Somme campaign The Somme has become emblematic of the hopeless, futile, apparently interminable slaughter of World War One. During the battle,...
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Perceptions of English literature
History & The Arts

Perceptions of English literature

...of The Open University course A230 Reading and studying literature... How English is English literature? Can we still consider English literature English? What is English literature? Authors discuss the literature they were exposed to as children. New voices During the wave of independence many writers from the de-colonised countries began to have their work published....
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It's a run-off: Argentina's presidential election goes to a second round
Society, Politics & Law

It's a run-off: Argentina's presidential election goes to a second round

...de Kirchner at a fever pitch, Argentina is suddenly facing its first ever presidential runoff. Against all predictions, the provisional results from the first round show the ruling Victory Front (VF) candidate Daniel Scioli with a tight lead of 36.78%, followed by the Cambiemos (Let’s Change) coalition with 34.40%. Former Kirchner ally Sergio Massa of A New Alternative...
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How do fire controls harm biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

How do fire controls harm biodiversity?

...de Oliveira Andrade...[Savanna Hawk] A savannah Hawk perches on a fence post in Pantanal, Brazil Policies that prevent fires caused by people in El Cerrado (the Brazilian savannah) lead to biodiversity losses because they promote the expansion of forests with dense vegetation. This is the main conclusion of a study that examined impacts over the last 30 years in parts of...
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Week 1 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 1 Civilisations: The debate

...de Brassempouy (BBC USE)] Dame de Brassempouy c. 23000 - 20000 BC Welcome to the first post-viewing discussion of Civilisations. I was one of the OU's academic consultants on the series and for close to two years now we have been watching this hugely amibtious series develop. Tonight's episode was the first of nine that are going to take you chronologically all the way...
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The genetics of autism
Health, Sports & Psychology

The genetics of autism

...de novo mutations, can also play a role in the development of autism. Researchers think that these de novo gene variants may play a more prominent role in those families where just one person has autism (also called sporadic autism). The occurrence of new genetic changes, not inherited from either parent, could explain why in some families only one person is affected by...
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How Trump tweets
Society, Politics & Law

How Trump tweets

...mode of address – Trump often tweets as if addressing an individual in conversation (“do you believe it?”). This of course helps to create the illusion of intimacy and shared experience. The point is that this is supposed to be so far away from conventional political discourse as to be thought refreshing and different. We tend not to expect statesmen to be so...
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We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education
Education & Development

We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education

...mode of education changed the education capital of whole families, in addition to just children and young people. In this doctoral, mixed-methods study, families (including young people) were asked to attribute value (High; Medium; Less; None) to several statements related to educational spaces, curriculum and educators [1]. The results were somewhat surprising....
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