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...social mishaps, which escalate to the point of absurdity. All that human silliness has a social function. It's meant to make us cringe so hard we won't make similar mistakes in the real world. And no matter how anarchic they get, it all resolved happily at the end in that boring, old social mender, marriage. But worry not you singletons, some writers satirise their...

...interaction of models (comprising certain fixed elements) with variable elements. Composers and performers alike must learn the models as well as the rules or procedures involved in controlling variable elements. When we study musical creation, whether we call it composition or improvisation, we can consider both the nature of the models used and the ways in which they...

...interactive quizzes at the end of each session. The Session 4 quiz will provide you with an opportunity to earn a digital badge to demonstrate your new skills. You can read more on how to study the course and about badges in the next sections. After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate awareness of the attitudes of young people to matters of religious...

...social advancement and entertainment, on what was known as the Grand Tour. A central objective was to gain exposure to the cultures of classical antiquity, particularly in Italy. In this free course, you’ll explore some of the different kinds of cultural encounters that fed into the Grand Tour, and will explore the role that they play in our study of Art History,...