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Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
History & The Arts

Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus

...public service. When Faustus fantasises that ‘All things that move between the quiet poles / Shall be at my command’ (ll. 58–9), his speech is inflected with the scientist's and coloniser's desire for control over the natural world (Hopkins, 2000, p. 62). When he tells Mephistopheles that he is not afraid of damnation because he believes instead in the classical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...public and private celebrations, and café and restaurant culture. The word actually refers to both the drink and the convivial moment before a meal. If you are invited out for l’apéritif, don’t expect a full meal. [Described image] Figure 3 L’apéritif Activity 9 Food is a very important part of French culture. As such, there are many French idiomatic expressions...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...public. Activity 6 Greetings Listen to these different short expressions and select their English equivalents. You can listen to them as many times as you need to: just click on each one again to repeat it. If it is helpful, you can also look at the pinyin at the same time by clicking on ‘Transcript’. Select the answer for Question 1a here 你好 nǐ hǎo Audio 6 Hello...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Watching the weather
Nature & Environment

Watching the weather

...public include the raw information on cloud classification or a realistic measure of cloud extent, although a simple pictogram is often used to describe the cloud cover...Watching the weather: 1.2 Weather observations - There is a lot more to taking useful meteorological data than simply reading a handy thermometer. For a start, the measurement instruments must be...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...public if you’re meeting that person for the very first time, regardless of age. Similarly, French Muslims may not exchange kisses as often as other French people do. Activity 4 Look at the photos carefully and, for each one, drag and drop the appropriate description beside the photo. Two young boys leave their grandparents and they all wave goodbye. [Photo of a man and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...health. Links to the Digital Geology Kit appear at relevant points within this course. When you first access the tool you will be prompted to either sign in (if you are already an Open University student), or to register with you email address to create an account free of charge. This only takes a few minutes to do. Note that the interactive activities on the OpenScience...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer trawsnewid digidol
Digital & Computing

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer trawsnewid digidol

...health outcomes and a lower life expectancy, increased loneliness and social isolation, less access to jobs and education. It can mean paying more for essentials, financial exclusion, an increased risk of experiencing poverty. People who are digitally excluded also lack a voice and visibility in the modern world, as government services and democracy increasingly move...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...public imagination. This free course, Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere, examines the emergence of icy satellites of distant planets as potential sites of extraterrestrial life, looks at the potential for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, and speculates on the ethics of searching for life elsewhere in the solar system...The new discipline of astrobiology that is, the science...
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Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs