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Philosophy: the nature of persons
History & The Arts

Philosophy: the nature of persons

...change the direction of the debate surrounding determinism. Strawson, as you will see, divides his paper into numbered sections. This is because he has a reasonably small number of relatively discrete points to make, and the sections help the reader to see where the discussion begins and ends. This is not the only way of doing this; you might prefer to use explicit...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Egyptian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Egyptian mathematics

...changed to reveal a civilisation more pragmatic and down-to-earth. In this course, we shall investigate what we now know of Egyptian mathematics, and how we know it. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Mathematics...Egyptian mathematics: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of how hieroglyphs...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Introduction to Spanish
Languages

Introduction to Spanish

...change in the vast majority of Spanish verbs. The stem serves as the base to which we add endings. There is a different ending for each person. These are the endings in the singular for all regular verbs ending in - ar. Hablar is the infinitive – to speak. Yo – hablo – I speak, or as an example: Hablo japonés – I speak Japanese. Hablas – tú – the second...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury
Education & Development

‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury

...changing face of racism [Lady Hussey]Lady Susan Hussey (Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II)Events around the case, escalated quickly. Eyewitnesses described Lady Hussey’s questioning as ‘offensive, racist and unwelcoming’. The Palace issued a statement saying the incident was ‘unacceptable and deeply regrettable’ adding that racism had no place in British...
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Art in Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

Art in Renaissance Venice

...climate, fresco does not survive. However, it was the city’s maritime situation that meant Venetian art was open to cultural influences from the East – and one of the most important of these influences came from Byzantium. Two of the central categories of Byzantine art, both of which bear on the Bellini pictures, are mosaics and icons. 26 From its earliest days until...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
David Hume
History & The Arts

David Hume

...changes were wide ranging and driven by many factors. Religion touched every aspect of cultural life, as you will witness. The focus for the present course will be on debates surrounding the existence of God and an afterlife and the moral permissibility of suicide. These discussions are as fascinating today as they were then, but beyond this they shed light on the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...change the way you view forum writing. It is important to tackle any nervousness you may feel about posting on online learning forums. This is because, as you discovered in Session 1, forums can provide clear benefits for your learning. These benefits are perhaps best summarised in the words of one of the students who responded to the survey for the study on using online...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening
Society, Politics & Law

Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening

...changed? Then, who do you identify with? and what do you do in terms of acting for what you believe in? Giota: Can you describe how these participants experience expressing themselves across these issues with examples from your previous projects? Lucia: By inviting people to reveal personal journeys and stories you get to understand how they got to certain conclusions or...
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