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Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...change in their understanding of their own behaviour and the behaviour of others was a positive event. He makes a further defence that we have to treat all people with respect and that this involves allowing them to make choices even if those choices are not always for the best. In direct response to Baumrind’s criticisms he wrote: I started with the belief that every...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...change in Rome, and Augustus’ position as emperor was initially fragile and controversial. Key to his success in holding onto power was his masterful use of visual propaganda to cement his position and underline his legitimacy. The course examines the various roles Augustus constructed in an attempt to appeal to as many people as possible, and highlights the central...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Beginners’ German: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ German: food and drink

...changes depending on whether it follows ich, du etc. Only the second and third person singular (du and er/sie/es) forms of essen are irregular, with a change in the vowel sound. Table 4 ESSEN TRINKEN ich esse ich trinke du isst / Sie essen du trinkst / Sie trinken er/sie/es isst er/sie/es trinkt wir essen wir trinken ihr esst / Sie essen ihr trinkt / Sie trinken sie essen...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
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
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...change...Eating for the environment: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify the diversity of ingredients on dinner plates from around the world list the ingredients of a dinner plate and place them on the taxonomic tree recognise traditional and cultural associations of food identify geographical origins of different foods and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 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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