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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...with philosophy”. Transcript References Hobbes, Thomas. (2017 [1651]). Leviathan. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Spinoza, Benedictus de. (2016 [1670]). “Theological-Political Treatise”, in The Collected Works of Spinoza. Volume II, trans. Edwin Curley. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Discover more articles like this Study a free course on human rights and politics...
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How can we improve teaching about Islam?
Education & Development

How can we improve teaching about Islam?

...de los Juegos, commissioned by Alphonse X of Castile in the 13th century There has been much misinformation about Islam. Reports in Western media tend to perpetuate stereotypes that Islam is a violent religion and Muslim women are oppressed. Popular films like “American Sniper” reduce places like Iraq to dusty war zones, devoid of any culture or history. Fears and...
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Tarddiad Celtaidd yr iaith Gymraeg
Education & Development

Tarddiad Celtaidd yr iaith Gymraeg

...de, y gorllewin a’r gogledd, gan ehangu eu teyrnasoedd a chreu holltau rhwng siaradwyr y Frythoneg. [Dyma fap o ogledd-orllewin Ewrop, gyda saethau’n dangos symudiad o ogledd yr Almaen a Denmarc heddiw i Northymbria a Mersia (yr Eingl), Dwyrain Anglia (y Sacsoniaid) a Wessex (y Jiwtiaid). ] Dyma fap o ogledd-orllewin Ewrop, gyda saethau’n dangos symudiad o ogledd yr...
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Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship
History & The Arts

Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship

...de-personalizing of complex issues. This results in overt generalisations, reductionism, a lack of depth, and more recently, a global populist political backlash. [The Audio Booth; Photo Credit: Lucia Scazzocchio. All rights reserved.] The Audio Booth; Photo Credit: Lucia Scazzocchio. All rights reserved. Following the European Referendum in Britain, for example, the...
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10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...des goûts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas’ (‘each to their own’). Whilst this expression suggests that we should never quibble over colours, chromatic terms can nonetheless provide a rich source of discussion for language learners who want to extend their knowledge of idiomatic expressions in the target language. Indeed, there are many descriptions and...
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History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

...de Sévigné’s letters with Byron’s verse: ‘I do not admire “Madame de Sévigné’s letters,” though the French is excellent [...] yet the sentiment is not novel […] the last Canto of “Childe Harold” (certainly much superior to the others) has delighted me more than I can express. The description of the waterfall is the most exquisite piece of poetry that...
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Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...des ordres et simples dignités (‘Treatise on orders and plain dignities’); the other is from an article by Defoe (1660–1731), a novelist and social commentator, in an eighteenth-century newspaper. Read the two quotations then answer the following questions: How many groups or orders do Loyseau and Defoe identify? What is the basis for their division of society?...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The Labour Party purges
Society, Politics & Law

The Labour Party purges

...de-legitimised his victory was music to the ears of the Labour Right. And some knew, deep down, that if enough of a storm was created about infiltration, this would provide cover for the party apparatus to deny more leftwing activists a vote, and that this could, just about, influence a close result. [Peter Mandelson] Will the former Communist Peter Mandelson find himself...
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