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The Iliad: List of characters
History & The Arts

The Iliad: List of characters

...out more about The Open University's Classical Studies courses and qualifications The hero Achilles is the son of the mortal Peleus, and Thetis, an immortal sea nymph. He is the greatest Greek warrior in the story of the Trojan War; the plot of Homer’s Iliad is driven by Achilles’ anger. When Achilles was born his mother tried to make him immortal by dipping him in...
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Upset forging
Science, Maths & Technology

Upset forging

...out more about The Open University's Science courses and qualifications Horizontal forging [Diagram to demonstrate 'Upset forging' - see article] [Diagram to demonstrate 'Upset forging' - see article] Horizontal forging machines increase the cross-sectional area of a portion of the bar. Forgings are produced while still attached to the ends of the bar stock. The length of...
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Free online courses for refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Free online courses for refugees

...out more about The Open University's courses and qualifications Below is a list of resources which we hope will be of interest to asylum seekers and refugees who wish to discover free online courses from The Open University and other providers. These include free courses for learning English to information about working as a translator. We also provide links to some of...
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Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging
Languages

Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging

...out about The Open University's English courses Digital technologies such as WhatsApp and other messaging apps are now deeply embedded into many people’s daily lives. Mobile conversations interweave in complex ways with offline activities, interrupting and being interrupted by what we’re doing in the real world. Phone messaging adds another layering to our already...
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Park Hill Estate
History & The Arts

Park Hill Estate

...out onto a twelve-feet wide access deck ('street'), which ran from one side of the scheme to the other. Bridges carried the street through the entire scheme, allowing milk floats to trundle from door to door. Jack Lynn was worried that the lobby space in other Modernist estates tended to become a no-man's land, serving neither public needs nor offering privacy to...
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War Memorials
History & The Arts

War Memorials

...out how a Bible study class from the West Midlands came to erect a war memorial on top of a mountain in Scotland! Photo of Ben Nevis memorial plaque courtesy of coda on Flicker. Some rights reserved Symbolising values We may be somewhat ambivalent about war memorials, though. One could argue that World War II was fought for ideals of democracy and freedom, but previous...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal

...out for him in wake of test rigging scandal”. These revelations of cheating also point to broader issues of innovation and technology. A traditionally assumed advantage of capitalism is its promotion of technological advancements and innovation at all levels of production. Yet the VW case shows the reverse side of this ingenuity. Here the company was incentivized to...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: How to Manage a Boardroom
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: How to Manage a Boardroom

...out that studies are ambiguous as to whether such quotas actually increase a company’s success. Perhaps even more worrying is that these efforts are quite narrowly focused – speaking only to the empowerment of elite women, and not to the general problems facing the vast majority of working women. For a critical examination of these issues, read “The race for...
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