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The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...become a renowned teacher and conductor. Her precocious musical gifts were apparent from the age of just two. Unfortunately, she also became ill with bronchial pneumonia at the same age, and her immune system was permanently weakened. She was ill for almost the rest of her life, suffering from regular flare-ups of the chronic intestinal tuberculosis which ultimately led...
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How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?
Education & Development

How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?

...become convinced that we do not have a race problem in policing, rather we have a race problem in society that is reflected in policing’ (Peeples, 2020, p. 23). If we believe this is true, then we have much collective work to do. In order to address racial inequality and disproportionality in the criminal justice system, we need to better understand how racism (in...
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Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer

...become engaged in. It is not on our agenda. However, the issue of military material is something that the Ulster Volunteer Force are very actively discussing. We recognise that society is changing. We, engaged in the (consultation) process that we are, wish to be responsible about military materials. We do not want to see a Northern Ireland awash with weapons and plagued...
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The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

...become bodies held together by ‘sinew of ivy’ and ‘knots of thorns’. There is no actual mention of cold, but the overall effect of the living room and its ‘bare frames’ is of a creature with all of its clothing and protective layers torn off. There is a sense of foreboding, which is echoed by the doom-laden simile of ‘a fleet of sinking ships.’ Shine...
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Biofuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Biofuels

...become available to other countries and hopefully those countries will feel the same imperative eventually to become energy efficient and put in place all the renewable systems. I So if I had to put you on the spot and give you a statement and just to see whether you would go along with it, so would you say that the future was and if not what is it? CS Oh no. I don't...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...become New Orleans, and there would be no Superdomes in their city. These were code words for: if you are poor and Black, you are not crossing the Mississippi River, and you are not getting out of New Orleans. … All day long, we saw other families, individuals and groups make the same trip up the incline in an attempt to cross the bridge, only to be turned away – some...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...become the OAP capital of the UK, you would also need to know: What percentage of people aged 60+ and 80+ will other areas have by 2026? Are 25% and 5.15% actually particularly high? Is 5.15% of the population aged 80+ by 2026 an usually high proportion for a UK town, or is it quite typical? How reliable are these projections? Where do they come from and is it a reputable...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Wales)

...students passed their Maths GCSE this year at Longfield High School. 395 passed last year. Approximately how many students passed GCSE Maths over the last two years? Four armchairs cost £595. What is the approximate cost of one armchair? [Described image] Figure 9 How much for one armchair? A box contains 18 pencils. A company orders 50 boxes. Approximately how many...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs