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The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Adam Smith

...educated, urban Presbyterians that later came to be known as the “Scottish Enlightenment”. Like most of the ‘enlightened’ elite of Edinburgh and Glasgow, Smith was a strong supporter of the 1707 Union of the English and Scottish Parliaments. He had no time for romantic views of Scotland’s Celtic past: for him, the Highland clans represented a past not far...
Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap
Society, Politics & Law

Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap

...education, improved healthcare and go far in addressing some of the worst aspects of poverty. Ensuring that large corporate bodies, many of which will be represented at the Davos summit, pay their taxes is central to Oxfam’s arguments about how to address such rising inequalities. Social harms and austerity $7.6 trillion of individuals’ wealth sits offshore, thereby...
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...Open University. I’ll be your guide throughout the course and each week, I’ll let you know what’s coming up. We’re going to focus on a skill that is central to the writing of all stories and novels – creating characters. Through course you’ll explore various ideas and exercises to help you develop your own characters and then reveal them to your reader....
John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
History & The Arts

John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

...Open University course A230 : Reading and studying literature. It can also be found in the publication Anita Pacheco and David Johnson (eds) (2012) The Renaissance and Long Eighteenth Century, published by The Open University and Bloomsbury Academic...John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Presenting information
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Presenting information

...National Statistics website: Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: How the immune system combats viral infection: Introduction - During the COVID-19 pandemic, you will have heard a lot about antibodies and how vaccines induce neutralising antibodies that protect against infection. But antibodies are just one element of immune...
Philosophy: the nature of persons
History & The Arts

Philosophy: the nature of persons

...other materials included in this course are derived from content originated at the Open University or Public Domain. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it
Society, Politics & Law

The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it

...resources exploring what the Good Friday Agreement brought to our lives in the 25 years since its signing. The evolution of the American Irish influence The Irish of America have agitated on behalf of Ireland since before the creation of the United States of America. But it is only in recent years that the United States has responded in a manner that has soothed Irish...