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Bill Hare - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill Hare - Stories of Change

...Research RH: This interview is for some documentaries I’m doing for the BBC on the radio and also some other radio pieces and also for a bank of interviews to act as a historical reference, so when people look back, historians look back from 20 years’ ago they’ll say, ‘What were they thinking in those days?’ Are you happy for all those things? BH: I’m happy!...
Exploring the boundaries between religion and culture
History & The Arts

Exploring the boundaries between religion and culture

...research, and they find themselves. [MUSIC PLAYING] Belonging to land and ancestors Discussion The flow between ritual and performance is an interesting example of a relationship between religion and culture. You might also be familiar with other examples. Music originally intended for religious ceremonies (such as Catholic Masses, Islamic Sufi dhikr, Hindu and Sikh...
The science of sperm
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sperm

...children are not the genetic offspring of the man considered to be their father.) But sperm count alone is not the only factor that determines fertility. To understand the biology behind male fertility it must first be understood how sperm are produced, how they are transported from the man, and then how they fight their way to their final prize - the egg that may be...
Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America

...children liked to read. William published his first Reader in 1836 and three more followed. His brother Alexander completed the fifth and sixth readers. Each reader was progressively more challenging than the previous one. They were ‘eclectic’ in that they contained stories, poems, essays and speeches. Many of the stories depicted life on the American frontier in an...
Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...children acknowledge the presence of these cultural forces within them. Propitiation dances Spaniards also focus their dances, although to a much lesser extent, to influence farming practices as well as the destiny of the dead. Interestingly, the city of Cordoba stands out for their propitiation dancing practices. As all the other types of ritual dance, these dances are...
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Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...research into aspects of the French-speaking world that interest you most. If you live in a nearby country, perhaps there is an area of France that you visit frequently. See what you can investigate further: find out about the local industry, or whether any significant historical events occurred there. Is there a chance you might travel to a French-speaking country (other...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Accessibility of eLearning
Education & Development

Accessibility of eLearning

...Research and Practice (2nd edn), Abingdon, Routledge. Eurostat (2017) Disability Statistics [online]. Available at http://ec.europa.eu/ eurostat/ statistics-explained/ index.php/ Disability_statistics (accessed 08 June 2017). McNaught, A., Evans, S., Ball, S. (2010) ‘E-Books and Inclusion: Dream Come True or Nightmare Unending?’, in: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J.,...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...centres on a contrast between emotion and reason, but one that involves a number of different elements. First, reasoning is regarded as a form of activity: in central cases at least, it is held to be something that we do, and which is under our control. We choose to focus on a problem, to search for more evidence, to settle on a decision, and so on. In contrast, emotions...