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Leo Tolstoy on King Lear
History & The Arts

Leo Tolstoy on King Lear

...introduction. Not to mention the coarseness of these words of Gloucester, they are, farther, out of place in the mouth of a person intended to represent a noble character. One can not agree with the opinion of some critics that these words are given to Gloucester in order to show the contempt for his illegitimacy from which Edmund suffers. Were this so, it would first...
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Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...Introduction - One of the most important things that supports life on the planet, and one of the fundamental things we need as humans, is natural light. It allows plants to grow, it provides warmth and it allows us to see what we are doing when going about our everyday lives. So it is no surprise that in creating new homes the amount of light that they let in is of great...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...Introduction - In this course you will explore a number of major issues in mathematics education. For example, when you think about mathematics, do you see it mainly as a collection of topics (mathematical content) or as a way of thinking (mathematical process)? Later in the course you will be asked to consider further the distinction between content and process in...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
АНГЛІЙСЬКА НА КОЖЕН ДЕНЬ
Languages

АНГЛІЙСЬКА НА КОЖЕН ДЕНЬ

...Introduction to Psychology course [Book called Introduction to Psychology] Football fans [Newspaper report on a football match] Pop music fans [Magazine called Pop & Rock News] Vegetarians or those cooking for them [Book called 50 Vegetarian Favourites] Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Lord John Browne - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Lord John Browne - Stories of Change

...Project Lord John Browne interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, Interviewer JB: = Lord John Browne, Engineer, Businessman, former Chief Executive of BP, Participant RH: I’m now with John Browne in his offices in Mayfair, I’ve known John for a long time - John thanks for making the time to talk to me this morning When did you first get interested in energy? JB: Well, I...
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Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...Project Matt Ridley Interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer MR: = Matt Ridley, journalist, participant RH: Matt Ridley, thank you very much for agreeing to be interviewed for a combination of the Open University and BBC. It’s a great pleasure to talk to you. We’re asking everybody, for the first question, when their interest in energy was first kindled. I...
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The moral equality of combatants
History & The Arts

The moral equality of combatants

...Introduction - This OpenLearn free course introduces and explores the idea of the moral equality of combatants and discusses the question of the basis of liability to killing in war. It invites students to understand and assess the epistemological argument for the moral equality of combatants and other arguments for and against this idea. This OpenLearn course is an...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...Introduction - Reading as a form of entertainment has a long history. Not only does a good book entertain us though, it can be an activity that brings us comfort. In this course you will discover that people have often turned to reading as one way of meeting times of difficulty across history, stretching back from the present day’s pandemic to, for example, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs