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Academic Skills - Key words in essay titles
Education & Development

Academic Skills - Key words in essay titles

...works and so on. Discuss Requires an answer that explains an item or concept, and then gives details about it with supportive information, examples, points for and against, and explanations for the facts put forward. It is important to give both sides of the argument and come to a conclusion. Evaluate/Assess Requires an answer that decides and explains how great, valuable...
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History How-to videos: Crash sites
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Crash sites

...I found in one wreck, the last person to touch it had been setting that slide rule probably just before the plane crashed. Of course, you can’t do this without permission from the RAF. Crashed planes often have unexploded bombs or weapons in them. Some might also have bodies. So if you’re interested you do need to work with a proper aviation archaeology group. Audio...
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Archaeology: the science of investigation
Science, Maths & Technology

Archaeology: the science of investigation

...work of conservators at the British Museum. Curating Jordanian artifacts A Tell es-Sa'idiyeh conservator explains the initial approach to preserving artefacts. Conserving coins - a demonstration A conservator explains how careful handling is required when cleaning artefacts. X-raying objects The importance of modern technology in the preservation of an artefact from an...
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Analysing European Romanticism
History & The Arts

Analysing European Romanticism

...works. This discussion explores this intriguingly reflexive and critical approach. Goethe As a benchmark figure of modernity, Goethe maintained an intriguing relationship with the Romantics, from early support and engagement to eventual dismissal and vitriolic attack. Romanticism in France French Romanticism took its philosophical cues from Germany and literary...
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Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership
Money & Business

Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership

...work of senior executives in private sector, profit-making organizations. If you're interested in leadership look no further than OpenLearn where we have produced a range of material to help develop your understanding of leading. Whether you're taking this free course on FutureLearn or would like to view a variety of related content on OpenLearn, we've collated a range of...
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What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...worked over the years to develop feature-rich applications and enterprise ready systems, that not only compare to, but exceed proprietary options, must feel like pinching themselves. [Door outside in the woods] You can open some things, but it doesn't always mean there's any value to it Long gone are the arguments around viability (is the open source option “enterprise...
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The Life of Saint David
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint David

...work on the lives of the saints tells the story of Wales' patron saint...[St David] About the Year 544. ST. DAVID, in Welch Dewid, was son of Xantus, prince of Ceretica, now Cardiganshire. He was brought up in the service of God, and being ordained priest, retired into the Isle of Wight, and embraced an ascetic life, under the direction of Paulinus, a learned and holy...
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Eid al-Fitr
History & The Arts

Eid al-Fitr

...work out the dates of important Islamic festivals. The Eid al-Adha takes place during the twelfth month. According to the Hijri calendar, the months are 29 or 30 days long, and 354 days in all. This means that the lunar year is 11 days shorter than the 365 days of the solar year. As a result, each year Eid-al-Fitr and the other major Muslim festivals are 10 or 11 days...
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