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Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life
History & The Arts

Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life

...education, or to the writing of a book. I ought to know why I should do that. So long as I did not know why, I could not do anything, I could not live. Amidst my thoughts of farming, which interested me very much during that time, there would suddenly pass through my head a question like this: ‘All right, you are going to have six thousand desyatinas of land in the...
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How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...educate themselves in the realities of racial discrimination against various groups and about the various aspects of individual and institutional racism, that is radical discrimination that has become established as normal behaviour within a society or organisation. If we can acknowledge that racial prejudice and discrimination exists within the systems of our society and...
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Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...opened in 1999 and the Wales Millennium Centre (where the Welsh National Opera is based) in 2004, and the Encyclopaedia of Wales was published in 2007. Crucially, the first members of the National Assembly for Wales (NAW) were elected in 1999 – since when we have seen the development of a raft of Welsh policies and bodies, in both the government and civil society. These...
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Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...education, or you could call them mobilisation of support, but whatever, in the first instance they’re about the local community. As time has gone on, they’ve had some other functions, to some extent. Loyalists in particular have done sort of territory-marking murals, but that’s mostly against other Loyalist groups. And also, increasingly in the peace process, some...
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Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision

...Open University. Transcript Sir David Attenborough Interview 2015 Earth in Vision Project What first sparked your interest in the natural world? Finding fossils, I think, but then I don’t think that’s in the least remarkable, I don’t know any four-year-old who’s not interested in the natural world, I truly don’t. I think that every child starts with a...
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How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...Open University, 2008)...How teams work: 1.2 Operational teams - An operational team is formed to undertake some ongoing activities that are required for the provision of goods or services. For example, the counter service and telephone services operated by a bank are provided by operational teams that are supplying a service to the public, whereas an accounting...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Exploring the English language
History & The Arts

Exploring the English language

...education, government and science. What are the four main processes of standardisation? Make some notes about each process. Discussion You may have made fuller notes than these but the following is a selection of significant points. The four main processes of standardisation are: Selection: of an existing variety, usually that of the most powerful group in society. Key to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Lead and manage change in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lead and manage change in health and social care

...2: (London 2012 Olympics security): © Demotix/Press Association Images Videos Copyright © The Open University 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....
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs