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Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London
Languages

Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London

...history of his commemoration, and how this sheds light on our understanding of English heritage...The first ever blue plaque to be put up in London was on the front of the house in which Lord Byron was born. Or at least, it was on the house in which those who were running the scheme believed he’d been born (see Commemorating Lord Byron on Holles Street). There remains...
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The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...history books and music education. As a result, many people have never heard a single piece by a woman composer, let alone know their names. In this article, and also in the accompanying video, we’ll be sharing the stories of a range of nineteenth-century women composers: who they were, what they composed, and what they achieved in their lifetimes. [Laura Hamer ]...
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What makes a great speech?
History & The Arts

What makes a great speech?

...history great orators have been able to capture a shift in the zeitgeist, and tap into an audience’s emotions. Speeches by John. F. Kennedy and Winston Churchill are considered among the greatest speeches of all time; but what made their speeches greater than the sum of their parts - and how did their structure and delivery manage to strike a chord that continues to...
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Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?
History & The Arts

Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?

...Histories’ alongside the Hestia project. We direct you to other resources so that you may extend your enquiry by comparing accounts, cross-referencing evidence, or verifying sources...In this third intermediate activity in the OpenLearn Herodotus Collection, we suggest you take a look at two different annotations for the first few chapters in ‘The Histories’, Book...
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Entrepreneurial Lives
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial Lives

...family and work demands, running businesses from home, the role of friends and family members, lifestyle, resource acquisition, and the fascinating, messy realities of entrepreneurs are themes explored in this series by Dr. MariaLaura Di Domenico of The Open University... Invisible Boundaries: When Home is the Business MariaLaura examines the challenges of running a...
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‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...Histories’. Explore the contradictions in his narrative with other contemporary and archaeological evidence. Think about the extent to which Herodotus deserves his title ‘father of history’...We have selected the Croesus story from Herodotus Book 1 chapter 6 - 95 as the basis for this intermediate activity in the OpenLearn Herodotus Collection. Our aim is to help...
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English Loanwords – Interactive World Map
Languages

English Loanwords – Interactive World Map

...history...English is a global language, and while many English words are finding their way into other languages, English itself is full of loanwords, or words borrowed from other languages. English has been shaped throughout history, from Latin loanwords to the influences of invasions from Germanic tribes, Vikings and the Normans. More recent globalisation, including...
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The genetics of autism
Health, Sports & Psychology

The genetics of autism

...families. In families with a child with an autism diagnosis, there is an increased chance that one or more siblings or parents may also be on the autism spectrum, or show some mild autistic traits. Twin studies have provided convincing evidence that these family patterns are not due to faulty parenting, but due to genetic factors. Twin researchers compare sets of...
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