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Citational politics
Education & Development

Citational politics

...writing is the practice of authors to reference, cite or allude to the work of other academics. Known as intertextuality – every academic text once written becomes part of a complicated labyrinth with other texts (Orr, 2011) – this practice of citation is a form of respectful acknowledgement. It acknowledges the contribution to knowledge that others have made and...
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Article 20 mins
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Netherlands
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Netherlands

...Creative Commons license Introduction: Dutch Historisch gezien is er een scheiding in soorten brood, oost-west en ook noord-zuid. Dat heeft te maken met wat er verbouwd werd. In het zuidwesten werd tarwe verbouwd op kleigrond, en daar at men bruinbrood. In het zuiden en oosten werd met name roggebrood gegeten omdat daar rogge en haver werden verbouwd. Wit brood gaf...
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Activity 5 mins
Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. Course image: © Sakonboon Sansri/Shuttterstock.com. Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out: 1. Join over 200,000 students, currently...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
History & The Arts

Confessions of an English Opium Eater

...write your own confessions...Explore Confessions with exclusive videos and activities. One of the first portrayals of recreational drug taking, Thomas De Quincey’s notorious nineteenth century book, Confessions of an English Opium Eater, is also considered the first autobiographical account of drug addiction. It influenced not just generations of narcoticized writers...
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Article 5 mins
World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu

...writing. No one knows precisely when she began her famous story, The Tale of Genji but, divided into fifty-four books or episodes, the novel is twice as long as War and Peace. The plots spans almost a hundred years and involves over four hundred characters. The hero, Hikaru Genji, seeks love and happiness, enjoys popularity at court and a series of amorous encounters. The...
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Article 5 mins
Happy New Year
Miscellaneous

Happy New Year

...Writing a book? Get started here...Don't give up, take up! New year, new resolution? Why not try taking something up rather than giving something up? We've got a few ideas where you could get started - take a look at the FREE tools and courses below and, to discover more about how we can help you, watch our short animation on to make the most of OpenLearn (and discover...
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Article 5 mins
Introducing research in law and beyond
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing research in law and beyond

...write up a research proposal...This free course, Introducing research in law and beyond, is designed to introduce you to the skills required to develop and complete a legal research project. You will learn about the complexities of research, how to identify a research topic, how to conduct a literature review and how to develop research questions. This course also...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs