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A reader's guide to Holes
History & The Arts

A reader's guide to Holes

...writing with the image of Camp Green Lake in mind, envisaging the arid landscape, the relentless scorching heat, and the frightening creatures – especially the venomous yellow-spotted lizards. The characters and plot followed gradually. The central figure, Stanley Yelnats, is an unlikely hero: an overweight boy who is subjected to bullying. His family has a history of...
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Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship

...Writing Citizenship Dr Alessandra Marino examines how ‘acts of writing’ can support indigenous movements for civil and environmental rights, using the example of Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy and her activism against dams in India. Democrats, citizens, fools Dr Deena Dajani considers the idea that the right to question authority wasn’t solely rooted in the...
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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
5 benefits of giving up alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 benefits of giving up alcohol

...writing. If the idea of writing sounds interesting to you, why not check out our free courses Start writing fiction or Writing what you know. [Banner of an anonymous mask on a green background. The word 'Authenticity' is embedded on the right.] 5. Authenticity Perhaps a controversial one, as it highly depends on why you drink alcohol, but for many, it is a way to reduce...
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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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Changing the way we work
Money & Business

Changing the way we work

...Creativity, innovation and change... Changing the way we work An introduction to this album. Turning organisations upside down How organisational structures are changing. Using the Japanese concept of Kaisen to motivate employees. Empowerment Getting rid of conventional structures for increased productivity at work. Teleworking Working life is increasingly about working...
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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
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Education & Development

Succeed with learning

...write about it. This certainly applies to the topic of learning. This course will introduce you to some of the theories about the ways in which we learn. When you are studying, it is generally a good idea to read about what other people have already thought about the subject, to help you develop your own opinion in an informed way. If you are not used to reading about...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs