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Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta
Society, Politics & Law

Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta

...le bhith a’ toirt seachad cùl-fhiosrachadh riatanach airson tòiseachadh, eisimpleirean de luchd-atharrachaidh brosnachail, comhairle air mar a bheirear buaidh taobh a-staigh agus taobh a-muigh poilitigs pàrlamaideach traidiseanta na RA, agus na buadhan a dh’fheumar gus soirbheachadh. Ciamar as urrainn dhutsa atharrachadh a dhèanamh gu poilitigeach no gu...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)
Languages

Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)

...le a tha nise san dùthaich, uile a’ toirt buaidh air mar a tha sluagh Alba a’ bruidhinn ri chèile agus ris a’ chòrr dhen t-saoghal. Chaidh an t-aonad seo - a tha ri fhaotainn an Gàidhlig agus am Beurla - a chruthachadh le misneachadh bho Bhòrd na Gàidhlig agus le taic bhon a’ BhBC. Tha e na ghoireas do dhuine sam bith aig a bheil ùidh phearsanta no...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
What does President Macron mean for Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

What does President Macron mean for Brexit?

...Le Pen. Where these two candidates also differed markedly, therefore, was on their attitude to how the UK should leave the EU. During the tetchy drama of the presidential TV debate, Macron was at pains to explain to Le Pen that leaving the EU – which she had threatened to do by calling a British-style In/Out referendum – inevitably carries a large exit bill. In other...
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Article 5 mins
Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)
History & The Arts

Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)

...Le Corbusier criticised the Americans' lack of urban planning). The response of European architects to the Americans' technological advances (including bridges and other building forms as well as skyscrapers) would lead to the development of Modernism. And in the early twentieth century, technological advances were rapidly changing western society. Road and rail networks...
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Article 5 mins
Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...Sen - The work of the economist Amartya Sen (1995, 1999) has contributed to developing the ‘rights’ approach and influenced conceptualisations of ‘meeting needs’ of heterogenous individuals in diverse contexts. Sen argued that focusing on resources (e.g. N hours of teaching assistant support because of a threshold low score in a literacy test) ignored the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Getting started with Italian 3
Languages

Getting started with Italian 3

...le stazioni e collegano i piccoli centri. Hanno solo la seconda classe e costano poco ma viaggiano lentamente, a circa 100 km orari. Però c’è anche un regionale veloce, economico ma meno frequente. Su molti treni si può portare la bicicletta pagando il supplemento bici. I treni nazionali (Intercity e Frecciabianca) collegano città grandi e medie su tutto il...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list

...Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said in a statement. "I don't understand why the president would feel special compassion for someone who endangered the lives of our troops, diplomats, intelligence officers, and allies. We ought not treat a traitor like a martyr." "This is just outrageous. Chelsea Manning’s treachery put American lives at risk and exposed some of our nation’s...
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Article 5 mins
How did the election look from Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

How did the election look from Europe?

...Le Monde saw the upswing in Conservative popularity as an opportunity for the party to “shake off Thatcher’s legacy” and to “smother” the Labour opposition. Its centre-right counterpart Le Figaro pointed to May’s opportunism. It saw the election as a chance for her to strengthen her hand in the fractious leadership relations within the Conservative Party. The...
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