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Perceptions of English literature
History & The Arts

Perceptions of English literature

...of The Open University course A230 Reading and studying literature... How English is English literature? Can we still consider English literature English? What is English literature? Authors discuss the literature they were exposed to as children. New voices During the wave of independence many writers from the de-colonised countries began to have their work published....
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How do fire controls harm biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

How do fire controls harm biodiversity?

...de Oliveira Andrade...[Savanna Hawk] A savannah Hawk perches on a fence post in Pantanal, Brazil Policies that prevent fires caused by people in El Cerrado (the Brazilian savannah) lead to biodiversity losses because they promote the expansion of forests with dense vegetation. This is the main conclusion of a study that examined impacts over the last 30 years in parts of...
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Week 1 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 1 Civilisations: The debate

...de Brassempouy (BBC USE)] Dame de Brassempouy c. 23000 - 20000 BC Welcome to the first post-viewing discussion of Civilisations. I was one of the OU's academic consultants on the series and for close to two years now we have been watching this hugely amibtious series develop. Tonight's episode was the first of nine that are going to take you chronologically all the way...
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The genetics of autism
Health, Sports & Psychology

The genetics of autism

...de novo mutations, can also play a role in the development of autism. Researchers think that these de novo gene variants may play a more prominent role in those families where just one person has autism (also called sporadic autism). The occurrence of new genetic changes, not inherited from either parent, could explain why in some families only one person is affected by...
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Advanced German: Language, culture and history
Languages

Advanced German: Language, culture and history

...des Hörberichts an. Beantworten Sie dann die Fragen. Welcher Aspekt der ostfriesischen Landschaft wird von mehreren Personen in diesem Teil des Hörberichts erwähnt? Die Flachheit der Landschaft wird durch zwei Witze illustriert. Wie lauten diese beiden Witze? Welchen Nachteil hat diese flache Landschaft für Sehgeschädigte? Einer der Interviewten vergleicht den...
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London's 1818 public health crisis
History & The Arts

London's 1818 public health crisis

...classes of society; it having been preceded by a scarcity of food for two years. In the year 1803, 164 patients and in that 1804, 185 were admitted into this hospital. The return inserted in the evidence of Dr. Bateman, physician to the institution for the last 15 years, shows that the minimum of sickness was 1810, when 30 patients only were admitted, and the average of...
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Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Society, Politics & Law

Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey

...class background and have lived predominantly in Glasgow and the west of Scotland all my life. I have a strong sense of my own identity as a woman and the implications of this culturally in relation to political and social developments during the course of my life. At certain stages in my life, I can admit to ‘campaigning to overthrow capitalism’ through a political...
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Impossible Peace 2: Bullets in their socks
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Bullets in their socks

...the part of it involving the UDA. In a handwritten note dated June 2025, the paramilitary ‘brigadier’ Jackie McDonald shares some more detail, including how the Canadian General John de Chastelain had invited him to use the electric saw to cut up a few machine guns. He writes that he did so with mixed feelings, and then offers the standout line:...
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