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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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May the Forza be with you: Star Wars in other languages
Languages

May the Forza be with you: Star Wars in other languages

...des étoiles in French, Krieg der Sterne in German, for example), the Italian translation refers to the wars (in plural) of the stars (Guerre stellari) and the Spanish translation to the war of the galaxies (La guerra de las galaxias). This only applies to the original trilogy, however, the subsequent prequels were named Star Wars (in English), followed by the translation...
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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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Exploring languages and cultures
Languages

Exploring languages and cultures

...class. And she actually started crying in the middle of the class because in the course of our discussion, because we were discussing language, she suddenly said, ‘I don’t speak English properly. I don’t speak Dutch properly and I don’t speak my own language, German, properly any more,’ and it was really distressing for her. Nadia: It can be. I can understand...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Advanced German: Fragen der Identität
Languages

Advanced German: Fragen der Identität

...des Open University Kurses L333 German Studies über ihre Identität. Sehen Sie sich die beiden Videoclips an und notieren Sie Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Autorinnen. CHRISTINE PLEINES Hallo, mein Name ist Christine Pleines. Ich arbeite seit vielen Jahren bei der Open University und es macht mir immer viel Freude, bei der Entwicklung von unseren...
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Level 3: Advanced 13 hrs
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...classed as extravert and were lively, sociable, thrill seeking and impulsive. Those who scored low on the E scale were classified as introvert, and were quiet, retiring and may like books more than people. On the N scale, those who score more highly may be anxious, depressed and preoccupied that things may go wrong. Those who had low scores on the N scale were relaxed,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Schizophrenia: Beyond science
Health, Sports & Psychology

Schizophrenia: Beyond science

...classed as a ‘psychotic disorder’ along with bipolar disorder and a few other conditions. These disorders affect a relatively small proportion of the population compared to the so-called ‘neurotic disorders’ such as anxiety, depression and phobias, which are much more widespread. Nevertheless, the topic of psychotic disorders and schizophrenia in particular seems...
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Religious literacy for Further education: A social justice approach
History & The Arts

Religious literacy for Further education: A social justice approach

...class. A few key points to remember: Religious literacy emerges from specific encounters. Religious literacy is a process, not an event. It is a relationship between people, rather than a specific set of facts, knowledge or skills. References Moore, D.L. (2010) Guidelines for Teaching about Religion in K–12 Public Schools in the United States, American Academy of...
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