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The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

...Scotland, by the sea. Sometimes I wish he’d taken me with him. Anywhere’d be better than Ballylack. Anyway, like I was saying, I’m totally used to death.” (Carson pp.55-56) Reveal answer Firstly, and most obviously, there is a very literal haunting taking place in this scene: Hannah encounters the ghost of Kathleen, a classmate who has clearly died but is...
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Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
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Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...Scotland (Edinburgh), in the 1820s. It might be worth noting, however, that these so-called ‘body snatchers’ were both born in Ireland: William Burke (1792-1829) in County Tyrone and William Hare (1792-1829) in County Armagh. New Forms of Literary Nationalism: Irish myth and folklore There was a growing fashion for collecting and publishing folk and fairy-tales at the...
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Passports: identity and airports
Society, Politics & Law

Passports: identity and airports

...Scotland or Wales, and accept a particular and specific relationship to the state and the head of state. The passport 2. The baggage scanner Now watch the following video where these questions are posed for the baggage scanner. NARRATOR Mr. T is ready to go through the security checks between the airport's landside and airside. TICKET AGENT May I see your boarding card?...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...Scotland). It is for this reason that the assets and rights and debts and liabilities of the firm just are the assets and rights and debts and liabilities of the partners. Visit the College of Law website...Company law in context: 3.5 Review of learning outcomes - Decide for yourself, by working through the table below, whether you have satisfied the learning outcomes for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Engineering: environmental fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: environmental fluids

...Scotland and back down the east coast of Britain and the North Sea towards Dover. Meanwhile, the third current stream flows into the English Channel, meeting the North Sea stream off Dover. In other words, the currents swirl both clockwise and anticlockwise around the island of Great Britain. These North Sea currents and surges can cause large tidal ranges, particularly...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...Scotland [A sun icon.] 20/68 24/75 [A lightning icon.] 19/66 21/70 Wales [A rain icon.] 15/59 19/66 [A lightning icon.] 17/63 21/70 Northern Ireland [A lightning icon.] 18/64 24/75 [A sun icon.] 21/70 27/81 This could have been written out like this: The weather today in the south, southwest, Midlands and Scotland will be sunny. In Wales there will be showers and in...
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Free course 48 hrs
Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...Scotland, Land Transactions Tax in Wales and similar taxes in other countries), and valuation and legal fees. There may also be a fee for arranging a mortgage that can either be paid upfront or added to the loan. Taken together, these additional costs can be substantial – for example, equivalent to another 5 to 15% of the value of the property, so must be estimated and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...Scotland on Sunday, 2001) The Turner Prize's potential to stimulate debate, engage and provoke is one of the reasons why we have chosen to focus on it. We will continue by exploring some reactions prompted by the Turner Prize. The Tate Gallery, which hosts the Turner Prize exhibition, encourages the general public to record their comments on the nominated art works both...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs