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Gaelic in modern Scotland
Languages

Gaelic in modern Scotland

...sand and gravel, without a chirp from his ugly high-pitched voice. No cross or medal was put to his chest or to his name or to his family; there were not many of his troop alive, and if there were their word would not be strong. And at any rate, if a battle post stands many are knocked down because of him, not expecting fame, not wanting a medal or any froth from the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The opportunists

...sand. There are other examples in S182_7 Studying mammals: return to the water...Studying mammals: The opportunists: 7 Of rats and men - The two most successful species of omnivore - humans and the brown (or Norwegian) rat - both arose within mammalian groups that are not particularly omnivorous. Most members of our own family, the primates, are exclusively or...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...sand from one pit to another, untroubled by the greater purpose of our actions. To view our upcoming meetings as being of overwhelming significance, to make our way through conference agendas marked ‘11 a.m. to 11.15 a.m.: coffee break’ and not think too much about the wider purpose – maybe all of this, in the end, is the particular wisdom of the office. Office work...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...casts the issue of European unity in a different light and raises questions about the relationship between different parts of Europe. Europe has thus undergone a further major transformation since Seton-Watson wrote the article, and much of European history has been characterised by far-reaching and relatively rapid change. But elements of continuity and tradition have...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...cast in a good light is preventing an honest appraisal of failures...Making decisions: 7.5 Becoming an institutional entrepreneur - While acting in ways that are seen to be legitimate is important for both individuals and organisations, social institutions are not immutable. Some people and organisations seem to have a talent for changing the rules of the game. Some...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Discovering music: the blues
History & The Arts

Discovering music: the blues

...cast in the same mould, but will vary different. ...Discovering music: the blues: References - Cole, R. (2018) ‘Mastery and masquerade in the transatlantic blues revival’, Journal of the Royal Musical Association, vol. 143, pp. 173–210. Goldmine (2001) ‘Interview with Brian May part 2 (Extended versions and B-sides)’ [Online]. Available at
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Getting started on ancient Greek
History & The Arts

Getting started on ancient Greek

...cast votes for a citizen to be exiled for ten years. If at least 6,000 votes in total were cast, then the citizen with the most votes was ‘ostracised’ (or, on an alternative interpretation, 6,000 votes had to be cast against a single individual). More than 10,000 ostraka have been unearthed at excavations in Athens, in the agora (the marketplace or forum), which was a...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts
History & The Arts

Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts

...Sands, called ‘by old friends, Trixie’ (p.29); the cat is Sung-Yen in the drawing room, but Sunny in the kitchen. Similarly Mr Oliver is Bart to his sister, ‘The Master’ in the drawing room and ‘Bartie’ in the kitchen. ‘”Never play”, her mother used to say, “on people’s names”’ (p.30) thinks Mrs Swithin, but that is exactly what Woolf does. Our...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs