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Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...de Gaulle in France, who was also faced with the challenge of African nationalism, used a very different metaphor, and that’s because he believed that African nationalism could be stopped. And he used the metaphor of the insurgents as vermin. And so what do we do with vermin? We exterminate vermin. Another really powerful rhetorical device is the technique of contrast...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...According to the football international governing body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) statistics the FIFA World Cup 2010 was viewed by around 46% of the world’s population. We can also consider the role of government in its relationship to sport including football. In this context, it is worth noting the philosophy of FIFA, and the environment for mega sports events created by governments ......
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...de/wp-content/uploads/130912-Recent-Facts-PV-Germany.pdf. Green, M. A., Hishikawa, Y., Warta, W., Dunlop, E. D., Levi, D. H., Hohl-Ebinger, J. and Ho-Baillie, A. W. H. (2017) ‘Solar cell efficiency tables (version 50)’, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 668–676. Huld, T., Müller, R. and Gambardella, A. (2012) ‘A new solar...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...de Triomphe. [Described image] Figure 2 The unveiling of the cenotaph in Whitehall, 1920. In London, a cenotaph – which literally means ‘empty tomb’ – was also established in 1919. This was initially a temporary structure, but due to its popularity a permanent tomb was built and unveiled in 1920. Symbolically significant sites such as these, along with countless...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Learning from sport burnout and overtraining Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning from sport burnout and overtraining

...de l'ame: on obsessive and harmonious passion’, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 85, no. 4, p. 756...Session 3: Exploring identity and overtraining: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Ben Oakley. It was first published in July 2019. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The use of force in international law
Society, Politics & Law

The use of force in international law

...de combat’ by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria. To this end, the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...De Silva, 2000, p. 10); nor as a true countermeasure against opportunism. This is because the type of conscience invoked in equity today is, as Margaret Halliwell maintains, preserved only ‘within the confines of technical learning’ in an ‘artificially ordered’ state (2004, p. 158). There is a further way to consider conscience in this context: that individualised...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Introducing relational care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing relational care

...de Lappe, J., Kartupelis, J, Larkin, M. and Wilson, A. (2023a) The value and practice of relational care with older people: a research report by The Open University. Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.21954/ ou.ro.00015a63 (Accessed 30 January 2024). Gopinath, M., de Lappe, J., Kartupelis, J., Larkin, M. and Wilson, A. (2023b) The value and practice of relational care with...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs