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The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...central to the Enlightenment's desire to establish knowledge on firm foundations rather than blindly following authority, convention, tradition and prejudice. Where such foundations were lacking, where the speaker or writer could not satisfactorily respond to the challenge to ‘prove it’, it was clear that their claims should be met with a strong measure of scepticism....
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Art in Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

Art in Renaissance Venice

...central ceremonial space of Venice (Figure 4). The basilica of San Marco and the Palazzo Ducale marry Gothic tracery and arches with, respectively, Byzantine domes and mosaics, and coloured tiles in an Islamic lozenge pattern. Traces of centuries of interaction with the East abound throughout the city, forming a marked contrast to the rational composition of the façades...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Intermediate French: Holiday plans
Languages

Intermediate French: Holiday plans

...centrale. Médina C'est Philippe qui a choisi! Philippe C'est un pays qui m'a toujours attiré parce que, déjà, j'adore l'Amérique latine et l'Amérique centrale. Et il paraît que c'est un pays absolument magnifique avec beaucoup de parcs naturels, il y a l'océan Pacifique, la mer des Caraïbes, des champs de café, des volcans... Il y a à la fois de la montagne et...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...central concept in mental health policies and practice, particularly since the implementation of community care in the early 1990s. Community care policies have been highlighted both by the media and by government as a failure, partly because they have failed to provide service users/survivors with the support they need in the community. However, they are also regarded as...
Effective writing in professional social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Effective writing in professional social work practice

...central to the lives of people being written about demonstrate description and analysis skills in writing...Effective writing in professional social work practice: 1 Writing in social work - Social workers spend more than half of their time writing (Lillis et al 2020) so learning to write effectively for practice is a very important element of professional development...
Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...central arguments transfer readily to the contemporary situation, if you make appropriate changes. They contribute to the pressing debates about the limits of individual freedom that affect us today. You might think that the meaning of ‘freedom’ is straightforward: at an individual level it means not being imprisoned. If I'm imprisoned then, obviously, I'm not free. I...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...central aspect of the human condition. At some point in time, human beings developed an awareness that life was finite, and from that moment on, people have tried to ‘make sense’ of death. Yet the way in which death is understood and represented, and the extent to which it is a taboo topic (which refers to how comfortable people feel talking about it), varies hugely...
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...central apartment in Milton Keynes (i.e. around 4 km from the site of the OU’s main campus) and in Awassa, also referred to as Hawassa, in Ethiopia. According to the Numbeo website (2019), a three-course meal in a mid-range restaurant in central Milton Keynes can cost about £20 per person. In Awassa it is approximately £9.50. Similarly, monthly rent of a one-bedroom,...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs