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Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research
Languages

Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research

...English, for example with his version of Amsterdam and cover of Brel’s La Mort. Being a true rock legend is undoubtedly a more glamorous and rebellious career than that of an academic. However, both pursuits require creativity and the channelling of different ideas and sources. So, I will turn to my desk to write, just like Bowie sighs and sings I will sit right down,...
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Raymond Williams and Leonardo Sciascia: Intellectuals At the Margins
Society, Politics & Law

Raymond Williams and Leonardo Sciascia: Intellectuals At the Margins

...English edition as Salt in the Wound) was based on his experience as a schoolteacher in his hometown. His descriptions of poverty, fascism, and corruption in the Church and town hall were based on real events and became dominant themes in his later writing. Education informed their respective interrogations of wider cultures. Williams’s writing on culture was influenced...
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International health service: How the NHS has always relied on overseas labour
Society, Politics & Law

International health service: How the NHS has always relied on overseas labour

...English language test was introduced for those trying to obtain the licence to practice in the UK. This led to a reduction in the numbers of doctors obtaining a licence, compared to those who registered. Number of registered and licensed doctors in the UK by primary country of qualification PMQ country of origin 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Austria 35 38 20 37...
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Coming to America: The Making of the Irish-American Diaspora
OpenLearn Ireland

Coming to America: The Making of the Irish-American Diaspora

...English, Scots, Scots Irish, and Welsh), to 1870’ in R. Barkan (ed.), Immigrants in American History: Arrival, adaptation, and integration, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. Williams, C.A. (2008), ‘Unit 5: Pirates, Pilgrims, Plantations and Pigs: The Beginnings of the British Atlantic Empire 1497-1660’ in A326 Empire:1492-1975, Milton Keynes, The Open University. Wilson,...
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Writing your proposal and preparing for your interview
Education & Development

Writing your proposal and preparing for your interview

...English are discipline specific, but there are some points you may want to bear in mind as you read and revise your work. Academic writing is formal (take a look at any journal article) and so you should avoid contractions and colloquialisms. Structure your proposal with headings and subheadings using numbering or emboldening. Structure your writing into paragraphs that...
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Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London
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Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London

...English heritage...The first ever blue plaque to be put up in London was on the front of the house in which Lord Byron was born. Or at least, it was on the house in which those who were running the scheme believed he’d been born (see Commemorating Lord Byron on Holles Street). There remains some confusion, even to this day, about the precise address at which the Byrons...
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History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe

...English language, with nearly 1,200 separate editions up to 1979. It also attracted imitations, which were produced in such large numbers that they form an identifiable genre known as the Robinsonade. Among the most famous of these Robinsonades were works like The Swiss Family Robinson by a Swiss clergyman Johann David Wyss, translated into English from German in 1814,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course

...ENGLISH PHRASE IN TAMIL PRONUNCIATION Hello வணக்கம். Vanakkam Are you well? நீங்கள் நலமாக இருக்கிறீர்களா? Neenkal Nalamaka Erukkirirkala? Yes, I’m fine ஆம், நான் நலமாக இருக்கிறேன். Aam, naan nalamaka erukkiren Thank you நன்றி. Nandhri You are welcome...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs