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Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list

...writing in Foreign Affairs, suggested that the knowledge that secrecy might be a thing of the past should lead to a remaking of state behaviour: Manning's and [Edward] Snowden's leaks mark the beginning of a new era in which the U.S. government can no longer count on keeping its secret behavior secret. Hundreds of thousands of Americans today have access to classified...
Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life
History & The Arts

Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life

...writings I advocated, what to me was the only truth, that it was necessary to live in such a way as to derive the greatest comfort for oneself and one’s family. Thus I proceeded to live, but five years ago something very strange began to happen to me: I was overcome by minutes at first of perplexity and then of an arrest of life, as though I did not know how to live or...
The working-class garden
Society, Politics & Law

The working-class garden

...writing about, what was in this book and who was it addressed to? Margaret Willes: Wel he was writing to his country cousins, about how they should run their farm, how they should farm, how they should till their fields - but also how they should look after their gardens. And husbandry and gardening are absolutely intertwined at this period. Laurie Taylor: And you say in...
Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...writing or painting about issues of race and ethnicity, and not just in Black History Month or South Asian Heritage Month. Critics of multiculturalism have called it the 3 Ss: saris, steel drums and samosas. It’s argued that it gives us a false idea of culture as simply about colourful artefacts. It doesn’t engage in a critique of the underlying discriminatory...
Abbie Barnes - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Abbie Barnes - Earth in Vision

...writing, filming, presenting, and editing, with the primary goal of inspiring her viewers to actively engage with the natural environment around them. In 2012 she established the production company Song Thrush Productions, and has received national and international recognition for her work. She has worked with organisations all over the country, including the United...
Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...writing about children’s play reflects adults’ perspectives on children’s play, rather than children’s views. Describing what play meant for her, seven-year-old Angelica seems to capture something essential not just for herself but adults too; she stated, ‘Play is having fun for the rest of your life.’ And four-year-old Yenee commented, ‘Play means you have...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...Write a paragraph in your notes to clarify and explain your views...Week 1: How different is a digital childhood?: 1.3 Why is technology so appealing? - [Described image] Figure 4 Why do children find digital technology so absorbing? As Lydia Plowman suggests in the previous section, children are often very engaged by digital technology. But why is it so compelling for...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink

...write down the prices you hear, as in the example. Escucha y escribe. Here’s someone asking about the price of fruit and vegetables. —¿Cuánto valen los plátanos? —Uno cincuenta el kilo. —¿A cuánto están los limones? —Los limones a uno veinte el kilo. —¿Cuánto vale el kilo de patatas? —Setenta céntimos. —¿A cuánto está el kilo de tomates? —A...