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Disraeli on Munich
History & The Arts

Disraeli on Munich

...simple; archaic, but not rude; the figures of the friezes in outline, and without relief. The saloon of reception, on the contrary, is Homeric; and in its colouring, design, and decoration, as brilliant, as free, and as flowing as the genius of the great Mæonian. The chamber of the throne is entirely adorned with white bas-reliefs, raised on a ground of dead gold; the...
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Should Trump's tweets be a matter of record?
History & The Arts

Should Trump's tweets be a matter of record?

...simple thank yous to supporters and a short clip of the Freedom Ball dance he shared with his wife. Within 24 hours, however, the new president stumbled up against complicated federal law when he (or one of his staff) tweeted, then deleted, that Trump was “honered” to serve as president. [Tweets from the President as described in the text] Shortly afterward, a second...
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Personality: A user guide
Health, Sports & Psychology

Personality: A user guide

...simple answer to this question. It is certainly true that some extremes carry some risks. Low agreeableness is associated with violence, whilst high neuroticism is associated with the risk of depression and anxiety. However, all the systems whose operation is reflected in personality differences are there for a reason. Anxiety and fear are good things to have (at least a...
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A history of child protection
Education & Development

A history of child protection

...simple repetitive jobs or crawl into spaces too small for adults. It took Evangelical philanthropists like Shaftesbury to urge the Factory Acts through Parliament, limiting the hours that children were allowed to work in factories, mines and cleaning chimneys. So neglect and exploitation may have existed but were accepted. What about cruelty, then - was that deemed...
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Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...simple answer is (perhaps) the diverse group of people who are undertaking the research. Transcript. The advantages of having a diverse group of people involved in any activity are well documented and underpin many of the arguments behind EDI initiatives. You are drawing on a wide range of life experiences, cultures, languages, insights and practices. As a result, you all...
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Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music
History & The Arts

Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music

...simple tune...Find out more about The Open University's Music courses and qualifications Music can be appreciated in a number of different ways and on a number of different levels. For some people, music is essentially a sensual, physical experience – the urge to move the body and to dance to certain pieces of music can often prove irresistible. For other people,...
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Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...simple explanation for human behaviour is almost impossible. Activity 1: Boys' toys and girls' toys Timing: 0 hours 5 minutes In the photograph below there are two children playing with toys. You will see that the boy is playing with the truck and the girl with the doll. Most children, when given a free choice of toys, tend to select the toys that are thought to be...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...simple. First, sometimes we don't learn from our experiences! Or, at least, we don't recognise the mistakes we make, or we learn the wrong lessons, and so don't do much better next time. It is usually easier to account for things going wrong in terms of what the other person did, or in terms of other external factors. Such explanations are usually at least partly true....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs