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Brexit and the Irish border
OpenLearn Ireland

Brexit and the Irish border

...English nationalism aligned to concerns of immigration in England which led to Brexit. For those considering the UK as a union of four nations, the wishes of the majority of people in Northern Ireland and in Scotland (68% voted to remain) are being ignored. To those in Northern Ireland who consider themselves Irish, Brexit is seen as a diminishing both their Irish and...
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Different cultures, different childhoods
History & The Arts

Different cultures, different childhoods

...English. Comparing childhoods in America today with those of the American Colonial period (1600-1775), they have written: ‘Today, a four year-old who can tie his or her shoes is impressive. In colonial times, four-year-old girls knitted stockings and mittens and could produce intricate embroidery: at age six they spun wool. A good, industrious little girl was called...
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Reading Between the Lines: uncovering racism and homophobia in British history
History & The Arts

Reading Between the Lines: uncovering racism and homophobia in British history

...English. Tavernier’s account of Turkish ‘seraglios’ – as European works of this time called the women’s quarters in Middle Eastern homes – explicitly situated lesbian sexuality as a ‘vice’ of the East. (It is also framed simply as a reaction to male homosexuality: in the absence of virile heterosexual men, women turn to each other, rather than this being a...
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An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...English children learn to be: open-minded, critical participants of public discourse, who make academically informed judgements about important matters of religion and belief which shape the global landscape. (NATRE, CoRE, RE: Today, n.d.) How can we ensure the ‘best case scenario’ for Religious Education in schools is likely to be experienced?...An education in...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...English courts of justice which, were it not for the operation of the Judicature Acts [1873–75], would be administered only by those courts which would be known as Courts of Equity. This, you may well say, is but a poor thing to call a definition. (Maitland, 1909, p. 1) How to deal with a lack of a concrete definition It is proposed here that you embrace equity in all...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
An introduction to data and information in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to data and information in health and social care

...everyday life. It aims to place computers in the context of the things we do in our day-to-day lives. It does this from two points of view: the individual, and the services provided within the health and social care system...An introduction to data and information in health and social care: 2.1 A day in the life - Here, an individual describes a typical day in their life,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Getting started with Italian 2
Languages

Getting started with Italian 2

...English, we do not use the expressions un quarto, mezza/mezzo and tre quarti when telling the time with the 24-hour clock. Instead, we use numbers: quindici, trenta and quarantacinque...Week 2: Talking about the time (continued): 3 Telling the time using the 24-hour clock - Next, you’ll test your learning of telling the time. Activity 2...Week 2: Talking about the time...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
What is the haka and why is it performed at rugby matches?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the haka and why is it performed at rugby matches?

...everyday lives. Being aware, and able to achieve these first two attributes, also helped them to develop positive relationships with their peers and teachers. As a result, students displayed greater levels of enthusiasm for learning, and wanted to be at school. The haka breathes life into what it means to be New Zealander. It also inspires us all to stand tall, unite and...
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