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Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...writing and the subject matter of his Histories, as well as key episodes, themes and issues analyse passages of Herodotus’ text in order to learn how he presents his material and his methods as a historian evaluate sources (including Herodotus’ writing as well as modern-day material) as you assess their reliability and significance discuss aspects of identity in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Hallowain't III: Ghost moose
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Ghost moose

...writing at TakePart, explains the size of the problem: Even more ticks pile onto the moose the following winter. In their efforts to dislodge these pests, the moose rub so aggressively at their dark-brown outer guard hairs that they break them off close to the root, leaving only the whitish stubs behind. Moose with especially bad infestations—as many as 50,000...
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A reader's guide to Ulysses
History & The Arts

A reader's guide to Ulysses

...writing gather to celebrate 'Bloomsday'. During the course of the day, literary events are held in Dublin to commemorate Joyce and his work. Where does Bloomsday start - and what places in Dublin are important for Bloomsday? There are hundreds of ways to celebrate! If you need some inspiration, feel free to start with our interactive map below.
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Article 5 mins
Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth
Education & Development

Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth

...writing] Wherever you wish to take your learning next, there is a course here that can help with that next step. Looking Globally: the future of education and Becoming an Ethical Researcher are OpenLearn Courses both embedded in the OU's Masters in Childhood & Youth (F55) & Masters in Education (F70) qualifications. A full Masters qualification is studied in three Stages...
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Article 5 mins
Want to achieve your goal? Try our Personal Best tool
Health, Sports & Psychology

Want to achieve your goal? Try our Personal Best tool

...write a novel, our Personal Best App will help you get there...Do you have goals and targets that you are struggling to reach? Personal Best is a Facebook App that helps you use the winning techniques from sports psychology to tackle your own everyday goals. This tool will allow you to set a simple measurable goal such as exercising 3 times a week, or saving £500 in 6...
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Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...write a thesis which makes an original contribution to knowledge. These degrees are usually undertaken part-time by mid- to late-career professionals who write a thesis that contributes towards both theory and professional practice. This sounds like a straightforward undertaking. Most professionals are familiar with and committed to research informed practice. However,...
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Article 5 mins
What can lucid dreaming teach us about consciousness?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can lucid dreaming teach us about consciousness?

...write' their dreams as they sleep - and this may give us some insight into how the brain works...We spend around six years of our lives dreaming – that’s 2,190 days or 52,560 hours. Although we can be aware of the perceptions and emotions we experience in our dreams, we are not conscious in the same way as when we’re awake. This explains why we can’t recognise...
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Referendum Rhetoric: keeping a-hold of nurse or leaping into the dark?
Society, Politics & Law

Referendum Rhetoric: keeping a-hold of nurse or leaping into the dark?

...write about this in the News of the World in 1938 and he is credited with coining the expression but only by people like Boris Johnson who do not know, for instance, that the Cambridge historian Professor (later Sir) John Seeley gave a lecture in London to the Peace Society in 1871, and published in Macmillan’s Magazine, entitled United States of Europe. The campaigns...
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Article 10 mins