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Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life
History & The Arts

Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life

...simple, and childish. But the moment I touched them and tried to solve them, I became convinced, in the first place, that they were not childish and foolish, but very important and profound questions in life, and, in the second, that, no matter how much I might try, I should not be able to answer them. Before attending to my Samára estate, to my son’s education, or to...
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Article 15 mins
Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary

...simple, natural style it is clear she is artfully drawing on the literary conventions of the ballad tradition. Identify some examples of the features listed above in the ‘Legend’ to explore how O’Leary does this. There are many examples you might have picked out. The second stanza opens with the desolate children crouched round the hearth-- there is no explanation...
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Article 5 mins
One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...simple – and complex – as labels. The language we use, often unconsciously, can carry a lot of weight. Words like ‘low ability’, ‘challenging’, or even ‘special needs’ may subtly shape how we see learners and how they see themselves. These labels often come with assumptions, whether they are about capability, behaviour or potential. Consider a classroom...
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Article 5 mins
Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...simple to answer. However, under pressure, it is easy to give an unstructured answer that misses out key details or is over long, which could cost you the job! Preparing answers and practicing will not only demonstrate required competencies to the interviewer but feeds you with confidence that you are the best person for the job. First, it is important to know what...
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Article 10 mins
Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete

...simple hug or words of support from mum or dad are invaluable to the athlete. ...To become an Olympic athlete requires an abundance of hard work, determination, talent and plenty of support and being an Olympic parent is not an easy job either. Aside from the obvious financial and logistical support, it’s important to know when to step in and offer emotional support and...
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Article 5 mins
Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children
Education & Development

Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children

...simple yet undeniable sentiment leapt off the screen as Mel and I combed through responses to the survey we had written to gather data for our book, Mothering at the Margins: Black Mothers Raising Autistic Children in the UK. In that moment, we knew that what had started as a ‘collective autoethnography’ (a co-constructed narrative detailing our own shared...
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Article 5 mins
Forth Road Bridge
History & The Arts

Forth Road Bridge

...simple idea but it may have a fatal flaw, and these cables are causing serious concern. (Radio traffic broadcast) Inside Queen Street there’s queuing traffic heading towards the Forth Road Bridge, drivers should expect major delays. ALICE ROBERTS The cables that hold up the roadway are gradually corroding. Twenty-four million vehicles a year use this bridge. The nearest...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...simple economic model, how demand and supply affect house prices and discuss the consequences for different types of household understand, with the aid of the household financial balance sheet, why housing may be viewed as a store of wealth...Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing: 1 Buy or rent? - Attitudes to buying or renting vary a good deal across countries....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs