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Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...energy in producing it. It’s better to have written ten drafts of a story and end up with something you are proud of, than to have had a great idea for a story, but let it go to waste by being nervous about setting it down in case it wasn’t perfect first time, or by thinking you need certain skills before you attempt it, or by ‘talking it away’. Remember you...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring languages and cultures
Languages

Exploring languages and cultures

...solar radiation, or insolation. Manual observations are taken at least once daily, while automated observations are taken at least once an hour. Weather conditions out at sea are taken by ships and buoys, which measure slightly different meteorological quantities such as sea surface, wave height, and wave period. Drifting weather buoys outnumber their moored versions by a...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...energy, health care or defence, able to move the opinion of national governments and sometimes, it is claimed, to ride roughshod over social and personal needs. Firms are controversial, important, and a fascinating part of any attempt to understand economic behaviour. In spite of such variation, we can give an economic definition of a firm that takes account of this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease

...Energy is required to relax the muscle (surprisingly the default condition is contraction). When a muscle runs out of energy it contracts, as occurs in cramp and rigor mortis. [Described image] Figure 7 Arrangement of actin and myosin in a myofibre produce striations. The upper diagram shows the relaxed state and the lower diagram the contracted state. In contrast to...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...energy I had from that situation and turn it into something positive. So I decided that I wanted to become an advocate, a barrister, one of those lawyers who appears in court and argues for the rights of others. REHANA POPAL: So when I qualified, I didn't know at the time that I was going to be the first ever Afghan female to qualify in England and Wales. It wasn't an...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...energy. Both traditions advocated for the person to spend some time doing the opposite to bring themselves back to moderation. If someone is very busy and active, for instance, they might spend some time meditating and being very still (Baggini, 2018). There are, of course, other approaches to the question of the good life. Ancient Indian philosophy, for instance, held...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...energy than petrol. Performance will reflect that, unless those clever engineers at BMW can somehow overcome the difference. If they cannot, then BMW, whose prestige and independence rely largely on its engine-making ability, may be in trouble. Were fuel cells to become the standard, the firm's future could be bleak. (Adapted from The Economist, 21 July 2001, p. 86)...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...energy as well, that can make you a better athlete if you have any interest in normal life. DAVID LAVALLEE: This is the future. I think that for the next 20 years, this is where the performance gains will be seen within sport. I think it will be in the well-being and the welfare area. And I don't think there'll be marginal gain. I think it'll be much significant, much...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs