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The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts

...les marchés. La Une du cahier éco ce vendredi pic.twitter.com/HHd388eVcu — LeMondeEcoEnt (@LeMondeEcoEnt) June 24, 2016 The independent website Médiapart used a brilliant oxymoron, describing the decision as a “welcome catastrophe” and arguing that Brexit offers a unique opportunity for reform of the long-criticised EU. The result highlighted how the political...
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May the Forza be with you: Star Wars in other languages
Languages

May the Forza be with you: Star Wars in other languages

...Le Millennium Condor). The French translators didn’t stop there: Han Solo became Yan Solo, Chewbacca was known as Chiktabba (and his “Chewie” diminutive “Chico”), and – most puzzlingly – Jabba the Hut’s name was translated as Jabba the forester (Jabba le Forestier), perhaps because translators assumed Jabba lived in a hut in a forest somewhere. Some of the...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy

...le case italiane. Infine non dimentichiamo la pizza che, originariamente preparata nelle viuzze di Napoli, è ora diffusa in tutto il mondo! At the bakery -Buongiorno signora. -Buongiorno. Mi dà un filone da mezzo chilo, per favore? -Un filone da mezzo chilo, ecco. -Grazie. -Prego. Arrivederci. -Arrivederci. Translation -Good day, signora. -Good day. Can you give me a...
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What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?
History & The Arts

What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?

...Enlightenment, serving, for example, as important sources for Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s seminalEncyclopédie. The contents of the letters were various, but the Jesuits’ mission being what it was, it is perhaps not surprising that religion figured prominently, with many accounts of what would one day be called Buddhism. Well into the nineteenth century, Europeans divided the population of the world into four......
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The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...Le Bon’s The Crowd: Study of the Popular Mind (1895). Le Bon problematised what we today would see as part of the popular democratic process; he views the crowd not so much as mindless but as of one collective mind acting towards theoretical inclinations. In his view, the psychological crowd is different from a physical crowd. He argues that the organised psychological...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 1
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 1

...Le presento a Carlos Frutos. – Let me introduce Carlos Frutos. Le presento a la señora Serra. – Let me introduce Mrs Serra. Le presento al* señor Bustos. – Let me introduce Mr Bustos. (* a + el → al) To introduce people in informal situations in Spanish, you can use the following expressions: Este es Carlos. – This is Carlos. Esta es Consuelo. – This is...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts

...le toca a usted. Utilizando el vocabulario de la red de palabras del paso anterior, explique durante unos treinta segundos aproximadamente cuáles son sus gustos y preferencias respecto a las distintas manifestaciones artísticas. Antes de empezar, mire la sección Atando cabos en la página siguiente e intente dar variedad a su charla usando las formas que ha aprendido....
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
OpenLearn Ireland

Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...Le Fanu’s Carmilla (1872) will give you a chance to see features of the Gothic at work within a literary example from the period. You can then try out some of these devices for yourself through a creative writing exercise. Let’s begin by setting out the basic characteristics of what is meant by ‘the Gothic’ in literature. What is Gothic? What do you think of when...
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Article 45 mins