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A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...attention – and younger initiates – due to Sanders’ knack for courting controversy and publicity. The first coven in the US was started by Raymond Buckland in 1963, and Wicca was firmly established in the US by 1970. Besides a number of different strains of Wicca, many other forms of Paganism began to appear, often drawing from local pre-Christian traditions,...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...attention to both what Nick and Louis say and what they imply. Louis’ lifestyle as a chef – long hours, little time off, the need for perfectionism – undermined his mental health. For Nick the uncertainties of living as a jazz musician ‘overloaded his nervous system’ and he became unwell. For both, ‘keeping going’ piled on pressure, which made things worse....
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...attention was drawn to the value of listening to children as they share the meaning of their special objects, in order to make meaning about their role and identity within the new context. Finally you considered the place of listening in complex transitions, as a long-term approach to supporting children in their cross-cultural meaning making. This OpenLearn course is an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Introduction to Spanish
Languages

Introduction to Spanish

...attention to the final [e] sound. 1. estudiante 2. aprende 3. vive 4. calle 5. dirige 6. abre 7. barre 8. cantante 9. de 10. donde Audio 8...Introduction to Spanish: 5 En chiva or en guagua. Regional variations in vocabulary - [Described image] Bolombolo, Colombia: traditional rural bus called chiva There are several different words for ‘bus’ used by speakers of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 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

...attention to specifically Irish themes and concerns. The nineteenth century saw a fuller flowering of distinctive Irish Gothic writing and in fact, some of the most famous examples of nineteenth-century Gothic writing can be traced to Ireland. It has been said that Irish Gothic writing tended to be dominated by Protestant male writers such as Charles Maturin (Melmoth the...
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Article 45 mins
Commercial awareness
Money & Business

Commercial awareness

...attention would come in to your workplace, in-tray or inbox, and not be addressed were you (or someone in a role like yours) not there to handle them and add in the value demanded or expected elsewhere? Who would be waiting on the work that is not getting done? What would not happen and why would that be of interest or concern to those you deal with? What about two or...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...attention to sub-sections 24(1), 24(5) and 24(8). Please then answer the following questions: Who ‘owns’ the second-hand car business? Who makes the decisions which affect the nature and running of the business? Who is entitled to the profits which the business makes? [Figure 2] 24. Rules as to interests and duties of partners subject to special agreement The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...attention and maintenance to strengthen them and ensure that collective leadership is effective. The article below by Mats Alvesson and Stefan Sveningsson supports the argument that building these relationships brings various positive effects for both leaders and followers. Managers doing leadership: the extra-ordinarization of the mundane...Collective leadership: 3.2...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs