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This course is an introduction to writing prose for a public audience—specifically, prose that is both critical and personal, that features your ideas, your perspective, and your voice to engage readers. The focus of our reading and your writing will be American popular culture, broadly defined. That is, you will write essays that critically engage elements and aspects of contemporary American popular culture and that do so via a vivid personal voice and presence. In the coming weeks we will read a number of pieces that address current issues in popular culture. These readings will address a great many subjects from the contemporary world to launch and elaborate an argument or position or refined observation. And you yourselves will write a great deal, attending always to the ways yo This course is an introduction to writing prose for a public audience—specifically, prose that is both critical and personal, that features your ideas, your perspective, and your voice to engage readers. The focus of our reading and your writing will be American popular culture, broadly defined. That is, you will write essays that critically engage elements and aspects of contemporary American popular culture and that do so via a vivid personal voice and presence. In the coming weeks we will read a number of pieces that address current issues in popular culture. These readings will address a great many subjects from the contemporary world to launch and elaborate an argument or position or refined observation. And you yourselves will write a great deal, attending always to the ways yo

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The Moon. August 25th 1890

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Reference: DS.GP.1919/287 This photograph depicts the moon on the 25th of August 1890, captured using Grubb equipment at the Lick Observatory in Mount Hamilton, CA, United States. This photograph is taken from the Grubb Parsons Ltd collection at Tyne & Wear Archives. The records of Grubb Parsons Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, consist of 65 linear metres (213 linear feet) of files, plans, photographs and glass plate negatives relating to this internationally renowned firm's manufacture of precision telescopic instruments. The original Business was founded in the early nineteenth century by Thomas Grubb, in 1925 the company was acquired by Sir Charles Parsons and continued to manufacture Telescopic and Astronomical instruments until 1985. This Glass Lantern Slide is taken from a large collection that documents the work of Grubb Parsons Ltd at their workshop in Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne. It was here that Grubb Parsons Ltd manufactured Telescopic and Astronomical equipment for companies and observatories world wide. Their equipment was designed and built for use and research across the Globe, to name only a few of these locations Grubb Parsons Ltd supplied to the UK, Switzerland, Denmark, Egypt, South Africa, Greece, Australia, Japan, India, Hawaii, Poland, Chile, Canada, France and Spain. (Copyright) We're happy for you to share these digital images within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email archives@twmuseums.org.uk

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Moons alumni forum Moons alumni forum

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This Moons alumni forum encourages the insightful discussions and topical debates with other learners around the moons in our Solar System. First published on Thu, 27 Nov 2014 as Moons alumni forum. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative-Commons 2014 This Moons alumni forum encourages the insightful discussions and topical debates with other learners around the moons in our Solar System. First published on Thu, 27 Nov 2014 as Moons alumni forum. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative-Commons 2014

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Managing relationships Managing relationships

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Do you find fundraising difficult? Are others around you making your role as a fundraiser more difficult than it need be? This free course, Managing relationships, will help you to understand your role by analysing a variety of issues about fundraising and the dilemmas and problems that organisations involved in winning resources and support are likely to face. First published on Thu, 14 Jan 2016 as Managing relationships. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative-Commons 2016 Do you find fundraising difficult? Are others around you making your role as a fundraiser more difficult than it need be? This free course, Managing relationships, will help you to understand your role by analysing a variety of issues about fundraising and the dilemmas and problems that organisations involved in winning resources and support are likely to face. First published on Thu, 14 Jan 2016 as Managing relationships. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative-Commons 2016

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The Moon The Moon

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As the only planetary body everyone is familiar with seeing in the sky, the Moon has long been an object of fascination and speculation. This free course will teach you about the nearest planetary body to Earth: the missions to the Moon, the basic facts of its composition, the cratering on its surface, and the ancient eruptions that flooded many low-lying areas. First published on Tue, 01 Jan 2013 as The Moon. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative-Commons 2013 As the only planetary body everyone is familiar with seeing in the sky, the Moon has long been an object of fascination and speculation. This free course will teach you about the nearest planetary body to Earth: the missions to the Moon, the basic facts of its composition, the cratering on its surface, and the ancient eruptions that flooded many low-lying areas. First published on Tue, 01 Jan 2013 as The Moon. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative-Commons 2013

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Law enforcement officers with moonshine seized during a raid, Tallahassee

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Jupiter and its moons

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Jupiter has long been an object of wonder with its dramatic Great Red Spot its numerous and varied satellites and the stunning collision of the comet Shoemaker Levy 9 with the Jovian atmosphere in 1994. This free course will introduce you to our solar systems largest planet and its major satellites and the history of their exploration.

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