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Cloisters May 2006

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Try a little learning in our sample courses.

	How To Learn Online A complete free course for beginners to online learning. Let Noel Chidwick put you at your ease.
	The Fire Balloon A complete short course about balloons. Try out the complete New Curiosity Shop Experience.
	Egypt - A Glimpse through the Shifting Sands Egypt has captured the imagination of many a would be traveller for aeons, in fact for over 1500 years archaeologists, travellers and pioneers have been attracted to this country in search of lost and buried treasures. Dig in the sands of Egypt with Howard Middleton-Jones.
	Philosophy of Mind: Personal Identity It is a fact that we have insides and outsides, me in here inside my mind and you out there, outside of my mind. There is the subjective picture we have of ourselves and the objective picture others have of us. Explore your concept of self with Jenni Jenkins.
	AIDS Awareness - How Aware are You? For this short taster for the New Curisoity Shop Open Week we have included two activities for you to try out: an anonymous questionnaire and a quiz. You can also join the chat with the tutor Sarah Pouezevara and take part in a forum discussion in the Course Howf.
	A Cultural Adventure: Cybertrip to Tajikistan Have you ever thought of travelling further than ‘sunny Spain’ or to somewhere different than attraction parks in the States and France? This is a little ‘taster’ of a longer course on Tajikistan which Moira Hunter has prepared to whet your appetite.
	Dreams and the Unconscious - A Taster This opening topic will set the scene, as it were, to assist you in your understanding of and working with dreams. Mike Wilson introduces you to your Self.
	Dorian Gray meets Jekyll and Hyde An exploration of two great novels, available to download in eBook form, guided by Daniela Musella
	Astronomy: A Little Light Observing An exercise in the art of observation. Mark Toner teaches how to match eyes and brain in perfect harmony.