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The Toppling of Edward Colston

The question is not about destruction of the past, or the erasure of history but about how past events, past behaviour, and past ideology can be given a, potentially unwitting, platform and credibility in the present.


Software development

Do I Need a Degree for a Career in Software Development?

Employers are really impressed by applicants who’ve developed practical database tools or web apps in their own time.


Racial Inequality in America

A Basic History of Racial Inequality in America: Part One

Uncle Tom’s Cabin, released in 1852 , was a novel that controversially depicted the harsh reality of slavery for the first time. It has since become one of the most popular books in American history.


Creativity

How to Unlock Your Creativity

The fact is, everyone is born with the need to create. Creation is, after all, just the belief that we can make a change in the world.


Picture Postcard

The Picture Postcard: A First Fast-Communication Industry

As a symbol of contemporary progress, the postcard was a modern invention that combined advances in printing, photography, industrialisation, transportation and postal regulations, culminating in a culture of speed.


Zoom

Are you Getting Zoom Fatigue?

In recent weeks, I’ve heard some people saying that they are finding video chat apps tiring and mentally taxing. A kind of fatigue is setting in.


Travel

How the Hit on Travel Will Hit the Environment

“… any progress made in past years by projects ensuring the survival of particular species and educating people into looking after their native ecosystems… will be eradicated in the face of this new situation.”


Anti-Mask League

America’s Modern Parallels with 1918’s Anti-Mask League

It was argued that the death toll continued to rise despite the use of masks and that the obligation to cover one’s nose and mouth was an affront to the principles of a free society.


Neurodivergent Students

Helping Neurodivergent Students Achieve

With care and nurturing, evidence shows that a neurodivergent classroom translates to a diverse and positive working world, one filled with great promise and creativity.


Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau: Pencil Maker to Philosopher

Thoreau was a remarkable man who had the ability to truly emphasise and beautifully articulate the importance of natural living and being one with nature and the natural world.


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