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Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author
History & The Arts

Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author

...changing perspectives on the slave trade in British society. [image of Olaudah Equiano]Image of Olaudah Equiano He was a talented and competitive businessman, and he challenged the balance of political power through his campaigns and penmanship. His autobiography was sponsored by a significant number of influential subscribers, and he created a steady income through...
Assistive technologies and online learning
Education & Development

Assistive technologies and online learning

...changing nature of technology and its quick pace. Of course some people, perhaps older people, may still be using older technologies such as cassette recorders as they may feel more comfortable and confident with them. However, they are likely to find there are fewer cassettes available...Assistive technologies and online learning: 1.2 Lifeskills technologies and...
Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...changed a lot. (Wow) This is where we did the search right here. Dallas Campbell: So this is the original room where you’d be looking …? Frank Drake: This is the original room. Dallas Campbell: It looks like no one’s cleaned up since about 1959. Frank Drake: It looks as though it’s become a store room. Dallas Campbell: So where would you actually, where would you...
Galaxies, stars and planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Galaxies, stars and planets

...change in their properties (although there are exceptions). It's possible, however, to observe many different stars, all at different stages of their evolution, and try to build a picture of how they relate to each other in order to understand that evolution, in much the same way as attempting to work out the life cycle of a tree by walking through a forest. The sheer...
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Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...changes to the registered nurse providing support for patients’ family and friends performing and reporting clinical observations of a patient’s temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and blood pressure obtaining measurement of a patient’s height and weight. Before the creation of these new roles, a registered nurse carried out such responsibilities. Now, health-care...
Exploring critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring critical social work practice

...change, when new approaches to solving problems are needed. For example, as Hodgson and Watts (2017, p. 231) argue, social workers may be ‘considered reflexive in the sense that they are part of the condition of social change themselves and because they work in institutions and organisations confronting the sharp end of rapid change’. Despite the changing and complex...
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...changed over time and what it means to create books for the specific audiences of children and their carers...Exploring books for children: words and pictures: 1 Words and pictures in children’s fiction through the ages - There is evidence that children were reading books in English with pictures from as early as the sixteenth century: for example, an illustrated 1503...
Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting
Money & Business

Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting

...change a decimal to a percentage you need to multiply by 100: 0.8 = 80% 0.75 = 75% To change a percentage to a decimal you need to divide by 100: 60% = 0.6 3% = 0.03 To convert a fraction to a percentage it is necessary to first change the fraction to a decimal: 4/5 = 0.8 = 80% 3/4 = 0.75 = 75% If a machine is sold for £120 plus VAT (Value Added Tax – a sales tax in...