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Explain why Russian serfs were granted their freedom in 1861

Tsar Alexander II of Russia signed the declaration abolishing serfdom in 1861 for a number of reasons, all of which combined to create a situation in which the system of serfdom became untenable in Russia...

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Answered by Elizabeth C. History tutor
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What is the Working Memory Model

The working memory model is a framework put forward by Alan Baddeley to describe how human's store and manipulate information they are currently working with. In it's original form it outlined an executiv...

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Answered by Liam B. Psychology tutor
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Write about the ways Seamus Heaney uses nature in at least one poem

Seamus Heaney utilises nature frequently in his poems as a vehicle for wider themes. Heaney typically refers to the nature that surrounded him as a child, using the memory of his surroundings to explore e...

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Answered by Elizabeth C. English tutor
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A car costs £300. The price is then reduced by 20%. However, the shop increases the new price by 15%. Fadhila says, "20 - 15 = 5, so the original price of the car has been reduced 5%". Is she right? What is the final price of the car?

Fadhila is wrong. To work out price increases/decreases we need to multiply the original price by a decimal number. A reduce by 20% means multiplying by 0.8: we need to take away 20% of the original numbe...

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Answered by Emma T. Maths tutor
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How do I get across my passion for my subject without just saying how passionate I am?

You're already on the right track there - the one thing you don't want to do is use the word "passion"! When I was writing my personal statement, I remember being told that if a university saw a...

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