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How am I supposed to write/structure/form my essays? It's hard to know what the examiners are looking for, and it doesn't feel like there's a correct way of doing it the same way there was at GCSE.

Essay writing is a universal skill, and is used across many subjects - once you've learned how to write an essay, it becomes quite obvious that there are a few different skeletons that you can apply to al...

Answered by Clare S. • English Literature tutor

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Can you explain the process of DNA transcription?

The first stage of gene expression is DNA transcription. Transcription is the formation of single stranded mRNA from double stranded DNA. During transcription, the enzyme DNA helicase unwinds the double h...

Answered by Ashley M. • Biology tutor

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Describe the Offences Against the Person Act

In ascending order

Assault - A puts B in fear of immediate force against them

Battery - A applies unlawful force e.g. by slapping or punching B

This is a rather technical distinction...

Answered by Charlotte W. • Law tutor

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Assess the Reasons for Napoleon's Downfall

Throughout the years of 1806 – 1814, a number of factors coalesced to result in Napoleon's downfall. Significant causes of his downfall included the Continental Blockade, the Peninsular War, the Russian C...

Answered by Muna M. • History tutor

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Describe how hydrogen bonding arises in water

Water is made up of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms. Oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen, meaning the electrons in the hydrogen-oxygen bond are slightly more attracted to the oxygen. This makes...

Answered by Lucy T. • Biology tutor

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