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Elizabeth Barret Browning’s poem has been described as ‘over-passionate and unsuited for a woman’, whereas Millay’s poem is ‘complex and significant’. Compare and contrast the presentation of love in the poems in the light of this comment

Sample plan of answer to essay question. Essay example can be given. Introduction: both sonnets – Millay’s is Petrarchan. Both show love, and how this love develops over time. Elizabeth’s is of a love tha...

Answered by Millie P. • English Literature tutor

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How do I learn the gender of nouns?

A few tips: Nouns that end in -a, -ión, -d, -z tend to be FEMININE Nouns that end in -o, -e, accented vowels and consonants that are NOT -d, -z tend to be MASCULINE. Can you think of some examples of each...

Answered by Toby F. • Spanish tutor

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How effective was Khrushchev’s policy of peaceful co-existence in reducing Cold War tensions in the years 1955 to 1961?

This is a very typical A-Level History question you might be expected to answer in the exam. When preparing to answering a 25 mark question such as this you should begin by analysing the question itself; ...

Answered by Martin H. • History tutor

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The variables x and y are related by y = 5^x. How do I find the value of x when y is set to 15?

15 = 5^x, we can easily solve this equation by using logs on either side which will give us: log15 = x log 5. Then by solving this for x, we get the result of 1.68 to two decimal places.

Answered by Andrea B. • Maths tutor

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How do you form the subjunctive?

Take the eu form of the present tense and remove the final -o. For -ar verbs, add the endings -e, -es, -e, -emos, -em. For example, the subjunctive of falar is eu fale, tu fales etc. For -ir and -er verbs...

Answered by Adam Y. • Portuguese tutor

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