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Explain what is meant by the "Euphemism Treadmill"

The Euphemism Treadmill is a concept coined by Stephen Pinker in his 2003 book "The Blank State". The concept explains how words that are used to replace offensive terms over time become offensive ...
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Find the turning points of the curve y = x^3 +5x^2 -6x +4

y = x 3 +5 x 2 -6 x +4 dy/dx = 3 x 2 +10 x -6 at turning points dy/dx = 0 therefore 3 x 2 +10 x -6 = 0 This quadratic is factorisable. When factorised you get: (3 x -2)( x +4) = 0 therefore x = 2/3 and -4 at...
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Differentiate y=x^3

dy/dx = 3x^2
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Why does the Price Mechanism exist and what are the functions of it?

In Economics we study the idea of 'scarcity' (also known as the Economic Problem). Scarcity means that there is a finite amount of resources and an infinite amount of wishes. The Price Mechanism exists to al...
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'A play in which thought often gets in the way of action'. How much do you agree with this assessment of Hamlet?

The three main points that could be made of this statement are: Hamlet himself is not a man of action, unlike many of Shakespeare's leading men. He spends much of the play brooding and plotting rather than f...
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