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List 3 character traits of Achilles, and support each with an example of when Homer brings out such characteristics.

The most prominent is Achilles' anger, which is mentioned in the proem as the subject matter of the whole poem. It is brought out in the first book when Achilles storms out of the assembly and refuses to fig...
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Why does reacting a bromoalkane with ammonia result in a quaternary ammonium salt and not an amine?

To explain this question let us use an example of reacting Bromoethane (CH3CH2Br) with ammonia (NH3). As bromine is more electronegative than carbon (electronegativity being the ability of an element to attr...
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How persuasive do you find Cicero’s comments that Pompey should gain the command? [10 marks]

Extensive knowledge of military affairs: his training began from a very young age. From school age he was part of his father’s army, then lead the greatest army as commander himself from the earliest boyhood...
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What is natural frequency and how is it associated with resonance?

When anything is hit it will vibrate at the same frequency regardless of the force that hits it. This frequency of un-damped oscillations is the natural frequency. And every object/system has its own set of ...
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How do you form a Cartesian equation from two parametric equations?

If the two parametric equations have the form x = a t + b and y = c t + d then the first step is to rearrange one to make the parameter 't' the subject. We then substitute this equation for 't' into the othe...
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