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In the nineteenth century, Lord Acton wrote that: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Explore how Margaret Atwood portrays power and control in Cat’s Eye and The Handmaid’s Tale.

In these two novels, Atwood explores the abuse of power from a social and psychoanalytical perspective, and how this abuse is perpetrated by both men and women. In Cat’s Eye, the novel explores t...

Answered by Natasha F. • English Literature tutor

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Answer the following questions and parse the selected verbs accordingly: 'Phaethon erat filius Apollinis. olim Phaethon tristis erat quod amici eum deridebant.'

1.'Phaethon erat filius Apollinis.'(a) Parse 'erat'.Answer: 3rd person singular imperfect active indicative of sum, esse.
(b) Write the above verb in the perfect tense.Answer: fuit.
(c) Parse 'A...

Answered by Henry L. • Latin tutor

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The composition by mass of a compound is: C=36.4%, H=6% and F=57.6%. Calculate the empirical formula. If the RFM is 66, what is the molecular formula?

Calculate the moles of each of the 3 elements (to get C=3.03, H=6, F=3.03). Divide these by the smallest mol calculated to get the ratio of the elements. This will get C:H:F as 1:1.978:1 = 1:2:1 and so th...

Answered by Sara T. • Chemistry tutor

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A runner of weight 588N runs at a speed of 8 miles/hr. What is the kinetic energy of the runner? Determine the power exerted by the runner over a distance of 10m.

KE = 1/2mv^2m = 588/9.8 = 60 kgv = 8 miles/hr = 3.56 m/sKE = 379 JP = E/tt = d/v = 10m/3.56m/s = 2.81 sP = 135 W

Answered by Eliza D. • Physics tutor

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Describe the 3 overall stages of the cell cycle and the processes ongoing during the cell's life.

The cell cycle is composed of 3 main stages:

1) Interphase

During the interphase stage of the cell cycle, the cell grows and organelles such as mi...

Answered by Yousif A. • Biology tutor

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