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What is the role of Alfieri in Arthur Miller's 'A View from the Bridge'?

Alfieri is the narrator, and the form of this narration is modelled on the chorus in a Greek tragedy. In Greek tragedy, the chorus was a group of performers who commented on the thoughts and actions of the p...
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Starting with this extract, how does Bronte present Jane as a strong female character?

Throughout this extract, Bronte uses a series of techniques to present Jane as a strong female character, including a list of rhetorical questions, strong verb choices and exclamations. Bronte also presents ...
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What is the Doppler effect and how is it exploited in everyday life?

The Doppler effect describes the changes in a wave's frequency (or wavelength) as the source of the wave moves towards/ away from the observer (you). You have almost definitely experienced this phenomenon be...
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Frank, Mary and Seth shared some sweets in the ratio 4:5:7. Seth got 18 more sweets than Frank. Work out the total number of sweets they shared.

The ratio 4:5:7 is a way of comparing the size of the shares received by Frank, Mary and Seth. It helps to pretend that we are sharing the sweets between some equally-sized boxes: each box has the same numbe...
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Solve the simultaneous equations “x^2+y^2=4” and “x=2-y”. What does this tell us about the circle centred on the origin, with radius 2, and the straight line with y-intercept 2 and gradient -1?

In order to solve the pair of simultaneous equations, we must find a single set of values for x and y which fulfils both at once. By substituting “x=2-y” into “x 2 +y 2 =4”, we obtain a single equation conta...
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