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Can an author use a particular contemporary issue or a precise historical context as a means to convey a more timeless and universal matter?

Like all artists, authors are influenced by the events of their time and era. While Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby was greatly inspired by the roaring twenties' historical context, Kipling's works captured th...
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Solve for x: 2x^2 + 2x -24 = 0

The general formula of a quadratic is ax^2 + bx + c -> this is a quadratic 2) Factorise using common factor (=2) -> 2(x^2 + x - 12) = 0 3) Factorise the quadratic to (x + m)(x + n): the two numbers (m ...
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Briefly describe the mechanism of muscle contraction.

In muscle, myosin protein has 'heads' that act as cross-bridges as they bind to actin, another protein. When ATP binds to myosin, its head detaches from actin, swings forward and rebinds. Rebinding releases ...
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Describe some of the means by which a plant might defend itself, bearing in mind that it is 'sessile' (it cannot move around)?

The plant could have structural defence mechanisms such as 'thorns' or 'spines' which could cause damage to the mouth of herbivores so the plant is not eaten. It could also have 'stings' which are little hai...
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Simplify: (3x+8)/5 > 2x + 1

Multiply both sides by 5: 3x + 8 > 10 x + 5 Move 3x to RHS by subtracting 3x from both sides: 8 > 7x + 5 Move 5 to LHS by subtracting 5 from both sides: 3 > 7x Make the coefficient of x equal 1 by d...
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