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On 3/12/18, Prime Minister Theresa May described the 2016 EU Referendum as "(T)he biggest democratic exercise in our history.” Use your own knowledge to evaluate this comment, and to consider the relationship btwn democracy and referenda in the UK.

- First need to consider conceptual factors – does a referendum weaken aspects of representative democracy by increasing the risk of what de Tocqueville described as a ‘tyranny of the majority’. Does it incr...
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Answered by Samantha M. • Politics tutor
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Listening: 'Ayer, fui de compras. Me gustó una chaqueta, pero no tuvo el dinero suficiente para comprarla. Al fin, compré una falda.' Qué compró la mujer?

What items of clothing does she discuss? (repeat phrase as necessary, slower if the student struggles). Una chaqueta - a jacketUna falda - a skirt What did she say about each one? 'Me gustó una chaqueta' : '...
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Answered by Laura O. • Spanish tutor
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Draw the graph for y = x^2 + 4x +2

This is a quadratic equation. So we know the shape will look something like this: (draw 'smiley face' shape. Plot some points showing for x=2, y = 4. For x =3, y =9. Show symmetry: a negative number squared ...
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Answered by Laura O. • Maths tutor
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Define the Specific Heat Capacity of a material. What is its unit?

This is the amount of energy needed to heat 1kg of the material by 1 degree: ENERGY to heat a MASS by a TEMPERATURE INCREASE. Usingstandard units:Energyis in Joules [J]Massis in kilograms [kg]Temperaturein d...
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A rectangular frame is made from 5 straight pieces of metal with height 5m and length 12m. One of the pieces of metal goes through the diagonal of the rectangle. The weight of the metal is 1.5 kg per metre. Work out the total weight of the metal

Firstly, I would suggest that we draw a diagram to visualise the problem. Using the diagram and knowledge of rectangles, you can see that the rectangle is made of two right angled triangles. Thus we can use ...
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Answered by Charlie B. • Maths tutor
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