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Hanging on a branch of a tree, a monkey sees a hunter aiming a gun at him. The monkey lets go of the branch at the exact same time the bullet is fired. Explain why the bullet hits the monkey.

This question is also applicable to physics mechanics. Many would think the bullet will hit the monkey because it is travelling much faster than him. However, modelling the monkey as a particle and ignoring ...
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Assess the importance of the reasons for the increase in tensions between East and West between 1945 and 1949

Intro - short - introduce factors: ideology, personalities of big 3, Yalta and Potsdam, Germanyidentify reason you see as most important Start with factor seen as least important eg, the issue of Germany, ca...
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If the State could ensure all criminals were convicted 100% of the time, but at the cost of the total loss of privacy of all other civilians, would it be justifiable?

This was a question I was asked in my Law interview. Some knowledge of the main human rights instruments is useful but not essential. It would help the candidate here to have read Tom Bingham's 'The Rule of ...
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Describe the process of Oxidative Phosphorylation in the light dependent stage of photosynthesis

Light that falls onto a photosystem excites two electrons in a chlorophyll molecule, causing the electrons to leave the molecule by Photoionization. These two electrons are absorbed by the thylakoid membrane...
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What is a racemic mixture and why is it not optically active?

A racemic mixture contains a 50-50 mixture of two optical isomers. Optical isomers are identical in molecular structure but rotate the plane of polarized light in different directions (one rotates clockwise,...
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