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Explain some characteristics of the genre "film noir" and give relevent socio-historical context where necessary.

Film Noir is a genre born from the paranoia of post-world-war-two America. With the Cold War well underway by the 1950s, Film Noir served as a reflection of both social attitudes and fears of the era. Male c...
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Explain what is meant by the "Euphemism Treadmill"

The Euphemism Treadmill is a concept coined by Stephen Pinker in his 2003 book "The Blank State". The concept explains how words that are used to replace offensive terms over time become offensive ...
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Find the difference between the areas of these 2 shapes to 2 decimal places. Rectangle (width 4cm length 2.5cm) Circle (diameter 2.4) use pi = 3.14

Rectangle: Area = width x length hence area = 4cm x 2.5cm area = 10cm 2 Circle: Area = pi x radius 2 Radius = 1/2 x diameter Radius = 1.2cm Area = 1.2 2 x 3.14 Area = 1.44 x 3.14 Area = 4.5216 Difference bet...
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How would I solve the following equation d^2x/dt^2 + 5dx/dt + 6x = 0

Our given equation is d 2 x/dt 2 + 5dx/dt + 6x = 0, which we need to recognise as a second order differential equation. Therefore we need to begin by solving the auxilary funtion m 2 +5m +6= 0. ( Side note: ...
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Find the turning points of the curve y = x^3 +5x^2 -6x +4

y = x 3 +5 x 2 -6 x +4 dy/dx = 3 x 2 +10 x -6 at turning points dy/dx = 0 therefore 3 x 2 +10 x -6 = 0 This quadratic is factorisable. When factorised you get: (3 x -2)( x +4) = 0 therefore x = 2/3 and -4 at...
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