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Sam works for £14 per hour. When Sam works more than 8 hours a day, he is paid overtime for each hour he works more than 8 hours at 1½ times his normal rate of pay. Sam worked for 12 hours. Work out the total amount of money Sam earned.

Find the wage received from normal rate= 8x14=112. We then find the wage received from working overtime by finding the number of extra hours worked (12-8=4) multiplied by the overtime wage of (1½ x14= 1.2...

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To what extent is Marlowe's Doctor Faustus a character who gets what he deserves?

In keeping with the structure of the traditional Aristotelian tragedy, throughout ‘Doctor Faustus’, Marlowe presents the eponymous protagonist as a character afflicted by a fatal flaw (hamartia), facilita...

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How far do you agree that the Hundred Flowers Campaign was a trick designed by Mao to trap his opponents?

After Mao encouraged intellectuals to voice their concerns and criticisms of the Chinese Communist Party in the spring of 1957, he was hit with waves of outcries from millions around the country complai...

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To what extent are a posteriori arguments for the existence of God more persuasive than a priori arguments?

Arguments for the existence of God which employ a posteriori reasoning are underpinned by empirical observation of the world to reach conclusions. Such arguments could be applauded due to their substantia...

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What is the process of the virus HIV replication?

The HIV virus enters the body via one of the fluids through which it is transmissible e.g. blood. It then binds itself to CD4 on the body's T cells and enters the cell via endocytosis. Once it is inside t...

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