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Grice's maxim of quantity requires that you make your contribution to the conversation as informative as is needed for the current exchange. For example, let's say that A asks B "What did you have f...

The denotation of a word is simply its definition. Whereas the connotations of a word are the ideas which are conjured when reading that specific word. Let's take the word "warm," for example....

First you have to be sure that this is what you want to do. You should have undertaken some work experience in a medical environment to gain some idea of this. It is also helpful to have done some volunte...

Photosynthesis is the process that takes place in green plants to produce their energy. It is when light energy is converted into chemical energy. Carbon dioxide and water are taken in and used to make ox...

Ionic bonds are formed due to the strong electrostatic connection between oppositely charged ions whereas covalent bonds are formed by the sharing of an electron pair between two atoms