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With reference to a named disease of affluence, outline the impact on health, economic development and lifestyle.

A disease of affluence affecting MEDCs such as the USA and the UK is Coronary Heart Disease. The rate of this disease is increasing due to the high rates of obesity and smoking in both countries. The disease...
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Describe and comment on the social, economic and political implications of population change?

An increasing population results in the social problems of over-crowding, with the availability of less homes, increasing the demand for houses of multiple occupancy, and raising house prices. The latter imp...
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How can theists reply to the problem of evil and suffering?

There are a number of theodicies used to defend the existence of God against the problem of evil and suffering. One such argument is called the free will defence and is advocated by Alvin Plantinga. He argue...
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A piece of card is released from rest at a height of 0.5m above a light gate. It falls freely and a computer measures the velocity as it passes through the light gate to be 3.10m/s. What is the acceleration due to gravity measured by this experiment?

This question can be solved using suvat equations, since the acceleration due to gravity is constant. First make a list of the variables given in the question; s=0.5m u=0ms -1 (since the card is released fro...
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If (2x+3)/(x-4)-(2x-8)/(2x+1)=1, what is x?

First eliminate fractions; Multiplying both sides by (x-4) gives; (2x+3)-((2x-8)(x-4))/(2x+1)=(x-4) Multiplying both sides by (2x+1) gives; (2x+3)(2x+1)-(2x-8)(x-4)=(x-4)(2x+1) Now simplify the expression; E...
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