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My essays are full of relevant historical content but I'm still getting low marks, why might this be?

There is a temptation in writing History essays to want to show off as much knowledge as possible. Slotting in a particularly juicy piece of information at the right time will indeed be hugely useful. Howeve...
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Answered by Joseph T. • History tutor
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What is chirality?

Chiral molecules are enantiomers. A requirement for molecule to be chiral, and therefore have 2 possible enantiomers, there must be four different substituents bonded to a carbon centre. By swapping two bond...
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Explain why 17th century Puritans were opposed to the theatre.

The conservative sect of Protestantism disliked theatres because they were seen as immoral places harbouring anti-Puritan ideas and groups. This immorality was manifested in criminal groups often found in th...
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How can I write a sufficiently detailed essay in the short time space given?

The key to nailing timing largely comes in making sure you are answering the specific question asked as precisely as possible. Often the time given seems so short because lots of writing time is spent addres...
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Relative to a fixed origin O, the point A has position vector (8i+13j-2k), the point B has position vector (10i+14j-4k). A line l passes through points A and B. Find the vector equation of this line.

The vector equation of any line is composed of the addition of a point on the line and some distance in the direction of the line, in the form y=(x,y,z) +d(x_1, y_1, z_1), where (x,y,z) is any point on the l...
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