Staring at a blank word document on a computer screen, if only you could come up with that first sentence! We’ve all been there, so from start to finish, here’s how you get through…By Charles Hand [Repost] Step 1 As a fresher approaching my first university assignment I had many new challenges to face: a strict […]
Is this source scholarly enough?
How many times have you found yourself asking this question, after a frantic Google search to find something (anything!) relevant to your essay? by Kate Courage You finally find a result that looks like it might hold the key to answering the question. However, the website it is from isn’t one you recognise, and you […]
Down The Rabbit-Hole: Sitting an Exam
You find yourself increasingly bored as you revise, yet this revision is leading to something. Exams. And when you’re standing outside the exam hall that boredom turns to utter, utter fear. Your stomach swirls. The doors open. You walk in the hall. And you fall down the rabbit-hole…By Thomas Stewart. Wonderland is not what you […]
Running the Gauntlet: Mastering your short answer exam
Not quite multiple choice, not quite an essay, but somewhere in-between. Master the middle ground with these tips…By Charles Hand. Short answer questions (SAQs) require precise yet informative pieces of information to direct questions. This style of exam distributes marks over many of questions; so it’s not the end of the world if you don’t […]
How much do cocoa farmers get paid with Fairtrade?
How much do cocoa farmers get paid with Fairtrade? On average, cocoa farmers earn just 6% of the final value of a bar of chocolate. How much do Fair Trade farmers get paid? When selling on Fairtrade terms, farmers will receive the market price and Premium of $200 a tonne on top, increasing to $240 […]
What is the Matthews coat of arms?
What is the Matthews coat of arms? Meaning of Symbols & Colors on the Matthews Coat of Arms Denotes Constancy and sometimes Grief. Is Matthews a Scottish name? Last name: Matthews This ancient English and Scottish surname was rarely recorded and never as a surname, before the Norman Invasion of 1066. Its popularity dates from […]
Do maggots eat live tissue?
Do maggots eat live tissue? “The maggots feed only on dead and dying tissue,” she explains. “They have no interest in the healthy flesh, so when all the dead tissue has been removed, they stop eating.” Maggots not only consume the dead tissue, but they also eat bacteria that might be growing in the wound, […]
Is Fox hunting effective?
Is Fox hunting effective? The 2000 Lord Burns report, commissioned by the then Labour Government before the ban on fox hunting was introduced, concluded that the “overall contribution of traditional fox hunting, within the overall total of control techniques involving dogs, is almost certainly insignificant in terms of the management of the fox … Are […]
What impacts did the steel plow have?
Is a hot tub ruined if it freezes?
Is a hot tub ruined if it freezes? Most freeze damage effects the following parts: the wet end of the pump, spa plumbing, spa packs, etc. Most cracking damage from any expansion caused by freezing ice happens to the heater body, the filter body, the cylinder that holds the filter cartridge, or the pump. Pipes […]