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1.TALK ABOUT A BOOK YOU HAVE READ THAT WAS important to you for some reason.explain why the book was important to you.givespecific details and examples to explain your answer. - Correct Answer-sample 1: The book that was important to me was an instruction manual on how to pronounce English. When I was a middle school student, I did not speak Englis

Abiogenesis -->Belief that livings things may develop from lifeless matter Acid -->A compound that In water produces hydrogen ions, usually tastes sour, a pH less than 7 Acid rain -->rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water Alloy -->Homogenous

Which of the following represents the best definition of the organizing term "centralization"? - Answer-The location of authority or decision-making near the top of the hierarchy Which of the following actions is the first step in the control process? - Answer- Establish standards Which of the following statements best describes business ethics? -

Which of the following represents the best definition of the organizing term "centralization"? - Answer-The location of authority or decision-making near the top of the hierarchy Which of the following actions is the first step in the control process? - Answer- Establish standards Which of the following statements best describes business ethics? -

Behavioral Neuroscience -->A field concerned with how this communication happens and how behavior is influenced by it. Nervous System -->An organization of neurons, neurotransmitters, and brain structures that serves as the framework for moving information throughout the body. Sense Receptors -->Detect heat, or light, or touch and then pass informa

Artificial Intelligence -->The ability of computers to solve problems and perform tasks that were once thought to be uniquely human. Browser -->-Software that allows users to find and read encoded documents in a form suitable for display -Software used to "Surf the Web", A program that allows the user to find and view pages on the world wide web. C

Which of the following is generally the most significant influence on an individual's identification with a particular political party? - Answer-Family Which statement best reflects the pluralist theory of American politics? - Answer- Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups. Which of the following committee assignment

allegory -->The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. allusion -->passing or casual reference referring to something anagnorisis -->recognition or discovery on the part of the hero; change from ignorance to knowledge anagram -->a word or phrase spelled by rearran

Political Science -->The organized study of government and politics. Political Theory -->A historical explanation of the major contributions to political thought from ancient Greeks to the contemporary theorists. American Government and Politics -->A survey of the origins and development of the political system in the United States from the colonia

Where did Tammany Hall (political machine) get most of its support? -->poor immigrants and ethnic communities in the inner cities. they promised them help in return for votes. European Musical Influence African=a 1890s New Orleans originated musical genre... -->Jazz Tet Offensive -->failed attacks by the Vietcong guerillas and North Vietnamese, but

In general, Native American groups prior to contact with Europeans - Answer-had adapted to a variety of geographic and climate conditions Which of the following was Not a factor in the success of the spanish in conquering Native American people? - Answer-The importation of Africans All of the following were reasons the English were interested in co

1. Which of the following best describes the experiences of most recently freed people following Reconstruction? (A) They obtained land from the Freedmen's Bureau. (B) They were forced back onto the plantations as sharecroppers. (C) They established large cooperative farms. (D) They migrated to Northern urban areas and worked as unskilled laborers.

Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca -->From Spain. He wrote, "Naufragios," which is Shipwrecks in 1542. Spanish conquistador that was shipwrecked and lost his crew off of the south of Florida. Vaca lived with the indians and became a shawman. Samuel de Champlain -->Pioneer to the "New France". Des Sauvages: The voyage of Samuel Champlain Thomas Harriot -->H

In pure water, a red blood cell from an animal will swell and burst, but a leaf cell from a plant will not. Which structure in the leaf cell is responsible for this difference? A.) Cell Membrane B.) Cell Wall C.) Mitochondrion D.) Nucleus Correct Answer-B.) Cell Wall Scientist have found geysers on one of Saturn's moons. The geysers release water v

In pure water, a red blood cell from an animal will swell and burst, but a leaf cell from a plant will not. Which structure in the leaf cell is responsible for this difference? A.) Cell Membrane B.) Cell Wall C.) Mitochondrion D.) Nucleus Correct Answer-B.) Cell Wall Scientist have found geysers on one of Saturn's moons. The geysers release water v

Arch -->Ancient Sumerians developed the _________ so they could construct doors and windows with brick. Post and lintel -->Lion's Gate at Mycenae was constructed with the _______ ____ ________ system, or a large stone horizontal beam resting on two vertical ones. Defense -->The primary purpose of medieval castles was _______ John Roebling -->______

Speed of Waves -->Speed (v) = Frequency (f) x Wavelength (λ) Ideal Gas Law (pressure and volume) -->PV=nRT. P- pressure V- volume n- amount of gas R- gas constant T- temperature of the gas Acceleration caused by gravity -->9.8 meters per second squared Law of Force vs Mass (Newton's 2nd Law) -->The rate of change of an object is proportional to its mass and the force acting upon it. F=ma. F-force m-mass a-acceleration Speed -->rate of change of distance traveled (s=d/...

C. Wright Mills -->Sociological imagination Definition of Sociological imagination -->Type of insight offered by the discipline of sociology Sigmund Freud -->Unconscious mind Opportunity cost -->the value of the best alternative forgone, in a situation in which a choice needs to be made between several mutually exclusive alternatives given limited resources. Marbury vs. Madison -->(1803), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis fo...

farmers -->The populations of the cradles of civilization were primarily .... Cultural Diffusion -->The process by which one civilization shares knowledge with another civilization is called.... Number of independent city-states -->Ancient Greece was primarily a... Philosophy -->Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are noted primarily for their contribution in the field of... Their political system with influence on law and policitcs -->The most important contribution made by the Rom...

What are the three statements of the scientific method according to political sciences? -->1. Observational/evidential: describes the characteristics of what has been studied. 2. Observational Law: hypotheses based on what has been observed. 3. Theories: analyze data that has been collected to provide plausible generalizations according to the data observed. What are some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? -->1. Lack of chief executive 2. Inability to regulate domesti...