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How can the general context be an aid in making inferences? It can confuse the reader. It can provide enough information to understand what an Idea is about. It does not provide accurate information to understand a text. It provides all the necessary examples needed to understand a text.

What is the concentration of a solution made by diluting 65 mL of 6.0 M HCl to a final volume of 750 mL?

Which of the following statements from the essay "Society and Solitude" by Ralph Waldo Emerson denote a negative context? The remoter stars seem a nebula of united light A man must be clothed with society If solitude is proud, so is society vulgar None of the choices

Taylor Swift's lyrics suggest that fairy tales never come true education is more important than romance for women men are attracted to women who want to succeed in careers falling in love and getting married are all important for women

Identify the type of argument based on the information below. Premise 1: Girls love flowers. Premise 2: Rita loves flowers. Conclusion: Rita is a girl. Valld Invalid and unsound Invalid Valid and unsound

Obesity experts called the Harvard findings important and praised the study for being prospective. In other words, the Harvard researchers spent 19 months following the children, rather than capturing a snapshot of data from just one day. It's considered statistically more valuable to conduct a study over a long period of time. Researchers found that schoolchildren who drank soft drinks consumed almost 200 more calories per day than their counterparts who didn't down soft drinks. That finding helps support the notion that we don't compensate well for calories in liquid form. Which of Aristotle's three appeals does the excerpt above use in trying to convince readers that soda pop is harmful to children's health? Ethos Pathos Ethos and logos Pathos and logos

A 100 g bullet is fired from a gun that travels with a speed of 420 m/s, hits a wooden block, and is embedded in it. Calculate the heat produced in the final event, assuming the entire kinetic energy is converted into heat energy (Joule constant, J = 4.186 J/cal). 1100 cal 1210 cal 2107 cal 3016 cal

Convert -500F into Celsius. -45.56° C 15.56° C -25.56° C 10.00⁰ C

Read the following extract from "Federalist Paper 10" by James Madison, and answer the question that follows. "Hence it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention, have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property, and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths" The technical meaning of the word "Spectacles" is eyeglasses. In this extract, it connotes which of the following? Something remarkable Lavish display Unpleasant center of attention Impressive

Which of the following is correct according to the sample Rube Goldberg device discussed in this lesson? The gravitational potential energy of the weighing scale is converted to kinetic energy after the stone lands on to the weighing scale. The kinetic energy of the weighing scale is converted to gravitational potential energy after the stone lands on to the weighing scale. The stone gains kinetic energy after landing on to the weighing scale. The weighing scale gains potential energy after the stone lands on to it.

what you want to do a heart-rending shricks from her, and horrid oaths from him) came dripping to the floor. I was so terrified and horror-stricken at the sight, that I hid myself in a closet, and dared not venture out till long after the bloody transaction was over. I expected it would be my turn next. It was all new to me. I had never seen any thing like it before. I had always lived with my grandmother on the outskirts of the plantation, where she was put to raise the children of the younger women. I had therefore been, until now, out of the way of the bloody scenes that often occurred on the plantation. Which of the following explains the fact the slaves were kept ignorant of their ages? i f they know their age, they would most likely go on a strike and demand favors. if they come to know their age, they would sue their masters to get them united with their parents. The slaves were considered as property and not as persons. This Information would lead to the revelation of their ancestry which in turn would possibly facilitate their release.

Identify a utensil that is most suitable for cooking on solar ovens. A utensil made of wood. A utensil made of aluminum and colored with matte black. A utensil colored with white. A utensil made of iron.

What type of energy conversion happens when ironing a shirt? Electrical energy to heat energy Heat energy to light energy Heat energy to sound energy Electrical energy to sound energy

Popular culture artifacts that retell the binary turn pop culture artifacts into narratives. encourage conformity to traditional gender expectations. suggest that the binary will disappear if enough stories are told about it. prefer the telling of new stories to outdated ones

When a large egg was dropped from 5 meters onto a concrete floor, the egg was broken. What change in conditions would provide a safe landing of the egg? change the concrete floor surface to a foam box Change the drop height from 5 m to 1 m Change the drop height from 5 m to 10 m Change the large egg to a small egg

After investigating and evaluating the evidence, what may the writer decide to do? Appeal to the readers' logos Make some concessions Address opposing viewpoints Refute opposing viewpoints

Fluorine gas and water vapor react to form hydrogen fluoride gas and oxygen. What volume of oxygen would be produced by this reaction if 6.18 L of water- were consumed? Also, be sure your answer has a unit symbol, and is rounded to 3 significant digits.

An experimental plot of In(Pvap) vs. 1/T is obtained in lab for an unknown liquid. The slope of the best-fit line for the graph is -4775 K. What is the enthalpy of vaporization for the liquid in kJ/mol?

The highest pressure measured in Jupiter's upper atmosphere by the Galileo probe is 1.67 × 104 torr. Calculate the highest pressure measured in mmHg and atm, Round each of your answers to 3 significant digits.

The dog was as fast as a bolt of lightning. This is an example of a(n) allusion simile metaphor amplification

Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows. Brian is fond of stamps. He started collecting them from a young age. By the time he was in tenth grade, he had a huge collection of stamps. Some of the stamps were more than several decades old. He had in his collection stamps from all the continents of the world. Many of his friends were thrilled to see stamps in circular and triangular shapes. What is the main idea of the given passage? Brian's friends are fond of collecting triangular stamps. Brian is fond of collecting stamps. Brain is fond of only other continents' stamps. None of the choices

Before President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he said which of these statements? We belleve that all men are created equal -- yet many are denied equal treatment. We believe that all men have certain Inallenable rights. We belleve that all men are entitled to the blessings of liberty -- yet millions are being deprived of those blessings, not because of their own fallures, but because of the color of their skins. This bill will "strike away the last major shackle" of African-Americans' "ancient bonds." "That elections... ought to be free; and that all men... have the right of suffrage and cannot be taxed or deprived of their property for public uses without their own consent..." "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Complete Later Complete Rese Reset this a F Qu

An argumentative essay should take a neutral stance, without revealing too much of the writer's opinion take a strong stance on a specific issue take a strong stance on a very broad issue always address a controversial issue

Read the following sentence, and choose the correct answer. I feel like the living dead. This is an example of an oxymoron parallelism an analogy alliteration

The use of pronoun "I" in the poem indicates that the story is narrated in first person the story is narrated in second person the story is narrated in third person the story is told by an omniscient narrator

According to the___ point of view, the author addresses the reader, using such pronouns as "you" and "your." first person second person third person fourth person

Which of the following could be inferred from the below lines? "Master, however, was not a humane slaveholder. It required extraordinary barbarity on the part of an overseer to affect him." Master was kind at times, and he was not easily provoked. Master was too barbarous and cruel to sympathize with the slaves. Master always worked with an assistant who administered the punishments. Master had a close association with an indigenous tribe whose people were barbarous.

you how to disobey my orders and after roming he commenced to lay on the heavy cowskin, and soon the warm, red blood (amid heart-rending her, and horrld oaths from him) came dripping to the floor. I was so terrified and horror-stricker that I hld myself In a closet, and dared not venture out till long after the bloody transaction expected It would be my turn next. It was all new to me. I had never seen any thing like it before Ilved with my grandmother on the outskirts of the plantation, where she was put to raise the ch younger women. I had therefore been, until now, out of the way of the bloody scenes that often the plantation. What was the punishment for slaves if they have favor(s) from one of their masters? Lashes to the naked back Walk for 10 miles Work without food No rest for a week Complete Later Complete

An airbag module of a typical air cushion restraint system consists of an inflator and an airbag an indicator bulb a thin wire a crash sensor

In the beginning of the passage, the author provides the distance between Eaton and Tuckahoe. Why? To provide the readers with information regarding the exact location, since Tuckahoe was not a popular place. To grab the attention of the readers with a not so detailed information. To bring the audience into the story, and to provide them with a setting. All of the choices

An electric generator converts netts mechanical energy, electrical energy to electrical energy, mechanical energy Olight energy, electrical energy Olight energy, heat energy

A major hurdle in getting the U.S. Constitution ratified by enough states to make it the law of the land was the lack of a federal bank provision an abolition of slavery a statement condemning the British monarch a Bill of Rights

What is a Rube Goldberg machine? A machine designed to simplify all tasks. A machine designed to perform a tough task in a more complex way. A machine designed to perform a tough task in a more simpler way. A machine designed to perform an easier task in a more complex way.

Choose the correct answer. The President that called for the Civil Rights Bill in 1963 was O Lyndon Johnson O John F. Kennedy O Harry Truman Franklin Roosevelt

Choose the correct answer. A chart analyzes facial imagery comparative costs of printing various data paragraphs

Solar cells convert electrical, light Olight, sound Olight, chemical Olight, electrical energy to energy.

Which of the following is found in implicit reasoning? The word "excludes" An if/then statement A cause/effect-relationship The word "because"

Complete each sentence based on the electron-transfer process pictured below. A e™ increasing oxidized oxidizing decreasing B staying the same reduced gaining reducing losing A is B is A is being B is being A is the B is the The oxidation state of A is The oxidation state of B is electrons. electrons. agent. agent.

Identify the type of reasoning in the sentence below. They are sure the file is corrupted; it can be removed from the system. Implicit reasoning Explicit reasoning Invalid argument Sound and valid argument

What is the outcome of the following argument? Premise 1: All humans have lungs. Premise 2: All turtles have lungs. Conclusion: All humans are turtles. O Valld and sound O Invalid and unsound O Invalid O Valid and unsound

What was the original name of Lloyd's Ned? Ned Roberts Colonel Lloyd Aunt Hester Captain Anthony

Read the paragraph from Elie Wiesiel's Night and answer the question that follows. This kind of talk that nobody believed helped pass the time. The few days we spent here went by pleasantly enough, in relative calm. People rather got along. There no longer was any distinction between rich and poor, notables and the others; we were all people condemned to the same fate- still unknown. What point of view is used in the paragraph above? O First-person O Second-person O Third-person O Omniscient

Read the paragraph from Guy de Maupassant's The Necklace and answer the question that follows. They walked toward the Seine, shivering and miserable. Finally, on the embankment, they found one of those ancient nocturnal broughams which are only to be seen in Paris at night, as if they were ashamed to show their shabbiness in day light. It took them to their door in the Rue des Martyrs, and they went sadly upstairs to their apartment. For her, it was all over. And he was thinking that he had to be at the Ministry by ten. Which point of view is used in the paragraph above? O First-person O Second-person Third-person

My Activities Tell me what Read the following extract from the text "Federalist Paper 10" by James Madison, and then answer the question that follows. want "AMONG the numerous advantages promised by a well-constructed Union, none deserves to be more accurately developed than its tendency to break and control the violence of faction. The friend of popular governments never finds himself so much alarmed for their character and fate, as when he contemplates their propensity to this dangerous vice. He will not fail, therefore, to set a due value on any plan which, without violating the principles to which he is attached, provides a proper cure for it. The instability, injustice, and confusion introduced into the public councils, have, in truth, been the mortal diseases under which popular governments have everywhere perished; as they continue to be the favorite and fruitful topics from which the adversaries to liberty derive their most specious declamations." According to Madison in "Federalist Paper 10," why can't we rely on quality people to overcome the potential risk of bias and injustice? O We won't always be governed by quality people Quality politicians do not exist Human weakness is all pervading Strong leaders do not enter politics

Read the following note and identify the point of view used. Dear Grandma, Your lifelong wish of going to London has come true. Please find a ticket attached to this message. Love you! O Third person point of view O Second person point of view O Omniscient point of view O First person point of view

color Categorize each property as either physical or chemical. density reactivity with acids flammability melting point hardness corrosiveness electrical conductivity Physical Properties Chemical Properties

Airbags in automobiles during the collision. O reduce the Impact force by extending the collision time Increase the impact force by extending the collision time O Increase the momentum by extending the collision time O reduce the impact force by reducing the collision time

888 Tell me what you want to do a up his sleeves, he commenced to lay on the heavy cowskin, and soon the warm, red blood (amid heart-rending shrieks from her, and horrid oaths from him) came dripping to the floor. I was so terrified and horror-stricken at the sight, that I hid myself in a closet, and dared not venture out till long after the bloody transaction was over. I expected it would be my turn next. It was all new to me. I had never seen any thing like it before. I had always lived with my grandmother on the outskirts of the plantation, where she was put to raise the children of the younger women. I had therefore been, until now, out of the way of the bloody scenes that often occurred on the plantation. Which of the following best describes the character of Frederick Douglass's master? O Criminal Sadist O Optimist Secretive Complete Later Completo

Read the following selection. You can get ahead in life if you really want to. Motivation coaches are available to help you outline where you would like to be in five years' time and then can help you reach that destination. If you are interested in learning more about how to achieve your goals, you should contact "Success By the Numbers" today! What is the point of view used in the passage above? Second person point of view Third person point of view Omniscient point of view Pirst person point of view

Reading the following sentence, and choose the correct answer. The elephant was a bowling ball when she ran into the herd of gazelle. This is an example of a(n) O metaphor O simile O oxymoron amplification