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In no other department is a thorough knowledge of history so important as in philosophy. Like historical science in general,
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from Women Fight for the Vote"Women Fight for the Vote" gives an account of Susan B. Anthony's legal argument for the right to
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Read the sentence.any decisions. She was relieved to engage in a task which had an almost Which word, derived from the base word
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Read the passage.There are many ways to make a battery out of household objects. Using basic metals and a potato, anyone can do
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Read the paragraph.Shaina was the team leader for the physics project, but she felt ambivalent about her role, which was
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This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.Part A What does the phrase highly dynamic and variable
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ROMEOPeace, peace, Mercutio, peace! Thou talk'st of nothing. MERCUTIO True, I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an idle
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So he... had opened his "Dental Parlors" on Polk Street, an "accommodation street" of small shops in the residence quarter of
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Read the sentence.from The Economic Report of the President However, experience within the past year has demonstrated, on a
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Theodore Roosevelt served as president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.2 from Citizenship in a Republic The good citizen
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I have studied many timesThe marble which was chiseled for me - A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor. In truth it
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Read the passage.In no other department is a thorough knowledge of history so important as in philosophy. Like historical
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Jasper Goes to EcuadorIt was clear from the start that this was a doomed voyage, but Jasper could not perceive this truth. He
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Louisa May AlcottMost people know Louisa May Alcott because of her classic novel Little Women. She also wrote Little Men and
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Nathanial Parker Willis wrote this remembrance of President Lincoln's son Willie.from Behind the Scenes This little fellow had
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King Lear has divided his kingdom among his daughters. Two of his daughters, Regan and Goneril, are greedy and superficial and
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This semester, with some trepidation, I decided to take a class on Shakespeare's tragedies. I appreciate that Ms. Robertson
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Read the poem.Eel-Grass No matter what I say, All that I really love Is the rain that flattens on the bay, And the eel-grass in
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Read the passage.1. The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature. Every day,
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This excerpt is from the poem."I shall be conqueror, tho' sore defeat O'erwhelm the outbound keels of all my fleet Of dreams"
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from The Open BoatAs the boat bounced from the top of each wave, the wind tore through the hair of the hatless men, and as the
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Read the poem.from Drifting Flowers of the Sea Across the dunes, in the waning light, The rising moon pours her amber rays,
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Making Voting MandatoryOne doesn't need to listen to politicians long before hearing that age-old phrase, "I want your vote." Of
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The morning was one peculiar to that coast. Everything was mute and calm; everything gray. The sea, though undulated into long
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Read the excerpt from a speech.Thirty-seven States with a unanimous vote, cannot deprive the little State of Delaware of her
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Read the passage.There was something about the coast town of Dunnet which made it seem more attractive than other maritime
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One doesn't need to listen to politicians long before hearing that age-old phrase, "I want your vote." Of course, no politician,
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Let me not to the marriage of true mindsAdmit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds. Or bends with
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A stream cannot rise higher than its source. The atmosphere of homes is norarer and purer and sweeter than are the mothers in
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In 1872, Susan B. Anthony cast a ballot for a federal election in New York. She was arrested and put on trial. In court, she
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"Women Fight for the Vote" gives an account of Susan B. Anthony's legal argument for the right to vote. The Trial of Susan B.
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from The Economic Report of the PresidentHowever, experience within the past year has demonstrated, on a small scale, some of
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Shaina was the team leader for the physics project, but she felt ambivalent about her role, which was frustrating and annoying
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I still keep in mind a certain wonderful sunset which I witnessed when steamboating was new to me. A broad expanse of the river
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Read the passage.This semester, with some trepidation, I decided to take a class on Shakespeare's tragedies. I appreciate that
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In no other department is a thorough knowledge of history so important as in philosophy. Like historical science in general,
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The general sentiment of mankind is, that a man who will not fight for himself, when he has the means of doing so, is not worth
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Two centuries ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark left St. Louis to explore the new lands acquired in the Louisiana
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Batteries were speaking with thunderous oratorical effort. Here and there were flags, the red in the stripes dominating. They
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And he was no soft-tongued apologist;He spoke straightforward, fearlessly uncowed; The sunlight of his truth dispelled the mist,
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We are all of us starstruck from the start, mesmerized by the spangled velvet of the nighttime sky, now longing to pull it
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We are all of us starstruck from the start, mesmerized by the spangled velvet of the nighttime sky, now longing to pull it
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We are all of us starstruck from the start, mesmerized by the spangled velvet of the nighttime sky, now longing to pull it
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We are all of us starstruck from the start, mesmerized by the spangled velvet of the nighttime sky, now longing to pull it
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You are a rose, but set with sharpest spine;You are a pretty bird that pecks at me; You are a little squirrel on a tree, Pelting
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There are no handles upon a languageWhereby men take hold of it And mark it with signs for its remembrance. It is a river, this
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What kind of thoughts now, do you carry In your travels day by dayAre they bright and lofty visions, Or neglected, gone astray?
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How does the speaker develop the central idea in the poem?1. by warning readers that the quality of their thoughts can greatly
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Andrew Carnegie is an American rags-to-riches story. His family emigrated from Scotland in 1848 and settled in Allegheny,
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We know not what lies in us, till we seek;Men dive for pearls-they are not found on shore, The hillsides most unpromising and
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He moved through the crowd, shaking numerous hands. Then, accompanied by John's father, the tall man walked to the opposite side
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Which of the following describes a claim? (1 point)a statement that connects evidence to a reason a statement that presents the
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Evidence is relevant if it (1 point)is taken entirely from an online source. is directly related to the claim. • provides a
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Select the correct answer from the list. (1 point)Evidence must be and for it to be considered effective in supporting a claim.
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Which is an example of a purpose of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?(1 point) • reestablishing international trade
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What relationship existed between subprime mortgages and foreclosures when home prices fell?(1 point) • The value of homes
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What is the European Union?(1 point) O a major trading and investment alliance a workers' union with presence in many countries
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Which of the following decisions best shows the U.S. goverment's willingness to participate in the global economy?(1 point)
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Which action best shows the U.S. goal of extending democracy throughout the world?(1 point) • monitoring China's threats to
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What was the Arab Spring?(1 point) pro-democracy protests in Arab countries © a celebration of the capture of Libya's dictator
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Why was it important for the United States to maintain good relations with North Africa and Southwest Asia?(1 point) • The
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What was North Korea's response to President George W. Bush's 2001 threat to stop negotiations?(1 point) • North Korea
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What is a major motivation for jihadists?(1 point) O their desire to gain political support in their own countries • their
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In what way has the United States' detention of terrorist suspects during the war on terrorism been controversial?(1 point) •
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Which reason best explains the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?(1 point) • The president was concerned that Iraq would
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Why did the United States choose to go to war in Afghanistan?(1 point) • Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the September
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What was the U.S. response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 20012(1 point) • The United States launched a global war
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Paleontologists observed changes in the sizes of black bears as their environment changed. During warmer periods between ice
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In a population of mice, individuals with medium brown fur are less likely to be seen by predators than light brown and dark
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Over generations, female reindeer in a Finnish population give birth to larger offspring. Which type of selection is occurring,
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In peppered moth populations, light and dark moths are selected for in different environments. Which type of selection is this,
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Researchers plotted a distribution curve for leg length in a population of birds, with length from short to long on the x-axis.
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Probability of Survival Quick CheckConsider the following scenario: A scientist is analyzing one bird population. There is a
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Living things with traits that are a good fit to their environment (1 point)• are less common in many ecosystems. are more
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If members of a population have a variety of traits, it is (1 point)O more likely that some of the members will have traits that
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What relationships exist among reasoning, evidence, and explanation? (1 point)• Evidence is used to connect the explanation
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Which information helps scientists determine the survival probability of a population? (1 point)• the feeding habits of an
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A bottleneck event reduces the population of bears in one area by 80%. Which statement is correct about the bears' gene pool?(1
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Why are the gene pools of small populations reduced compared to those of larger populations? (1 points)lack of advantageous
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Which statement is correct about a bottleneck event? (1 point)• A bottleneck event decreases the population of a species
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In an ecosystem, the average temperature increases, causing a shorter winter. There are two varieties of rabbits in this area,
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In an ecosystem where most flowers are long and bell-shaped, there are two varieties of hummingbird: birds with short beaks and
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In an ecosystem, there are two color varieties within a species of toads: brown and green. Over 50 years, the proportion of the
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How would reducing low-growing plants from an area impact a population of tortoises with two varieties of neck extension
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How have the historic levels of melanin in human populations changed due to migration? (1 point)• Humans that produced less
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Which of the following defines reasoning? (1 point)• the strength of evidence in an argument ® the speaker's opinions the way
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Which of the following describes a claim? (1 point)a statement that presents the opinion of the speaker • an idea that makes
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Which of the following defines valid reasoning? (1 point)reasoning that persuades the audience reasoning that someone has used
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How can a speaker show a cause-and-effect relationship between events or ideas? (1 point)• Identify a problem related to the
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How can a speaker show a compare-and-contrast relationship between ideas? (1 point)• Organize ideas in the order they happened
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How can a speaker show a chronological relationship between ideas? (1 point)• Identify a problem and ways to solve it. •
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Which of the following is another word for the main idea of a speech? (1 point)audience message chronology medium
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A speech provides information in which type of media format? (1 point)printed text newspaper visual audio
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How does a diagram convey information? (1 point)• It uses video to explain a concept. • It uses audio to explain a concept.
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What is the best definition of media? (1 point)•forms of pictures • forms of communication • types of entertainment
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Which of the following is a benefit of presenting information in a variety of media and formats? (1 point)• It makes a topic
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How can a writer show that a section of writing came from a different source? (1 point)by gathering information from a variety
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Which of the following describes copyright? (1 point)• protection given to creators of original works copies of documents that
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Why did Christians attack Jews during the Crusades?(1 point) • They wanted revenge for Jewish attacks on Christians. • Jews
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