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Sebastian Mullings

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How are scientists using data from the 2004 and 2011 tsunamis to design better warning systems? Include in your research efforts
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What are some possible reasons for the difference in the total number of people killed in each tsunami?
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Compare the strength of the earthquake which caused each tsunami. What was the maximum height of each tsunami wave as it reached
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Which image is the best choice for convincing high school students to plant a tree on Earth DayA. B. C. D.
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What is historically significant about this 1879 speech by Chief Joseph?A. It is a detailed description of the conflict between
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Which sentence from the passage supports the claim in the 1879 speech by Chief Joseph that actions speak louderthan words? A.
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Which excerpt from the letter to the editor includes an opinion?A. Our city currently has a dense downtown area and then a
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Read the excerpt from Obama's Second InauguralAddress. But we have always understood that when times change, so must we; that
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Read the excerpt from Obama's Second InauguralAddress Through blood drawn by lash and blood drawn by sword, we learned that no
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Read the excerpt from Obama's Second InauguralAddress. This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our
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Read the excerpt from Obama's Second InauguralAddress. We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and
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Read the excerpt from Obama's Second InauguralAddress. For the American people can no more meet the demands of today's world by
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Read the excerpt from "Keep Things Stirring."I have done a great deal of work, as much as a man, but did not get so much pay. I
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Read the excerpt from "Money to Us Is of No Value."You have talked to us about concessions. It appears strange that you should
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Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker T.Washington. Not only this, but the opportunity here afforded will awaken among
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Read the excerpt from "Keep Things Stirring."And if colored men get their rights, and not colored women theirs, you see the
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Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker T.Washington I do not believe that any state should make a law that permits an
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Read the paragraph from John F. Kennedy's inauguraladdress. To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share,
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Which source would be most appropriate for researching the question "How does social media affect personalrelationships?" A. a
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Read the second paragraph from "Money to Us Is of NoValue." We know that these settlers are poor, or they would never have
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Which quotation from "Money to Us Is of No Value" explains why Indigenous people need to stay where they are?A. "Money to us is
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Read the excerpt from John F. Kennedy's inauguraladdress. Now the trumpet summons us again-not as a call to bear arms, though
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Read this prompt.Create a presentation to convince school board members that district 16 should add a week-long October break to
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Read the sentence from "Keep Things Stirring."I feel that if I have to answer for the deeds done in my body just as much as a
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Read the excerpt from Booker T. Washington'sspeech delivered at the opening of the Cotton States and International Exposition in
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Read the excerpt from Kennedy's inaugural address.To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break
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Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker T.Washington I believe that in time, through the operation of intelligence and
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Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling
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Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia which, if
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Which is a technique speakers use to develop their central ideas in speeches?A. They explain the meaning of unknown words to the
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Read the excerpt from Ronald Reagan's "Tear DownThis Wall speech. While we pursue these arms reductions, I pledge to you that we
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Read the excerpt from The Crisis. Number I.Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose
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Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."They are now the objects of that very same anger and wrath of God,
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Read the excerpts from Roosevelt's "FourFreedoms" speech and Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address." Roosevelt Since the beginning of
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Read this prompt.Create a multimedia presentation about the risk to farmers using standard farming methods such as pesticides,
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President Reagan's speech was mainly written toA. persuade the audience. B. educate the audience. C. entertain the audience. D.
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Which sentence from Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall speech is the best example of hyperbole?A. "I find in Berlin a message of
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Which is the central idea of the speech "Money to Us Is of No Value"?A. The US government should develop land for Indigenous
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Throughout "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards uses imagery in an attempt to make readers feelA. angry at people who
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Fill in the BlankRead the excerpt from Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech. This nation has placed its destiny in the hands and
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Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker T.Washington. Not only this, but the opportunity here afforded will awaken among
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Read this prompt.Create a multimedia presentation claiming that teaching children more than one language is beneficial to their
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Jena is doing research for a presentation about pesticides in the fruits and vegetables people eat. Which sourceprovides the
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Which element would be most appropriate for a multimedia presentation on the causes of animal extinction?A. a feature-length
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Which public-speaking behavior would be most distracting for an audience?A. using formal language B. repeating phrases for
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What are the most effective techniques to present text in a multimedia presentation? Select three options.A. elaborate fonts
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Read this prompt.Create a multimedia presentation for the claim that virtual reality technology is a useful tool in the study of
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The image shows a glass of dirty water with a straw init. Which caption would most effectively connect the image to the
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Which multimedia element would best appeal to an audience's sense of ethics in a presentation about managingprivacy in the
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Read this prompt.Create a multimedia presentation about clothing and waste. Use research and evidence to support your opinion.
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Kaveh is preparing a presentation about the positive effects of community gardening on neighborhood residents.How can Kaveh most
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What is the first step in comparing opposing arguments?A. identifying the claims made in both arguments B. discovering where the
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Read the excerpt from The Souls of Black Folk byWE. B. Du Bois. The growing spirit of kindliness and reconciliation between the
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Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker T.Washington. One-third of the population of the South is of the Negro race. No
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Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker T.Washington. To those of the white race who look to the incoming of those of
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Read the excerpt from The Souls of Black Folk byWE. B. Du Bois. Third, while it is a great truth to say that the Negro must
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Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker T.Washington As a rule, I believe in universal, free suffrage, but! believe that
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Read the two passages from arguments on waterconservation. Passage 1: After stricter water-usage restrictions were passed,
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Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker TWashington There is no defence or security for any of us except in the highest
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Read the excerpt from The Souls of Black Folk byW. E. B. Du Bois. The black men of America have a duty to perform, a duty stern
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Read the excerpt from Up from Slavery by Booker T.Washington. I do not believe that any state should make a law that permits an
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Read the excerpt from "For the ERA"Sex prejudice cuts both ways. Men are oppressed by the requirements of the Selective Service
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Read the excerpt from "For the ERA."Mr. Speaker, House Joint Resolution 264, before us today, which provides for equality under
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Read the excerpt from "For the ERA"For instance, the Constitution guarantees due process of law, in the Fifth and Fourteenth
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Read the excerpt from "For the ERA."It is obvious, I think, that a robust woman could be more fit for physical labor than a weak
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Read the excerpt from "For the ERA"The 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1963 Equal Pay Act are not enough, they are limited in
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Read Leo Kanowitz's quotation at the end of "For theERA." "Rules of law that treat of the sexes per se inevitably produce
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Read the sentence from "For the ERA."Jury service laws not making women equally liable for jury service would have to be
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Read the excerpt from "For the ERA"There are objections raised to wiping out laws protecting women workers. No one would condone
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Read the sentence from "For the ERA."Survivorship benefits would be available to husbands of female workers on the same basis as
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Read the excerpt from "For the ERA"As of early 1970 most States would have some laws that would be affected. However, changes
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Read the excerpt from "We Are Determined Not to SellOur Lands" Brother, your application for the purchase of our lands is to our
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Which best describes the difference between explicit and implicit central ideas in speeches?A. An explicit central idea is
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Read the excerpt from "We Are Determined Not to SellOur Lands." Brother, we know that great men, as well as great nations, have
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Read the excerpt from "We Are Determined Not to SellOur Lands." Brother, we think it strange that you should jump over the lands
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Read the excerpt from "We Are Determined Not to SellOur Lands." Brother, you want us to travel with you and look for new lands.
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With which statement would the speaker of "Money to Us Is of No Value" most likely agree?A. The US government should buy land
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Read the excerpt from "We Are Determined Not to SellOur Lands." Brother, at the treaties held for the purchase of our lands, the
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Which quotation from "We Are Determined Not to Sell Our Lands" best reflects the central idea of Sagoyewatha'sspeech? A. " it is
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Read the sentence from "We Are Determined Not loSell Our Lands The lands do not belong to the Yorkers, they are ours and were
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Which quotation from "We Are Determined Not to Sell Our Lands" provides the clearest reason Sagoyewatha saysthey are determined
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What happens in an ad hominem persuasive technique?A. A limited number of options are presented. B. A person is attacked rather
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Read the passage from Ronald Reagan's "Tear DownThis Wall speech. Perhaps this gets to the root of the matter, to the most
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Read Franklin Roosevelt's request for a declaration of war.What are the main purposes of this speech? Select two options. A. to
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Read the passage from Ronald Reagan's "Tear DownThis Wall speech. In the 1950s, Khrushchev predicted: "We will bury you." But in
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Read the excerpt from Ronald Reagan's "Tear DownThis Wall speech. In Europe, only one nation and those it controls refuse to
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Read the first three paragraphs of Franklin Roosevelt's request for a declaration of warBeyond Congress, who is his primary
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What is the main reason a speaker might use exclusive language?A. to establish the speaker's credibility B. to highlight
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Read the excerpt from Ronald Reagan's "Tear DownThis Wall speech. I understand the fear of war and the pain of division that
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Read the passage from Ronald Reagan's "Tear DownThis Wall" speech. Perhaps this gets to the root of the matter, to the most
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Read the excerpt from Ronald Reagan's "Tear DownThis Wall speech. As I looked out a moment ago from the Reichstag, that
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Which are important to consider when identifying the purpose of a speech? Select 4 options.A. cultural context B. expert opinion
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The recurrence of words or phrases in a rhetorical device is known asA. allusion B. rhythm. C. repetition. D. opinion.
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Read the excerpt from President Reagan's Address atMoscow State University. But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom
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Which line from President Reagan's Address at Moscow State University shows that one purpose of the speech wasto build
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Read the excerpt from Ronald Reagan's Address atMoscow State University. Freedom, it has been said, makes people selfish and
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Which lines from President Reagan's Address at Moscow State University contain an opinion? Select 3 optionsA. Nancy couldn't
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One purpose of President Reagan's Address at Moscow State University was toA. inform listeners about well-known Russian writers.
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The audience for President Reagan's Address at Moscow State University included young college students. This isimportant because
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Read the line from President Reagan's Address atMoscow State University. Go into any schoolroom, and there you will see children
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