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Find the inverse of the matrix, 1, 2 ,-1 2, 5, 1 3, 6, -2

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suppose the income elasticity of demand for toys is +2.00. this means that a. a 10 percent increase in income will increase the purchase of toys by 20 percent b. a 10 percent increase in income will increase the purchase of toys by 2 percent c. a 10 perce...

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what are three most important steps in adult program planning

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Explain how you may use a trend analysis to plan for staffing at patton-fuller hospital

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What is the difference between microeconomics and macroeconmics? Discuss and contrast the two therories. Do you have a web address that I can go on to get an answer for my question .

14 years ago

A 3.60 kg object is attached to a vertical rod by two strings as in the figure below. The object rotates in a horizontal circle at constant speed 7.15 m/s. (a) Find the tension in the upper string. N (b) Find the tension in the lower string. N

13 years ago

A crate of eggs is located in the middle of the flat bed of a pickup truck as the truck negotiates an unbanked curve in the road. The curve may be regarded as an arc of a circle of radius 36.5 m. If the coefficient of static friction between crate and tru...

13 years ago

1. Find a mortgage loan calculator to determine what your monthly payments would be on a new house borrowing $200,000 for 15 years at 3.5% interest. What is your monthly payment? (Include the URL)

12 years ago

The confused student shook his head to clear it

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Which sentence contains a present participle

12 years ago

Can you give us an example of finding the speed from the velocity? Suppose your velocity was v(t) = 2ti - 3j. What would be the speed?

12 years ago

A population of 1,250 cheetahs decreases by 13% per year. How many cheetahs will there be in the population after 6 years? Round your answer to the nearest whole number

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which of the following best explains why Mars and Venus surface temperature vary, despite both planets having atmospheres that contain carbon dioxide?

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What were Reagan’s overall goals in his early foreign policy decisions?

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How did Gorbachev and Reagan work together to cool tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

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What events led to the fall of the Soviet Union?

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How did George H.W. Bush go from being very popular with Americans to losing the election in 1992?

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What were some successes of the Clinton administration?

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What obstacles did Bill Clinton face in his attempts to pass legislation?

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How did the United States intervene in the conflict in Bosnia?

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Why was Clinton impeached?

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Why was the Supreme Court involved in determining the 2000 presidential results?

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Which one of these involves the correct three part of the Iron Triangle?(1 point) Responses Shirt, Ironing board, Iron President, Congress, Supreme Court Congress, Special Interest Groups, Bureaucracy Rock, Paper, Scissors

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Read the excerpt from “Song of Myself” and answer the question. They are alive and well somewhere, The smallest sprout shows there is really no death, And if ever there was it led forward life, and does not wait at the end to arrest it, And ceas’d the mom...

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What is anaphora? lines with an irregular meter and line length that sound like natural speech word choice and arrangement the repetition of phrases or sentences with similar structures or meanings words whose sounds imitate their meanings

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Read the excerpt from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.” The past and present wilt—I have fill’d them, emptied them, And proceed to fill my next fold of the future. Listener up there! what have you to confide to me? Look in my face while I snuff the sidle o...

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Read the excerpt from “Song of Myself” and answer the question. Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself . . . What element of style is this an example of? onomatopoeia free verse long lines catalogs

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Read the excerpt from “Song of Myself” and answer the question. These are really the thoughts of all men in all ages and lands, they are not original with me, If they are not yours as much as mine they are nothing, or next to nothing, If they are not the...

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Which aspects of life does the poet celebrate in “Song of Myself”? the natural aspects of life the family aspects of life the financial aspects of life the civic aspects of life

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What is the difference between epic poetry and American epic poetry? American epic poetry is longer than epic poetry. Epic poetry is about a larger-than-life hero; American epic poetry celebrates the common person. Epic poetry is longer than American epic...

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In “Song of Myself” what is Whitman’s focus? the interconnectedness of all humanity untouchable heroes and godlike characters the story of his life everyday miracles

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What are catalogs? lines with an irregular meter and line length that sound like natural speech lists of objects, types of people, and situations word choice and arrangement the repetition of phrases or sentences with similar structures of meaning

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That the narrator in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” finds himself becoming affected by Usher’s condition is significant in what way? It suggests that Usher’s illness might have supernatural rather than genetic origins. It demonstrates...

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A long story about a hero whose adventures embody the values of a nation is called _____. anaphora epic poetry epic theme free verse

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How is free verse different from formal verse? It has irregular meter and line length and sounds like natural speech. It does not employ punctuation marks or other grammatical devices. It uses slang words and phrases rather than formal English. It only rh...

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Read this passage from Walden. What advice does Henry David Thoreau offer those who live in poverty? “However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are riches...

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In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, what causes the Pequod to sink? Ahab sabotages the ship in an act of defiance. It suffers from a slow leak because of the chase. Moby-Dick smashes into it and destroys it. It breaks deep into a wave and takes on water.

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In “Old Ironsides,” Oliver Wendell Holmes conveys that he believes the ship deserves a better ending than it is getting. What does he mean when he writes, “And give her to the god of storms / The lightning and the gale”? The ship should be stripped and us...

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Which elements do poets use to create the mood? character description meter conflict unusual subject

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When Usher decides to preserve his sister’s body for two weeks in the vault in the house, why does the narrator go along with the idea? He understands that using the vault has been a family tradition. He understands that Usher wants to keep Madeline’s bod...

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What happens to Madeline Usher in “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe? She sends a letter to a friend. She is buried alive. She is tormented by sound.

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Meter gives poetry a predictable rhythm and influences how a poem is read, both silently and aloud. What is the basic unit of meter in poetry? a trochee a foot an iamb an unstressed syllable

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In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, Ahab’s long-winded, tormented speeches show that he is _____. single-minded vulnerable practical greedy

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Read the passage. Shaking off from my spirit what must have been a dream, I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of the building . . . In this excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” how does the statement mirror what happens in...

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In Walden, what does Henry David Thoreau state is more important to own than clothing? land near a lake a big house your own thoughts a farm

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What message might Edgar Allan Poe want to convey in “The Fall of the House of Usher?” Gloom and despair are ever-present dangers. Twins have a physical and emotional bond that is extraordinary. Living in an isolated country setting is unhealthy. Being ri...

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Which of these definitions best describes mood in poetry? the attitude with which the poet writes about a topic the message about life the poet wishes to convey the emotional quality of a literary work the reason or cause for a character’s actions

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Read the passage. Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow; —vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Leno...

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Read the passage. They are alive and well somewhere, The smallest sprout shows there is really no death, And if ever there was it led forward life, and does not wait at the end to arrest it, And ceas’d the moment life appear’d. All goes onward and outward...

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What was Henry David Thoreau’s primary purpose in writing “Civil Disobedience”? to protest taxation for a war he did not believe in to question the government’s right to tell him what to do to encourage people to fight in the Mexican-American War to prove...

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Words whose sounds imitate their meanings are called _____. onomatopoeia diction catalogues anaphora

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Read the passage. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the almshouse as brightly as from the rich man’s abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring. What does this passage from Walden by Henry David Thoreau literally mean? Peo...

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The speaker in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” tells the reader something important about himself. What do we learn about the speaker? He is educated and thoughtful. He is lonely and grieving. He is stressed because of the work he needs to do. He is recover...

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Read the passage. The morning breaks: the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls . . . In this excerpt from “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, what mood do these two lines serve to create? confusion livel...

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Think about the choice of a raven in “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. Why might Poe use a raven instead of another bird? A raven is nocturnal and would likely be hunting at night. It is easier to write about a raven than any other type of bird. A raven loo...

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In “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, the speaker is full of sorrow because he misses his lost Lenore. What does the speaker mean when he says, “Nameless here for evermore”? She does not appear in the poem. He refuses to say her name. Only the bird can utter...

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In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, what happens to Parsee? He dies and remains lashed to the body of Moby-Dick. He warns Ahab of his impending death. He survives to witness the sinking of the Pequod. He hammers the flag into the masthead.

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“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe tells the story of a man who has an otherworldly experience. What is the supernatural experience described in the poem? A man’s grief is made excruciating by the utterances of a bird. A magical bird is able to explain the st...

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In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, how does Moby-Dick react when the Pequod first approaches his flank? He circles and then rams the ship. He rolls over on the harpooning boats. He surfaces and then disappears. He remains still.

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In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, what happened to Ahab in his previous encounter with Moby-Dick? He lost his boat. He lost his fortune. He lost his leg. He lost his crew.

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In “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman, who asks Whitman what a blade of grass is? a child a friend his soul God

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What are the elements of a sonnet? (2 points) Responses a rhyme scheme, a couplet, a reversal, a lyric poem a rhyme scheme, a couplet, a reversal, a lyric poem a theme, 14, lines, a reversal, a lyric poem a theme, 14, lines, a reversal, a lyric poem 14 Li...

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