Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner’s Freakonomics.

There is a tale, “The Ring of Gyges,” that Feldman sometimes tells his economist friends. It comes from Plato’s Republic. A student named Glaucon offered the story in response to a lesson by Socrates—who, like Adam Smith, argued that people are generally good even without enforcement. Glaucon, like Feldman’s economist friends, disagreed. He told of a shepherd named Gyges who stumbled upon a secret cavern with a corpse inside that wore a ring. When Gyges put on the ring, he found that it made him invisible. With no one able to monitor his behavior, Gyges proceeded to do woeful things—seduce the queen, murder the king, and so on. Glaucon’s story posed a moral question: could any man resist the temptation of evil if he knew his acts could not be witnessed? Glaucon seemed to think the answer was no.

The excerpt serves as which of the following in relation to the authors’ argument?
a claim that most people are moral
an example of morality in the workplace
a conclusion about morality in the workplace
a counterclaim to the idea that most people are moral

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Answer 1

Answer:

a counterclaim to the idea that most people are moral.

Explanation:

took test

Answer 2

A claim to the idea that most people are moral serves as in relation to the authors’ argument, hence option A is correct.

What is authors’ argument?

The viewpoint or conviction that a writer intends to persuade readers to hold is known as the argument.

The goal of most papers is to select a topic and present a claim about it. This assertion is also referred to as the author's argument.

The author tries to persuade the reader to agree with his or her point of view on the subject or, at the very least, to offer the reader a fresh viewpoint on the topic at hand.

Feldman occasionally shares a story with his fellow economists called "The Ring of Gyges." It originates in Plato's Republic.

Therefore, a claim to the idea that most people are moral serves as in relation to the authors’ argument, hence option A is correct.

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Think about convincing someone to donate blood to patients. Try writing three different analogies for that. Let's start by writing a generalization together; then, just try out a few different analogies from the generalization. Don't worry whether they all work, but be ready to analyze WHY they do or don't.

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The correct answer to this open question is the following.

These are the three different analogies.

1.- "If people donate blood you are probably not only saving a human's life but an entire generation."

I think this sentence is good and could work because the meaning is that if every single one of us donates blood, we can help give life hope to thousand or millions of people who can breed the next generation on Earth.

2.- "If you donate blood is like mother nature sharing its waters to grow plant and threes. She gives them life."

This analogy has to do with how mother nature takes care of every living sentient on the planet, the way we could take care of other people in need, by donating blood.

3.- "Donating blood is like the Sun shining its rays of light over the Earth. It guarantees life for all."

This analogy tries to create awareness in that we could be "the sun" for other people who needs or "rays of life" or our living hope by donating blood.

Please help ASAP! You don't have to answer all of the questions, even one question is very much appreciated.

I'm giving out points for this so please don't answer if you're not going to get it right, don't take my points either. I really need help.

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Bridge to Terabithia
Chapter 9 "The Evil Spell"

1. What did Judy mean when she said "I'm stuck,"? How did Leslie know that she became unstuck?

2. What is the "evil spell" mentioned in the chapter title?

3. Write one example of figurative language from the chapter that shows Jess's fear of the bad weather. Why doesn't Jess want to tell Leslie about his fear of the rising creek?​

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Answer:

HERES ONE OF THEM

2)The Evil Spell” because it is raining so much, Leslie thinks an “evil being” has cast a spell on their make-believe kingdom. This chapter also comes at the heels of a prior chapter that discussed Easter and the crucifixion of Christ.

If the lion is the king of the jungle, then the polar bear is the king of the Arctic. Polar bears are majestic, powerful creatures that capture our imagination and are a living definition of wild. Unfortunately, polar bears’ habitat is changing so much that they may not survive in the wild beyond this century.

Polar bears’ survival depends on sea ice. They swim from ice floe to ice floe in search of seals and walruses. However, climate change has caused the polar bears’ hunting habitat to shrink in size. Ice floes are smaller, farther apart and farther from shore, making it necessary for polar bears to swim great distances in their hunt for food. These long journeys are dangerous. An Alaska Science Center study found that bear cubs swimming after their mothers had a 45% death rate.

The length of season in which polar bears can hunt has also decreased by almost three weeks in the past twenty years. The reason is that the ice sheets are freezing later and melting earlier. The shorter time for food hunting has caused weight loss and poor health in the polar bears. Their populations have dropped 20 to 40 percent in most areas.

Some people argue that polar bears will adapt to a new lifestyle, eating alternative foods, such as dolphins trapped by ice pockets or Arctic goose eggs. But, according to Karyn Rode, a wildlife biologist in Alaska, these occasional creative meals aren’t going to be enough to save all of the polar bears.

We may lose the polar bear, the wildest creature of the Arctic, because of habitat loss caused by climate change. What can we do? Join the World Wildlife Federation, or Polar Bears International, and send an email to your local congressperson, urging him or her to fight climate change and protect polar bears.


**Which sentence in the opening paragraph is the author's claim?**



A. If the lion is the king of the jungle, then the polar bear is king of the Arctic.

B. Polar bears are majestic, powerful creatures that capture our imagination and are a living definition of wild.

C. Unfortunately, polar bears’ habitat is changing so much that they may not survive in the wild beyond this century.

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C! The claim is what the article is about, and C is about the habitat is what the article is about.

I smiled and shook my head. “I can quite understand your thinking so,” I said. “Of course, in your position of unofficial adviser and helper to everybody who is absolutely puzzled, throughout three continents, you are brought in contact with all that is strange and bizarre. But here”—I picked up the morning paper from the ground—“let us put it to a practical test. Here is the first heading upon which I come. „A husband‟s cruelty to his wife.‟ There is half a column of print, but I know without reading it that it is all perfectly familiar to me. There is, of course, the other woman, the drink, the push, the blow, the bruise, the sympathetic sister or landlady. The crudest of writers could invent nothing more crude.” In this excerpt, the author depicts the characters as - a Friends b Rivals c Family d Hostile

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Answer:

a. friends

u can tell by the tone

Answer:i thinks its A) Friends

Explanation:

What role did the aristocracy play in politics?

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Answer:

The meaning of aristocracy used during the monarchies of the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries to refer to people with the political and economic power of a country, transmuted by hereditary right, being synonymous with nobility, derives from the eagerness that the nobles had for the studies during that time.

Explanation:

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Which sentence about Swift’s "A Modest Proposal" is written subjectively?

In “A Modest Proposal,” Swift proposes that children can be used as food to help end poverty in England.
In “A Modest Proposal,” Swift claims that many benefits will arise as a result of his proposal to end poverty.
“A Modest Proposal” is one of the most brilliant, well-constructed, and effective satires ever written.
“A Modest Proposal” is a satire that criticizes England’s treatment of its impoverished community.

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Answer: “A Modest Proposal” is one of the most brilliant, well-constructed, and effective satires ever written.

Explanation:

An objective take on a literary piece would be one that simply states what the piece is about or what its purpose was.

A subjective take however, would include personal opinions and analysis of the piece. This is what happens in this option. In describing the piece as brilliant and well-constructed, the take includes personal opinions of how the book is so this is a subjective take.

The idea that Mr. Easton does not want his old friend to know that he is going to prison is the story's

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Answer:

you didn't give enough

Explanation:

What do all contractions have in common?

A. They all contain apostrophe

B. They all combine more than two words

C. All are used only in speech never in writing

D. They all look very similar to the words that make them up.

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They all contain apostrophe

8kg
16kg
20kg
25. What is the correct weight to replace the question mark in diagram D?"Doint
A.22kg B.24 C.26 D.28

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A is the right answer!

Which of the following words is the closest in meaning to the word regular?

A periodic
B limited
C seasonal
D ordered​

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Answer:

A

Explanation:

Ordered? Sorrry if I am wrong.

What was Fitzgerald’s first novel?

Tender is the Night
The Great Gatsby
This Side of Paradise
The Beautiful and the Dam ned

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Answer:

Fitzgerald's first novel was "this side of paradise"

this side of paradise

Why are asian-americans doing well in america according to andrew sullivan

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Answer:

Answer:

The demographics of Asian Americans describe a heterogeneous group of people in the United States who trace their ancestry to one or more Asian countries.

Explanation:

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Please help me!!!... Read the sentence. On a recent trip to England, I struggled with the accent, the different foods, and the use of pounds and pence in stores. Based on the context clues, which meaning best fits the word pounds? A. British currency B. British customs C. time change D. measure of weight

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Answer:

A. British currency

Explanation:

pounds are a unit of currency in the UK

hope this helps :)

Answer:

A. British currency

10. Summarize the author's message about the Celtic people's legacy. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.​

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Answer:

The author's message about the Celtic people's legacy is that though they did not have any written account, they left a legacy of oral tales.

Explanation:

"Who were Celts?" is an article written by Amy Baskin. The article talks about the Celtic tribe and how their stories and accounts still prevail even after no accounts were written by them t first-hand.

The message that the author wants to convey concerning Celt's legacy is that though they never had any written account, their stories are still told in literature. The legacy they left was not of written account but oral account. They passed on their legacy by word of mouth.

Textual evidence:

"The Celts may not have kept written records of themselves, but  thankfully, they were great storytellers. Much of their oral tradition has  been passed down from one generation to the next."

What aspects of Atticus's character does the incident at the jail reveal? Select three (3) choices. A. Determined A. Determined B. Foolish B. Foolish C. Obedient C. Obedient D. Concerned for his children D. Concerned for his children E. Sense of justice E. Sense of justice F. Cowardly F. Cowardly G. Rude

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Answer:

A. Determined

E. Sense of justice  

D. Concerned for his children

Explanation:

Atticus goes to prison to prevent a group of men from harming Tom, a young black man who was accused of raping a white woman, before the trial. Atticus fears that these men will be able to remove Tom from prison and kill him, so he goes to the prison determined to help Tom and uses all his sense of justice to convince the men and protect Tom. On this occasion, he is concerned that his children will be hurt or that they will be witnesses of a violent scene.

This question is about "To Kill a Mockingbird" and it deals with racist and unjust society in relation to the black American population.

Can somebody pls help me with these two answers correct answer only I’ll
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It C and A ssssssssssss

Suppose you were writing a summary of how an earthquake happens. Which of these should not be included in this summary?
A- Two of the earths tectonic plates get caught
B- Force builds up at the fault line between tectonic plates
C- The fault line is the crack between the plates
D- The plates break free from each other, and the force is released.

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D

Explanation:

when earthquakes happen tectonic plates rub together not break apart so you wouldn't include d in your summary

What is the pacing of a narrative?

A.
any words spoken aloud by a character
B.
the rate at which events occur in a narrative
C.
the events of a narrative, including a beginning, middle, and conclusion
D.
details that describe how something looks, feels, tastes, sounds, or smells

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B.

the rate at which events occur in a narrative

Explanation:

The pacing of a narrative is the rate at which events occur in a narrative. The correct option is b.

What is pacing?

Pacing is the speed at which a story is told not necessarily the speed at which the story takes place. The number of words needed to write about a certain event does not depend on how much time the event takes to happen; it depends on how important that moment is to the story.

The pace is determined by the length of the scenes, how fast the action moves, and how quickly the reader is provided with information. It is also sometimes dictated by the genre of the story: comedies move faster than dramas; action adventures move faster than suspense. A dragging pace is characteristic of many novels turned down by publishers, and of some that find their way into print but not into the hearts and recommendations of readers.

Manuscripts that move too slowly usually discourage readers from reading on.

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Anyone Understand This?

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1. Traveling

2. Speaking

3. Asking

4. Giving

5. Debating

6. Televising

7. Responding

8. Shouting

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Please ignore the answer i picked. But can someone help me with this.

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Yeah I think C is the right answer

AOT FANS WHO READ ON AO3 so like i am here reading a levi ff and i have music playing it Slumber party starts playing, i lost it, perfect song and i laughed because i saw another ff of bottom levi so i couldn't see it the same.

i needed to share that.

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Answer:

omgshshsh,, that's literally the perfect song for a levi ff,,, i'm not capping bestie

Explanation:

armin reminder! he's...hot,,,  

Answer:

as for me its good music playing

What are the similarities and differences in the point of view of Harrison and Jonas, and the way each character responds to his society and interacts with other characters? Essay in less than 45 minutes pls.

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Incomplete question. Assumed it is based on the passage by the Department of Education Louisiana.

Explanation:

According to the passage, one similarity in the point of view of Harrison and Jonas is that both of them "desire to change the community" perspective on equality and sameness. Also, they share a viewpoint that is unpopular among those in their society.

A major difference in the point of view of Harrison and Jonas occurs in their approach to create this change. "While Harrison takes a public stance on live

television, Jonas plots with The Giver in secret to release the memories to the community."

Complete the chart by dragging and dropping the correct meaning into the third column to match the term in each row.
Some of the cells in this chart are editable.
Term
Form
Meaning
meter
noun
the basic unit of a poem, made up of a series of lines

poetic structure
noun
the organization of words and lines as well as the rhyme and meter of a poem

rhyme
noun
the repetition of the same or similar sounds in a poem

rhyme scheme
noun
the pattern formed by the rhyming words at the ends of lines in a poem

rhythm
noun
a regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry

stanza
noun
the pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry

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Answer:

the pattern of unstressed and Stressed syllables in a line of poetry

Hi can you help me making a script for my public speaking? The topic is about “EMBRACING THE NEW NORMAL”(about corona) what are the changes in our daily life?​

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Answer:

THE MASKS BRO!!!! I HATE THOSE THINGS!!!

Explanation:

what is a good attention grabber for the prompt, “which has a greater influence? nature or nurture?”

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Nature or nurture? Forever the greatest debate, does love really conquer all or is it best to let someone find out the hard way....?

(a) Insert a suitable clause below. Remember to use commas.
The zoo
was very crowded.

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what type of clause do you want ?

Help plssssss........

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Answer:

20. endure

21. lives with .

22. -

23. shared

24. -

25. -

Answer:

20. The teacher has put up with the students behaviour for a long time

21. Mary was raised by her aunt and uncle in Cleveland

22. Did you find out who the inventor of the computer was?

23. In the past, people used to spend their holidays with their relatives

24. We often take for granted how technology helps us in daily life

25. You can't get into the club if you are under 16

Read the following paragraph from the section "Play Time Had A Small But Real Effect."

"The fact that it's the electronic data collected from the device is very good, it's very objective," said Paul Croarkin, a psychiatrist at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. A psychiatrist is a doctor who studies illnesses of the mind. Croarkin has studied video gaming and children. He said he had "lingering questions" about the study and said the self-reporting nature of the survey was a weakness, but added that the researchers presented their findings in a balanced way.

Which selection from the article BEST supports the idea that electronic data is more reliable than survey data?

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Answer:

"The fact that it's the electronic data collected from the device is very good, its very objective"

which of the following would be a good thesis statement for a compare and contrast essay?
please help asap​

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Answer:

C.

Explanation:

Answer choice C makes a claim that the three trees are similar, but have differences. This makes for an excellent set up to compare (similar) and contrast (different)!

What does this quote mean

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Answer:

In the statement, he defined the Jews as a race and not a religious community, characterized the effect of a Jewish presence as a "race-tuberculosis of the peoples" and identified the initial goal of a German government to be discriminatory legislation against Jews.

Explanation:

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