Posts by Jacob Herring:
question Documentary Photography answer – Images created to inform rather than express personal feelings. – Refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle both significant and historical events and everyday life. It is typically covered in professional photojournalism, or real life reportage, but it may also be an amateur, artistic, or academic pursuit. […]
Read morequestion Apostrophe answer Addressing an abstraction or something that cannot talk back question Example of Apostrophe answer John Donne commands, “Oh, Death, be not proud.” question Antagonist answer a character in a story or poem who deceives, frustrates, or works against the main character, or protagonist, in some way. It doesn’t necessarily have to be […]
Read morequestion Why Filipino Nationalism was develop? answer The development of nationalism in the Phil is the reaction to colonialism. The Filipino’s love for freedom motivated them to unite against their colonizer. question Factor to develop nationalism in the Phil. answer 1. The opening of Phil. port to the World Trade 2. The emergence of ilustrado […]
Read morequestion Rhetoric answer The art of using language for persuasion, in speaking and writing; we will examine the author’s use of rhetoric in everything we read this year. question Style answer The characteristic manner of expression in prose or verse; how a particular writer “says” things; the analysis and assessment of style involves examination of […]
Read morequestion cold war answer A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years., question contaiment answer U.S. foreign policy that was supposed to keep communism from spreading question iron curtain answer A political barrier that isolated […]
Read morequestion For those people in the Middle Ages who believed abnormal behavior resulted from spirit possession, the treatment of choice was ________. answer EXORCISM question What term do psychologists use for the phenomenon that occurs when people are less likely to aid a person in trouble if there are other people around who are also […]
Read morequestion exacerbate answer to aggravate or increase in severity question placate answer to lessen someone’s anger or hard feelings question vacillate answer to swing indecisively from one idea to another question epiphany answer sudden or spontaneous realization question ephemeral answer from the greek “day”–it means short lived or fleeting question posthumous answer “after death” — […]
Read morequestion When the variability of individual public opinion is taken and averaged out, what can be said about overall public opinion over time? answer The general stability and consistency of opinions indicates a rational public. question What is public opinion? answer Attitudes expressed by ordinary people on various political topics. question Which of the following […]
Read morequestion _____ stimulus is a stimulus that naturally brings about a particular response without having been learned. answer Unconditioned question Stimulus _____ provides the ability to differentiate between stimuli. answer discrimination question Nature is to nurture what _____ is to _____. answer unconditioned response; conditioned response question Janine completed several tours of duty in Afghanistan. […]
Read morequestion Generativity answer encompasses adults’ desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation. A way of achieving immortality. question Stagnation answer (sometime called “self-absorption”) develops when individuals sense that they have done nothing for the next generation. question 4 different ways adults achieve generativity answer 1)Biological/ via offspring 2)Parental/nuture and guiding of children […]
Read morequestion Rhonda likes to move around and enjoys hands-on projects. What is Rhonda’s preferred style of learning? answer Kinesthetic question You’ve just enrolled and you want your username and password so you can access the Ashworth College Student Portal. Where will you look for your login information? answer email sent to you from ash worth […]
Read morequestion The function of an actuary is to answer determine premium rates question Insurers obtain data which can be used to determine rates from answer insurance advisory organizations question Which of the following statements about underwriting policy is (are) true? I. A company must establish an underwriting policy consistent with company objectives. II. Underwriting policy […]
Read morequestion Ameliorate Amelioration answer verb. become better; make better; improve; enhance (ant. worsen) noun. improvement (ant. degradation) question Conserve Conservation Conservationist answer verb. keep from waste, loss, or decay; save (ant. waste) noun. preservation from loss, injury, or waste noun. one who advocates the conservation of natural resources question Detriment Detrimental answer noun. injury, damage, […]
Read morequestion 529 plan answer A tax-advantaged savings plan designed to encourage saving for future college costs. Legally known as qualified tuition plans, 529 plans are sponsored by states, state agencies, or educational institutions and are authorized by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. question ACT composite score answer The average of the four subject […]
Read morequestion Examples answer a specific instance question Personal Experience answer something that has actually happened to you that sheds light on the topic question Statistics answer numbers, percents, data question Research/Testimony answer a quote or summary of an authority or specialist’s views question Observation answer a judgement or interference; logical reasoning question Description answer word […]
Read morequestion In the final years of the Revolutionary War, ___________emerged as the most influential figure in the government. answer A) Robert Morris question Which one of the following gave the Confederation government the most trouble? answer finances question Under the Articles of Confederation western lands would be: answer B) owned by the national government question […]
Read morequestion In a essay, the main point that the author wants to communicate to the reader. It may be directly told or the reader may have to figure it out based on what the author has written. answer Central Idea question Who or what does the author tell the most about? What does the author […]
Read morequestion -audience centered -write & speak in terms of the audience’s interests, needs, & preferences -shows respect for & interest in the audience -more than just using the word “you” -keep positive emphasis -maintain bias-free language -don’t use your attitude when it places blame/sounds authorities answer You attitude: question -honesty -objectivity -awareness -credentials -sincerity -build […]
Read moreThe northern Christian humanists… knowledgeable in classical literature, focused on sources of early christianity The author of Utopia Thomas More In his “philosophy of Christ,” Erasmus emphasized… Inner piety The religious reformer who “laid the egg that Luther hatched: was… Erasmus Popular religion in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance was marked by… Indulgences and […]
Read morequestion The Italian Renaissance was primarily answer a recovery or rebirth of antiquity and Greco-Roman culture. question The word “Renaissance” means answer rebirth. question Economic developments in the Renaissance included answer a revival in trade. question According to Jacob Burckhardt, the Renaissance in Italy represented answer a distinct break from the Middle Ages and the […]
Read morequestion The journalistic approach asks all of the following questions EXCEPT answer Whether? question In order to convey a business message, you decide to use a form of media that can convey complex ideas quickly and is less intimidating than long blocks of text. This illustrates which of the following types of media? answer Visual […]
Read morequestion argument to assert answer to make a claim or to state an opinion; explaining the nature of your concerns so that they can be understood by others question argument to prevail answer to achieve a specific goal based upon assertion, a goal that once achieved is a victory of some kind question argument to […]
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