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• which of the following are examples of source factors that influence the strength of an individual’s argument when attempting to persuade another? a. audience characteristics and attitude b. media and distractions c. level of expertise and credibility d. tone and structure of message
  
• just two years ago, the editor of a major publishing firm asked me to submit a story for a middle school reader. those readers have the power to shape how thousands of children think about mexican americans. the criteria were: “it can’t have religion in it; it can’t be mystical; it can’t have spanish in it.” everything that was in bless me, ultima was rejected out of hand before the publisher would look at a manuscript. needless to say, i did not submit a story. —“take the tortillas out of your poetry,” rudolfo anaya the voice of this anecdote helps establish the idea that anaya is pleased to influence middle school students by teaching them about mexican americans. disappointed because a publishing company will not accept what anaya believes is a good mexican american story. annoyed that the publishers rejected his story without bothering to read it.
  
• wire electrical-discharge machining (wedm) is a process used to manufacture conductive hard metal components. it uses a continuously moving wire that serves as an electrode. coating on the wire electrode allows for cooling of the wire electrode core and provides an improved cutting performance. an article gave the following sample observations on total coating layer thickness (in µm) of eight wire electrodes used for wedm.
  
• what is the domain of y = log subscript 5 baseline x?all real numbers less than 0all real numbers greater than 0all real numbers not equal to 0all real numbers
  
• use the graph of f(x) to explain why the function has no real zeros. the graph of f(x) does not pass through (0, 0); therefore, f(x) has no real zeros. the graph of f(x) does not cross the x-axis; therefore, f(x) has no real zeros. the graph of f(x) does not cross the y-axis; therefore, f(x) has no real zeros. the graph of f(x) has one or more asymptotes; therefore, f(x) has no real zeros.
  
• marta is solving the equation s = 2πrh + 2πr2 for h. which should be the result? startfraction s over 2 pi r endfraction equals h. – r = h startfraction s minus r over 2 pi r endfraction equals h. = h s – s minus startfraction r over 2 pi endfraction equals h. = h s – s minus startfraction 2 pi over r endfraction equals h. = h
  
• food at 40°c is more likely to have active bacteria multiplying on it. true or false?
  
• impersonal communication"" c. ""closing arguments"" d. ""subject
  
• read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july?” go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination
  
• how does the author use satire in this excerpt? the author is criticizing media censorship. the author is criticizing the idea of isolationism. the author is mocking society’s overuse of technology. the author is mocking man’s inability to freely express himself.