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• according to act ii of the tempest, which of the following best describes the society that gonzalo would like to create on the island?
  
• a new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me.
  
• which describes a way that prevailing winds control precipitation totals in a region? they cause oceanic winds to carry water vapor. they force cool, moist air from oceans to rise as it moves toward land. they increase the occurrence of droughts in the winter. they reduce rainfall on the leeward side of a mountain.
  
• which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking
  
• consider this claim: dipping salty french fries in sweet ice cream produces a terrible-tasting combination. now consider how someone might argue against this. which sentence presents the strongest and most reasonable counterclaim to the above claim?
  
• america can do better than the electoral college; we are a country of new innovation.""""america can do better than the electoral college; we are a country of new innovation."" b ""why fix what isn't broken? the electoral college continues to work fine for america.""""why fix what isn't broken? the electoral college continues to work fine for america."" c no change is needed. the rhetorical question at the end is effective and persuasive already.no change is needed. the rhetorical question at the end is effective and persuasive already. d ""the electoral college needs to be eliminated as soon as possible. it's the best thing for america.
  
• read the excerpt from the fellowship of the ring. on this occasion the presents were unusually good. the hobbit-children were so excited that for a while they almost forgot about eating. there were toys the like of which they had never seen before, all beautiful and some obviously magical. many of them had indeed been ordered a year before, and all the way from the mountain and from dale, and were of real dwarf-make. which detail in the excerpt identifies it as fantasy? great presents are given at the party. the children almost forget to eat. some of the toys are magical. the gifts have been ordered very early.
  
• name the photograph above and its photographer. explain the process with which it was created. what is this process commonly used for?
  
• tony buys a cd that is priced at $13.59. he has a coupon for $1.85 off. he pays with a $20 bill. which is the best whole number estimate of how much change he gets? $8 $8.26 $9 $9.26
  
• which sentences most clearly use a formal style and tone? check all that apply. i agree with macgregor’s point that the chronometer allowed for the mapping of the world, and i don’t see how anyone can disagree. without the chronometer, the world would never have been accurately mapped, which would have hindered the development of efficient trade routes. the chronometer helped people around the globe get in the swing of things by setting a standard time. the chronometer kept good time. people set the chronometers to gmt. people kept to strict schedules. people thought about time differently. the chronometer is the most historically significant object discussed in macgregor’s book because it established the concept of global standard time.