Read the next paragraph from Ellison's essay, then generate two or three questions each about diction or syntax. from On Bird, Bird-Watching and Jazz Ralph Ellison Mimic thrushes, which include the catbird and brown thrasher, along with the mockingbird, are not only great virtuosi, they are the tricksters and con men of the bird world. Like Parker, who is described as a confidence man and a practical joker by several of the commentators, they take off on the songs of other birds, inflating, inverting and turning them wrong side out, and are capable of driving a prowling ("square") cat wild. Utterly irreverent and romantic, they are not beyond bugging human beings. Indeed, on summer nights in the South, when the moon hangs low, mockingbirds sing as though determined to heat every drop of romance in the sleeping adolescent's heart to fever pitch. Their song thrills and swings the entire moon-struck night to arouse one's sense of the mystery, promise and frustration of being human, alive and hot in the blood. They are as delightful to the eye as to the ear, but sometimes a similarity of voice and appearance makes for a confusion with the shrike, a species given to impaling insects and smaller songbirds on the points of thorns, and they are destroyed. They are fond of fruit, especially mulberries, and if there is a tree in your yard, there will be, along with wonderful music, much chalky, blue-tinted evidence of their presence. Under such conditions, be careful and heed Parker's warning to his friends — who sometimes were subjected to a shrikelike treatment — "you must pay your dues to Bird."

Read the passage, and then answer the question that follows. Despite dropping temperatures and decreased daylight, finches, sparrows, and mockingbirds are birds commonly seen in winter. These species feed primarily on seeds and berries, which are plentiful even through the coldest months. What is the main idea implied in this passage? A. Birds feed on seeds and berries in winter. B. Birds that are seen in winter are finches, sparrows, and mockingbirds. C. During winter, birds look for food near trees and shrubs. D. Finches, sparrows, and mocking-birds can survive the coldest winter months.

Write a brief paragraph about a time that you used multiple sources to help make a decision. You can choose something as simple as a decision about which movie to see or which shoes to purchase or as serious as which colleges to apply to. Discuss how each source contributed to your decision and how you decided which ones were more or less influential. You may consult written sources as well as more informal ones such as conversations.

To test for any significant difference in the number of hours between breakdowns for four machines, the following data were obtained.

$$\begin{matrix} \text{Machine 1} & \text{Machine 2} & \text{Machine 3} & \text{Machine 4}\\ \hline \text{6.4} & \text{8.7} & \text{11.1} & \text{9.9}\\ \text{7.8} & \text{7.4} & \text{10.3} & \text{12.8}\\ \text{5.3} & \text{9.4} & \text{9.7} & \text{12.1}\\ \text{7.4} & \text{10.1} & \text{10.3} & \text{10.8}\\ \text{8.4} & \text{9.2} & \text{9.2} & \text{11.3}\\ \text{7.3} & \text{9.8} & \text{8.8} & \text{11.5}\\ \end{matrix}$$

a. At the $\alpha =$ .05 level of significance, what is the difference, if any, in the population mean times among the four machines? b. Use Fisher’s LSD procedure to test for the equality of the means for machines 2 and 4. Use a .05 level of significance.

Read this excerpt from Winston Churchill's first address to Parliament:

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat… You ask, what is our policy? I will say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

What rhetorical elements make the speech effective?

a. Churchill lists all the government's actions and war activities to help inspire the British people.

b. Churchill invokes the will of God, giving his cause a religious authority and making the war seem like a sacred duty.

c. Churchill asks questions that are designed to get the audience to agree with him, and he repeats key words and phrases.

d. Churchill lists the sacrifices that will have to be made to win the war and shows war to be honorable and necessary.

e. Churchill uses many adjectives such as dark, lamentable, and monstrous to show that war with Germany is necessary.

Develop the analysis of variance computations for the following completely randomized design. At $\alpha$= .05, is there a significant difference between the treatment means?

$$\begin{matrix} \text{ } & \text{ } & \text{Treatment}\\ \text{ } & \text{A} & \text{B} & \text{C}\\ \text{ } & \text{136} & \text{107} & \text{92}\\ \text{ } & \text{120} & \text{114} & \text{82}\\ \text{ } & \text{113} & \text{125} & \text{85}\\ \text{ } & \text{107} & \text{104} & \text{101}\\ \text{ } & \text{131} & \text{107} & \text{89}\\ \text{ } & \text{114} & \text{109} & \text{117}\\ \text{ } & \text{129} & \text{97} & \text{110}\\ \text{ } & \text{102} & \text{114} & \text{120}\\ \text{ } & \text{ } & \text{104} & \text{98}\\ \text{ } & \text{ } & \text{89} & \text{106}\\ \overline{x}_j& \text{119} & \text{107} & \text{100}\\ s_j^2 & \text{146.86} & \text{96.44} & \text{173.78}\\ \end{matrix}$$

For each separate case below, follow the three-step process for adjusting the prepaid asset account at December 31. Step 1: Determine what the current account balance equals. Step 2: Determine what the current account balance should equal. Step 3: Record the December 31 adjusting entry to get from step 1 to step 2. Assume no other adjusting entries are made during the year. a. Prepaid Insurance. The Prepaid Insurance account has a $4,700 debit balance to start the year. A review of insurance policies and payments shows that$900 of unexpired insurance remains at year-end. b. Prepaid Insurance. The Prepaid Insurance account has a $5,890 debit balance at the start of the year. A review of insurance policies and payments shows$1,040 of insurance has expired by year-end. c. Prepaid Rent. On September 1 of the current year, the company prepaid $24,000 for two years of rent for facilities being occupied that day. The company debited Prepaid Rent and credited Cash for$24,000.

Organize the data using the indicated type of graph. Describe any patterns.

Use a pie chart to display the data, which represent the number of men's London Marathon winners from each country through 2020. (Source: Britannica)

$$\begin{array}{lllllr}\text { United States } & 2 & \text { Norway } & 1 & \text { United Kingdom } & 6 \\ \text { Japan } & 2 & \text { Denmark } & 1 & \text { Kenya } & 15 \\ \text { Soviet Union } & 1 & \text { Portugal } & 3 & \text { Mexico } & 3 \\ \text { Spain } & 1 & \text { Morocco } & 2 & \text { Ethiopia } & 4\end{array}$$

En parejas, túrnense para hacerse estas preguntas. ¿Dónde se encuentran tú y tus amigos?

En parejas, túrnense para hacerse estas preguntas. 1. ¿Cuándo fuiste al cine por última vez? ¿Con quién fuiste? 2. ¿Fuiste en auto, en autobús o en metro? ¿Cómo fue el viaje? 3. ¿Cómo fue la película? 4. ¿Fue una película de terror, de acción o un drama? 5. ¿Fue una de las mejores películas que viste? ¿Por qué? 6. ¿'ueron buenos los actores o no? ¿Cuál fue el mejor? 7. ¿Adónde fuiste/fueron después? 8. ¿Fue una buena idea ir al cine? 9. ¿Fuiste feliz ese día?

What region of the country was particularly impacted by Roosevelt’s conservation efforts?

Which compound in each of the following pairs of ionic substances has the most exothermic lattice energy? Justify your answers. a. NaCl, KCl b. LiF, LiCl c. $\mathrm { Mg } ( \mathrm { OH } ) _ { 2 } , \mathrm { MgO }$ d. $\mathrm { Fe } ( \mathrm { OH } ) _ { 2 } , \mathrm { Fe } ( \mathrm { OH } ) _ { 3 }$ e. $\mathrm { NaCl } , \mathrm { Na } _ { 2 } \mathrm { O }$ f. MgO, BaS

Why do you think replacing tariffs with an income tax was a priority for progressives?

Although Cisneros uses many Spanish words in her essay, in most cases she defines or explains these words. What does this decision tell you about her purpose and her audience?