Tag: Academic writing

How much income tax would Jamie pay (Jamie is a single)? Round the answer to the nearest dollar.
The standard deduction for single taxpayers like Jamie is $12,400
Assets:
Monthly Expenses:
Checking Account    $1,300
Rent obligation        $260
Savings Account (Interest earned last year: $134 )
$6,700
Utilities          $80
Emergency fund savings account (Interest earned last year: $ 60 )
$3,000
Food   $145
IRA balance ($ 290 contribution made last year)
$319
Gas/maintenance    $110
Car: $3,700
Credit card payment $0
Liabilities:
Savings:
Student loan $5,200
Regular savings monthly deposit   $160
Credit card balance (Interest paid last year: $ 22 )  $370
Rainy day savings monthly deposit          $40
Income:
Entertainment:
Gross monthly salary         $2,100
Cake decorating class        $50
Movies with friends  $35

Terrylene Sacchetti started sharing her tale (Number Story) with a small audience, as most “smooth signers” do. Who was her first
small audience? Her college roommates O Her elementary school classmates O Her best friend Her family

Who was the first American artist to receive international recognition for artistic achievement?
Question 4 options:
1)
John Trumbull
2)
Thomas Gainsborough
3)
Benjamin West
4)
John Singleton Copley

Question 5 (1 point) True regarding the message of Islam: A) All of these choices. B) There is a coming Day of Judgment. O C) We are obligated to attend to the needs of the poor, orphans, and widows. D) Only one God exists. Question 6 (1 point) True regarding the term Mohammedanism: A) It originated in the Middle Ages and was widely used until the early 1900s. ( B) It’s use came about when Christians wrongly supposed that followers of Muhammad. Question 10 (1 point) ( C) named themselves after him, just as Christians were named after Jesus Christ. True regarding the crescent and star symbol: O D) All of these choices. O E) It is hardly used at all anymore. A) It is the official symbol of Islam. Question 7 (1 point) B) It is featured on the flags of several countries in the Muslim world. This is an honorary personal name given to a man who has participated in the official pilgrimage to Mecca: C) All of these choices. A) The Mahdi D) It is a symbol from the first centuries of Islam. O B) The hijra O C) Ashura O D) Haji Question 8 (1 point) Which is true of the Islamic State (IS)? O Al It is rejected as too violent by the Muslim militant group Boko Haram. B) All of these choices. ( C) It has forced thousands of minority girls to be sex slaves for purchase by the IS military. ( D) It is regarded as a separate nation by all the countries in the world. Question 9 (1 point) In addition to Mecca, some Muslims make pilgrimages to O A) Jerusalem. ( B) Medina. O C) Karbala. D) all of these choices.

Which of the following is a movement skill?
a. agility
b. speed
c. throwing
d. muscular power
2. What is the main difference between walking and running as movements? Why is it harder to maintain balance on new terrain while running?
3. Which sport relies almost entirely on striking?
a. swimming
b. soccer
c. tennis
d. football
4. Compare and contrast the techniques involved in kicking a football and kicking a soccer ball.
5. Which of these sports does NOT use kicking?
a. karate
b. martial arts
c. tennis
d. swimming
6. Identify a sport that uses striking and explain how it’s used.
7. What do kinesiologists study?
a. medicine
b. fitness
c. sports
d. human movement
8. What might kicking techniques differ amongst various sports?
a. players are built differently
b. skill of players for each different sport
c. all kicking techniques are the same
d. shape and size of the ball used are different
9. When you first begin jogging or running on a new or unfamiliar terrain, what should you do?
a. Stop and analyze the new terrain to decide how to move.
b. Go slow and easy until your body adjusts.
c. Add jumps and leaps to your fitness routine.
d. Move much more quickly over the new terrain.
10. Which of the following activities DOES NOT rely primarily on throwing?
a. lacrosse
b. disc golf
c. swimming
d. shot put
11. Which of the following is considered a basic motor skill?
a. standing
b. throwing
c. crunches
d. jumping jack
12. When should you drink water, to keep yourself hydrated?
a. only after a workout
b. before, during, and after your workout
c. only during your workout
d. before and after your workout
13. Give an example of an activity or sport that uses a complex motor skill. Explain how the skill is used in the activity.
14. Identify a sport that primarily uses throwing and explain how it’s used.
15. Which of the following is an example of dynamic striking?
a. billiards (pool)
b. golf
c. tennis
d. bowling

Which of the following include mechanisms of control the president has over the bureaucracy? Correct Answer(s) Drag appropriate answer(s) here
The Executive Office of the President includes key staffs reporting directly to the president on budgetary, military, and economic policies.
The president has the power to appoint many top-level bureaucrats.
The president has the authority to fire all bureaucrats since they are at will employees.
The president has sole discretion over all of the agencies’ budgets.

Which phrase best completes this diagram? The New Jersey Plan for the federal government
A. Provided for an executive branch to enforce federal laws
B. Gave Congress veto power over state laws
C. Called for equal representation for each state in Congress
D. Created a strong federal government

Which quotation from the Federalist Papers is most clearly a response to the Anti-Federalist argument that politicians within a strong federal government might try to take over the country? A. Yet however requisite a sense of national character may be, it is evident that it can never be sufficiently possessed by a numerous and changeable body. B. Responsibility, in order to be reasonable, must be limited to objects within the power of the responsible party, and in order to be effectual, must relate to operations of that power, of which a ready and proper judgment can be formed by the constituents. C. And yet it is evident that an assembly elected for so short a term as to be unable to provide more than one or two links in a chain of measures, on which the general welfare may essentially depend, ought not to be answerable for the final result, any more than a steward or tenant, engaged for one year, could be justly made to answer for places or improvements which could not be accomplished in less than half a dozen years. D. Before such a revolution can be effected, the Senate, it is to be observed, must in the first place corrupt itself; must next corrupt the State legislatures; must then corrupt the House of Representatives; and must finally corrupt the people at large. SUBMIT

Which pair of numbered statements best completes the chart related to the features of the chambers of Congress? House of Representatives Senate Led by a speaker Led by the vice president (1) (2) A. (1) Represents the interests of all U.S. citizens; (2) Represents the interests of a district O B. (1) Not affected by gerrymandering; (2) Affected by gerrymandering O C. (1) Ratifies treaties with foreign countries; (2) Proposes all bills related to taxation D. (1) Representation based on state populations; (2) All states have equal representation

Which example best describes a stabilization target for the Health and Medical Lifeline:
A. The medical supply chain might be capable of resupplying medical care providers
B. The medical supply chain is capable of adequately resupplying medical care providers
C. There are sufficient generators to provide heating services
D. There is inadequate bottled water due to transportation disruptions