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“A Rose for Emily” Author?William Faulkner”ARFE” Main Character?Emily Grierson, Homer Barron”ARFE” Plot Summary?Emily’s dad died, then she met Homer and when her reputation is compromised- she buys poison, claiming it’s…

DesdemonaShe is willing to help Cassio and attempts to speak with Othello about Cassio.EmiliaShe doesn’t understand why Iago wanted Desdemona’s handkerchief, but when she has the opportunity to get it,…

Woodrow Wilson – “The Study of Administration”Believed political scientists had neglected the study of public administration and the problems involved in management. He argues tat public administration should be carried…

Consuls Chief magistrates of the ancient Roman Republic; now an official appointed by his government to live in a foreign city. Patrician Person of noble birth; aristocrat Plebeian Having to…

Luoyang During Wu’s reign, the court frequently moved East to this location to recruit officials. Xuanzong Leading Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty who reigned from 713 to 755, though…

Which was NOT a reason the North began to lose interest in the Southern Reconstruction by the early 1870s? Northerners were growing increasingly hostile to President Johnson, and no longer…

Taika Reforms Attempt to remake Japanese monarch into an absolute Chinese style emperor; included attempts to create professional bureaucracy and peasant conscript army. The Tale of Genjii Written by Lady…

Bebop Started in early 1940’s Harlem, bebop marked the changing of jazz from dance focused music to listening focused music. Minton’s Playhouse site of many celebrated early bebop sessions starting…

The Great Wave D: 1830-1833 C.E. p/s: Edo Japan A: Katsushika Hokusai P: Unknown OL: Japan M: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper T: ukiyo-e woodblock F: Express…

What is a fossil? Evidence of past life that can include skeletal as well as trace material ________ is a term used to define 88% of Earth’s history prior to…

The source of a fundamental characteristic of Western civilization–the call for rational inquiry– was a philosohper of Greece The epic poem the Iliad, which recounts the prowess and anger of…

1. The purpose of the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) is to: allow you to rapidly and visually form a general impression of the child. 2. The components of the pediatric…

In what way does the Defense of Marriage Act complicate the gay, lesbian, and transgendered battle for equal rights? Select one: a. It defines what marriage is and is not….

stromatolite Layered rocks that result from the activities of prokaryotes that bind thin films of sediment together. radiometric dating A method for determining the absolute ages of fossils and rocks,…

A.D./C.E. A.D. (Anno Domini): in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born C.E. (Current Era): the time period beginning with the supposed year of…

1) Which of the following gases was NOT part of Earth’s original atmosphere? A) water vapor B) carbon dioxide C) nitrogen D) oxygen E) both A and C : D…

Geocentric Theory during the middle ages, most scholars believed that the earth was an immovable object located at the center of the universe. This theory was developed by Aristotle, and…

Consumer A person or organization that buys/uses goods or services Financial literacy The knowledge and skill set necessary to be an informed consumer and manage finances effectively Credit The granting…

Which of the following is an important starting assumption in models of galaxy formation? Some regions in the universe start out denser than others. What happens when a particle of…

Latins The first Romans. Etruscans A collection of city-states that dominated the northern Italian Peninsula. The gave Rome the arch, the vault, gladiatorial combat, and studying animal entrails. Geography of…