1.If the earth moves around the sun‚ then we ought to observe a stellar parallax. 2.There is no observable stellar parallax. 3.Therefore‚ the earth does not move around the sun. The argument is valid (i.e.‚ modus tollens)‚ the first premise seems quite reasonable and the second premise was in fact true—no one before‚ during or for almost three centuries after Copernicus had Figure 8.9 216 common sense logic ever observed any stellar parallax. Yet‚ Copernicus had anticipated this objection and
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The OSSLT is based on the reading and writing skills in all subject areas up to the end of grade 9‚ but is the Grade 10 test of reading and writing skills a good idea? Some people prefer the idea‚ whereas others hate it. In my opinion‚ I believe that the grade 10 test of reading and writing skills is a good idea; there are three main reasons that support my opinion. First‚ the OSSLT shows students how strong their literacy skills are. Second‚ teachers could look at the OSSLT as being a way to assess
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1. Software refers to: Programs 2. Logical errors are mistakes that cause the program to produce erroneous results. (True/False) True 3. Another term for programs is: Software 4. Java source files end with the .class extension. (True/False) False 5. The major components of a typical computer system consist of: -Secondary storage devices -The CPU -Input/Output devices -Main memory 6. The contents of a variable cannot be changed while the program is running. (True/False) False 7. The two
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Wisdom‚ more than 58% of college students fail to provide great performances at school. It’s mainly because of stress. But stress is not the only factor. there are more factors that can drop student’s performance. Those factors will be presented below. 1. Health Health is one important factor to be considered. No doubt that student’s health should be kept well in order to maintain performance. Breakfast is important and should not be skipped. It acts as student’s main energy to keep him/her well until
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1. Chapter 1The Business and Society Relationship Question TF #1 Business can do just about anything it wants because we do not live in a socially conscious environment. a. True *b. False 2. Chapter 1The Business and Society Relationship Question TF #2 The business environment in current times‚ the first decade of the 21st century‚ can best be described as turbulent. *a. True b. False 3. Chapter 1The Business and Society Relationship Question TF #3 When speaking of business
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English tenses exercises: test 1 www.e-grammar.org/test-your-english/ Key to test 1 | mixed tenses‚ verb forms Exercise 1: 12 points Total 30 points I don’t do housework I am going to tidy Jim is coming the bus arrives Jim will come he likes to be I am looking we have a date I always look forward we are having we are going to see we will have Great! .......................................... 27 points Very good ................................... 24 points Good ..............................
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Guide HEALTH (Grade 1 to Grade 10) December 2013 K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK The Kindergarten to Grade 12 (“K to 12”) Health curriculum aims to assist the Filipino learner in attaining‚ sustaining and promoting life-long health and wellness. The learning experience through the program provides opportunities for the development of health literacy competencies among students and to enhance their over-all wellbeing. Health Education from Kindergarten to Grade 10 focuses on
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Practice Test #1 Data Sufficiency (218 Questions) 1. 86-!-item-!-187;#058&000002 A garden store purchased a number of shovels and a number of rakes. If the cost of each shovel was $14 and the cost of each rake was $9‚ what was the total cost of the shovels and rakes purchased by the store? (1) The ratio of the number of shovels to the number of rakes purchased by the store was 2 to 3. (2) The total number of shovels and rakes purchased by the store was 50. 2. 142-!-item-!-187;#058&000140
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First Aid And Safety Test Corrections Test 1 8. C is the correct answer when performing CPR on an infant you should press 1.5 inches down on the chest. The other answer are wrong because they are dealing with an adult and a child. 11. A is the correct answer. Because with AVPU you are checking to make sure the victim is Alert‚ Verbal‚ Painful Stimulus and Unresponsive. The other answers are wrong because RICE has to do with ankle injuries‚ bone injuries‚ joint and muscle injuries. DOTS has to
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The first reaction time test is the reaction ruler. This test shows the speed of the occipital lobe and the motor cortex of the brain. The faster the reflex the faster the afferent and efferent pathway is. Subjects 1‚ 3 and 5 experienced reaction times that were under the average of 195.167 milliseconds. While Subjects 2‚ 4 and 6 experienced times that were over the average of the population. In general terms it could be said that subjects 1‚3 and 5 have better hand and eye coordination than subjects
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