Your school's football coach has just been fired. when the athletic director informs him of the termination, he tells the coach that although he has had recent winning seasons, the inability to make it into postseason play and his inability to groom players for the pros has weighed prominently in the decision. the coach is also told that his recruiting has not been effective and that his fund-raising has been disappointing. the athletic director then tells him that his pretty-boy image makes him look too effeminate, he dresses like a nerd, and he doesn't portray the proper image of a head football coach desired by the school. the coach's best theory for pursuing a discrimination lawsuit is

The persians landed in the plains near athens. as their army greatly outnumbered that of the greeks, the greeks hoped to find aid from nearby sparta. a long-distance runner named pheidippides was sent from athens to sparta to request , but the spartans were not able to send more soldiers at the time. regardless, the greeks were still able to win the battle. centuries later, legend developed that a runner had been sent from the battle to athens after the greek victory. after reaching athens, the runner proclaimed, "we are victorious! " and then fell to the ground and died. this legendary story is the inspiration for the modern long-distance runs that are performed today. this passage refers to the events of which battle during the persian wars? a. battle of thermopylae b. battle of salamis c. battle of plataea d. battle of marathon

Which of the following people would a member of congress most likely contact for information on pending revenue legislation? a) a bureaucrat in a foreign government's revenue service. b) the host of a popular talk show c) the staff at one of the congressional support agencies d) athletes on a professional sports team form a major city

When using communication orientation motivation (com) methods, the speaker thinks of the speech as a "communication" rather than as a "performance."?