Gary wants to get scholarship offers to play football in college. he sets the following goal for himself: this season, i want to increase my passing yards from 40 yard per game to 350. i do not want to throw any interceptions. and i need to be the star of every game so scouts notice me. which statement best describes gary's goal? a. gary's goal is ineffective because it is not attainable. b. gary's goal is effective and realistic because it shows that he is going to be successful because college is very important to him. c. gary's goal is ineffective and unrealistic because he does not have enough experience. d. gary's goal is effective and realistic because it includes the improvement he wants to make and the time frame he has to complete the goal.

Morei would really appreciate it. his eyes snapped open. a musty smell flooded his senses. the room was lowly lit, curved with smooth light gray walls. the floor was clear black tiled. he stood up, surprised to see no door, but only a trap door on the ceiling that blended in with the walls. the room was unfurnished, which struck him as strange. as you write and revise, ask yourself these questions: 1. do all of the sentences in this paragraph belong here? (unity) 2. are all of the sentences in this paragraph in the right place? (coherence-- a method of development) 3. are all of the sentences in this paragraph smoothly connected together into a whole paragraph? (coherence--use of transitional devices) once you've made certain that your paragraphs are both unified and coherent, edit your work for problems in grammar and mechanics before submitting it to your teacher.

Characteristics of substistence farming include all of the following except a. the use of pesticidesb. shifting cultivation c. farmers that stay in one placed. the lack of tractors and machinery

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.