Tom is the oldest of five children. his parents work at low-paying, unskilled jobs. they are not in home regularly and when they are home, they verbally fight; at times, the fights escalate to physical aggression. tom and his brothers and sisters have witnessed the violence on occasion and have also been direct victims of harsh discipline and physical abuse. if the state intervenes and prosecutes tom’s parents, what is the first step of the process?

Suppose you are a freshmen in college and you have not declared a major. one reason you enrolled at your respective college was the school's vibrant social life. at the same time, you want to balance your academic life because you know that your grades will matter for graduate school or job applications. you decide to forgo partying for two hours to study for an upcoming economics exam. in your first semester's principles of economics class, you learn that the enjoyment you would have received from partying is an example of a(n)