The function of the first paragraph in relation to the passage as a whole is to:
B
introduce a discussion of how knowledge of Earth's position
relative to the Sun was gained in the process of advances in
timekeeping
establish that longitude calculations are necessary to determine
time in two different places at once
orient the reader to the subject of longitude by explaining how
longitude is determined at sea.
explain the political significance of developing an accurate way of
determining longitude.
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D

The banking act of 1933, also known as the glass-steagall act, established the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic), which a protected banks from failure by ensuring that the government would bail them out if necessary. b required american taxpayers to establish an account with a commercial bank. c protected depositors from financial losses when banks failed.

Which of the following is not a country in the middle east (plato) a. armenia b. azerbaijan c. somalia d. sudan

As bob is driving on an exit off the freeway, he comes to a stop light and sees a homeless man asking people for spare change. “see, he’s a perfect example of why we shouldn’t be giving welfare benefits to the homeless,” bob mutters to his wife. “he’s too lazy to get a job, but he’s healthy enough to beg people for their hard-earned money all day long.” what are the sample and the target in bob’s argument? are there any inductive fallacies present in bob’s reasoning (bias, hastiness, appeal to anecdotal evidence, self-selection)? if so, explain why. if not, explain why not.