What logical evidence do levitt and dubner present in response to the counterclaim that a 7–7 wrestler might be more motivated to win and therefore perform better? in the next match, 7–7 wrestlers’ results drop below their predicted percentage. the 7–7 wrestlers do well against both 8–6 and 9–5 opponents. wrestling matches only last a few seconds and are won by a quick exertion of force. wrestlers from the same stable do not oppose one another.

Which of the following lines contains a simile? you wet brown bag of a womani think that i shall never see/ a poem lovely as a treebecause i could not stop for death/ he kindly stopped for mea little learning is a dangerous thing

Which trait is common to the narrators in these excerpts? a the narrators were born in poverty the narrators were separated from their birth parents c. the narrators grew up to be criminals d the narrators worked hard in lide to improva their ocial status the narrators blamed themselves for their mistortunps

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these