Python recently acquired some more advanced tuple unpacking to with situations where you may want to ""pluck"" a few elements from the beginning of a tuple. this uses the special syntax * which is also used in function signatures to capture an arbitrarily long list of positional arguments.

Ahumid tropical climate brings rain in the summer and drier weather in the winter to the malay archipelago.

Situation #1: imagine that you are a free black male living in columbus, oh in 1863. you have seen the recruiting poster and have been thinking a lot about whether or not to enlist in the union army. write a one-page letter (double spaced) to your mother telling her of the decision you have made about enlisting (or not enlisting). be sure to explain the reasons that caused you to make the decision.

Hypothetically speaking, you are assigned to a committee of three to decide on a dress code for campbellsville university staff and faculty. only two of the three votes are required to pass this policy. in this situation you are one of the two agreeing to a dress code. what steps might you take to gain the cooperation of the third party after the policy has been initiated.