Students with an “a” grade point average tend to have lower SAT scores than students with the same average decades ago. What does this info indicate about the value of an “a” average today? •the SAT has definitely gotten harder, and students are not keeping up •the SAT is no longer an effective way to assess student achievements •most of the “a” students are probably cheating to get their good grades •”a” students do not have the same academic ability as those in previous generations

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

Situation #2: imagine that you are a newspaper editor in columbus, oh in 1863. the civil war has been dragging on for more than two years already and shows no signs of ending soon. you are aware that many black males are willing to enlist in the union army but you fear that they may be mistreated and abused by the majority of soldiers on either side in this war. write a one-page letter (double spaced) editorial for tomorrow's edition of the newspaper. the topic is military service in the union army by free african american males. in your editorial, take a clear position for or against having black men join the fight. be sure to give reasons for whatever position you choose to take.

Which of the following discoveries would be most likely to cause a scientific paradigm shift? a. the discovery of more rings around uranus b. the discovery of a new pathogenic virus transmitted by mosquitoes c. the discovery that a dormant volcano is showing signs of activity d. the discovery of a new species of salamander in the amazon rainforest e. the discovery that excess heat is radiating from the center of the earth and causing global climate change