Which one of the theories about the universe do you most support: the open universe theory or the closed universe theory? why?

As societies modernize, what often happens to crime rates? a. they increase b. they decrease c. they remain the same d. they increase slightly and then fall rapidly

According to bowers, which of the following best describes the dominance of interest groups in the state of nevada over time? political machines dominated during the first 50 years; from 1908 to 1958 railroad and mining interests dominated; primarily gaming interests from 1958 to the present. the railroad and mining interests dominated during the first 50 years of statehood; political machines dominated from 1908 to 1958; primarily gaming interests have dominated from 1958 to present. gaming interests have always dominated. railroad and mining interests dominated from statehood until 1959; gaming interests have dominated from 1959 to present. no one interest has ever dominated at any one time.

Athief was passing by a house under construction when he noticed that the ladder being used by workers on the roof had copper braces supporting the rungs. after making sure that the workers on the roof could not see him, the thief used pliers that he had in his pocket to remove all of the copper braces that he could reach from the ground. a short time later, a worker climbed down the ladder and it collapsed. he fell to the ground and severely injured his back. the thief was apprehended a few hours later trying to sell the copper for scrap. a statute in the jurisdiction makes it a felony for "maliciously causing serious physical injury to another." the thief was charged with malicious injury under the statute and was also charged with larceny. after a jury trial in which the above facts were presented, he was convicted of both charges. if he appeals the conviction for the malicious injury charge on grounds of insufficient evidence, how should the court rule? a affirm the conviction, because the thief was engaged in criminal conduct at the time of the act that resulted in the injury. b affirm the conviction, because the jury could have found that the thief acted with malice. c reverse the conviction, because there was no evidence that the thief intended to injure anyone. d reverse the conviction, because there was no evidence that the thief bore any malice towards the workers on the roof.