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Full Metal Alchemist has it wrong about the homunculus. What does the Somatotopic Homunculus provide information for?

(MC) Which of these techniques of the Civil Rights movement did the women’s rights movement adopt to achieve its goals? (2 points)

(HC) The excerpt below is from a speech from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941: Certainly this is no time for any of us to stop thinking about the social and economic problems which are the root cause of the social revolution which is today a supreme factor in the world. For there is nothing mysterious about the foundations of a healthy and strong democracy. The basic things expected by our people of their political and economic systems are simple. They are: Equality of opportunity for youth and for others. Jobs for those who can work. Security for those who need it. The ending of special privilege for the few. The preservation of civil liberties for all. The enjoyment—The enjoyment of the fruits of scientific progress in a wider and constantly rising standard of living. These are the simple, the basic things that must never be lost sight of in the turmoil and unbelievable complexity of our modern world. The inner and abiding strength of our economic and political systems is dependent upon the degree to which they fulfill these expectations. Source: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrthefourfreedoms.htm This speech by Roosevelt inspired which of the following? (3 points)

(LC) Which describes the purpose of the Yalta Conference? (1 point)

(MC) During the early-21st century, concerns about foreign competition for jobs led to calls for which of these? (2 points)

(HC) The quote below comes from a speech made by presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in October 1960: How many of you who are going to be doctors, are willing to spend your days in Ghana? Technicians or engineers, how many of you are willing to work in the Foreign Service and spend your lives traveling around the world? On your willingness to do that, not merely to serve one year or two years in the service, but on your willingness to contribute part of your life to this country, I think will depend the answer whether a free society can compete. I think it can! And I think Americans are willing to contribute. But the effort must be far greater than we have ever made in the past. Source: http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=763 What was Kennedy suggesting that became part of his foreign policy? (3 points)

Provide the type of bone for each of the following: 1. Scapula 2. Humerus 3. Femur 4. Vertebra 5. Patella 6. Tarsals

The “pleasure” from a gain is 2x greater than the “pain” from a loss

(MC) Which statement summarizes the results of the Korean War? (2 points)

(HC) The passage below is an excerpt from leaflets dropped on Japanese cities after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima: [B]ecause of your leaders’ refusal to accept the surrender declaration that would enable Japan to honorably end this useless war, we have employed our atomic bomb. The Soviet Union, because of this rejection on the part of the military, has notified your Ambassador Sato that it has declared war on your nation. Thus, all powerful countries of the world are now at war with you.Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-leaflets/ What did the United States hope would result from this leaflet? (3 points)