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Find the LCM of 5, 12, and 6.

“On the other hand, people could allow themselves to be propelled into risky choices. For example, “I know that I got C’s in General Chemistry and Calculus, but I really need to take Organic Chemistry and Physics together this semester, otherwise I will be behind schedule.” The relationship between the two sentences is

Passage 3:Students who fail to graduate from high school face a very bleak future. Because the basic skills conveyed in high school and higher education are essential for success in today’s economy, students who do not receive these skills are likely to suffer with significantly reduced earnings and employment prospects. Among those over 25 years old who failed to complete high school or receive a GED, 55% report no earnings in the 1999 Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census compared to 25% of those with at least a high school degree or GED. For people reporting any earnings, the average income for those who left school without a high school diploma or GED is $15,334. However, for people with at least a high school degree or GED, the average income is $29,294.  Students who fail to graduate high school are also significantly more likely to become single parents and have children at young ages. And students who do not graduate high school are significantly more likely to rely upon public assistance (welfare) or be in prison than students who do graduate from high school.  In short, high school graduation is a very important predictor of young people’s life prospects. High school graduation rates are, therefore, also an important measure of the performance of our public school system. The better able schools are to provide students with the skills necessary to complete high school, the more successful the school system is.  Given the strength of the relationship between high school graduation and students’ life prospects, graduation rates are at least as important as test scores in assessing the performance of our school system. Yet graduation rates have not received nearly as much attention as national test scores.Based on the information in this passage, the reader can conclude that people with a high school diploma or GED

“This capacity for learning how to learn includes constructing effective mental models of knowledge and resources, even though the models may be based on complex and changing information. “The relationship between the two parts of the sentence above is

Passage 1:Successful students are engaged in the process of learning. Students who are connected to the learning process have the following characteristics: Responsible: Students take charge of their own learning and are self-regulated. They define learning goals and problems that are meaningful to them; understand how specific activities relate to those goals; and, using standards of excellence, evaluate how well they have achieved the goals. Successful, engaged learners also have explicit measures and criteria for assessing their work as well as benchmark activities, products, or events for checking their progress toward achieving their goals. Passionate: Engaged learners find excitement and pleasure in learning. They possess a lifelong passion for solving problems and understanding ideas or concepts. To such students, learning is intrinsically motivating. Strategic: Engaged learners continually develop and refine learning and problem-solving strategies. This capacity for learning how to learn includes constructing effective mental models of knowledge and resources, even though the models may be based on complex and changing information. Engaged learners can apply and transfer knowledge in order to solve problems creatively and they can make connections at different levels. Collaborative: Engaged learners understand that learning is social. They are able to see themselves and ideas as others see them, can articulate their ideas to others, have empathy for others, and are fair-minded in dealing with contradictory or conflicting views. They have the ability to identify the strengths and intelligences of themselves and others. Which of the following best describes the pattern of organization of this passage?

“In college, your professors are expecting you to voice your thoughts. Thus, disagreeing (politely of course) with the professor’s opinion is considered an interesting debate, not deviant behavior that will land you in detention.”The relationship between the two sentences above is

The United States relied on support from the United Nations Security Council in 2003 to enforce international rules that prohibited Iraq from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. 

I showed a movie in the last class – The Last Deaf Man.  What was your reaction to this movie?  Do you see an analogy between the hearing characters in the movie and the hearing people in today’s society?  Do you think this will happen to the Deaf Community and Deaf Culture – that they will eventually be wiped out?  Please explain your thoughts.

A mass murderer typically kills multiple people over an extended period, maintaining a normal lifestyle between murders. 

What type of rapists do so for control and often possess over their victim?