After I noticed the flash, white clouds spread over the blue…

After I noticed the flash, white clouds spread over the blue sky. It was amazing. It was as if blue morning-glories had suddenly bloomed up in the sky. . . . Then came the heat wave. It was very, very hot. Even though there was a window glass in front of me, I felt really hot. It was as if I was looking directly into a kitchen oven.” —Isao Kita     In this text, Isao Kita is describing

“A combination of fear and massive propaganda kept Stalin in…

“A combination of fear and massive propaganda kept Stalin in power. Publicity about Stalin was designed to create an idol, encouraging a cult of personality in which he was credited for all good things. In newspapers, billboards, and schools, the public was fed a constant diet of communist success. Soviet art was censored; only positive images of Stalin and soviet life were permitted. Images showing Stalin as a kindly father figure masked the reality of labor camps and the consequences of any resistance to his rule.”   Based on the text, what was one significant factor that solidified Stalin’s political power in the SovietUnion?

You want to open a day care center serving 100 children.  Yo…

You want to open a day care center serving 100 children.  You will serve as the center director.  You are going to hire full time teachers to cover the first eight hour shift. Assuming that all children arrive when the center opens, how many teachers will you need to meet staff-child ratios for 22 children who are in a 3 to 4 year old classroom?