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Samantha is never late for work, but last Monday she arrived an hour late because of heavy traffic. According to the attribution theory, Samantha’s behavior on that day scores ________.

Monica Walden feels that people who use plastic bags are insensitive toward the environment. She believes that people have a certain obligation toward their environment and should take it upon themselves to protect and preserve it. Which of the following factors has most likely influenced Walden’s perception of plastic bag users?

Identify ALL of the preposition(s) in the following sentence. Select all that apply. (Hint: beware of infinitives!)   I prefer to read in the library.

How does Lincoln describe the Civil War in his Second Inaugural Address?

In his speech, Douglass makes it clear that the United States has not been living up to ideas set up in this foundational text:

Lincoln delivered The Gettysburg Address less than a hundred years after the founding of the United States of America.

What does Thoreau mean when he says, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation”?

When describing reading and literature, what fault does Thoreau find with readers?

True or False. Lincoln was assassinated before Lee surrendered at Appomattox.

In Hawthorne’s story “The May-Pole of Merry Mount”, who cuts down the may-pole?