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Which of the following was NOT true of Portuguese seagoing efforts?

Gilberto makes negative comment about Kristen’s new haircut. He quickly recants saying, “I’m sorry, Kristen. You know I didn’t mean it.” Unfortunately, Kristen still feels hurt. This example demonstrates that communication is ______________. 

The increase of automobile ownership in the 1950’s resulted in: 

Audience-centered public speakers are inherently sensitive to the ______ of their audiences.

In a speech about improved public safety, Stewart called for his audience to sign a petition to support current legislation that he felt would improve the situation. What type of audience is best suited for this kind of appeal? 

Sammy’s imagining Queenie’s parties is important to the reader because:

In Cofer’s poem “Latin Women Pray,” the speaker is hopeful  that God is at least ___________________.

In the story “In the Field,” an example of verbal irony is when

The tension between personal freedom and shared activities is the ____ dialectic. 

Up until the moment he passed away, Christopher Columbus believed that he had reached