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In August 2023, Adalee entered a residential least with Miles Apartments. Under the terms of the lease, Adalee was prohibited from installing a private security system. In December of 2023, a maintenance worker triggered a private security system Adalee installed while responding to a maintenance request. Miles Apartments informed Adalee that her security system was in breach of the lease and that it must be removed as soon as possible. Adalee refused to remove her security system. In January 2024, Adalee and Miles Apartments signed an addendum to the lease that permitted Adalee to keep her security system as long as she provided Miles Apartments with a disarm code. Despite their agreement, Adalee was not forthcoming with the disarm code. Miles sued Adalee for breach of the lease addendum. How will the court rule?

The two major disciplines of geology are historical geology and physical geology.​

The book discusses several ways a contract may be discharged. Which of the following is one of those ways?

As a general rule, a person who enters into a contract with a minor retains a right to void the contract up until the time when the minor reaches the age of majority or a reasonable time thereafter.

At what type of plate boundary does subduction occur?

Sloane owns a home in Columbia. She takes great pride in the appearance of her home and lawn, and often is awarded the title “best lawn of the month.” Two months ago, a contractor began demolition on a property adjacent to Sloane’s. As part of the demolition, the contractor used dynamite to level the ground. The use of dynamite in this situation was highly unsafe and was done by an individual with no training in explosives. To no one’s surprise, one day the explosives got out of hand and a blast completely obliterated Sloane’s garden and driveway. Thankfully, no one was hurt. Sloane sued the contractor. In addition to damages awarded to Sloane to compensate her for the loss of her garden and driveway, the court awarded damages that he described as appropriate because he found the contractor had engaged in reprehensible conduct. These damages are defined as which of the following?

Physical geology is the study of Earth’s materials and the processes operating within and on Earth’s surface.

Historical geology is the study of the origin and evolution of Earth, its oceans, continents and organisms. 

Since its formation 4.6 billion years ago, Earth’s layers have always had differences in density and composition.

Detrital sedimentary rocks are those that: