Read a passage from a speech given by president barack obama. because of this plan, families who are struggling to pay tuition costs will receive a $2,500 tax credit . . and americans who have lost their jobs in this recession will be able to receive extended unemployment benefits. –president barack obama, february 4, 2009 which statement best explains this passage? it describes government measures to stimulate demand and bring about a recovery. it describes government measures to increase production and bring about a depression. it describes a shift in government policies during a trough on the business cycle. it describes a shift in government policies during a peak on the business cycle.

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following is true about the above excerpt? ethos is used in reference to “dangers and ghosts.” logos is used in saying all men forget and want to forget, because the talmud also praised forgetting. ethos is used in referring to the ancients, the talmud, and god. pathos is used without loaded language.

Type the correct answer in the box. use numerals instead of words. if necessary, use / for the fraction bar. the length of each side of a square increases by 2.5 inches to form a new square with a perimeter of 70 inches. the length of each side of the original square was inches.

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)