The passage establishes that Ian and Brody have all of the following traits in common EXCEPT: A) a love of reading. B) a tendency to be shy. C) an enjoyment of soccer. D) a respect for authority.

Which ics functional area sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident a. command b. operations c. logistics d. finance/administration

The idea of a progressive income tax, which is still a standard taxing policy in the u.s. today, was aggressively sought by the populist party. select the best answer from the choices provided true or false

The defendant, angered because a rival gang member had twice beaten him up after school, obtained a heavy lead pipe and waited in a deserted alleyway which he knew the rival took as a route home every day after school. when his enemy came walking down the alley, the defendant leapt out behind him and smashed the pipe into the victim's head, knocking him to the ground. the defendant then rolled the victim over and pounded his face with 15 to 20 heavy blows with the lead pipe, killing him. the jurisdiction defines first degree murder as murder committed with premeditation and deliberation. all other murders are defined as second degree murders. why will the defendant be convicted of first degree murder (as opposed to second degree murder)?