Which of the following technological innovations of recent decades has had the greatest effect in helping spread the English language around the globe in the last twenty years?
a. Television
b. Radio
c. Cell phone
d. Internet
Answer: d. Internet
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Between 1995 and 2006, federal prosecutions for pornography:
a. more than doubled b. remained about the same c. decreased d. were cut in half
What impact does Hispanic immigration have on the economic lives of the typical American?
a. It depresses the wages of all Americans. b. It depresses the wages of those who lack a high school degree. c. It improves the lives of the affluent by making a pool of cheap labor possible. d. The impact is not clear; each of the above is true according to different researchers.
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a. become active in social movements b. become calculating and emotionally distant c. become part of a religious community d. escape to the suburbs