Which of the following is not blamed for causing the recession of 2008?
A) the bursting of the real estate bubble.
B) lax government regulation of the financial services industry.
C) decreased consumer credit card use.
D) unscrupulous lending practices and risky mortgages.
E) frozen credit by banks.
C
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Rhimes’s approach, balking at any utterance of race talk with regard to dialogue, plot points, or character development, works to make the discussion of racialization seem unnecessary and inauthentic. 2. Orange is the New Black’s portrayal of women’s attempts at beautification under the most dire circumstances takes a much darker approach, but it challenges stereotypes about female prisoners’ priorities. 3. Without a media-saturated “fast capitalism” and media-centric politics, new technologies like Twitter and social networking, and a celebrity culture that has morphed into politics, there could never be a Donald Trump. 4. The shift signaled by Netflix concerns issues of technology but maybe more importantly, branding and programming strategies, viewing practices independent from scheduling that lead to a complication in how audience behavior needs to be understood and “success” of a program measured, and how familiar associations with the concept of television are not “merely” subverted but changed completely.
Of the four major river-valley civilizations, the one that had the least contact with the others was
a. China. b. India. c. Egypt. d. Mesopotamia.
Examine the role Muhammad played in the rise of Islam. What was his basic philosophy? How did his life experiences shape this thought?
What will be an ideal response?
The investiture crisis resulted in __________.
A. emperor and pope sharing power over bishops B. control resting with the pope C. the church becoming decentralized D. control resting with the emperor