Ken's mother remarked, "You had better keep your nose to the grindstone if you are going to finish on time!" In this statement, Ken's mother was using
A) euphemistic language
B) a cliche
C) jargon
D) an idiom
D
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In television criticism, a text is an already-made composition with a beginning, a middle, and an end
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
"What can be done to solve the problems of drug abuse?" is a question of:
A. fact B. definition C. value D. policy
According to your textbook, a common mistake students make when developing their first speech is
A. trying to cover too much material. B. not doing enough library research. C. using PowerPoint improperly. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both using PowerPoint improperly and not doing enough library research.
Barbara used to get so angry at Jo for always being late because she felt like it meant that her time did not matter. However, once she realized that Jo is actually optimistic about time, not realizing how long it takes to get places, Barbara learned to be less angry with Jo's lateness. What strategy did Barbara employ?
A. increasing social desirability B. reframing C. distributive power imbalancing D. stonewalling