In December 2008, President George W. Bush was giving a news conference in Iraq when the Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi shouted an insult and threw his shoe at Bush, nearly hitting the president. Since showing the soles of one's shoes is a sign of disrespect in many Arab cultures, al-Zaidi was using which of the following as a code to communicate his insult?
A. Symbols
B. Values
C. Idioms
D. Language
Answer: A
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Guidelines for successfully achieving goals include the following except for:
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