A researcher is examining the historical events of a nuclear disaster. In order to investigate thoroughly, she first classifies historical information into discrete events and then orders them into a temporal sequence. After identifying prior events that occurred leading up to the disaster, she creates an event’s diagram and then eliminates connections from the diagram that are not necessary to explain the disaster. This process is an example of ______.
A. a narrative explanation
B. variable-oriented research
C. an event structure analysis
D. oral history
C. an event structure analysis
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a. the Columbia Broadcasting System. b. Cable News Network. c. the American Broadcasting Corporation. d. the Public Broadcasting System. e. the National Broadcasting System.
According to the 2000 Census, African Americans are the fastest growing American ethnic group
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
What is the fundamental dilemma that all U.S. presidents face?
a. Congress never appropriates enough money for all of the programs presidents want to establish. b. There is never enough time to engage in real governing because of the demands of campaigns. c. They have too little authority to satisfy the expectations for their performance. d. Public opinion is too temperamental to count on as a source of political support.
The City of the Dead is indicative of a trend showing
a. movement away from cities and into rural areas as the year 2030 approaches. b. a sharp decline in the number of slums in the twenty-first century. c. both A and B. d. none of the above.