This 1973 photograph shows a situation most directly related to

…Keeping America competitive requires affordable energy. And here we have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world. The best way to break this addiction is through technology. Since 2001, we have spent nearly $10 billion to develop cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable alternative energy sources. And we are on the threshold of incredible advances.… — President George W. Bush, State of the Union Address, January 31, 2006 Which goal related to United States energy needs is addressed in this speech?

But it taxes our credulity to say that mere chance resulted in their being no members of this class among the over six thousand jurors called in the past 25 years. The result bespeaks discrimination,… only claim is the right to be indicted and tried by juries from which all members of his class are not systematically excluded—juries selected from among all qualified persons regardless of national origin or descent. To this much, he is entitled by the Constitution. —Chief Justice Earl Warren, Hernandez v. Texas, May 3, 1954 How did this Supreme Court decision affect judicial interpretations of the Constitution?

The terms Teapot Dome, Watergate, and Iran-Contra are most closely associated with

How did these features affect New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?

…In the sixth year since our Nation was attacked, I wish I could report to you that the dangers have ended. They have not. And so it remains the policy of this Government to use every lawful and proper tool of intelligence, diplomacy, law enforcement, and military action to do our duty, to find these enemies, and to protect the American people.… — President George W. Bush Which event did President Bush refer to in this quotation?

Select ONLY ONE of the following essay questions concerning Business Finances. Please be thorough.  Being too brief will result in a lower score. The more substantial the content, the higher the score, up to 10 points.  Question #1 – Define and describe the three different types of investments. How are they similar, and how are they different? Question #2 – Define and describe equity and debt financing. What are the benefits of each type of financing, and what are the costs or negatives of each type of financing?   Question #3 – Define and describe the 3 financial statements used in business. What are their purposes? how are they used? what do they each tell you? Which one, in your opinion, is the most important and why? 

Select ONLY ONE of the following essay questions concerning Business Finances. Please be thorough. Being too brief will result in a lower score. The more substantial the content, the higher the score, up to 10 points.  Question #1—What are the 4 Ps of the Marketing Mix? Thoroughly define each one and give an example for each. Question #2- Define Marketing in your own words? be sure you include all aspects of what marketing does.  Question #3- What are the 4 Components of a Promotional Mix? Define each and give an example.

Our assumptions about and understandings of poverty are shaped by how socially close to it we are.

In the spring of 2023, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker laid out a plan to “transform” the youth mental health care system. In this plan, he pledged to “transform the frayed connective tissue that permeates the health care system” in order to enable families to more easily access help. Some of the (12) recommendations include: expanding eligibility for services, developing more transitional housing so that fewer young people wait in Emergency Rooms, and creating an online portal for easier family access to information. In the first paragraph, make an argument for why you believe Pritzker’s plan an example of a functionalist, conflict theory, or symbolic interactionist approach to the problem of youth mental health. In the second paragraph, explain why you believe Pritzker’s plan will be successful or not. Both paragraphs should include evidence (i.e. examples) to support your argument. You should include examples from the text, DBQ resources, and/or lectures.