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1
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Primordial Exisential Question

A

aka Leibniz question
“why is there something rather than nothing

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Queen Anne’s War

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War of Spanish Succession
1701-1713

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war 1701-1713

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Queen Anne’s War = War of Spanish Succession

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4
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if one man robs another, how does he do it?

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increased strength

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5
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doctrinal paradox

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aggregating judgments with majority voting can result in self-contradictory judgments

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6
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years of French and Indian War

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1756-1763

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7
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hubris

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excessive pride or dangerous overconfidence

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8
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redress

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compensation for a wrong or grevience

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9
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ship of the man who first circumnavigated the world

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Sir Francis Drake
1577-1580
Golden Hinde

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10
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defeated Napoleon at waterloo

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Duke of Wellington
1815

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11
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pusillanimous

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showing lack of courage or determinatino

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12
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convict settlement in Tasmania

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Port Arthur

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13
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port city in Texas

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Port Arthur

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14
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plenitude

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an abundance

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15
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commensurate

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in proportion

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16
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2 aspects of beneficiaries

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  1. we are obligated to act in the best interest of others
  2. provide benefits balance risks/harm benefits
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17
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belief of Aristotle

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treat equally and unequals unequally

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18
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treat equals equally and unequals unequally

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Aristotle

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19
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respecting decisions =

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self-determinatin

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20
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morality

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norms about what is right versus wrong. so widely shared tha they form a stable social

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21
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Utilitarianism

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a moral righteousness based on what alternatives bring the msot good and least harm to the patient

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22
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what is important to remember when you are doing infrastrcuture/space design

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plannign for future flexibility

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23
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4 major organizations that govern the maintence and design of healthcare facilities

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TJC, OSHA, ADA Act, Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities byu Am Institute for Arch9itectuer

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24
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IM/IT

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information management/info technology

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25
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OSHA

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occupational safety and health admin

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26
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Nursing Process

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ADPIE

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27
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years of Margaret Thatcher

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PM 1979-1990

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28
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sacrosanct

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not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
set apart as worthy of veneration

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29
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YSL

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french fashion designer
- Yve Saint Laurent
Le Smoking Tuxedo for women

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30
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did the Le Smoking tuxedo for women

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Yves Saint Laurent

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31
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Mexico’s assembly sector is…

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on teh Rio Grande

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32
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The Earth Institute

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at COlumbia

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33
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where was Night at the Museum

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American Museum of Natural History

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34
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interface

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shared boundarary across which two or more separate components of a computer system exchange informatoin

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35
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arbitrary

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usuing unlimited personal power with out considering other’s reights or wishes
- exampleL an arbitrary ruler may impose harsh laws on people witout consulting them

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36
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Muhahideen

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peopel who engage in jihad and fight on God’s behalf.
guriellas in Afgh War that opposed the invading Soviets (1978-92)

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37
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fortitude

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mental/emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously

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38
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Kyoto Protocol

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1997: to reduce greenhouse gases and Co2 in the atmosphere1

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39
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year the UN was founded

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1945

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40
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much maligned

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someone/something that is often criticized by people byt the criticism is unfair or exaggerated

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41
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start of the War in Iraq

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2003

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42
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auspices

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divine or prophetic token
kindly patronage

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43
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beset

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surrounded and harassed on all sides
threaten persistently

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44
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remittance

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payment of money that is transferred or sent from one party to another

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45
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remit

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to send back

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46
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externalities

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indirect cost or benefit to an uninvolved third paty that arises from another party’s activities

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47
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El Nino year versus La Nina

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48
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parasitic worms

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helmiths

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49
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soil chemistry elements

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nitrogen, phosphorous, K, ph

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50
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importance of mosquito netting

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saves lives from malaria

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51
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most important modern revolution

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green revolution

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52
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HYV

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high yield varities

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53
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shortchange

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treat unfairly by withholdign something of value
cheat by giving back an insufficient amount of money as change

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54
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USAID

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agency for international devleopment

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55
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fait accompli

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accomplished fact
- something that has already happened or been done and cannot be changed.
irreversible

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56
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port in Kenya

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Mombassa

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57
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countries around Kenya

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Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Brundi, Malawi

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58
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transition zone between Sahara Desert and savannah

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Sahel = forms a band from Mauritania to Sudan
(Mali, Niger/Nigeria, Chad, Sudan)

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59
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euphemistically

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by means of a mild/indirect word or expression instead of one considered too harsh or blunt

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60
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Brache

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last major astronomer (Renaissance) before the invention of the telescope

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61
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laws of planetary motion

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Kepler

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62
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astronomers of Renaissance era

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Tycho Brache
Galileo
Copernicus
Kepler - laws of planetary motion

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63
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father of modern optics

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Johannes Kepler
- of law of planetary motion fame

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64
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insular geography

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looks at the factors that affect the species richness and diversification of isolated natural communities

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65
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Principia Mathematica

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by Newton in 16887
calculus

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66
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what helped Japan evade invasion

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insular geography - field that examples the factors taht affect species richness and diversification of isilation natural communities

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67
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benefit of the coal in Britian

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freeded it from energy constraints taht it had been prevestiously had. never before was mass production possible

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68
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what is modern economic growth linked to

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urbanization.
as fod production increases, fewer people need

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69
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why doesn’t the mythology of women being weaker post childbirth make sense

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b/c women still performed back breaking labor after giving brith

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70
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Westinghouse

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created railway air brake,
pioneered electrical indusry
- direct competitor with Edison. BUT Westinghouse looked at AC current and Edison DC

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71
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yr the USSR fell

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1991

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72
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yr Berlin Wall fell

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1989`

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73
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build roof with dry straw

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thatching

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74
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sin qua non

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an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary:
“without which not”

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75
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pig farmer Congress

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Joni Earnest

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76
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role Cuba Gooding Jr played in Pearl Harbor

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Doris iller

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77
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Navy Cross

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Navy Cross is the United States Naval Service’s second-highest military decoration awarded for Sailors and Marines who distinguish themselves for extraordinary heroism in combat with an armed enemy force. awarded by SECNAV. foreigners and other sevices can get too

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78
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consummate

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showing a high degree of skill/fair
accomplished/perfect
marriage official b/c sex

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79
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law that defines certain sexual acts as crimes

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sodomy laws

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80
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sodomy

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anal sex

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81
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criticize unfairly

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denigrate

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82
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coalesce

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unit or join together. or to belend or come together into a single mass

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83
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controls the coast guard

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homeland security

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84
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John Kirby

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Admiral who became the White House Natioanl Security Communicators Advisor

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85
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brisket

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cut meet from the breast or lower chest of beef or veal

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86
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Chuck Hagel

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SecDef for Obama from 2013-2015
purple heart b/c infantry quad leader in Vietnam
primary source of his wealth was when he cofounded Vanguard Cellular post the war
US Senator from Nebraska and Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board

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87
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Operation Homefront

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nonprofit that helps build homes for military families

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88
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black WWII pilots

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Tuskeegee airmen

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89
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art/practice of pursuing dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping

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brinksmanship

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90
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brinksmanshp

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art/practice of pursuing dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stoppign

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91
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years of bad Camp Lejeune drinkign water

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1950s-1987

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92
Q

chemicals in Vietnam

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defolients
Agent Orange

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93
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scandal/corruption charges attempting to sell Obama’s seat

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Rod Blagojevich

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94
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Rod Blagojevich

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fraud for fillig Obama’s open seat

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95
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Sydney Blumenthal

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Senior Advisor to Clinton. confidant to Hillary. employd at Clinton foundation
- correspondent for New Yorker and was a regular columnist of The Guardian plus Vanity Fair and WAPO
- wrote multivolume biographis on Lincoln

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96
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FOIA

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freedom of information act

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97
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year Noriega was caught

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1989

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98
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Yogi Berra

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one of the greatest catchers in hx
18/19 yrs for Yankees
- won 10 world series as a player. most of any
- later manager/coach

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99
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special force teams

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SEAL
army ranger
green beret

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100
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stopgap

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tempoary fix

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101
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republic

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“public affair” in latin
political power rests with the public through representatives they elect

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102
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Powell Doctrine

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Gen Colin Powell in 1990-91 Gulf War
- set of principl

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103
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accord

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be harmonious or consistent with

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104
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pork

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national funding for government programs whose economic/service benefits are concentrated in a particular area but whose costs are spread among all taxpayers
- government funds/jobs/favors distributed by politicans to gain political advantage

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105
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enigmatic

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difficult to understand mysterious

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106
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Robert Gates

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SecDef from 2006-2011

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107
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“it’s not what happens to you but how you react that matters”

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108
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despondent

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low spirits from loss of hope or courage

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109
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sound goats make

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bleet

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110
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Bataan Death March

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forcible march of 75K Filippino/US POW to Camp O’Donnell in 1942 after the battle of bataan
- 65 miles total
- up to 18K Fillippino and 650 Americans died
- severe physical abuse and wanton killings. anyone who fell or was caught on the ground was shot
- Japanese leaders were executed for this b/c war crimes

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111
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US Army testing range in NM

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White Sands Missile Range

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112
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alternative name for okra

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lady’s fingers

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113
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plant that lives mroe than two yaers

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perennial

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114
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plant that lives/dies in one season

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annual

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115
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pate a choux

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pastry made with butter, water, flower, and eggs
- no raising agent. uses it’s high moisture content to create steam. as teh water in teh dough evaporates, the dough puffs
- used in eclairs, cream [puffs, churros, funnel cakes…

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116
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glazed chocolate and creame topping

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ganache

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117
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ganache

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emulsion between melted chocolate and a water based ingredient like milk or cream
chocolate preparation made of equal parts by weaight cream and chocolate

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118
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panna cotta

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Italian dessert of sweetened cream thickened with gelatin and molded. cirular. sugar is dissolve dint ehwarm cream

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119
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coulis

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koo-LEE
think sauce made from pureed or strained fruit/veggies.

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120
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winter ski cap/robber

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bataclava

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121
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Camp Leatherneck

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MC base in Helmad Province Afghanistan
- conjoined w/Camp baston. the main Brit miltiary base ande Camp Shorabak which was the Afgh section

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122
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kleptocracy

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governmetn whose corrupt leaders use political power to extract wealth from the people they govern

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123
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rule by the richest

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plutocracy

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124
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rule by the few

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oligarchy

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125
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cronyism

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in-group favoritism where the spoils system practice of awarded advantages/jobs to friends/trusted.

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126
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positions are given b/c earned

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meritocracy

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127
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pyrrhic defeat theory

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idea that those with the power to change a system benefit from the way it currently works

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128
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cadmean victory

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victory involving one’s own ruin

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129
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victory involving one’s own ruin

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Cadmean victory

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130
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concise memorable expression of a general truth or principle

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aphorism

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131
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simple traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience

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proverb

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132
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principle

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fundamental trhuth or prpositoin that serves as the foundation for a system of beliefs, behavior, or chain of reasoning

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133
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what is canola oil made from

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rapeseed oil

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134
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influence peddling

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using one’s influence in gov or connections with authorities to obtain favors/preferential treatment in return for a payment

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135
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simony

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act of selling church offices and roles or sacred things

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136
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act of selling church offices

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simony

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137
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throffer

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proposal (intervention) that mixes an offer with a threat which willbe carried out if the offer is not accepted
- combo reward and punishment to induce a desired behavior

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138
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where is Panama City

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Flordia

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139
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Bay in the Philippeans

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Subic bay

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140
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element

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can’t be broken down any mroe

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141
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can’t be broken down any mroe

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element

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142
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what happens at absolute zero

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no molecular mvement

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143
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freezing/boiling Kelvin points for water

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freezing - 273
boiling -373

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144
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absolute zero scales

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Kelvin and Rankine

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145
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tempterature that is symbolized by R

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Rankine
- an absolute zero scale

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146
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calculate Rankine

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R = F +460

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147
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energy can neither be created nor destroyed

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law of the conservation fo energy

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148
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gives you potential energy

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potential energy is r/t position

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149
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givesy ou kinetic energy

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kinetic energy is r/t motion

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150
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light bending in water

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refraction

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151
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makes objects appear closer than normal

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refraction

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152
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underwater objects and size

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underwater objects appear 30x larger than they really are b/c refraction
- explaisn why grasping objects udner water can be difficult. so divers must rain/learn to compensate for misinterprations of size, distance, shape caused by refraction

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153
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light scatter under water

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light scatter uner water puts light into areas that otherwise would be in shadows or have no illumination
- but also reduces contrast so

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154
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order that colors are filtered out under water as depth increases…

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ROYBGIV…

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155
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sound traveling underwater

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4921ft/sec
but the diver can’t always tell the direction. dangerous if they need to locate someithing coming like a boat

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156
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anti-submarine sonar equipment and divers

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157
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brisance

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shattering capability of a high explosive determined mainly by its detonation pressure

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158
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seabeds and effect of underwater explosions

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soft seabeds dampens shock/pressure
hard seabeds amplify

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159
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heat

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energy of molecular modlecules

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160
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conductoin

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direct contactconve

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161
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convection

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heaters fluid transfer energyhea

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162
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type of heat transfer that is of concern to divers

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conduction

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163
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pressure that makes objects float

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buoyancydiscove

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164
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red buoyancy

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Archimedes

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165
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Archimedes principle

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buoyancy of a submerged body can be established by subtracting weight of hte sumerged body fromt eh displaced liquid
- if the total water displaced > weight of sumergend bdo7y

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166
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what does buoyancy of an object depend on

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the density ofthe substance

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167
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lung filling and buoyancy

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fill lungs displaces a greater volume of water so more buoyant

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168
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nitrogen n

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169
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acrossi

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frm the anesthestic effect of N2 breathed under prssure
- loss of judgemnt and orientation

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170
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1 atm = mmhg

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760mm hg

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171
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pressure gradient

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indicates teh rate at which gas enters/leaves a solution

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172
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offgassing

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giving up nitrogen as prssure decreases when resuffacing

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173
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slanted stage

A

raked

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174
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verticle plane of space in a theatre

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proscenium
proscenium arch on top

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175
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wrote ‘The Cherry Orchard”

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Checkov in 1904

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176
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plot of “The Cherry Orchard”

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aristocratic Russian landowner returns to her family estate just before it is auctioned to pay the mortage. she allows the sale to the son of a former serf and the family leavs tho the sound of the cherry orchard being cut down
- themes: cultural futility (of the aristocary to maitnain its status and bourgoise to find meaning in new foudn materialism.) dramatizes the socioeconomical forces in Russia at the turn of the 20th century including rising of the middle class after serfdom is abolished and decline of the aristocracy power

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177
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main theme of “The Cherry Orchard”

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Checkov 1905. the effect societal change has on people
- serfs emancipated and one cuts down the cherry orchard at teh end of the play when he buys the home of the aoistocracy

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178
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voiced Princess Tiana

A

Anika Noni Rose

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179
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voiced Snow White

A

Adriana caselotti

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180
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voiced Cinderella

A

Illene Woods

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181
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voiced Sleeping Beauty

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Mary Costa

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182
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voiced Ariel

A

Jodi benson

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183
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voiced Princess Jasmine

A

Linda Larkin

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184
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voiced Aladdin

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Scott Weinger

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184
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voiced Pocohontas

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Irene Bedard
sung by Judy Kuhn

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185
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voiced Mulan

A

Ming-Na Wen

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186
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voiced Merida

A

Kelly McDonald

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187
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voiced Rapunzel

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Mandy Moore

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188
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voiced Moana

A

Auli’i Cravalho

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189
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voiced Raya and the Last Dragon

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Kelly Marien Tran

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190
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work by Hal Prince

A

director/producer
West Side story, cabaret, sweeny todd, phantom, fiddler, company-
21 Tony Awards (8directing, 8 producing best musical, 3 special awards)

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191
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Pacific Overtures

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music/lyrics by Stephen Songheim
- one of hte least performed SS musicals
- 19th c. Japanese westernization starting in 1853 when American ships forced it open. told from POV of Japnese and two friends caught up in it
- not performed often b/c needs lots of Asian men. most female roles are played by men, like in Kabuki theatre

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192
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lovers in the Trojan War

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Paris and Helen

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193
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Italian renaissance theatre

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commedia del arte

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194
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where is the Sonora Desert

A

Mexico/SW US

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195
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desert in Mexico/SW US

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Sonora Desert

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196
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micellar water

A

gentle skin care product that helps remove impurities
- made mostly of water so high profite margin for sellers
- contains very mild dilute surfactant in solutoin

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197
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how to get lepto

A

urine of animals

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198
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disease that passes in urine of animals

A

lepto

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199
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malaria that can have s/s onset of up to 6 months later

A

1/3 of vivax has onset of over 6 months later

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200
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cause of Rocky Mt Spotted Fever

A

rickettsia
dog tick in east
wood tick in west
*petechia to palms and soles

201
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serious complication of dengue

A

dengue shock syndrome

202
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flying eye hosptial

203
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1 infectious cause of blindness worldwide

A

trachoma caused by chlamydia
1.4% of all blindeneses

204
Q

post malaria complication in 50% of survivors

A

eye issues

205
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causes Zika

A

aedes aegepti mospqitos

206
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CVIO

A

covid vaccine induced ocular events

207
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common complications of chlamydia

A

ectopic, PID, infertility

208
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cause of gonorrhea

A

neisseria gon

209
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first line treatment for chlamydia

A

doxy for 7 days

210
Q

dx chlamydia

A

NAAT
first void urine not clean catch

211
Q

treatment for gonorrhea

A

ceftriaxone

212
Q

trichomonias

A

yellow-green discharger
dx wet mount

213
Q

examples of genital ulcer disease

A

syphillis
HSV

214
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cause of syphillis

A

spirochetter treponeum pallidum

215
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neurosyphillis

A

can occur at any stage
- spectrum but more common if also have HIV
early manifestation is aseptic maningitis so need an LP if neurosyphillis to check CSF

216
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treat syphillis

A

PCN x1 if in early stages

217
Q

treatment for HISV

A

acyclovir or valcyclovir
first time = take 7-10 days
flare = 5 days

218
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initial s/s of syphillis

A

painless ulcer chancre
neurosyphillis at any stage

219
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claim to fame of Zika virus

A

first arbovirus to be spread sexually

220
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treatmetn of bacterial meningitis

A

ceftriaxone, vanc, ampicillin

221
Q

frog killing infectious disease

A

gets into their skin, disrupts their water barruier so they dry up

222
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bats with white noses

A

white nose syndrome
fungus that causes them to die
fluffy fungus on face
- bats in europe have become immune b/c they get it so often. but bats in US die. prob b/c splunkers boots carry it when they come from Europe to SU

223
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rx for fungus

A

nystatin
amphoteracin

224
Q

aka ringworm

A

tinea corpis
- scaly itchy plaques

225
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aka fungal infections

226
Q

aka jock itch

A

tinea cruris
- spores avoid the scrotum b/c there isn’t much keratin there
“who wants to dien at a place where there isn’t food?”

227
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causes artistic patterns on the skin

A

tinea lmricata?

228
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aka athlete’s foot

A

tinea pedis

229
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jungle boot

A

eyelet ports for drainage and ventilation
nylon for breathing and dry quickly

230
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common in neglected tropical diseases

A

most NTD have a skin phase at some point

231
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where do you give MMR vaccine

232
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where do you give the rabies vaccien

233
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aka hookworm

234
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treat tinea (athletes foot, jock itch, ringworm

A

diflucan/flucanozole

235
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study of STDs

A

venerology

236
Q

bar used for nutrition in developing country GHE

237
Q

how does political instability affect public health

A

populations on the move and instability

238
Q

aka niacin deficiency

239
Q

pellagra

A

niacin deficiency
- classic triad: diarrhea, demential, dermatitis
“casal’s necklace”
-

240
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A

Casal’s Necklace
niacin deficiency
classic triad: diarrhea, dementia, dermatitis

241
Q

important to ensure during civil war GHE interventiosn

A

civil war relief neds relief rations that include micronutrients

242
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why do women get pellagra more than men

A

pellagra = niacin deficiency
b/c les access to food, work outdoors, men leave camp more

243
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244
Q

best way to remove botfly larvae

A

apply petroleum jelly over the site to suffocate them. then remove with tweezers safely after a day

245
Q

aka woolsorter’s disease

246
Q
A

Carafe. no stopper like a decantor. often used to serve water

247
Q
A

Decantor
- has a stopper
- a carafe is this but not stopper

248
Q

year of Katrina

249
Q

Kawasaki disease

A

inflammation/swelling of blood fessels.

250
Q

strait of Malacca

A

S. China sea to indian Ocean
- flows right by Kuala Lumpur and signapore
- one of the most strategic sea lines of communciation connecting S. China Sea to Indian Ocean

251
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connects S. China Sea to the Indian Ocean

A

Strait of Malacca

252
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seas on either side of India

A

W. Arabian
E Bay of Bengal

253
Q

world population
China + India

254
Q

Tuvalu

A

smallest nation. pop 12K

255
Q

percent of Bhutan’s population that lives in rural ares

256
Q

language spoken in Pakistan

A

Urdu or Hindi

257
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language spoken in Indonesia

258
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official language of the Philippeans

259
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language spoken in S. India and N. Sri Lanka

260
Q

Tamil

A

language spoken in S. India and N. Sri Lanka

261
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official language of ASEAN

262
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largest population of Muslims in the world

263
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religions that originated in India

A

Buddhism
Hindi

264
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what is Confucisasm

A

more of a secular ethics system than a religion

265
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countries with a monarchy

A

Thialand
Jap
Malaysisa
Bruendia

266
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countries that are still Communist

A

China, Vietnam, NK, Laos

267
Q

leader of Myanmar

A

Burma
ruled by military junta

268
Q

military officers who rule a country after seizing power

269
Q

interdependence

A

idea that everything in nature is connected to and depends on every other thing
- balance of self and others within a relationship where both partners are present and meed each other’s needs in an appropriate and meaningful way

270
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straits in Asia

A

malacca, sundra, lombok, makassa, soya, osumi, tsushima makassar

271
Q

border between Afgh and Pakistan

A

was a safe haven for al Q since the fall of the Taliban in 2001

272
Q

bombing/kidnapping group in S. Philippeans

A

Abu SayyafJe

273
Q

Jemaah Islamiya

A

linked to al!, numerous bombings in INdonesia, safe haven in S. Philippean islands
- thousands of Philippean islans so easy to hide there

274
Q

relations between India and Pakistan

A

India and Pakistan both have nukes>
disputes over the Kashmir region

275
Q

armistice in Korea

276
Q

two largest islands in Philippeans

A

Luzon
Mindanao

277
Q

talks aimed to find peaceful resoultion to security concerns as a result of NK nuclear weapons program

A

Six Party Talks

278
Q

Fascism

A

s a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement,[1][2][3] characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.[2][3]

279
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fears about the UN

A

it is becoming an echo of non-democratic staes and global orgs will rpresent the interests of the rich/power (IMF, Wolrd Bank Group of 7)
- orgs will serve the interts of the privilaged while excluding the voices of hte nonprivilaged from dialogue regarind gworld ordr

280
Q

RAAF

A

Royal Australian Air Force

281
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pylon

A

monumental gate of an egyptian temple

282
Q

aka gate

283
Q

female character in film/tv/books that can do no wrong

284
Q

bearded lady actress in The Greatest Showman

A

Keale Settle

285
Q

neuroticism

A

associated with negative motions like anxiety, worry, fera, anger, frustration, angry, jealous, envy, guilt, depresison, lonliness

286
Q

Big 4 Personality traits

A

OCEAN model
-five unique characteristics to study personality

287
Q

tenacious goal persuit

A

behaviuor patter in which individuals remain committed to goals taht are difficult and possible impossible to achieve

288
Q

flexible goal adjustmetn

A

behaivoral pattern in which individauls adjust their goals. in order to enhance the liklihood of success

289
Q

CD

A

certificate of deposity

290
Q

movement in the 60-70s

A

sexual revolutoin

291
Q

when did the US start allowing civil unions?

A

1st in VT in 2000
- only difference between civil union and marriage is the sex of the individual. otherwise same rights/obligations as married

292
Q

end a civil union via court proceedings

A

disoslutoin

293
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Constitution w/regards to marriage in other states

A

states must recognize marriages by another state

294
Q

Defense of Marriage act

A

by Cliton in 1998
limited definition of marriage to one male/female

295
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year the first baby boomer became 65

296
Q

study of aging

A

gerontology

297
Q

80 years old

A

octogenarian

298
Q

100 years old

A

centenarian

299
Q

Hayflick limit

A

The Hayflick limit, or Hayflick phenomenon, is the number of times a normal somatic, differentiated human cell population will divide before cell division stops.[1][2] However, this limit does not apply to stem cells.[citat

300
Q

synaptic plasticity

A

redundancy in the nervous system that ensures that it is nearly always possible for a nerve impulse to move from one neuron to another

301
Q

gradual deterioratoin in body systems r/t age

A

senescence

302
Q

free radicals

A

modules/atoms that possess an unpaired electron
problem b/c irreparable cellular damage

303
Q

feeling full post meals

304
Q

what happens in ALzheimer’s

A

brain plaque

305
Q

what happens in dementia

A

memory/thinking problems - emotiona, thining, social, physical functiong

306
Q

wisdom

A

accumulated knowledge and applyign it to practical problems of living

307
Q

purpose of graduate educatoin

A

meant to push/challenge the student to question the very foundation of their beliefs
- designed not just to give facts/figures but to present alternative ideas that are outside of status/norm

308
Q

aka silly/stupid

309
Q

inane

A

silly/stupid

310
Q

far more than usual

A

inordiante

311
Q

promoting peopel who earned it

A

meritocracy

312
Q

Chatham House Rule

A

non-attribuation rule
attendee of a meeting may discuss the content of this meeting with the outside world but may not discuss who attended nor identify what a specific individual said

313
Q

value of one’s perspective/opinion is based on…

A

strength, coherence, and validity of the argumetn

314
Q

attache

A

In diplomacy, an attaché (French pronunciation: [ataʃe]) is a person who is assigned (“to be attached”) to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or ag

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religious diplomat

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envoy

A

diplomatic head of a mission ranked below ambssador

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types of diplomats

A

ambassador
high commissioner
nuncio
head of missoin
chief of mission
change d’affairs
counsul
attache

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ethernet

A

wired computer networkds commonly used for LAN local area network and WAN wide area network

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electrical cable with an inner conductor shieled by an outside shield

A

coaxial cable

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operation that responded to Haiti earthquake in 2010

A

Operatoin Unified Respone

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Hospital ship missions

A

pacific partnership
continuing promise

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Pashto

A

Iranian., pakistan, afghanistan
- in persian literature it = Afghani

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2 official languages of Afghanistan

A

Dari and Pashto

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Dari

A

Afghani gov’s official term fo teh perian language
Persian language spoken in Afghanistan

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official language of teh Afghan gov

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Farsi

A

Iran/Persian language
iran, afgh, tajikistan

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Q

Urdu

A

mother tongue of Pakistan

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Q

official language of Pakistan

A

english and Urdu

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Q

4 middle east lanauges

A

Dari = Afgh Gov
Farsi = iran/persian
Urdu= mother tongue of Pakistan
Pashto = Iran and Afghani

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what does encryption do

A

scrambel data

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hard drive

A

primary storage system for most computers

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SSD

A

solid state drive
uses flash memory technology to store data

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Q

carbon nanotubes

A

hollow tubes one carbon atom thick in diameter. 10K smaller than hair
- conducts electricity better than copper, conducts heat better than diamonds, transmits electrical impulses faster than silicon

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1nanometer (nm(

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one billionth of a meter

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Q

spyware

A

spying software
any software with malicious behavior that aims to gather infomration about a person or org and sent it to an otehr person in away that the person’s pricacy and security is at risk

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Q

malware

A

malicious software
any softwaer intentionally designed to cause diruptoin to a computer/server/client/computer network, gain unauthorized access, deprive access to information

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Q

types of malware

A

virus
worm
Trojan horse
ransomware
spyware
wiper

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Q

ISTR

A

internet security threat report

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difference between a computer virus and worm

A

VIRUS: malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs. requires a host program

WORM: does not need a host. replicates itself to spread to other computers

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Trojan Horse

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malware that misleads the user of its true intent by disguising itself as a standard program
social engineering like email attachmetn

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Q

“Nobel Prize of Computing”

A

Turing Award

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Q

founder of theoretical computer science and AI

A

ALan Turing

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Q

Alan Turing

A

Brit mathmatician
founder of theoretical computer science and AI
key contributor to deciphering ENigma

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Q

algorithm for performing an encryption or decryption

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Q

cipher device used by Nazi in WWII that was considered secure

A

Enigma. Alan Turing Brit mathematician helped to deicpher

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Q

cypers per sec

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Q

MSConfig

A

system utility to troubleshoot Microsoft Windso statup process
- can disable/re-enamble sofware, windows services

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Q

DriveSavers

A

professional data recovery firm.

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Q

SSD

A

solid state drivers
hard drive using flash memory technology
less ower, head, oice, faster, portable

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Q

how are CD and DVDs read

A

using lasser beams

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Q

upgrade from DVD

A

Blue ray. stors more data than conventional DVD so high def

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Q

DVD

A

digital versatile disk

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Q

cloud storage

A

remote storage outside your personal comuuter. accessed via internet
stores documents “in the cloud”

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Q

smart card

A

id with a chip that stores data

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Q

year of the first jet engine flight

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1939 - Germany

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Q

principle of jet propulsion

A

Newton’s 3rd law in 1687

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Q

produces power in jet engines

A

burning fuel in a combustion chamber

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Q

temperatuer of combustion in a jet engine

A

3600-4000F

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Q

thrust

A

forward driving force

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Q

Boeing 747 engine production of thrust

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Q

how does a jet engine work

A
  1. air enters the engine, compresses, and mixes w/fuel
  2. combustion gases push in all direction but can only escape from the rear
  3. action of gases as they leave out back creates a reaction that pushes
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what happens in jet propulsion

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= productoi of motion in one direction by release of high pressure gas stream in the opposite directin
- powers rockets, guided missiles, airplanes
- fater speed than propeller driven
- flight possible at high altitudes
- less vibration so safer/more comfortable than piston drivern propeller but uses more fuel

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preferable: propeller or jet propulsion

A

less vibration so jet propulsion is safer and more comfortable in piston driven than propeller

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Q

event celebrated by Easter

A

Resurrection

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Q

role of Mary Magdalen

A

went to Christ’s tomb
found stone moved and tomb empty

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Q

met Jesus on the road

A

Mary Magdalan, Simon peter, 2 disciples

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Q

when did Jesus official leave for heaven

A

Acts of Apostles say Jesus was on Earth for 40 days then rose to heaven “Ascetion”

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Ascension

A

Jesus heads to heaven after 40 days on earth

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result of the Resurrection

A

convinced people Jesus was miessiah

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Q

spread Christianity to East Mediterrean

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Q

Good Friday

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observes crucification of Jesus and his death at Calvary

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where was Jesus arrested

A

Garden of Gethsemane

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Garden of Gethsemane

A

where Jesus was arrested

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Q

holy day to observe the crucifixation of Jesus and his death at Calvary

A

Good Friday

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Q

Mount of Olives

A
  • mountain range in east jerusalem
  • site where Jesus ascended to heaven
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site where Jesus ascended into heaven

A

MOunt of Olives

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Q

wrapped dead Jesus

A

Shroud of Turin
- faint image/back of a man

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difference between saint paul and peter

A

Peter: disciple of jesus
Paul: zealous jew who persecuted christian until he became the Church’s first great missionary

Peter- chosen by christ to lead the church
Paul - christian’s first great missinary

peter - taught the kingdom gospel
paul - gospel of the grace of god

peter’s gospel was limited to the circumscision (israel)
paul preache dto gentiles

peter- loyal to jesus from beginning
paul - dramatic conversion on teh road to damascus

  • both helped establish the christian chruch
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Wandering Jew

A

jew who taunted Jesus when he was en route to his crucificatoin
- he was cursed to walk the earth until the Second coming

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Q

considered the single most important electrical guitarist of the last half of the 20th century

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Q

BB King

A

blues guitar
- fluid string bending, virbatio, staccato picking
- “single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th c”

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Q
A

Romantic-era painting
- Delacroix
- painting marks the transition from the end of the Age of Enlightenment to the start of hte Romantic era

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water lillies painting

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Q

white guy in The Godfather

A

Robert Duvall

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Q

movie Liam Neilson starred in

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Q

where is the Swiss international bank located

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Q

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A

Betty smith
young girl coming of ate at the start of the 29th centruy

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Q

starred in Amadeus when it opened on broadway

A

Tim Curry
Ian McKellean

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Q

“martini shaken not stirred” origin

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Q

aka spanish rummy

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Q

japanese sandle

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Q

who helped Dvojak find a publisher for hisk work

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Q

wrote a series of Slavic Dances

A

Antonin Dvorak

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Q

how is Antonin Dvorak remembered

A

Slavonic Dances
From a New World

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Q

poka

A

Czech dance with numerous variosu across slavic and nonslavic countries

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Q

Mazurka

A

traditional polish folk dances

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Q

examples of slavic folk dancess

A

polka - czech
mazurka - polish
squat- ukranian

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Q

what inspired “From a New World”

A

Antonin Dvorak was inspired by the song of hiawatha

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Q

what orchestral piece did The Song of Hiawatha inspire

A

Antonin Dvorak - From a New World

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Q

national artist of Prague

A

Antonon Dvorak - wrote “Slavic Dances” and “From a New World”

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Q

things the US Senate cannot do

A

ex post facto
pass bills of attaindier
suspend writ of habeas corpus

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Q

bill of attainder

A

legislative act that…
- declares a person or group of people guilty of a crime
- provides for a punishment (often without trial)
- allows for the government to punish a party w/o going through the trial process

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Q

writ of habeas corpus

A

court order that…
- brings a defendant who is in jail or government custody in front of a judge and requires the government to prove the validity of the detention
- demands that a public official deliver an imprisoner person to the court and show good cause for their detention
- allows a prisioner to legally challenge their confinement

CANNOT BE SUSPENDED BY SENATE unless in time of national emergency

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Q

5 powers of the President

A
  • conduct foreign policy
  • commander in chief
  • appoint federal judges/officials
  • veto bills
  • grant clemency
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Q

role of Vice President

A

preside over Senate and be the deciding vote

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Q

when was Al Gore VP

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Q

when was Dick Cheney VP

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Q

Vice Presidents who became President

A

adams, jefferson, nixon, bush sr, biden

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Q

Brown versus Board of Education

A
  1. ends segregation
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Q

The Watchtower publication

A

Jehovah’s Witnesses

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Q

publication by the Jehovah’s Witnesses

A

The Watchtower

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Q

definition of federalism

A

power between federal government and state

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Q

what does the Constitution ensure for ordinary citizens

A

Constitution ensures that ordinary citizens have ability to change their govment

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Q

separation of powers (in government)

A

no one branch can overwhelm the other two

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Q

% of Senate that is up for election each cycle

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Q

changes seats in House of Representatives

A

reapportionment - 435

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Q

states with one representative in the House of Representatives

A

six states have 1 representative:
Montana, Alaska, Vermont, Wyomming, Deleware, North AND South Dakota

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Q

aka necessary and proper

A

Elastic clause. enumerate dpowers
- congress may make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out their powers in the constitution

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Q

2 important Congress powers

A

make laws
power of the purse: tax and raise money

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Q

role of Senate

A

confirm Presidential appointments and ratify treatiesq

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Q

impeached presidents

A

Johnson in 1867- acquitted by 1 vote
Clinton in 1998
Trump

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Q

Mark Milley

A

Army general Joint Chief of Staff 2019-2023

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Q

Sam Spade

A

hard boiled private detective
protagonist of The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell hammet

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Q

animal active in twilight

A

crepuscular

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Q

inflammation of the salivary gland

A

sialadenitis

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Q

hx of Public Service Announcements

A

1940s. during WWII radio broadcasters/advertising agencies formed War Advertising Councils which allocated airtime to remind people about war efforts

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Q

in PSA, the S stands for

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Q

goal of superimposing

A

one over the other…typically so both are evident

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Q

quagmire

A

area of soft wet grand that you’ll sink into if you try to walk on it
- a difficult and dangerous situation

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Q

galvanize

A

to shock/excite someone into taking action,
coat iron or steel with a protective alyer of zinc

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Q

importance of press coverage

A

press coverage is galvanizing and focuses public opions on the war

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Q

type of warfare in the Vietnam War

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Q

aka Grenada evacuation

A

Operation Urgent Fury

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Q

aka the operation in Panama w/Noriega

A

Operation Just Cause

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Q

Operation Just Cause

A

Panama w/Noriega

436
Q

Operation Urgent Fury

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Q

strategic significance of teh battle of Lake Champlain

A

War of 1812
- American victory turned back invading army from Canada

438
Q

supported US w/Naval help during American Revolution

A

French, Spain, Netherlands

439
Q

4 USN conflicts from 1778 to 1815

A

Quasi war with France
Tripoli
War of 1812
War iw/ Algiers

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Q

years of the American Revolution

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Q

how did the Navy contribute to the American Revolution

A

seized enemy supplies (privateers)
ecarried diplomats and correspondences to Europe

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Q

sealed victory at Yorktown

A

French fleet held off british squadron so Cornwallis couldnt’ retrat by sea
- surrender that ended British attemp to hold North America

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Q

aka Custard’s Last Stand

A

battle of Little Bighorn
Montana
1876

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Q

most decisive Indian victory agaisnt the US

A

Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876

445
Q

Midwest Indian tribes

A

Sioux, Cheyenne, Plain, Arapho

446
Q

location of Comache

A

southern plains. HQ in Oklahoma

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Q

Apache

A

SW, southern plains, and northern Mexico
lignistically related to the Navajo

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Q

indian tribes:

A

Sioux, Cheyenne, Plain, Arapho, Apacue, Navajo

449
Q

military role of Teddy Roosevelt

A

junior assistant to SecNav

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Q

military operation Teddy Roosevelt led

A

led calvary up San Juan hill

451
Q

what did the US get post Spanish American war

A

philippenss

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Q

how did the US get involved w/the Philippeans

A

won it during the Spanish American war

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Q

group who did not want the US to take the Philippeans after the Spanish-American War

A

American Anti-Imperalist League
- 1898
- included Andrew Carnegie and Mark Twain

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Q

benefit of controlling the Panama canal

A

gave us global reach

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Q

year we went after Pacho Villa

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Q

definition of imperialism

A

policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force
- practice of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations through expansionism (using both hard and soft powers) and extension or imposition of power, authority, or influence over foreign coutnries

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Q

role of Pershing

A

led teh Expeditioanry Force in WWI

458
Q

how did WWI and WWII end

A

WWI - armistice
WWII- surrender

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Q

what does the US do when we end wars

A

demobilization
- how you know it is over
- we don’t believe in nor want to fund large standing forces in peacetime
- BUT WWII was different b/c Soviet/Warsaw Pact/Cold war so we needed a large standing army

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Q

why was the way we ended WWII different

A

we didn’t massively demobilize BC Soviet, warsaw pact, cold war
- so we needed a larger force on standby

461
Q

fate of Douglas MacArthur

A

disagreement with Truman
- one of the few times when public confrontation of civilian control afterm ilitary (also generals versus Lincoln”

462
Q

haberdasher

A

in Britian, business/person who sells small articles for sweging like buttons, ribbons, zippers
- in the US, this is a men’s clothing store that sells dress clothes

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Q

political efficiency

A

belief that one’s actions can make a difference and goverment intend to the people

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Q

American exceptionalism

A

idea that US is different and the rules of otehr countries don’t apply

465
Q

Constitution

A

outlines how legit power will be used in the US

466
Q

how long was Europe in the US before Independence

A

250yrs ish

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Q

www.stateline.org

A

gives utd information about key policies int eh US

468
Q

yr of the Sugar Act

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Q

yr of the Stamp Act

470
Q

yr of Boston Massacre

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Q

yr of the Boston Tea Party

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Q

yr of the Articles of Confederation

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Q

yr of the Treaty of Paris

A

1783
- NOTE: Articles of Confederation (1781) predated Treaty of Paris(1783)

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Q

1st Continential Congress

A

Boycott British goods

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Q

Sugar and Stamp Tax

A

1760s: w/o representation b/c the colonists weren’t allowed to decide how to spend the money

476
Q

events that happened in the US in 1786

A

Shay’s Rebellion
Annapolis Convention to Fix Articles of Confederation

477
Q

convention held to fix the Articles of Confederation

A

Annapolis Convention - 1786

478
Q

yr of the Constitution and its ratification

A

2yr interval
1787
ratified in 1789

479
Q

2nd Continential Congress

A

1776
organize fight for independence

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Q

meeting where the American colonists organized their fight for independence

A

2nd Constitutional COngress in 1776

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Q

problems with the Articles of Confederation

A

single legislative body where each state = 1 vote
all decisions must be unamious
no judicial or executive (president)
couldn’t collect taxes, contribute troops, or compel cooeration
so each state had a significant degree of soverignty and autonomy

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Q

ancient Roman who was a farmer, recalled to military, then returned to the field

A

Cincinnatus

483
Q

2 successes of Articles of Confederation

A

negotiated Treaty of Paris to end Revolution
- passed New Ordnance (87) to create a system for admitting new states

484
Q

Shay’s REbellion

A

1786
about vets wanting back pay. REvolution put down put Congress couldnt’ help b/c no army
- this helped to convince all that the Articles of Confederation was too weak

485
Q

facts about the Constitutional Convention

A

1781
At Philly
11 of 13 states sent delegates
Washington was there and lent credibility/ support
president was Washington
weathier and better educated than the averagwe

486
Q

president of the COnstitutioanl Convention

A

Washington

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Q
A

boycotted: Patrick Henry and Sam Adams
Ambassador to France: Jefferson

488
Q

3 main issues the Constitution Framers disagreed about at the Constitutional Convention

A
  • Representation at the National Level - Great Compromise (combo NJ and Virginia plans)
  • slavery - 3/5 compromise
  • prez election - electoral college
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Q

2 hour Congress

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Q

supremacy clasue

A

Constitutional and Congressional laws carry more weight than state and local laws

491
Q

Constitution and Congressional laws carry more weight than state and local laws

A

supremacy clause

492
Q

importance of the 3/5 Compromise

A

necessary to help states from leaving Constitutional Convention
- collapse of US but did legitimize slavery in the US

493
Q

how many articles in the constitution

494
Q

constitutional democracy

A

outlines how legit power in teh US and limits on those pwoers

495
Q

Electoral Colelge

A

special body of electors in each state vote for president to on total # of Congress seats

496
Q

ameliorate

A

improve or make a bad situation better
- often confused with alleviate which means to make something easier to bear

497
Q

effect of hyperventilation on blood gases

A

lowers PaCo2 and increases arterial pH. not good b/c both injuuries

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Q

problem of PPV

A

decrease CO so decreases bp and tissue hypoxia

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Q

when is venous return during PPV the greatest

A

during exhalation

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