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<p>Society recognizes the accomplishments of exceptional individuals, whether in music, art, or science. It is generally believed that these individuals owe their success to an innate level of genius. However, studies reveal that most of those who perform at an expert level have followed strict regimens of deliberate practice beginning in childhood. Because by the time these exceptional individuals begin to make their contributions they have often been practicing for a minimum of ten years, the studies indicate that the reason certain individuals become experts is not inborn talent, but rather because they have dedicated extensive amounts of time to rehearsing and sharpening their skills. p>
<p>In the argument given, the two sections in boldface play which of the following roles?p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">The Great Red Spot, actually a series of prolonged anticyclonic storms on the surface of Jupiter, is usually considered a permanent element of the planet’s appearance but occasionally disappears when the planet experiences a period of relatively calm weather.p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">Realtors and advocates for responsible housing policies declare that the real estate market may require more regulation than used to be thought comfortable.p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">American citizens were not generally required to have passports for international travel until 1941; prior to that year Washington was reliant on specific immigration laws, such as the U.S. Chinese Exclusion Act, to regulate international travel.p>
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<p>Blahdenburg’s population of flutterfish declined in the past decade, mainly because of the harmful runoff from a local factory. These fish are the primary food source of the hamrat, a medium-sized species of rodent whose numbers had suffered along with their prey’s. Yet although the factory was shut down a few years ago, the population of hamrats has continued to decline.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the continued decline in the hamrat population?p>
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<p>One renewable alternative to gasoline is ethanol fuel made from food crops, such as corn. Because turning corn into ethanol fuel requires intensive, unsustainable use of agricultural land, however, ethanol is no more a renewable resource than are traditional fossil fuels.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?p>
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<p>Which of the following is equivalent to the pair of inequalities and ?p>
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<p>Which of the following most logically completes the argument?p>
<p>Pasteurization greatly reduces the number of potentially disease-causing microbes in milk. However, it destroys enzymes that contribute to immunity and also digestive enzymes, such as lactase, that aid the body in assimilating milk's nutrients. Some parties, pointing out that for some milk drinkers, such as infants, the risks of drinking unpasteurized milk outweigh the benefits, conclude too hastily that unpasteurized milk is too dangerous to allow on the market, overlooking the fact that _______________.p>
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<p>In recent years, some painters of graffiti have been winning recognition as artists. But since graffiti is vandalism, painting graffiti is inherently an act of rebellion and lawbreaking. For this reason, painting graffiti is not art.p>
<p>Which of the following is an assumption that supports drawing the conclusion above from the reason given for that conclusion?p>
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<p>The average text-format computer password is highly effective at stopping casual attempts by hackers to break into a critical, secured computer systems but can be hacked within a few minutes by a powerful computer permitted to make repeated remote login attempts. No critical, secured computer system can afford to be defended by a measure that will last as little time as a few minutes. Biometric authentication, on the other hand, has no vulnerability to remote repeated login attempts. Clearly, therefore, for critical, secured computer systems, the average text-format computer password can play no part in effectively stopping hacking attempts.p>
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<p>Bertrand Russell carried on the fledgling tradition of the philosophy of logic in terms of both its goals and in methods, but he had been ultimately no more successful than his predecessor Gottlob Frege in attempts to ground arithmetic in the precepts of formal logic.p>
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<p>The passage suggests which of the following about the research performed by Gary Klein?p>
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<p>According to the author, how does calorimeter's "concrete existence" mentioned in the highlighted text resolve tension between two scientific fields?p>
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<p>Which of the following statements about the calorimeter is supported by information in the passage?p>
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The passage suggests that, if the rulings expressed in the highlighted text were used as the basis for judging relevant labor issues, which of the following would be true?
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<p>Which of the following inequalities is an algebraic expression for the shaded part of the number line above?p>
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<p>Since publicly traded companies opt to shield some negative information about their company from the market, negative information tends to be shared progressively less and in wider communication channels of a company's organization. The public is, therefore, has less negative information about a publicly traded company than do the company's employees of the most private circles, such as the CEO.p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">Research shows that babies begin to open and close their hands at around two months and continue to develop fine motor skills as they age.p>
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<p>According to the passage, which of the following statements regarding the calorimeter is true?p>
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<p>Investors question whether there will be an end to the recent pattern in which a social network attains an unprecedented number of customers, which is dethroned by a new company with a slightly different product concept.p>
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