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.

In the argument given, the two sections in boldface play which of the following roles?

That future teachers do not always select the most rigorous preparation programs cannot truly be said that they are at fault: The National Council on Teacher Quality, a think tank that advocates for higher standards for classroom teachers, only began publishing comprehensive program rankings in 2013.

Although it is the primary purpose of improving the train system’s infrastructure is to make it be more reliable in winter weather, it is the ridership and therefore also the revenue that the repairs will ultimately help increase.

The artificial dichotomy between history and prehistory that has characterized Americanist archaeology since the 1960s have been seen as shunting historical archaeology to the periphery of a discipline hypocritically borrowing from but declines to acknowledge the methodologies developed within this important yet unrecognized field.

The recent increase in processing power and the usability of certain data analysis programs has inspired some small businesses to adopt a model in which basic tasks are taken care of by computers rather than by human employees.

Amelia Earhart left a lasting legacy in the sense that her achievements inspired a new generation of pilots that were women.

Unlike most art exhibitions, which require the viewer to appreciate the works in their current form, the Perpetual Motion Project invites guests to manipulate each work, which thereby changes the way it will be perceived by the next viewer.

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.

Czech regional manufacturers, as with other countries, assemble appliances by fabricating individual components and incorporating them into a larger framework based on a set of standardized schematics.

Cacti perform important roles in the desert ecosystems and horticultural communities of the Americas, serving as water sources for snake, insect, and bird species; producing prickly pears, other fruits, and medicinal substances; and sometimes help build earthen walls by exuding a fluid used as a binding agent in certain types of plaster.

Theorists of expeditions to extrasolar planets have typically been concerned with exceeding the speed of light and to what degree it could be, but aerospace engineers have long expected that the greatest obstacles to the manned exploration of other solar systems would be the difficulty of prolonged food storage and exposure to cosmic radiation.

The ancient Iberians were mostly agrarian, but complementing their production of wheat and barley with raids and piracy.

According to the passage, one way in which Ojos del Salado and Llullaillaco are similar is that

It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following is a true statement about tectonic mountains?

It can be inferred from the passage that the “academics” mentioned in believe which of the following to be true?

It can be inferred from the passage that one reason Dolomedes has needed to adapt to survive in semi-aquatic environments is that

The author describes the typical hunting strategies of terrestrial spider species () primarily in order to

Over the next few decades, the effects of warming temperatures on the Northeast’s fall foliage, which covers large areas in New England, could change the pH of the soil, which would strip the sugar maple trees there of their color, and to make them more dull in hue, less dramatic, and less popular with tourists.

Margaret Visser, the well-known writer of both The Rituals of Dinner, an exhaustive book on the history of table manners throughout the world, and also Much Depends on Dinner, a more specific look at four elements of common meals, is an expert specialist on etiquette throughout history.

Because a shortage of truffles has sent prices soaring, the farm cooperative has declared that it will increase production by acquiring six new truffle-hunting pigs.