2. What are five key points that help develop the central idea of “Down and Dirty: Do Men and Woman Perceive Cleanliness Differently?”

Answer:

1. “Humans move through a sea of microbial life that is seldom perceived except in the context of potential disease and decay.” If that is so, then men, it would appear, are enthusiastic body surfers while women barely dip their toes into the mess.

2. ...reports a recent paper in the suggestively titled journal Biology of Sex Differences, women are superior to men in discriminating among fine distinctions of color, while males are better able to discern details in any given viewscape from a distance.

3.  hunter-gatherer hypothesis, which proposes that certain biological adaptations occurred as a result of different divided-labor roles in human prehistory. Since men were better at spotting things from afar, they hunted, and since women were better at distinguishing colors, they chose which mushrooms to eat—they gathered, in other words, and apparently they developed the ability to discern dirt where men could not.

4.  The scene from Jane Austen's 1815 novel titled, 'Emma' have the last word on the matter. The ladies here probably exchanged looks which meant, “Men never know when things are dirty or not” and the gentlemen perhaps thought each to himself, “Women will have their little nonsenses and needless cares.”

5. The author's personal experience as a man; Anyone who is fastidious about washing hands, avoiding grime, and keeping a neat immediate environment would probably want to keep a safe distance from my office, which is a chaos of slopped coffee, teetering piles of books and papers, dust, and assorted flotsam and jetsam.

I now have a defense for this studied disorder: namely, my chromosome count.

Explanation:

The article, "Down and Dirty: Do Men and Women Perceive Cleanliness Differently?" shows that women tend to observe good hygiene practices more than men. The key details highlight this main point. The author Gregory McNamee begins with himself by explaining how his office is in so much disorder. He goes on to cite a research finding which indicates that the number of bacteria obtained from men's workspaces was more than those of women, giving credence to the fact that women are tidier than men.

A novel by Jane Austen also shows a brief conversation between a couple indicating that the woman paid more attention to the cleanliness of her environment than her husband. The hunter-gatherer hypothesis is also proof that women did work that requires giving close attention to details while men observed from a distance.

No more quiet than strong, certainly no more strong than
quiet.
- Jennifer Granholm, "Remembering Rosa Parks"
Why does Granholm play with language in this excerpt from "Remembering
Rosa Parks"?
A. To establish her credibility as Rosa Parks's friend
B. To encourage the audience to fight Rosa Parks's war
C. To help the audience to create a mental image
D. To make her speech more interesting to listen to

This is the village ____ I lived in my childhood. ( that, which, where)

What does controversy mean?

Which choice best states one purpose of an interview

How does Okeke’s change in attitude challenge the patriarchy

Which word, if translated into English from another language , would have the most negative connnotation? A.) funny B.) ridiculous 3.) silly 4.) hilarious

A Three-Point Turn Chapter 1 "You know, hardly anyone ever needs to do a three-point turn anymore," said Justin, trying to help Becky calm down. "Oh, so it's not a useful skill AND I am probably going to fail the driving test because I can't do it anyway," Becky said, raising her voice for emphasis. "That should make me feel like a million bucks when I flunk." Justin was riding with Becky so she could take her driving test. He had volunteered for the job because he thought she would be less nervous with him than with their mom, but so far, he wasn't sure he was making any difference. "Slow down, your turn is coming up here," he said, looking ahead. "I know, I know," she replied, "I've been here before remember—the last time I flunked." Justin was pretty sure if he had let her miss the turn, things would only have deteriorated further, but he wasn't sure he was fond of being the scapegoat for Becky's anxiety. "Listen, you need to take a few deep breaths," he said, hoping he could help her at least relax a bit. "Being nervous won't help you with the three-point turn or anything else you have to do. Hey, did you just take that turn without your turn signal on?" This was going to be harder than he thought. "Stop yelling at me," Becky replied, clearly frustrated, "I can't concentrate." "Look, you need to stop and get yourself together here," Justin started. "It is not just about passing the driving test. I don't want to get in an accident, so pull into that parking lot." Becky drove into the office building's parking lot where Justin was pointing. Justin knew they were less than a mile from the licensing office, and if she continued in this condition, he'd be having this same discussion three months from now when she tried the test again for the third time. "You need to get a grip," he started after she put the car in park, "because you have studied and practiced driving all year. You know this stuff inside and out, backwards and forwards. What are you so nervous about?" "I don't know, I don't know," Becky wailed, resting her head on the steering wheel. "I just get so tired of failing." Listening quietly as Becky sobbed, Justin realized this was about much more than a driving test. He also knew if he didn't find a way to help Becky things would just get worse. Chapter 2 Justin took a deep breath and collected his thoughts. Becky was an unbelievably consistent straight-A student. It was Justin who got the bad grades in school, and Justin who had to repeat every math class he'd ever taken. It was Justin who wished he could get the grades Becky got. Some things came easier for Justin: He was athletic, handy with tools, and good at making the best of whatever life threw at him. Mom called him her "lemons into lemonade" kid. But for the most part, Becky succeeded easily, whereas Justin had to work and work to just get a passing grade. Rather than having Becky catalogue all the things she supposedly "failed" at, Justin decided to try an alternative approach, one that wouldn't remind him of all the ways he had failed. "Okay, Becky, let's assume for a moment you fail this test again. What is the worst thing that could happen?" he asked. "I would be the oldest kid at school without a license and be humiliated," she replied. Justin thought he heard a bit of panic in her voice but continued with his plan. "Yes, but won't we still have to drive to school together for at least one more year anyway?" he asked. "Yes, but..." she started. "And who will know, if you don't tell anyone except your friends, that you don't have your license? You know Mom can't afford another car just for you, right?" "Yes," she said quietly. "So what difference does it make, really," he said. "Another three months to wait in the grand scheme of your life doesn't seem like all that long, right?" "I suppose not," she said. Justin could tell she was breathing more slowly now. "Besides," he said, "I would miss all the practice driving with you," and for good measure he reached over and pinched her arm. "Ow," she said, hitting back at him, "that hurt." "So let's go do this, okay? "Okay," she said. Becky cranked up the car, backed slowly out of the parking spot and drove up to the parking lot's exit. Justin noticed, as they waited for the traffic to clear, that she had remembered the turn signal. Which is true of both Chapter 1 and Chapter 2? (5 points) 1.) Both include characters who speak very little. 2.) Both include large sections of descriptive text. 3.) Both use mainly dialogue to develop the characters. 4.) Both use the narrator to explain the conflict.

Which is the biggest lake in nepal?​

Turner is in conflict with his father because Turner does not want to become a minister. the reverend is always critical of him. Turner does not like to explore on his own. the reverend yells at him from the pulpit.

She was pulling black veins out of the backs of fleshy prawns.
The description in this sentence

uses Precise language To describe what tan saw

Contains a detail that appeals to the sense of taste

Uses figurative language to describe the prawns

Contains a simile that compares prawns to flesh

Read the excerpt from “Pakistan’s Malala.” But what do you do when you're 11? You go to the playground and you play, so that's what they did. Some of the girls said they thought everything would work out. They'd be back, they said. Malala wanted to be hopeful, too. But before she left, she turned around and took one long look at the building. Malala was right about the edict and what it meant. After January 2009, she was forced to stay at home and read books, Ellick said. Eventually she was moved around the country where she attended ad-hoc schools. How did the setting of Malala’s education change after the Taliban took over Swat Valley?

Which section of the “volcanoes” page of the ready.gov website provides information on finding a shelter if you are forced to evacuate?

Which excerpt shows the clearest example of pathos ? A. It is often stated that the dam and its reservoir have opened up to the many what was formally restricted to the few, implying in this case that what was once expensive has now been made cheap. B. The Glen Canyon float trip was an adventure anyone could enjoy, on his own, for a cost less than that of spending two days and nights in a Page motel. C. One should admit at the outset to a certain bias. Indeed I am a "butterfly chaser, googly eyed bleeding heart and wild conservative." D. In that twelve-mile stretch of living green, singing birds, flowing water and untarnished canyon walls sights and sounds a million years older and infinitely lovelier than the roar of motorboats . . .

- Indicate at least 2 things that one
needs to be aware of with food
marketing by food companies.

The fact that my best friend and I are
both afraid of clowns is a secret between
he and I.
In the sentence above, what should be done to the
phrase "he and I”?
A) It should be left alone.
B) It should be changed to "he and me".
C) It should be changed to "him and I”.
D) It should be changed to "him and me".

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu. ______________ are used in the production of organic foods. A. Neither pesticides nor hormones B. Neither pesticides or hormones.

The following question references the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. To which character is this quote referring? "Your crimes have wearied men on earth and God in heaven." a. Cardinal Richelieu c. Kitty b. the Comte de Rochefort d. Milady (Lady de Winter) Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Suppose you are Tanim, you have a friend named robot Sofia. She is good at English. On the other hand, you have a bit difficult to speak English fluently. Now make a dialogue between you and robot Sofia about this.

This is not a make-believe world in a science fiction novel. It's a 46,000 square mile nation hanging off the east coast of China. It is one of the poorest nations in the world and it is armed with nuclear weapons. It is North Korea. Immediately to the south lies a nation with one of the world's richest economies. About one-third of all phones and TVs are made here. The people of this nation are among the world's most educated. Unemployment is low, job security is high, and workers in this nation enjoy the highest salaries in Asia. It is South Korea. The people of this nation share origins with their northern neighbor, but they have since grown far apart. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (known to Westerners as North Korea) was founded in 1945 after World War II. Their neighbor at the end of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea or the Republic of Korea, was established at the same time. These two nations have an unusual history. For one thing, they have technically been at war since 1950. Though they were born at the same time, these two countries had different parents. The United States supported South Korea in its infancy. China and the Soviet Union supported North Korea. The U.S. and the Soviet Union may have ended World War II as allies, but they had different ways of organizing their societies. The U.S. is a capitalist country. That means that some people are rich and some people are poor. Resources are distributed unevenly. Business are owned by private entities. The Soviet Union claimed to have a communist system. That means that everybody supposedly gets the same. Resources are distributed more evenly. Business are owned in "common" by the government. These two superpower nations raised North and South Korea in their own images. The two Koreas went to war in 1950. The North attacked and took over much of South Korea. But the United States jumped in and pushed the North Koreans back to the Chinese border. Then China got involved and pushed the Americans and South Koreans back. The nations agreed to a ceasefire. Millions of people were dead and the living returned to their original boundaries. The war never officially ended, though combat has ceased for the most part. After the war, South Korea was one of the poorest nations in the world. In 1960 the average citizen made $79 a year. The country did not have a lot of natural resources to sell, but they did have many hardworking people. During the 1960s, the country began manufacturing labor-intensive products. Selling these products to people in other nations made South Korea rich. They now have one of the largest and most thriving economies in the world. As of 2012, the average South Korean citizen makes around $32,020 a year. The economy of North Korea is dramatically different. Since it's birth in the 1940s, North Korea has been one of the most secluded countries in the world. They promote an idea of self-reliance that they call Juche. Under this idea, they do little to no trading with other nations. Up until the 1980s, they received large cash infusions from China and the Soviet Union. But the Soviet Union fell apart in the 80s and became separate capitalist countries, of which Russia is largest. Without the Soviet contributions, North Korea entered a long period of famine that lasted through the 90s. Food was hard to come by and some estimate that millions of people starved to death. Still, the country persisted when much of the world thought that it would fall apart. Not only did they survive, they managed to build a nuclear arsenal during this time. North Korea and South Korea share a border. Since they are locked in state of perpetual war, it's not a regular boarder with a simple checkpoint. The border they share is known as a "demilitarized zone." A demilitarized zone is supposed to be free from military installations. Yet, the Korean Demilitarized Zone is the most heavily militarized border in the world. Both nations have their biggest guns lined-up on the divide and pointed at the other side. It is literally the opposite of what the phrase "demilitarized zone" implies. Some day Korea may be unified again. It seems unlikely now, but stranger things have happened. Yet, even if they did unify, how could these very different societies acclimate to one another? They have grown in different directions. One country is among the wealthiest, the other amongst the poorest. The average North Korean male is estimated to be five-inches shorter than a South Korean (some suspect because of malnutrition). With such big differences, will they ever be able to see eye to eye?::::read the passage and answer the question::;; "In what ways have the two Koreas grown apart? Discuss two ways in which they have grown apart and support each of your points with text. Be sure to explain your quotes. Make your argument clear.""""

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Read the first stanza from "The Raven."
Which best describes the scene that the author is
setting through the use of imagery in the stanza?
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak
and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten
lore-
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a
tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber
door.
'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber
door-
Only this and nothing more."
The speaker is up late at night reading and hears a
knocking sound.
The speaker is sleeping and is awakened by
someone calling to him.
The speaker is reading a ghost story and imagines
that he sees a ghost.
The speaker is napping and does not hear a visitor
who taps on the door.
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How does the imagery in this passage develop Rand’s ideas about individuality?

what comes after letter "A'?​

How does this passage develop the overall claim about
social media and the spread of information?
O It demonstrates how social media has little power in
sharing news due to the limited number of users.
O It demonstrates how social media users need to be
careful because reported news often is not
accurate,
O It demonstrates how social media is the best source
for breaking news because it is highly accurate,
O It demonstrates how social media has the capacity
to spread information faster than traditional outlets.

this excerpt from nectar in a sieve contains an example

Complete each sentence by selecting the correct clause from the drop-down menu. Pay close attention to the punctuation. I waited for the bus, . We will have lunch outside . Because I was sick, . I'll see you at the movie, .

Either John or Lisa was in the lab, because neither Neil nor I went there today. Which words in the sentence are the correlative conjunctions? Which sentence contains an action verb? This snowfall looks deeper than the last one. The drifting snow formed soft mounds. After the record snowfall, our mood turned sour. The icy roads grew more dangerous with every moment.

Based on the topic of global warming, which of the following is an example of a strong research question?
A. who is involved in efforts to counteract the effects of global warming?
B. Why is it important to be knowledgeable about global warming and its effects around the world?
C. What is the effect of global warming on the environment?
D. What is the most significant effect of glacial melting on the lives of polar bears in countries that ring the Arctic Circle?

A theme is an idea or message about human life and the real world in a literary work. Choose those
items in the following list that not only demonstrate this definition of theme, but also are clearly part of
the Odyssey tale up until now.
gods and humans
temperance
the good life
beauty and simplicity
marriage and fidelity
fate and free will
decision making

To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, ’tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause: there's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life;

This excerpt is an example of
heroic couplet.
free verse.
blank verse.
common meter.

Select the option in which the words are in the correct alphabetical order. A.shiver, shock, shrink, shady, shelter B.shock, shrink, shady, shelter, shiver C.shelter, shady, shrink, shock, shiver D.shady, shelter, shiver, shock, shrink