Human Nature Assignment: For this assignment you will be analyzing an aspect of human nature that you choose to
research. To help you pick your topic, you need to think of something that you wonder why
people do. This can be a way people act, a tradition/custom, a phrase people use etc. Your goal
for this assignment is to explain why humans behave in the manner in which you choose to
research. Your explanation should be at least a paragraph in length and include a description of
the behavior, possible reasons for the behavior, and how that behavior affects people. Good
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Which of the following statements is true? a individual productivity is more important than group productivity b sacrifice isn’t necessary to achieve group goals c individual productivity is necessary for group productivity d waste isn’t a problem in reaching group goals

Which phrase best describes the role of irony in a written book? a. to validate readers’ beliefs b. to defy readers’ expectations c. to represent an idea d. to dramatize events apex

Match the author with the description a. ernest hemingway b. john steinbeck c. robert frost d. langston hughes (1) summers spent in pacific grove, california influenced the symbolism in his literature (2) his poetry includes simple, direct language. many are dramatic monologues written in free verse are about life on new england farms (3) the mood and tone of his literature is largely shaped by his experience as a soldier in world war 1 (4) his poetry and short stories include dialect and colloquialisms which gives his primarily african american characters distinctive voices