Mike and nicola are both very well-read individuals, to whom school and learning came very easily. they both learned to read at very young ages. because of this, when their child jonah was born, mike and nicola were confident that he, too, would do very well at school and would learn easily. they began reading aloud to jonah when he was an infant and made sure the house was full of books and other reading materials. as jonah grew older, they made sure that a certain amount of time each day was given over to independent reading. which concept is most prevalent in the parents' beliefs about jonah's learning skills?

In 2016, two-year-old lane graves was wading in the lagoon of an orlando walt disney world resort and watching a family outdoor movie, when an alligator snatched the boy and disappeared. the resort had signs which read "no swimming, deep drop off" posted along the beach area where lane was taken, and his parents were a few feet away when the incident occurred. several hours later, lane's body was discovered about 15 yards from where he was taken by the gator. a disney employee said this was not the first time an alligator had been spotted in the lagoon beach area. if the graves family files a lawsuit against the resort, what theory would best support their claim?

In at least two paragraphs, discuss the differences between the principles of republicanism and democracy. explain whether you think the united states is more of a republic or a democracy. refer to at least one example from the constitution. (10 points)

When and why were fingerprints first used in the united states