You’re reading from the journal of a European explorer from the early 1600s. In one passage, the explorer describes sitting on the Atlantic Ocean with little wind. He describes the area as being quite far north of the equator and having high pressure. In which type of global wind was this explorer sailing? doldrums horse latitudes jet stream polar easterlies

Before tuberculosis was understood to be a communicable disease, and before the discovery of antibiotics to treat it, a major outbreak could kill or cripple a significant portion of a nation’s labor force. how would such an event affect the economy? illustrate the effect by dragging to shift either the aggregate demand curve or the long-run aggregate supply curve.

Which statement is not true about the missouri compromise? 1.) slave owners could pursue escaped slaves into “free” regions. 2.) maine entered the union as a free state. 3.) slavery was allowed throughout the louisiana territory. 4.) missouri entered the union as a slave state.

Athief was passing by a house under construction when he noticed that the ladder being used by workers on the roof had copper braces supporting the rungs. after making sure that the workers on the roof could not see him, the thief used pliers that he had in his pocket to remove all of the copper braces that he could reach from the ground. a short time later, a worker climbed down the ladder and it collapsed. he fell to the ground and severely injured his back. the thief was apprehended a few hours later trying to sell the copper for scrap. a statute in the jurisdiction makes it a felony for "maliciously causing serious physical injury to another." the thief was charged with malicious injury under the statute and was also charged with larceny. after a jury trial in which the above facts were presented, he was convicted of both charges. if he appeals the conviction for the malicious injury charge on grounds of insufficient evidence, how should the court rule? a affirm the conviction, because the thief was engaged in criminal conduct at the time of the act that resulted in the injury. b affirm the conviction, because the jury could have found that the thief acted with malice. c reverse the conviction, because there was no evidence that the thief intended to injure anyone. d reverse the conviction, because there was no evidence that the thief bore any malice towards the workers on the roof.