Brenda has been up for days, and forgot to pay the rent but is handing out money to the homeless. when a police officer tries to talk to her about why she is wearing only her bra and underwear in a public place, she rapidly answers, but her thoughts are flying from one idea to another. the police officer would be correct in suspecting that brenda has

This cartoon appeared in 1916. the topic of the cartoon isa)the reason for the start of world war i.b)the success of us submarines in world war i.c)the military alliance between germany and mexico.d)the attitude in the us towards submarine warfare in world 

It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. in fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills. which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited? (a) as people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them. (b) many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation. (c) many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems. (d) the study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies. (e) the tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation.

Spanish for "estate," this was a type of plantation or other economic activity in spain's "new world" colonies.