Pretend that you have been given an opportunity to have one single thing for Christmas that money can't buy. Write 1 (eight sentence) paragraph explaining what that wish would be and why this is what you want. Focus on punctuation and grammar. *Do not think in terms of "gifts" merely for yourself. Think broad-scale. What is something that would be truly meaningful?

In years past, I have had students write about ending world hunger, eliminating cancer, stopping wars in other countries, or making sure that every child had at least one thing under the Christmas tree. Pick something TRULY important to YOU! Think OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF!

*Do not write about your wanting a PS4 or something of this nature...again, think outside of yourself.

Which of the following statements best illustrates an argument on whether congress is effective on providing oversight of the bureaucracy? a. congress is very effective in providing oversight of the bureaucracy. b. congress is not very effective in providing oversight to the bureaucracy because they lack the technical expertise and they are part of the iron triangles that create a relationship with the bureaucracy and interest groups to show more a. congress is very effective in providing oversight of the bureaucracy. b.congress is not very effective in providing oversight to the bureaucracy because they lack the technical expertise and they are part of the iron triangles that create a relationship with the bureaucracy and interest groups to further their own interests and not necessarily the public interest. c.congress provides effective oversight of the bureaucracy through the budgetary process. d.congress is not effective in providing oversight because of the budget and enabling legislation.