Gary wants to get scholarship offers to play football in college. he sets the following goal for himself: this season, i want to increase my passing yards from 40 yard per game to 350. i do not want to throw any interceptions. and i need to be the star of every game so scouts notice me. which statement best describes gary's goal? a. gary's goal is ineffective because it is not attainable. b. gary's goal is effective and realistic because it shows that he is going to be successful because college is very important to him. c. gary's goal is ineffective and unrealistic because he does not have enough experience. d. gary's goal is effective and realistic because it includes the improvement he wants to make and the time frame he has to complete the goal.

Pick a famous politician, business leader, or celebrity who has been arrested recently. what crime did he or she allegedly commit? who was the victim? what factors best explain how this person might be punished if convicted? if the person was recently tried in what was the outcome? do you agree or disagree and why?

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.

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