Felix has designed a pair of sunglasses that can be folded and put into a case that easily fits into a shirt or pant pocket. Felix wants to know if he can receive a patent on this invention. Which of the following responses would be most accurate according to the U. S. patent law?

American sign language is a. not a distinct language by definition b. processed primarily by the left hemisphere, similar to other languages c. processed more or less equally by both the left and right hemispheres d. processed primarily by the right hemisphere because it is based on spatial characteristics

The united states economy is one in which producers are generally free to produce what they want and consumers are free to purchase what they desire, so long as no laws are broken. at the same time, however, the government does regulate some aspects of the economy. the u.s. can best be described as which of the following a mixed economy b liberated economy c command economy d market economy

Which statement best describes evidence of a mulitcultural mix in east africa? a. because of what he learned during his pilgrimage to mecca, mansa musa was able to build a center of islamic scholarship. b. the traders of ghana brought back with them slaves from the mediterranean who taught the ghana rulers about christianity. c. clans were made up of lineages that were descendants of multiple ancestors from different regions of africa. d. swahili became a language made up of words spoken by traders along the coast of the indian ocean.