In 1519 Hernán Cortés prepared to leave Cuba for Mexico with 11 ships carrying about 550 Spanish soldiers and 16 horses. Before setting off, Cortés said to his men: "I know in my heart that we shall take vast and wealthy lands, people such as have never before been seen. . . . If you do not abandon me, as I shall not abandon you, I shall make you in a very short time the richest of all men who have crossed the seas."
—from The Life of the Conqueror by His Secretary, trans. Lesley Byrd Simpson

Based on this quote, what inspired the conquistadors?

Which of the following scenarios is an example of attentional blink? click or tap a choice to answer the question. while grading a student’s essay, a professor does not notice the mistake in the following sentence: “metacognition is the the awareness of one’s own thought processes.” a waiter is telling two friends about the daily specials when a neighboring table erupts in laughter. the friends ask the waiter to repeat the last few items because their attention was diverted by the sudden loud laughs. you watch television while you study for a language exam. the next day, you are unable to recall the majority of the new vocabulary you thought you had memorized. you are at a loud concert, and you are able to concentrate on the music while blocking out the conversations around you, cell phone rings, and other irrelevant stimuli.

Lots of points: economics: financial institutions that are created only to make personal and business loans are a. banks b. credit unions c. savings and loans d. finance companies

You're doing research for a public essay on alternative medicine. which of the following sources has the most reliable information? a.a post on a social networking site about the undesired side-effects of different alternative medicinesb.a recent government report comparing the results of alternative and contemporary medicine for a specified diseasec.an anonymous article on a medical website that claims the success of alternative medicined.a 2003 study conducted by a medical research center about the effects of alternative medicine