1. John receives $1,000 as a graduation gift from his grandparents. Rather than spend it, he decides to invest it in a two-year bond that earns 3% simple interest. John doesn't need access to the money right away because he wants to
save it for when he's ready to buy a home in about 10 years. Is the bond a wise investment for John? Why or why not?
What other investment options does John have?

This is the mountain range known as the alps. which of these statements regarding the alps is true? a) the alps are the largest mountain range in asia. b) the alps protect the roman empire from invasion. c) the alps were key in preventing england from being conquered in warfare. d) the alps prevented the roman empire from taking control of most of europe.

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.

The economic crash that began in 1929 was called the great recession, great depression, great slump, great revolution