Which of the following is an example of organized crime? A. When two people conspire to break into the house of a wealthy neighbor. B. A group of individuals who obtain money from local businesses by using intimidation. C. One man creates a software program that steals money from his companies business transactions. D. A group of teenagers assaults a man in an alley and steals his wallet.

Why would the author of this quotation say the commission plan has “perfect simplicity”? The strongest feature of the commission plan of city government is its perfect simplicity, its directness and in limiting the number of those directly charged with the management of the city’s affairs. All the power to make decisions rests with one person: the mayor. There are a limited number of people responsible, and each has a specific area of responsibility. The system is too simple to meet the needs of a modern city.

Read the following excerpt from Jonathan Swift’s essay, “A Modest Proposal”: I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not be liable to the least objection. I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust. I do therefore humbly offer it to publick consideration, that of the hundred and […]

Does the promise of the statue ring true for immigrants? Write six to eight sentences explaining your answer.

Write a short summary of the conflict between the Nationalist Party (the Kuomintang) and the Communist Party from the early 1900s to 1950. Your answer should be around 200 words in length.