Sending a robot into space to gather information is a viable option, but should only be regarded as that--an option. Even the most technologically advanced robots cannot and should not replace manned missions to outer space. Certainly it is cheaper and less dangerous to launch a computer probe that can gather reams of data, but often the information obtained by a machine only serves to produce more questions than it answers. Therefore, the space program should allow manned missions to follow up on those initial information-gathering robotic ventures. While manned missions are more costly than are unmanned missions, they are also more successful. Robots and astronauts use much of the same equipment in space, but a human is more capable of calibrating those instruments correctly and placing them in appropriate and useful positions. A computer is often neither as sensitive nor as accurate as a human in managing the same terrain or environmental circumstances. Robots are also not as equipped as humans to solve problems as they arise, and robots often collect data that is not helpful or even desired. A human, on the other hand, can make instant decisions about what to explore further and what to ignore.

The composer of our national anthem was just an amateur poet; his real ______ was the law.

There were four Hiram Binghams, each more exceptional than the last. The first two were among the earliest Hawaiian missionaries. Hiram Bingham II had a son, Hiram III, who went to the mainland for his education. He was teaching South American history at Yale when he traveled to Peru and, with the help of locals, rediscovered the lost city of Machu Picchu. He later became governor of Connecticut for a single day, for he was also elected senator to fill a vacancy just a month after the November election. He married a Tiffany heiress, and they had seven sons. The first son, Hiram IV, would be a hero of World War II, secretly helping Jewish refugees to escape from Nazi-occupied France in his position as vice-consul in Marseille.

Average expected family contribution (EFC) for dependent students, by family income: Academic year 1995-96

多选题Margot O"Toole"s allegations of ______ practices among her scientific colleagues ______ a charged debate regarding the ethics of scientific research.

多选题As the first ______ of the political campaign, the senator unleashed a spirited verbal attack on her leading opponent.

多选题Although other European states broke apart under the stresses of political upheaval, the seventeenth-century Dutch republic proved remarkably ______.

多选题Some actors have complained that the director, rather than treating them as his ______, dominated them and expected them to be ______.

多选题Unfortunately, since courses in nutrition are often ______ medical school curriculums, a family physician is ______ to be an enlightening source of general information about diet. A. encountered among B. squeezed into C. neglected in D. expected E. unlikely F. intended

多选题Some scientists speculate that children who wash frequently are more likely to become asthmatic than those who wash infrequently: that ______, not the lack of it, is the problem.

多选题One of the principal themes of Walzer's critique of liberal capitalism is that it is insufficiently egalitarian. Walzer's case against the economic inequality generated by capitalism and in favor of "a radical redistribution of wealth" is presented in a widely cited essay entitled "In Defense of Equality". The most striking feature of Walzer's critique is that, far from rejecting the principle of reward according to merit, Walzer insists on its validity. People who excel should receive the superior benefits appropriate to their excellence. But people exhibit {{U}}a great variety of qualities—"intelligence, physical strength, agility and grace, artistic creativity, mechanical skill, leadership, endurance, memory, psychological insight, the capacity for hard work—even moral strength, sensitivity, the ability to express compassion."{{/U}} Each deserves its proper recompense, and hence a proper distribution of material goods should reflect human differences as measured on all these different scales. Yet, under capitalism, the ability to make money ("the green thumb of bourgeois society") enables its possessor to acquire almost "every other sort of social good", such as the respect and esteem of others. The author implies that Walzer's interpretation of the principle of reward according to merit is distinctive for its A. insistence on maximizing everyone's rewards. B. emphasis on equality. C. proven validity. D. broad conception of what constitutes merit. E. broad conception of what constitutes a reward.

多选题The delegates" behavior at the convention was utterly disgraceful and fully deserving of the ______ it provoked.

多选题The art professor was never one to ______: she always stuck closely to the subject of every lecture.

多选题The country"s ______ political freedom had been long and arduous, but eventually the ______ government was replaced by a true democracy.

多选题Many ______ of the style of painting exemplified by Marcel Duchamp"s work focused on Duchamp"s Nude Descending a Staircase as the ______ of what they detested about modern art.

多选题Madame C.J. Walker introduced her first hair-care product just as demand was reaching its peak; this ______ marketing made her a millionaire.

多选题The foundation has been appropriately labeled ______ of the arts, as many painters and artists have received its financial support.

多选题Considering that many women had little control over their own lives in medieval England, Margery Kempe"s fifteenth-century autobiography demonstrates a remarkable degree of ______.

多选题Neurogenesis, the (i) ______ by which the brain generates neurons, is most (ii) ______ during prenatal development. Blank (i) A. situation B. process C. experience Blank (ii) D. insensible E. active F. noteworthy

多选题Wanting desperately to be perceived as learned and authoritative, Johnson affected a ______ tone when speaking in public.